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Here's an old video about a large model ''t'' meet. It has some good ideas for car meets.

The climate in Canada is a little more harsh.

If I'm not mistaken I looked at these smart cars 4 or 5 years ago. They were all parked outside. In my experience the fix is not the simple rotate the alternator shaft with a wrench. Please let me know who has had success with this procedure. IMHO the correct approach would be to replace the alternators. Changing them on the cabrios is more difficult even with the correct tools and equipment. I beieve most shops charge $600- $1200 for the job. Good luck!

Correct!

With warm weather coming it is a good idea to have an intercooler scoop. If the car has been driven through snow chances are that it is broken off. It's a small scoop that faces forward. I would also check your intercooler fan to make sure it is good. The majority of these are seized. An intercooler scoop and functioning fan helps to cool the engine in warm weather. The headlights can be a pain to change. Full headlights are the drl's but there is a way to disable them and then I do the euro turn signal mod and add led's to the fog light position. This prolongs the life of the headlights and reduces the strain on the sam. Every oil change (at 5,000kms) I unscrew the antenae, lube the base and then i lube the rear reluctor rings.

This is a quality aftermarket accessory from Germany. Very useful if you spend any time on the highway. I'm selling for $375.00 Smart madness in the states sells them for us$449 + shipping and duties. https://smartmadness.com/smart-fortwo-cruise-control-450-model-cabrio-355?search=cruise

A very handy unit. You can check and clear codes, monitor alternator function, turbo pressure, fuel consumption and much more. Selling for $85.00

Welcome to the club! My wife and I visited Paris in 2015 and loved the city and the sights! And it was great seeing so many smarts!!!

Welcome to the club! Good luck with your purchase!

What an amazing time I had with the T from Aug to Dec.(I drove it to storage mid Dec) I gave so many rides and answered so many questions - an experience for sure! One little old lady (>80) asked if she could take a picture of the T - of course I said yes, and then she tells me her grandfather used to drive her to the beach in a T when she was a child. I offered a ride and she chose to ride in the back just like she did way back when. Another day I was approached by a gentleman who gave me a T owners manual that he had been saving for years. And it was fun going through the drive thru at Timmies! A month ago I took relatives out for a spin, there were too many to all fit in the T , so I was being followed, and was clocked at 70 kmh!!!! Last week she started when it was -10 Apparently the model T can be quite reliable as illiustrated by this video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj5ABgjuK2c

Merry Christmas to all the good smarties out there!!!

I received a call from a long time smart owner. They wanted to know if I wanted to buy their smart for parts. I checked it out and found that it started and ran fine. They had been told that the car needed over $3000 in front end repairs.The car was delivered to me and I discovered that it only needed front springs to pass safety. A far cry from a $3000 repair. It was a high mileage smart (275,000 kms) and ultimately I sold it to a fellow that wants to convert it to a golf cart. The second one was also from a long time smart owner. They had lost the brakes and a shop told them they needed an ABS pump and that was going to be a $2000 repair. The smart was brought to me and up on the hoist I removed the belly pans. I filled up the brake fluid reservoir and then had a buddy pump the brakes while I looked for a leak under the car. One of the front brake lines had corroded on a holder and was spurting out fluid. (usually I find that it is the rear lines that corrode and cause problems) The offending piece was cut out and a new piece was installed. There was nothing wrong with the ABS pump. Again a far cry from $2000. Moral of the story - a second opinion can be helpful. Anyone else experience something like this?

It was 17 years ago that I got my first smart car and I still love them!!! Back then Chretiens Liberal government had the one tonne challenge to reduce carbon emissions. Unfortunately most people took to driving pickups and suv's. All the smart car drivers can be proud to say that they made an effort to meet that challenge!!! Here's hoping that 2022 will be the year that the pandemic ends! Until then get vaccinated and keep wearing a mask in public!

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I see no problem by doing that.

Good news! Have you ever had the clutch actuator adjusted?

Halloween and the ''T'' Halloween.zip

I was lucky enough to see and test drive Dave's new ''A''. It was a pleasure to drive and as Dave said it is in immaculate condition!! A very unique vehicle! Dave also forgot to mention that he is a proud owner of a Ford model T.

Roadster review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gudXsNF5y0M

I've done this a number of times and it solves the overboost problem.

Welcome to the club!! Those look like 451 wheels on your Grandstyle. In my experience the rear wheels will rub against the shocks. Best to remove one of the rears and take a look.

One of my friends made up a video on the Model T

Torque specs can be found here..... https://www.fq101.co.uk/data-a-reference/50-tightening-torques scroll down

Last week end Liz and I hauled the ''T'' to Aurora for my daughters wedding. The small wedding was hosted at my in laws house. Here are a few more pictures of me taking people out for rides. In the first shot you will notice a piece of cardboard under the T - as one old timer said - if it isn't leaking it must be out of oil!!!

Had the T giving rides to first my 89 year old mother in law and then a group from the retirement home that is nearby.