Club 1173

[stevenvillatoro]

< Raising hand > Here's one more 1173 member. And I just realized I forgot to check "extra instruments" on my confirmation... too late?

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by stevenvillatoro

< Raising hand > Here's one more 1173 member. And I just realized I forgot to check "extra instruments" on my confirmation... too late?

Added!

I, too forgot the tach/clock. I've been told by several sources, including a dealer parts guy, at the LA Auto Show and the smart House that the extra instruments can be added as a dealer installed option. And that fog lights can also be added as well. Phew!

[stevenvillatoro]

Right... dealer option... at what price? I called the smart c/s line yesterday, and they're checking to see if it's too late. Now that I read the silver is painted over black, I'd like to switch to white. Grrrr.

[SnakeFarm]

Careful. If you don't get your favorite color right the first time, an evil wizard will fling you into the gorge.

Seriously, I think the silver tridon (not a real word) is a black tridon painted silver too.

The less paint the better. CFC's may warm things up a bit over the course of the next few million years but the stuff they use to make paint can kill TODAY!

[dbwill]

I'm wondering if the dealers won't have panels in stock so that for a "nominal" fee one might change the color of the car before the actual delivery takes place.

[lpingb]

1173 here. just called 800smartusa and it sounds like the dealers will be announced in january

[scoutmaster]

Originally Posted by spdickey

We've been waiting the longest. Our fingers were poised over the keyboard when the request for our $99 arrived and got in on the first day back in March.

We're the guinea pigs in this whole operation. And now the big test is coming very, very soon for us who reserved on day one.

We need to stay in touch, blast out when we hear from the dealer. Find out when we can actually touch our smart on the showroom floor. Share dealership experiences. Let others know when we took delivery and what our experience with the smart is.

Post now on this thread so we can reach other on a buddy list when the fun begins!

Not to be exclusive or anything. Its just we're first in line and we are GLAD to share what is happening to us to those of you farther down the line.

I was there 12:12 PM on March 19th. Before that I was tempted to "go" with G & K's gray market. I'm glad I waited. I'm hopefully expecting to be in my own by the end of January.

[scoutmaster]

Does anyone have a clue as to how many of us "1173's" there are???

[SMARTIEPANTS]

here is another 1173,,, 11:47 AM 50 miles north of Indianapolis

[spdickey]

Originally Posted by scoutmaster

Does anyone have a clue as to how many of us "1173's" there are???

Could be in the thousands. It took them weeks to work through the 1173s for confirmations back in March.

Here's the list so far, anyone else? We'll take 1174s as well.

bumblebee
DAVE61353
eqwalker
FWOIII
Harleyduo
jwight
Karl Roth
kwagar
lpingb
mismart
prash
RLEEN
scoutmaster
sisyphus
SMARTIEPANTS
spdickey
stevenvillatoro