Toy Hauler Option
Hey everyone! Love this forum and I’m always reading and learning something new here from all the full timers. I’m still a ‘wannabe’ but have an executable timeline and a fairly clear idea of what’s...
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Free Range Human wrote:
OMG, John and Angela, this was the EXACT Smart car I had! An original Mercedes model, right? Same color and everything. It was SO nice with the top down... (wistful)
I'm not sure how accurate your and my judgements are of the Smart cars any readers of this forum are likely to be able to get now in the US. If you got yours in Canada it's likely diesel; mine was gas.
The ones available in the US do NOT have Mercedes motors (Mitsubishi?) and from what I understand, are also even a little narrower. I can't vouch for them at all since I've no experience with them. The Mercedes ones (rare and hard to find in the US) are little champs. My Mercedes repair facility told me they never see them except for routine maintenance.
Don't mean to hijack this thread, but I have been thinking that since my first post about my Smart, I have no idea how the ones manufactured in the US handle, nor what their reliability is like.
Howdy. Yes ours is a 450 model CDI mercedes diesel. We get around 65 to 70 MPG US if we keep it under 60 but it drops off quick after that. The version currently sold in the US is a 451 gas version with slightly larger gas motor. Works well and hasn't had any reliability issues. It is a couple inches bigger than the 450 you had and is rated (in europe) for slightly higher towing. It also has 10 air bags instead of 6 but still has the same tridium roll cage. It will be replaced in 2015 with the 453 which will have similar dimensions.
Here are a few more pictures to take you down memory lane.
All ready to go camping with tent trailer hooked up.
And all set up.
Hers our black one pulling the trailer with a Kayak.
Easy to park.
And yes it fits well in a toyhauler.
