A new Grey owner

[ASmartMan]

Greetings All

Well, he we are with our own “Grey Market” topic, and I think this may be a nice place for we unique few here in the US to share details about our cars.

Because we are in a minority (I don’t know how many cars G&K has converted) this may be a great place to share details about our unique version of this car.

I have seen a few of the other grey owners comment on this site and over on the EU threads and even though our cars are more compatible to the EU threads, our cars were converted here in the US and there is not a pool of info to support these specific cars. I am hoping this topic may fill that need.

Let me introduce my self my name is Brent and I live in New Hampshire, I bought a Blue body Silver “T” from a (Good) Zap Dealer here in NH, it has 3,800 miles on it, I will be picking it up on Tuesday the latest.

I’ll start out with 2 questions, Does anyone else live in a snowy state, if so how does this car handle the snow and did you have to change the tires. Filters where do you get them from?

Looking forward to a wealth of info

ASM

[jonnysan]

ASmartman...
I asked that question of an owner from the ClubSmart of Canada in Cooperstown last weekend and his reply was it has GREAT traction with snow tires or a good grade all season tire like Nokian HAKA's, if they even make the size needed----not sure about that yet. That is probably what I will get when I get my Smart next Winter. I may even get an extra set of wheels and go full studs all around (Nokian Hakapallitta with studs) just for that extra margin of safety for Winter driving. Changing out the set of wheels/tires in the Fall and Spring was a ritual when I had a rear wheel drive car with front engine. The rear drive rear engine Smart SHOULD offer excellent Winter traction but I would suggest front studs as well to counteract the tendency for the Smart to want to "snowplow" when turning. Maybe one of the Smart owners could comment on that further if they would.
LeSmatte, the organizer of the Canadian Club and a very fine gentleman, can provide more detail for you I am sure. If you do a post search for Cooperstown, you will find his post for the clubs motorcade to Cooperstown last weekend from Montreal.
Hope that helps. BTW...they are a fine group of people! Met most of them on Saturday and had a blast traveling with them.....all I lacked was my own Smart car......(!!!!

[ASmartMan]

Hey All

As the NEWEST Grey Marker Smart owner(Today), WOW am I proud

Oddly enough as we took ownership, there was another Grey owner there ( wanting cruse control), their first comment was there will be LOTS of questions and all will start out buy asking "Is that Electric" and I thought WOW how could this be confused with an Electric car (motor running).

Well I was SHOCKED as the wife and I sat a traffic light and a BIG guy in the truck next to us said (out his window) "Is that electric", I laughed and said "NO" it is a Grey market Mercedes Benz's

Then the light changed and we went on our way, I was really surprised that the seasoned Grey owner knew what the first question would be

Anyways, it now has it's new home (and after a pause) I realize I can NOT upload any photos to this thread, so I will end here, upload photos to Put-file, then edit this post.

Hang around Hee Hee Hee

ASM

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6148541 http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6148540
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6148539 http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6148536
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6148536 http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6148534

OOHH an the answer to "That question" is Goof off works GREAT and doesn't affect the glass, or it's coating (if you don't know the question, then you will not understant the answer) Hee Hee Hee

[SMART]

For AsmartMan

[SmartCard]

Congratulations! Looking good!

you wouldn't by chance be related to AFineMan? ;)

[ASmartMan]

SC

Yes 1 in the same, AFM was a handle I've used since the early 90's online, I've grown older and wiser (Yea right) and for this forum I figured ASM would be more appropriate

ASM (formally AFM)

[tbuddy]

I have a 2005 FourTwo Passion Cabrio up in the Great Northwest - Portland, OR area.

Not only is it grey amrket but rag top to boot!

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Originally Posted by tbuddy

I have a 2005 FourTwo Passion Cabrio up in the Great Northwest - Portland, OR area.

Not only is it grey amrket but rag top to boot!

Welcome to the club. the more 450 owners the better.
I have a 2006 Cpe.

PM me anytime

Donald LaFavor

[ASmartMan]

tbuddy

Welcome to the FUN HOUSE

ASM

[grand stile smart]

hi im john i to have a gray smart metalic blue with silver T i have 14000mil on it and i love it. as far as the snow i live in ill close to rockford and we just had 18in of snow and no i did not make it to work but who did?. as long as its no more than 3in mine dose fine. the tracktion control works grate for not slideing of the road but i fownd that when the tires start to slip no mater how much you push the gas it will not turn the tires any more.