Huske en moderne tage på en Britisk klassisk, Smart RoadsterMonday - En kollega, kaldes i dag for at gøre en smule af virksomhed. Drev en 2002 Smart Roadster - som er Gordon Murray, som gør, Jenson Button. Ifølge min ven, har priserne været på gulvet, men er begyndt at vende opad, da disse finurlige, underpriced lille baghjul-motor roadsters fange øjet af folk, der kender deres biler. Knappen Fortælling (kendt til eksisterende ejere) er, at McLaren stjerne havde en Bugatti Veyron, men byttede det til Smart, efter han blev ramt af den Bug vedligeholdelse regninger. Og fordi han bare kunne lide den Smart. Du ikke kan se mange af Roadsters – ved hjælp af listen over valgmuligheder kan du tilbringe næsten 20k på én, så de ikke ligefrem gå ud af udstillingslokalet — så du glemmer hvor sød og plads effektive de er. Men hvis min venner oplevelse er noget at gå efter, de helt sikkert få brugt. HES gjort 90.000 miles uden så meget som et pust af olie røg. Gearkasser synes skudsikker (jeg etableret dette selv, år siden, med en Coupe) og hvis du husker at Roadster er en galvaniseret chassis og en plastik organ du kan se hvorfor denne moderne bil kan forventes at leve et fuld-life span, snarere end ruster væk før den første motor job, som gjorde så mange af Spridgets og Triumph Spitfire, der blev de lille tysk tandemcykler forfædre 30 år siden. Tog et PIP i Auto Trader og hurtigt etableret at du kan købe en Roadster til lidt over 2000, og finde en sund Brabus for 4500 eller deromkring. Verdens bedste sen model Brabus vil sætte dig tilbage 7000 – før de studehandler starter – og det er med lige 22.000 miles på uret. Før min pal havde fordrevet fra vores parkeringsplads, jeg blev overhalet af at velkendte gotta-have-en rush, især efter han fortalte mig forskellige rettelser havde længe siden Bliv tilgængelige for de sjove gearskift og overdreven lys servostyring (du gå efter en manual). Simpelthen tro ikke sådan prime lille biler vil blive så overkommelige, meget længere – faktisk Im har problemer med at forstå, hvorfor Smart bør have dræbt dem i første omgang. Remembering a modern take on a British classic, the Smart RoadsterMonday – A colleague called today to do a bit of business. Drives a 2002 Smart Roadster – as does Gordon Murray, as does Jenson Button. According to my friend, prices have been on the floor but are starting to turn upwards as these quirky, underpriced little rear-engined roadsters catch the eye of people who know their cars. The Button Tale (well known to existing owners) is that the McLaren star did have a Bugatti Veyron, but swapped it for the Smart after he became sick of the Bug maintenance bills. And because he simply liked the Smart. You dont see many of the Roadsters about – with the help of the options list you could spend nearly 20k on one, so they didnt exactly walk out of the showroom — so you forget how cute and space efficient they are. But if my friends experience is anything to go by, they certainly get used. Hes done 90,000 miles without so much as a puff of oil smoke. The gearboxes seem bulletproof (I established this myself, years ago, with a Coupe) and if you remember that the Roadster has a galvanised chassis and a plastic body you can see why this modern car can be expected to live a full-life span, rather than rusting away before the first engine job, as did so many of the Spridgets and Triumph Spitfires that were the little German two-seaters ancestors 30 years ago. Took a peep in Auto Trader and rapidly established that you can buy a Roadster for just over 2000, and find a healthy Brabus for 4500 or so. The worlds best late model Brabus will set you back 7000 – before the haggling starts – and thats with just 22,000 miles on the clock. Before my pal had driven out of our car park I was overtaken by that familiar gotta-have-one rush, especially after he told me various fixes had long since become available for the funny gearchange and the over-light power steering (you go for a manual). Simply cant believe such prime little cars will stay so affordable much longer – in fact, Im having trouble understanding why Smart should have killed them in the first place.