Thinking of buying a passion

[rwj53]

Looking for as much information as I can get to see if this car would work for me. I live in wisconsin and I was wondering if this car runs well in the snow. We have a front wheel drive Matrix and it does very well. Also has anyone found that no spare tire to be a big pain in the a#$. Does the US smart have a drain plug for the oil. I have read that some models need the oil sucked out. Please feel free to give me all of your honest opinions this will be of great help. Thank You.

[jwight]

Check out the posts under:

http://www.smartcarofamerica.com/for...splay.php?f=65

You can do a search to find posts for snow, spare tire, etc. Lots of info here and we're working to get it better organized.

[Alan_Hepburn]

Originally Posted by rwj53

Also has anyone found that no spare tire to be a big pain in the a#$.

I paid extra for a spare when I bought my '99 F450 truck - I've owned it for 9 years now and over 90K miles and in that time the spare has been in a shed in my back yard. My motorhome did not come with a spare at all. My wife's Escape has a spare and has never seen the light of day. I really don't think I'll miss one...

[randyzimmer]

read here for snow:
Longer test drive with snow/ice

oil drain plug and filter EZ to see.

A tire would fit in the back if you had to.

[rerruf]

I have had two flats in the last 25 years, as long as I have a cellphone someone else can worry about my flats. For pennies a month State Farm includes towing and roadside repair. Smart will cover roadside work during the warranty period so I would not worry about flats.