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okay is there anyone from NC here?
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Took Delivery of my car last Friday from Winston Salem dealer. Very happy with it so far.
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Yup, just picked up my car yesterday. Live in High Point, NC
Wayne
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Great, someday I may get close enough to find out when mine will arrive. SO, what color, type, etc. I have to live vicariously since ...
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Red Passion coupe. Got mine by getting on the cancellation list, and the person who was supposed to get the one I was originally supposed to get got tired of waiting and bought another car.
Not to make you mad or anything, but I only waited two months to get my car.
I was supposed to be getting a blue one next week that I had waited on for a month and a half (a cancellation) when my neighbor and contractor said that one of the people he did work for was supposed to be getting a red one, but was waffling over the decision since he already has an RV and a golf cart to go with it. I called the dealer and asked for my name to be put into the hat for it as I wanted a red one instead. It caught him by surprise that I would know about one becoming available before him, but he called me when he got the word the very next day, and I said I would take it so I got it a week earlier than I would have the blue one.
It did come with a few extras I don't really think I will need, such as the heated seats (the cold seats in the morning in the winter actually help wake me up) and the windshield wipers that turn themselves on when it rains (I think I'm 'smart enough' - pun intended - to know when it is raining.) I do wonder about that though. What happens when it's a clear day and a bird poops on the rain sensor? Do the wipers go into high gear or something?
Well, in the two days I've had it, I've decided it's a fantastic little car.
There is, however, a downside to owning one. Everywhere I go, when I come back to the car there is always someone looking inside it and fingerprints all over it from the gawkers that have to touch. I wonder what would happen if I put a cooler in the back labeled 'Body parts for research - keep in a cool place'?
Oh, well. Just my sick sense of humor.
Enjoy your car when you get it. It's a lot of fun.
Wayne
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May 7th & 8th in South Carolina, come out and see the Cannonball Run & smart project car forfiveone
You are invited to get a behind the scenes look at the Cannonball run, while not a specific smart event, it’s will have the 2008 smart fortwo project car named forfiveone and there will be smart owners and enthusiast in the crowd to see what the smart can do on the track.
One of the great things about coming out to the event is that you will not only get the chance to see the forfiveone project car but you will get to see nearly 100 other exotic race cars and get up close with them and the tracks as with this invite you are able to get in the pits and staging areas, basically you can get everywhere except on the actual track.
The smart will be running in the last group of the day so if you arrive late you will still get the chance to see the smart run. There should a few smart owners out to enjoy this notoriously famous event at each track so introduce yourself to the other at the track.
The official website for the event is http://www.onelapofamerica.com and the event information can be found here at http://www.451s.com/oloa
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Hi All,
We got our car in mid February and have been enjoying the heck out of it, ever since. It was the 20th car sold by the Cary smart center and those are some of the best sales persons we have ever dealt with. My wife & I are thinking about how we will order our next one in a couple of years from now, I would like to wait for a diesel model, but as recent press release have stated, diesels aren't planed to be released here. We'll see, things have a way of changing when it comes to smarts...
Charles Hudacko
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hi chuck,
don't rule out diesels (smart ruled out america for 9 years) we'll get diesels, we'll just have to wait longer! we just have to wait for our politicians to get over their "crainial-rectal" inversion disorder. be patient, plop down another $99... have some fun! i'm now single, i think i'll put another $99 for one myself, no law against owning TWO!!!!
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Hello, Am owner of Smart # 7 from Smartcenter Cary. Great people, am very pleased with car. has been photographed daily. great conversation piece... love it
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I noticed that someone posted that the price of the car plus tax (3%) and tags was the total they paid. I just got my notice that my car would be here within the next 90 days. Emailed Joe and the Cary Smartcenter. He replied that he would know the total price once it hit Jacksonville, FL. Can you tell me if you had the same experience that I mentioned?
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I love my smart car. I have had it for 2 years. I am from Canada so I have the diesel version, I get about 72 miles to the gallon doing 65 miles an hour. I am moving to the Outer Banks for the summer on Sunday so maybe we could have a meet out there, it's probably a bit too far for most of you but it's just a thought.
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I received my 451 about mid March 08 in Winston Salem, N.C. It gets a steady 40 mpg in town and 42 on highway. My insurance was $285/ yr. At first I thought it was a little sluggish, but once broken in the compression really tightened up and was no trouble going 75-85 on highway even in the mountains
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