Sounds like a great idea! Years ago when I was a member of a Corvair Club, we had monthly meetings that were often scheduled to include a Saturday work session on maint.
Years ago, when I started to work on Citroen cars and trucks, there were regional workshops over weekends at selected locations for working on Citroen cars. People who were expert at tune-ups, knew short cuts, made tools or had information just came to learn about things on their cars. Very few came to sell things, but sometimes they did and it was good home-made tools for sale to other amateurs.
Has anyone done this for smart?
I bring this up because in less than two years, I will be retired and working on my cars, including two or possibly three, smart fortwos. I'll be in Michigan west of Ann Arbor, on perhaps six acres with a large barn and a good workshop.
As the cars become more in need of maintenance and the parts achieve the dreaded status of NLA- no longer available, I'd like to sound people out on this.
With the weather bad, we need things to think about that can be positive.
We can start by figuring out where people are and determining if someone wants to act as a point of contact - no other commitment required- for various regions or groups in the US.
I'm thinking that a Midwest region comprising Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin might represent a goodly number of smart owners
I think this is a most wonderful idea. I live in Wisconsin, yet my dealer is in Minnesota. After finding out Smart was being dumped in the US I bought some tools to do my own work. There's nothing more satisfying than an Old Milwaukee on the tailgate and a 10mm wrench pulling coil packs.Years ago, when I started to work on Citroen cars and trucks, there were regional workshops over weekends at selected locations for working on Citroen cars. People who were expert at tune-ups, knew short cuts, made tools or had information just came to learn about things on their cars. Very few came to sell things, but sometimes they did and it was good home-made tools for sale to other amateurs.
Has anyone done this for smart?
I bring this up because in less than two years, I will be retired and working on my cars, including two or possibly three, smart fortwos. I'll be in Michigan west of Ann Arbor, on perhaps six acres with a large barn and a good workshop.
As the cars become more in need of maintenance and the parts achieve the dreaded status of NLA- no longer available, I'd like to sound people out on this.
With the weather bad, we need things to think about that can be positive.
We can start by figuring out where people are and determining if someone wants to act as a point of contact - no other commitment required- for various regions or groups in the US.
I'm thinking that a Midwest region comprising Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin might represent a goodly number of smart owners
I feel your pain!I would like to see something like this get kicked off in the southeast, but down here we can't even keep smart clubs active.
Are you speaking of KC MO or KC KS?11 year ago, there was a lot of smart cars on the road here, in Kansas City. Large smart car community. That would have been the time to set up, a hands on group clinics. Too late for that now. Never see any smart cars on the road anymore. I really doubt there would be any interest anymore.
Is there that much difference.....a couple of miles maybe?Are you speaking of KC MO or KC KS?
I would have a really essential job for you-- refreshment monitor!With my mechanical aptitude: I'd be useless to the group...
But it DOES sound like a good idea!![]()
I may be getting close to purchasing a small farm in southeastern Michigan not far from the freeways. It has a very large barn and I'd be building a workshop next to it. Maybe by August it would be a venue for the first annual Midwest smart car Academy awards!Years ago, when I started to work on Citroen cars and trucks, there were regional workshops over weekends at selected locations for working on Citroen cars. People who were expert at tune-ups, knew short cuts, made tools or had information just came to learn about things on their cars. Very few came to sell things, but sometimes they did and it was good home-made tools for sale to other amateurs.
Has anyone done this for smart?
I bring this up because in less than two years, I will be retired and working on my cars, including two or possibly three, smart fortwos. I'll be in Michigan west of Ann Arbor, on perhaps six acres with a large barn and a good workshop.
As the cars become more in need of maintenance and the parts achieve the dreaded status of NLA- no longer available, I'd like to sound people out on this.
With the weather bad, we need things to think about that can be positive.
We can start by figuring out where people are and determining if someone wants to act as a point of contact - no other commitment required- for various regions or groups in the US.
I'm thinking that a Midwest region comprising Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin might represent a goodly number of smart owners
Hey that’s my job, well at least at Super Bowl parties lol. But I can be a wannabe hostess for the SCOA club if allowed the chance!I would have a really essential job for you-- refreshment monitor!
You could tell us when the liquid refreshments are running low, thereby preventing death by thirst!
Years ago, when I started to work on Citroen cars and trucks, there were regional workshops over weekends at selected locations for working on Citroen cars. People who were expert at tune-ups, knew short cuts, made tools or had information just came to learn about things on their cars. Very few came to sell things, but sometimes they did and it was good home-made tools for sale to other amateurs.
Has anyone done this for smart?
I bring this up because in less than two years, I will be retired and working on my cars, including two or possibly three, smart fortwos. I'll be in Michigan west of Ann Arbor, on perhaps six acres with a large barn and a good workshop.
As the cars become more in need of maintenance and the parts achieve the dreaded status of NLA- no longer available, I'd like to sound people out on this.
With the weather bad, we need things to think about that can be positive.
We can start by figuring out where people are and determining if someone wants to act as a point of contact - no other commitment required- for various regions or groups in the US.
I'm thinking that a Midwest region comprising Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin might represent a goodly number of smart owners