MikeT Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thanks, I can't enter that one into our database because it only has CDN models in it, but it is good to know. There were only about 1000 450s imported to the USA...Hope you had a good settlement from the insurer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) 2005 smart | 212552 | coupe | black tridion | red panel | grey interior | LR UC PM SUSP TRANS (Damage) | Runs: No | Location: Calgary (This one may have been posted on here and it is, previous front end damaged smart was a rebuild and now is back at the same total loss auction)2006 smart | 284645 | coupe | black tridion | grey panel | blue interior | FR RF LF FW (Damage) | Runs: No | Location: Calgary Edited April 4, 2012 by Britsmart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 They're dropping like flies in a freezer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 2005 smart | 163881 | cabrio | green panels | silver tridion | green interior | PM RE LS VA (Damage) | Runs: No | Location: Ottawa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Interesting, I just checked that one yesterday on the VIN checker and it came up as being in Ottawa, I guess the fact that it's been scrapped is not in the Provincial VIN system yet (not that most governments track scrapped cars at all!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I found a faster and far more efficient way to identify writeoffs: in the VIN site I am searching at, if the car does not generate a record when its VIN is searched upon, it is written off. I have proven this out with a number of checks of known writeoffs that have been posted here and that I had from elsewhere.So, with about 34% of unknown smart VINs checked, there are 164 writeoffs from the about 1/3 of cars checked.....so I will update this with a list of VINs after the final results are in. I guess, by extrapolation, there will be about 550 writeoffs now among the 10,239 cars imported, roughly 5.4% of the total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 The writeoff total with 6167 of 10239 cars accounted for is 261 cars. That's 4.23% of spotted cars, so if this proportion holds, the grand total number of writeoffs will be under 450, not 550 as I conjectured before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Edit: a smart cdi not being in the National Vehicle database does not necessarily mean that it's been written off, so I will need to do more work before updating this thread.For now, the VINs I posted before have been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 2006 smart | 269327 | coupe | red panels | black tridion | blue interior | RS RF RR FW (Damage) | Runs: No | Location: Calgary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 2005 smart | 182979 | coupe | white panels | silver tridion | black leather interior | FR RE RF RR LR LS LF (Damage) | Runs: No | Location: Montreal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ung Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hunh. Just saw our old car today in a car lot on Brunette Ave in New West. It's received "rebuilt" status from ICBC and is being sold again for more than I got when it was written off. I had to stop in for a look - it's a disgrace. The driver's door doesn't match, the tridion below it is wrinkled like a Shar-Pei, assorted other nicks and scrapes are still there on nearly every panel, the sunshield for the panorama roof is missing... but it DOES drive, and rather well too, if I say so myself. VIN 212229 Red 2005 Pulse, black tridion, navy interior, all the usual Pulse options except air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 2005 smart | 176441 | cabrio | blue panels | silver tridion | blue interior | FR LF FW (Damage) | Runs: No | Location: Stouffville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 VIN 212229 Red 2005 Pulse, black tridion, navy interior, all the usual Pulse options except air.Thanks! Great info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 2005 smart | 176441 | cabrio | blue panels | silver tridion | blue interior | FR LF FW (Damage) | Runs: No | Location: StouffvilleThanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 2005 smart | 182850 | coupe | red panels | silver tridion | red interior | RF FR (Damage) | Runs: Yes | Location: Stouffville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 2006 smart | 245334 | coupe | blue panels | black tridion | blue or grey interior (no interior pictures so I can't tell) | FR LF AB (Damage) | Runs: Yes | Location: Vancouver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks, it's a pulse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks, it's a pulse?It is a pulse, maybe that helps determine interior colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Yeah, then it's twister blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 2005 smart | 180259 | coupe | white panels | silver tridion | blue interior | This one is at Standard Auto Wreckers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Thanks. It's always sad to see another one go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britsmart Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 2006 smart | 279703 | coupe | grey panels | black tridion | grey interior |EF IF (Damage) | Runs: No | Location: Moncton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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