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I am amazed at how well the Smart Car performed in an almost head on crash with an SUV.
There is damage to the left front fender, the headlight is hanging and the brackets that hold same in place are bent or gone. The driver's door does not shut properly. The post that separates the windshield from the driver's window has visible damage.
No doubt, the SUV was totaled.
I took the Smart Car to get it aligned before bidding on a salvaged yellow 2008 I was wanting to purchase at auction for parts. Couldn't believe how much that car sold for.
I wasn't the buyer.
I'm going to look for parts.
Any suggestions on where I might find parts?
I really want to have this vehicle as an around town vehicle.
In case you're interested, the other driver got cited for doing an illegal U-turn in front of oncoming traffic. My daughter was driving in the lane closest to the sidewalk and was far enough behind the car in the next lane that she could not see the lady doing the U-turn. The driver going in the same direction in the adjacent lane saw the careless driver in time to slam on her brakes and avoid the accident. My daughter was not so lucky, no time to brake.
The SUV rode up that post I mentioned earlier, bending the metal way above the antennae but not breaking either windshield or driver's window.
I am thoroughly sold on the safety of the Smart Car. Think I'll piece this one back together and drive it for another ten years. I can probably make the bent and torn left front plastic fender look okay with a hot glue gun!
There is damage to the left front fender, the headlight is hanging and the brackets that hold same in place are bent or gone. The driver's door does not shut properly. The post that separates the windshield from the driver's window has visible damage.
No doubt, the SUV was totaled.
I took the Smart Car to get it aligned before bidding on a salvaged yellow 2008 I was wanting to purchase at auction for parts. Couldn't believe how much that car sold for.
I wasn't the buyer.
I'm going to look for parts.
Any suggestions on where I might find parts?
I really want to have this vehicle as an around town vehicle.
In case you're interested, the other driver got cited for doing an illegal U-turn in front of oncoming traffic. My daughter was driving in the lane closest to the sidewalk and was far enough behind the car in the next lane that she could not see the lady doing the U-turn. The driver going in the same direction in the adjacent lane saw the careless driver in time to slam on her brakes and avoid the accident. My daughter was not so lucky, no time to brake.
The SUV rode up that post I mentioned earlier, bending the metal way above the antennae but not breaking either windshield or driver's window.
I am thoroughly sold on the safety of the Smart Car. Think I'll piece this one back together and drive it for another ten years. I can probably make the bent and torn left front plastic fender look okay with a hot glue gun!