Another "your car is the first to ..." for me (Re: door latch)

[AlanPerry]

Originally Posted by fpage77

Why after reading that do I get the feeling it's a attack smart post. The car is what is, if you expected it to be perfect you're sadly mistaken. I think you could have issue with any brand out there. If you don't like smart so much get rid of it and stop coming off all "it's a piece of junk" on a smart forum. I'm sorry something about this post rubs me the wrong way.

Why do you feel my post was an attack? Because you think anything written about smart that isn't glowing praise is an attack?

Let's recap my post. The subject concerned "your car is the to first to ..." and the body cited two instances of my dealer telling me this. Looks pretty straightforward to me.

I am sorry, but I am going to have to give you an F in Reading Comprehension.

alan

[sato7]

I'm with Alan on this one.... this forum is for us to have a place to get the word out... either for good, bad or in warning. heck there is even SOME good advice in here.. most is not from Jetfuel though...... LOL JF you know I'm just kidding.. .. .. ..

We must express our experiences here for others to take advantage of our mishaps or eureka moments what ever they are.

[AlanPerry]

Originally Posted by forestacademy

The Question is, Is it an easy fix. It shouldn't take much to swap out an new handle.

Except ...

Because the handles don't often fail, the dealer doesn't stock the part.

This brings a serious point that I don't want to bring up because it goes against the humorous intent of my posting.

I live on an island across from Seattle. To get to the smart dealer, I either take a ferry ($18 RT) or drive around Puget Sound (more than 3 hours RT if no traffic, plus $4 bridge toll). Because the part is not in stock, that means two trips to the dealer.

So, yes, it is an easy fix. The part is inexpensive as well ($10.12).

But, it is still costing me a lot of time and money (relative to the cost of the work) to resolve the situation. I would have preferred to just have the part sent to me and I could install it.

I don't know if any of you have tried to open the door to the smart using the outside handle from the inside of the car, but it is awkward.