I guess BHM got tired of roadsters now... - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum

RACNXTG3 · 08-31-2009, 06:56 PM

Check this out. This is the only other roadster in the US that ive found for sale, and its been like that for about 2 yrs. Nows the chance of picking one up before theyre gone and look like a ******* for not bidding...lol

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epbrown · 08-31-2009, 07:59 PM

I saw that yesterday (I was browsing for a cabrio, thinking of upgrading if I can get a deal). I seem to remember they wanted some crazy amount for that.

RACNXTG3 · 08-31-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by epbrown

I saw that yesterday (I was browsing for a cabrio, thinking of upgrading if I can get a deal). I seem to remember they wanted some crazy amount for that.

For a while they wanted 24k for that car...until now when theyre trying almost desperatly to get rid of it.

epbrown · 08-31-2009, 09:13 PM

I'd sooner get Sugar Ray's old one: Smart : CONVERTIBLE:eBay Motors (item 170376345636 end time Sep-03-09 19:15:00 PDT)

Padawan · 08-31-2009, 09:44 PM

Is this correct?

"like all of the other Roadsters here, it is not legal for use on American roads and highways. It is meant for off road (track) use or as a display vehicle only. It is sold with a legal Bill of Sale, no title available."

For some reason, I was under the impression that the cars were grey market registered just like the 450's that were imported here in the US.

**jimvw57** · 09-01-2009, 04:12 AM

I couldn't say how the 450's were registered but i'd still like to have a roadster some day. I guess they have trouble selling a ' display car' for their 35K asking price. I wonder what the reserve is set at.

epbrown · 09-01-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Padawan

Is this correct?

"like all of the other Roadsters here, it is not legal for use on American roads and highways. It is meant for off road (track) use or as a display vehicle only. It is sold with a legal Bill of Sale, no title available."

For some reason, I was under the impression that the cars were grey market registered just like the 450's that were imported here in the US.

Getting a car grey-marketed is pricey. What a lot of people do now is import the car for "exhibition" - you're limited how many miles you can drive it, but you don't have to mod it. Supposedly Bill Gates, Ralph Lauren, and Jerry Seinfeld spearheaded the bill for this so they could drive their Porsche 959s legally without modding them.

RACNXTG3 · 09-01-2009, 09:10 PM

LOL, there was also a 959 on sale back a while. It went for about 300k, and it was having the bill of sale with it for the US...

Neonspinnazz · 09-02-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Padawan

Is this correct?

"like all of the other Roadsters here, it is not legal for use on American roads and highways. It is meant for off road (track) use or as a display vehicle only. It is sold with a legal Bill of Sale, no title available."

For some reason, I was under the impression that the cars were grey market registered just like the 450's that were imported here in the US.

Nope. Some roadsters in the USA are fully license-able for US roads. Certain modifications are applied to hem to allow use nationwide. It probably also uses a kit car registration.

That or it was imported and sold by a soldier from overseas or by other means.

DoraAnderson · 09-02-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by epbrown

I'd sooner get Sugar Ray's old one: Smart : CONVERTIBLE:eBay Motors (item 170376345636 end time Sep-03-09 19:15:00 PDT)

We were just re-reading the local newspaper article about Sugar Ray and his Smart a few weeks back. He was saying it was his favorite, but now he's selling it with only 2500 miles? I had seen that yesterday, and thought it was sad!