Drove a 2009 Brabus today

[Suze]

I drove a 2009 (non-Brabus) a couple of days ago. It's shifting is WAY smoother than my 2008. I was surprised, because I thought the 2.0 flash made the 08 the same as the 09.


Not so.

[Gilbert's]

Beacuse of suspention affect the shifting too I badge my car and added the suspention basically same as Brabus + Brabus muffler.

[homeslice]

Originally Posted by Suze

I drove a 2009 (non-Brabus) a couple of days ago. It's shifting is WAY smoother than my 2008. I was surprised, because I thought the 2.0 flash made the 08 the same as the 09.


Not so.

Thanks for that info! That means I will only buy a 2009 smart and nothing else. I will have to wait a while for the 2009's to come down. Right now all of the smart's I see under $13,000 are pretty much all 2008 models. That's probably why there are floods of people trying to unload them.

[Padawan]

Originally Posted by Suze

I drove a 2009 (non-Brabus) a couple of days ago. It's shifting is WAY smoother than my 2008. I was surprised, because I thought the 2.0 flash made the 08 the same as the 09.


Not so.

I wonder if there might be some issue with your 2008. I've driven several 2009's, including one as a loaner for several days, and All Ball feels identical to those cars in the way he shifts (2008 with 2.0 update).

[jwight]

Other than the reduced creep function (and maybe hill hold - haven't tried that) I don't find the 09 shifts much differently than our 08. Maybe a little bit smoother but it's not a huge difference IMHO.

[Suze]

Originally Posted by Padawan

I wonder if there might be some issue with your 2008. I've driven several 2009's, including one as a loaner for several days, and All Ball feels identical to those cars in the way he shifts (2008 with 2.0 update).

I dunno, but the difference in shifting was remarkable. Going in for my 20K service tomorrow, so will have chat with service manager.

[John_H]

Suze - check out the new shirts while you're there! You might want to bring along an extra $20 for a sexy little pink number. I'd expect we should see them up on scp-parts.com in a couple days. Nice graphic. If you want a preview, look over at facebook under smart center Portland or smart center Denver.

[homeslice]

Originally Posted by Suze

I dunno, but the difference in shifting was remarkable. Going in for my 20K service tomorrow, so will have chat with service manager.

Why is there a 20k service? What do they do for that service? I was just planning on buying one and changing the oil once per year and the transaxle lube and that's it.

Like I said in previous posts, that costs me almost nothing since I do it all myself.

[DarkTalon]

Originally Posted by homeslice

Sweet!! Congratulations on that purchase!!

I am hoping to be a smart owner by January or February 2010. I'm trying to save the cash to maybe buy a used one. Hopefully I will have at least $10,000 to $12,000 cash saved by then. The cheapest smarts I've seen used have been in the mid $12k range for a passion with very low miles.

Looks like me and you have the same goals, except i'm aiming at a new Brabus Coupe (yay for being in debt forever because of it! lol)

[forestacademy]

Originally Posted by DarkTalon

Looks like me and you have the same goals, except i'm aiming at a new Brabus Coupe (yay for being in debt forever because of it! lol)

Don't expect homeslice to respond