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Every one of your questions have been brought up before so don't feel bad.
Just remember, you don't have a high end luxury car that weighs a lot and has a long wheelbase, do you will get a bit of pushing around from crosswinds. That can be helped by changing to larger tires, and switching to all 4 wheels the same size. (back wheels are wider than the front)
When you exit the car, there is a intake vent right next to the door, This is where the smell is coming from and is quite normal. It is much more noticeable when the car was new.
The body is made of plastic and the panels can be changed if needed quite easily. They all are covered with a clear coat. Plastic has a tendency to develop a static charge when air blows over it and road dust will stick to it. Using some of the spray detailers will take off the charge . The front brakes are known to create a lot of dust and coat the rims. a pain to keep clean and changing to ceramic pads will keep things cleaner. The body panels can be realigned but to get to it, the whole front has to come off. Not a big job but might not be worth it to adjust the gaps.
The vibration or alignment vibration could be a tire issue most tires on a smart don't last long because they can't be rotated but they can be aligned. Worth having it checked out. Check the tire pressures first. They are on the door post inside the drivers door. some dealers fill them all to the same pressures (which is wrong) and some over inflate them to get better MPG (also wrong) Use a good digital gauge as the old pencil type ones are not that accurate.
Hope this helps
Every one of your questions have been brought up before so don't feel bad.
Just remember, you don't have a high end luxury car that weighs a lot and has a long wheelbase, do you will get a bit of pushing around from crosswinds. That can be helped by changing to larger tires, and switching to all 4 wheels the same size. (back wheels are wider than the front)
When you exit the car, there is a intake vent right next to the door, This is where the smell is coming from and is quite normal. It is much more noticeable when the car was new.
The body is made of plastic and the panels can be changed if needed quite easily. They all are covered with a clear coat. Plastic has a tendency to develop a static charge when air blows over it and road dust will stick to it. Using some of the spray detailers will take off the charge . The front brakes are known to create a lot of dust and coat the rims. a pain to keep clean and changing to ceramic pads will keep things cleaner. The body panels can be realigned but to get to it, the whole front has to come off. Not a big job but might not be worth it to adjust the gaps.
The vibration or alignment vibration could be a tire issue most tires on a smart don't last long because they can't be rotated but they can be aligned. Worth having it checked out. Check the tire pressures first. They are on the door post inside the drivers door. some dealers fill them all to the same pressures (which is wrong) and some over inflate them to get better MPG (also wrong) Use a good digital gauge as the old pencil type ones are not that accurate.
Hope this helps
