The Adventures of Gidgit

[roverallover]

Hi All ... I'm opening my own thread here for anyone who wants to see/read about the new adventures my Smartie (Gidget) and I are going to experience.
I'll be posting pics and stories here occasionally so feel free to view/read. This will move to the San Diego sub-forum if it gets created (I just sent an e-mail to the admin asking). I'd prefer that any discussion just be about the adventures here within and not about SmartUSA, the dealer, parts, or any other outside topic. Thanks! roverallover

[roverallover]

Here's my li'l girl - she was #3 off the lot in San Diego.




and a family portrait: (that's her big brother Ram in the background)



Gidget home for her first night:

[roverallover]

Well this is day number one !! and off to the beach we go ... looks like the wetsuit bucket and my hot water jugs fit just fine. I'm going to get the rubberized tray for the back though just in case something leaks ...



Now for the board ... it's pretty small today so I'm taking my 7' 10" board. It fits perfect in the back of Ram so .... oh ... um ... doesn't quite fit. Ugh. Well I guess I kinda knew this was going to happen. Nothing that a bungy-cord doesn't take care of. The back of the car is sooo cool - it's just like having a mini-mini-mini pickup truck ...



Well ... the drive to the beach was fine - even with the hatch partially open, the noise wasn't bad. Then again, Ram's a diesel ... so anything is quite to me! Surf was tiny, but this was more of a show-and-tell with the friends anyway. They dug it ... the best comment was from my roomie:
"When you get home, put a propeller under it and go mow the lawn."

This is the post-surf hot shower at the beach. I was hoping to find this tight little space to park in, but there was plenty of room today. Funny how that works at 6:15 in the morning.

[RLove]

Congratulations. Looks great!

[TINSEL]

Gidgit is hot!! Have fun. Steve

[jwight]

Great looking car; the white/silver combo is growing on me.

John

[roverallover]

Well this afternoon was fun ... bee-bopped my way on up to go visit my horse and take her for a spin around the block (not in the car!).
Here they are posing together:



Steel (my Shire) decided she would rather go for a ride in the car than have me sit on her ... she's seen here trying to figure out just where she wants to sit.



Always safety-conscious, she checks the air-pressure:



Funny thing here (and don't ever tell her this) ... Steel weighs more than Gidget!

[roverallover]

Just another pretty morning ... this time up in Del Mar. Air temp is 40 and the water is 55 ... brrrrr ... But Gidget is lookin' cute and has rock-star parking so in the water we go.

Here's Dave checking the parking ... note the roofline on the Fortwo isn't all that much lower than Dave's Tacoma.



Here's the Gidge lookin' cute at the beach. I suspect there's going to be some 4x4's trying to pick up her ... I'm not so worried about them. It's those fancy Porsches that I have to watch out for. She's young and impressionable you know. (lol)

[jwight]

"Air temp is 40 and the water is 55 ... brrrrr ..."

It was one above here this morning; bring your board!

[gamernotwatcher]

Roverallover,
Gidget would look very cool wrapped in the woody side panels, with your fun board hanging out.
;)