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Enjoy your little one! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Most of the credit goes to @cheapohubby as he gave me the radio for just the shipping cost, I just split the shipping with @Anna as he gave me an ebox as well. CsC is the best site out there! Spread the kindness everyone!

My usual experience with Insurance companies is frustration. My goto feeling for the industry is "scum of the earth," but I'm happy to be wrong! I've been having a tough time with TD insurance as they have been pissing me off to no end. So I started getting quotes from different brokers. Decided to go with Inova - Costco. It took a while as I did auto and home at the same time. Lots of forms and the unique issue of trying to explain what the "Canada 1" model is...etc. and I've always been told just to register it as a Passion model. This insurance broker went above and beyond - she actually came on to the CsC site, the other Smart car sites and did research, and advocated the underwriter to insure my Smart as the Canada 1 model. She researched what was different and the history/origins. I'm very impressed and thought I'll share with those who may be having issues with limited edition Smart cars. If anybody wants her contact, please IM me as I'm not here to advertise for them. Just excited that my Canada 1 is insured not as a Passion. Also both auto and home were way cheaper than TD. Izzy

Sadly, my "new" 451 is sold. A co-worker of mine bought it over the weekend. He will be joining CsC shortly.

That was me with the kwp2000! I do thank you for your generosity, it’s the thought that counts! My Fluke 381 was expensive, but it worth every penny. It has a detachable face so that I can hook up the meter, wiggle the harness around the truck and see what is going on. Help me hunt down intermittent wiring issues multiple times that others couldn’t find. Most Flukes that I’ve seen also takes AAA batteries. I know it’s not a big issue, but not every one has spare 9v laying around. Izzy

I agreed with Tolsen, Fluke all the way! I have a Fluke 381, best multimeter/amp clamp I've ever used by a far margin.

Wow @Willys I’m going to have to start paying for your advertisement! Hahahaha…. Iratama had her car dropped off at my place last night. Battery is sulfated on the posts and completely dead. I put the charger on it and will see. I agree that the “clunking” noises were probably caused by the actuator when cycling the key.

C1 got put away for winter last week. Service done, new tires at the back and swapped the front inner/outer to even out the wear. Due to current projects, unfortunately she will be stored outside under a car cover instead of the garage this winter. My 451 doesn’t even get a cover.

I’ve always just used an old rubber hose with a pair of vice grip to hold the strut.

Interested in ebox and radio...happy to pay for shipping. PM me if those are available.

7000km into my new 2013 ForTwo, the flex pipe went...It has 60k on the odometer now. Overnight it became very loud, surprised that it went that quickly. I knew there was a repair guide somewhere, but most either here on CsC or SCoA were vague. Here's what I did: 1) Flex Pipe Dynomax 41792 (rebranded Walker) from Amazon - $23.15 2) A short 1.75" extension/adaptor pipe as the flex pipe was a bit short - around $7, lost the receipt so I don't remember I had to cut the old pipe off. I use a zip disc and cut along the weld - when done properly, the old pipe will actually come off revealing the base pipe. Removed the old pipe and cleaned up the mating surfaces with a wired-wheel. It lines up nicely. Tack welded. The extension had to be cut slightly to shorten. Only 1 tack was on the extension and flex pipe as I needed to mount it on the car to make sure everything lined up - perfect, took it back down and will bring it to work to finish the welding!

If you make it out here to AB, I will help you with the repairs! Still closer than Glenn...hahahahaha

Time to plan another one Mike?

https://germanparts.ca/parts/smart/2006/fortwo/passion-0.8-l-799-cc-l3-diesel/exhaust/turbocharger-parts/

LOL....yeah, I welded at work. I did install the exhaust with flip flops!

Here's the finished product - please don't judge my horrible welding skill (or lack of skill)! The important thing is that it was CHEAP! Didn't feel like forking out $600 for an exhaust. From this experience, I realized that its better in the future to make a small "jig" to make sure that the flex pipe connection will line up...any stress due to misalignment will cause the flex pipe to fail prematurely. The 451 also seems to be a lot harder to work on than my 450...maybe its still new to me. Izzy

Performed maintenance on Red Pxl this morning. It now has 140,436km as of this morning! While changing out the air filter, noted that the new Mahle filter looks a bit different than the Mann one's that I've always used. Decided to pull both new ones out for a side by side comparison: Noticed that the Mahle seems to have a larger filtering surface. Also the construction is a bit better in my opinion. I don't think it'll make much of a noticeable difference performance wise, but the Mahle was actually cheaper (RockAuto). Any thoughts? Izzy

I'm getting the exact symptoms - but only very subtle. I don't think the slight play in the linkage (actuator/fork/bearing) would cause the clutch to slip - it would probably just cause rougher shifts. The lack of calibration might have something to do with it, but its a long shot. I think its the tune and an aging clutch. I will probably just keep driving it. I do have a clutch/fork stocked at home ready to go for this winter. I'm catching up to your mileage! On average I do 90km a day during the summer with the C1.

As of this morning, Red Pxl has 140,436km. Performed maintenance service on it and a general inspection: - Will need new rear tires pretty soon, down to the wear bar. - Injector one seems to be weeping very slightly - can't tell if its between the injector/fitting/line, but its not enough to make a mess. - Will need new windshield (thank you AB). - A/C is leaking very slowly from the valve cores. - Clutch was slipping a little, found that the actuator rod has some play - performed "nutted mod" with brass 1/4" flare cap, and performed teacher in with STAR. The Chinese turbo is running strong without any issues. The cheap RockAuto alternator is loud, but still running with the clutch pulley.

There seems to be a lot of confusing and misleading info online with regards to coding the 451 Fobs. Some say that they fobs have to be virgin, other say that you’ll need a “master” key...etc. Heres my experience with coding. 1) My fobs were from aliexpress. The version of Xentry/DAS that I used was 11.2012, and the car was my 2013 Passion. 2) I was able to confirm in DAS that my only fob that came with the car was a “spare.” 3) Following the key teach-in procedure, I was not able to code the new key initially. However the program was able to tell that the key has not been previously paired. It basically says that this key does not qualify, but try with your original. 4) I then tried to re-program my original “spare” key. It successfully programmed but it also asked at the bottom if you wish to code another one. 5) I followed the instructions after clicking yes. Success after cycling ignition as instructed! A max of 6 fobs is possible according to the info during the programming. Now I’m just waiting for the locksmith to cut the sidewinder grooves and It’ll be all done. Izzy As per usual, use this info at your own risk.

Road rage against Smart cars is pretty bad here in AB (where most people’s gender identity is somehow tied to their vehicles)… I get “roll-coal” on almost on a weekly basis. When I’m cruising down the highway at 120km/hr, I often have people speed up and cut me off to slow down. Whenever I get tailgated, I slow down even more…love to see them jump up and down in their seat!

@Willys not offended…just friendly banter The hose was $40 plus a few bucks with SS clamps. This made changing the air filter super easy compared to the stock resonator in place. The oem coupler had to be removed and reinstalled - hard to tell if it was pinched/damaged. Any “performance” gain with this hose is purely a bonus. This Chinese clone of the Forge tube appears to be slightly smaller in diameter and longer in length - the Forge seems to be rounder (if that makes sense?). The plan is still to do the Stage 2 turbo kit with headers next year.

Come say hi whenever you’re in Edmonton! Welcome to the club! Izzy

What’s with the rant? Didn’t buy it for performance gains. Just thought I’ll report my experiences as others might be curious. I did it for the sound and ease of changing the air filter.

Went for a drive. There was definitely more noise, a bit of a grunt or a growl when loaded - a good sound in my opinion. Now it could be because it was 31C and I had my A/C on max, but it felt less torquey than usual. Will need to do more runs before I can say for sure. Maybe the small hose for the PCV is causing issues? I know that PCV restrictions can rob power, but I’m not sure if this was the case here.

So mine came in last week. Haven’t had time to install until today. Here’s the result: The resonator box had to be cut in order to remove (the other option was to lower the engine). Evilution mentioned that it can be orientated to come out if the engine cover edges were bent slightly - I choose to cut. Another slight issue was that the PCV hose had a slightly larger inner diameter than the metal fitting that came with the hose. I was able to tighten the hose clamp to fit, but I would rather use a different fitting. Will load some pics later, phone won’t let me reduce the sizes.