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Old 08-27-2008, 05:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Going to Europe soon

Any good OEM mods/parts/pieces/gee-gaws I should look at bringing home for the baby I just reserved?

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Old 08-27-2008, 05:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Depending on where in Europe...
Go to smart.com, click on the appropriate country, try to find out the "accessories" (language shouldn't be an issue since all sites have similar maps). It may be in the "download" tree. You should also be able to locate the dealership nearest your destination.
Visit them, and check their shop.
That may give you some ideas...
Have a safe journey.
If you happen to go to northern France, make a detour to Hambach. It's near the German border and Luxemburg.
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Old 08-27-2008, 06:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
 
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I will be in Germany near the Swiss border...a town named Konstanz (it's lovely there! I worked there last year an will be working  there again.)

Thanks for the 411! (My keyboard SUCKS!  Sorry for  the weirdness!!)

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Old 08-27-2008, 06:40 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The advantage of the Bodensee is that you can check and shop in both: Germany and Switzerland...
Have a great time!
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Love it there, don't remember a town called Kontanz but there is a big lake with the same name.
I visit Friedrichshafen often when visiting relatives in a little town just north called Meckenbeuren, beautiful part of Germany.
A town about 20 Km north called Ravensburg has a smart dealership.
Have fun.

Yes now I remember the town, Konstanz, just across the lake when I take the ferry.

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Old 08-27-2008, 06:55 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
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Man, WTF is with my keyboard?Good plan! Since Switzerland is still on the Swiss Franc and not the Euro, may be cheaper, too.
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Old 08-27-2008, 06:58 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Man, WTF is with my keyboard?Good plan! Since Switzerland is still on the Swiss Franc and not the Euro, may be cheaper, too.
No! Sorry.
US$ 1.00 = € 0.681 = CHF 1.101 at today's rate.
The cost of living is about the same on either shore...

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Old 08-27-2008, 09:24 PM   #8 (permalink)
 
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I am going to Germany in October and I am sure you can find a few things there, though it won't be cheap.

These are some of the things in the smart Center Trier last October when I went.
Lots of wheel opportunities...so different from what you can get here...


smart security kit.....89 Euro....fits in trunk door.....


Brabus goodies....


Konstanz is great BTW, a bit touristy in summer, but I will never forget the ride across the Bodensee on the ferry. Best way to arrive in that city.
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Old 08-27-2008, 09:33 PM   #9 (permalink)
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im jealous....my (now) wife and I shared our first dates on Seeschau Isl. im bodensee and went back last June where I proposed to her...thank you!! she accepted.

If you have a chance...a fab small hotel right at the pier where the sightseeing boats leave from...

romantic rooms overlooking the lake and mountains and a GREAT restaurant.


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Old 08-28-2008, 06:05 PM   #10 (permalink)
 
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I just got back today with a suitcase full of smart loot. Spent a week in Germany and 3 days in the U.K. The dealership in Saarbrucken was the best. Lots of stuff from the catalog in stock. And I picked up another LH mirror(no blind spot) A smart car tower. Free smart posters Lots of diecasts. They even have their own 4-car set marking ten years as a smart dealer. Went by the smart factory to have lunch there. Got some pins and keychains and bought a really cool smart watch. I'll post pics as soon as it's all unpacked.
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