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I've got the old battery out of the cdi, going to replace it today or tomorrow. And then hopefully get it running again!

B200, hmm..... I'd need to move my 450 cabrio, should get on that finally

Super cool!

Have my smart in the garage for the winter. Put it on a trickle charger, but the battery is toast..... a test receipt on it shows it was checked in 2019 at MB Vancouver, so just going to buy a new one now, and then start tidying up a couple things, like the stuck alternator, adjust the waste gate, swap some tires/wheels around.... etc.... Hopefully get it running reliably by spring. Not sure what my plans are for it longer term, if anything serious. Might just move it along once I have a couple items sorted. It's got new rear wheel bearings already and a new intercooler - so some heavy lifting done while it circled around in between trades.....

https://media.smart.com/meet-the-all-new-all-electric-all-intuitive-5-the-first-ever-premium-mid-size-suv-from-smart/ So.... what the heck is this?? It's kind of like the Suzuki Jimny I can't have until it's 15 years old... LOL Here we go again

It's hard to distinguish reality from imagined reality nowadays.... LOL

Pics? Great car. I mean, if you like bricks.... haha They are getting hard to come by in decent shape. Sounds like a winner. I've seen these vehicles with a stack of receipts from a useless shop (including a Volvo C30 which was serviced utterly poorly)..... People think that if they "spend" on the car, it's maintained well.... not always!!!

The B200 should go to a good home where a manual is needed and desired! Just call me "Distronic".....

Bravo!!

Ended up that a friend I had traded the car to (briefly) got what I think were FEBI bearings off eBay out of Europe somewhere. Was about $330 for the pair after shipping and taxes.

Try flyingtiger.ca - they can ship if it's proving difficult to locate elsewhere. Adjusting the size slightly may reveal additional options, but try to keep the diameter the same front to back. You can generally go +/- 3% without issues.

Word to the wise, the cheap knock off turbo's are not worth it.... that's not the part to go "budget" on. Maybe someone can post a link to their latest "good" purchase. It's changed over the years probably. I last saw a turbo cartridge going into a car I owned after I passed it along when I'd done a 2000 km test drive to ensure it was a worthy candidate to be refurbished - but that was I think 2018.....! I will get to see if P0238 triggers in my current smart again since the EGR has been cleaned up and a brand new intercooler installed. Turbo not touched, and my car was not rev limited! The turbo *sounds" really good... very nice spool-up. So we'll see.....

Car went out on "trade", some work was done unbeknownst to me, and now it is back to me on another horse trade....! Needed both wheel bearings in the rear which were getting worse by the day at one point. A set was located in Europe via eBay. FEBI I think. So they are done. EGR cleaned up (not deleted). A brand new intercooler is on. A loose side mirror is no longer loose. And some really bad door panel fabric is now presentable. I just literally came back from picking up a set of original passion wheels for the car (with decent tread!), and so I will see what happens next... It *may* get "de-Brabused", in which case, another car will get a Brabus treatment at some point (perhaps a coupe?). There are a few more items to contend with, minor in nature in the scheme of things. It's running on a fresh oil change I did at 150k. I will move plates onto it from my daily driver Prius for a bit just to see how it's running out now, and then make a decision. Hoping for a radio code to come in from a friend! If not, radio will be pulled, and another friend appears able to assist. I'm good with the stock radio myself.

Hi, Looking to help a Kelowna smart owner out who needs a single front wheel for a 2008 451, as pictured. With or without tire/tpms. Dealer sold previous owner a steel wheel only for some unknown reason after a pothole incident. Lower mainland, or Interior BC. Thanks!

Has anyone recently sourced a good quality after-market rear wheel bearing/hub assembly for the 450? Care to share the details, or link? I've got a laundry list of items to tend with on a cdi, and this is one that affects the drivability today.