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  1. Thanks Mike. That's some long life you're getting out of your B200. I actually had one myself. It was a black 2010 model, 24,000 kms with auto and sunroof. I miss the way it looked. Way better than the current version. I didn't own it for long. I've been through a lot of cars and trucks. More than 60 in total. I would trade something to get something else. I've owned my own business for a few years now so I can afford to buy more cars and keep them all. I'm a big fan of rustproofing but I won't be doing the A170. It will never see snow or salt or even rain whenever possible. I read all your posts about your Peugeot 404 as I remember hearing about it years ago. That is one incredible restoration you're doing. It looks great and I certainly agree with the colour combo. Willys. If you are a Mercedes Benz fan, you might like the "Vaneo". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Vaneo It sounds like you want something taller though. Transport Canada recently stated they have no plans to ban RHD. If we can keep the provincial liberals out, we should be ok. Even if there was a ban, there would likely be grandfathering. I say get it while you can and don't worry. I hear most insurance companies don't like RHD but unless it's your daily driver, you can always go with classic car insurance which is cheap. I actually wanted RHD just to make it extra special and it is more fun to drive. Shipping is not that expensive. About £1500 for roll on roll off. Expensive sea can shipping might be needed for a RR Silver Ghost but we're talking modern turn key cars here which can be driven onto the ship. Actually, with all the news lately about sea cans sitting on docks for months, catching fire and falling off ships, I think I like "Ro Ro" better. Anyway, I'm not sure how much more posting I will be doing here, it is a smart forum afterall. I did remember there were A Class discussions in the past due to the obvious connection and of course it's great to say hi again after so long and meet some new people too. Dave.
  2. Another advantage to buying a car from the UK is their very strict "MOT" inspections that have to be done every year once the car is 3 years old unlike here where you can let your car fall apart. You can type the license plate number of any car into the UK government website an it will show the whole life history including annual mileage, the garage that inspected it and whether it passed or failed and the reason for failure as well as any "advisories " for pending repairs. Mine failed only once for a burned out brake light bulb. Just for kicks, I checked the licence number of the smart I rented when I was there 14 years ago. At that time, the car was 2 years old with 11,000 miles on it. I was surprised to find it's still on the road. Now 16 years old with 86,000 miles. It failed about half it's MOTs due to lights and suspension issues. Probably because of the curb I struck while learning right hand drive. Oops sorry.😏
  3. Hi Willys. It's hard to think of the A Class as being old school in any way as it was a completely new and different design from anything before or since. It is entirely german made and shows the Mercedes Benz quality throughout. If anything, much of the design in the smart was taken from the A so it does feel like a cross between the two brands. One example is the battery and fuses between the floors (see pic). As for parts, all of Europe and elsewhere is awash in A Class parts and at affordable prices. Absolutely nothing is available in North America so the only drawback is you order and wait. I think I can get wiper blades here. I think you should consider importing something you think would be fun. In the U.S., the car has to be 25 years old for import. Here in Canada, we are lucky. 15 years old qualifies. I thought it would be fun to own something Jay Leno can't have. You can buy the older cars cheap over there because they're not special. They're just old cars. Once you bring them here, they're suddenly very interesting. This reminds me of when I went to London. I saw a fair only condition 1976 Corvette. Not a desirable version over here but I bet the owner was have a great time with it over there.
  4. Glad you liked it. Here is a shot of the engine. It's a 1.7 liter four cylinder turbo diesel with a 5 speed manual. Also, the car still has the rear window decal that shows where it was purchased new.
  5. Hey everyone. I'm sure many of you remember me and my scratch black smart from many years ago. For the rest of you, I used to be into the smart scene in a major way since the beginning here, having owned two diesel smarts since new. I eventually felt the need for a change and let my final smart go. I've owned many cars since but, I always told the Mercedes dealers and members here that if they ever brought the A Class diesel to Canada, I would buy it. They never did, so I did it for them. I saw the A Class during a trip to England and always wanted one since. It had to be diesel, manual transmission, and black in colour so I went searching. I lucked out and found one in Scotland. Better yet it was a long wheelbase version (I didn't know they made one.) This has to be the nicest example in existence. A one owner since new, garage kept car with only 28,000 documented, original miles and included all items the car came with when new. I had it sent over on a ship and then did the long drive with my GMC Canyon (diesel of course) and trailer to Halifax to bring it home. Anyway, I thought you folks would like to see it, especially Mike T. Hi Mike! Pam and I miss you all. Here are a few pics. Enjoy!
  6. Congrats Glenn if you get that one. It's in nice shape and more importantly, is very correct and original appearing. Here is a pic of mine. It is a 1919 Runabout. Mine is American.
  7. Wheel locks are sold. The only items left for sale are the smart coreline wheels with wide V rated tires. A bargain at $1500.00 installed.
  8. Final price for the coreline wheels and tires, $1500.00 installed. The wheel lock set is $40.00.
  9. I rented a passion coupe from Kendall in London. They are your best bet.
  10. There are only two items left for sale.The coreline wheels and the locking wheel bolts. For those not familiar with these parts, they are factory smart items. The wheels are wider than the ones that Canadian cars come with. If you have a pulse, these are the wheels that your car was supposed to have just like every late model pulse in Europe. The factory decided to give you the older skinny pulse wheels instead. The coreline wheels come with a medium grade, somewhat mismatched set of tires. They are T rated. These give a much better ride and greatly enhanced handling. The wheels I'm selling have a near new set of even wider ultra high performance tires. They are V rated and are a properly matched set. The tires alone were $1000.00. The handling is amazing. You can now have these wheels and tires for $1700.00. I will deliver and install them on your car while you wait, no extra charge in the GTA area. Sorry, no shipping. First reply is a firm reserve. I won't let someone try to out bid you. Here is a picture.
  11. Sorry for the delayed response. I switched to 205/50 rear and 185/55 front. This allowed me to have a matching set of tires and ones that are truly high performance. V rated in fact. There was no drawback. Ride and handling were much improved again.
  12. Gee your right, it wasn't listed. Somehow it's on hold for someone though Sorry. At this point, the only remaining items are the coreline wheel with Potenza tires. Will deliver and install (hand torqued to proper specs), no extra charge while you wait. Also have the wheel locks and the stock spoiler.
  13. Yes that is my first smart next to sketch's. And in the background is the footbridge I drove across.
  14. So far, there is a hold on the oil extractor, the s-mann scoop and the passion wheels. I will post again if that changes. I also have winter floor mats. Dave.
  15. Your smart, like mine, is a car that will not soon be forgotten. It was one of the first wrapped smarts ever and perhaps the nicest. It was a really wild sight at a time when even the plainest smart drove people crazy. Thanks for posting that memory.
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