Meenutades kaasaegne võtta Briti klassika, nutika RoadsterMonday – sõber kutsus täna natuke äri. Ajab 2002 Smart Roadster – nagu teeb Gordon Murray, nagu Jenson Button. Vastavalt sõber, hinnad korrusel olnud aga hakkavad omakorda ülespoole nagu need veidrad, alandatud hinnaga vähe taga asuva mootoriga roadsters saagi silma inimesed, kes teavad oma autosid. Nupp Tale (tuntud praeguste omanikega) on McLaren star ei ole Bugatti Veyron aga vahetaks ta Smart, pärast seda, kui ta haigestus Bug hooldus arveid. Ja kuna ta lihtsalt meeldis Smart. Ei näe paljud selle Roadsters-valikloendist abiga sa võiksid kulutada ligi 20k üks, nii et nad ei ole täpselt kõndida välja salon — et sa unusta armas ja ruumi tõhus nad on. Aga kui minu sõbrad kogemus on midagi minna, nad kindlasti saada kasutada. HES teinud 90 000 miili ilma nii palju puhub suitsu õli. Kohandatud käigukastidele tunduvad kuulikindel (ma kindlaks seda ise, aastaid tagasi, kupee) ja kui sa mäletad, et selle Roadster on galvaniseeritud kere ja plastist keha sulle saab näha, miks see kaasaegne auto oodata elada täielikult eluiga, mitte ära kriibitud enne esimese mootori tööd, nagu tegin nii palju Spridgets ja triumf Spitfires, mis olid vähe Saksa two-seaters esivanemad 30 aastat tagasi. Võtsin ka peep Auto Trader ja kiiresti kindlaks, et saab osta ka Roadster veidi üle 2000 ning leida tervislik Brabus 4500 või nii. Maailma parim hilinenud mudel Brabus seab teid tagasi 7000 – enne haggling algust – ja see on lihtsalt 22000 miili kella. Enne mu semu oli oli edestas autoparki välja tõrjuda, et tuttav vist have one kiirustada, eriti pärast seda, kui ta mulle palju parandusi olid juba ammu kättesaadavaks naljakas gearchange ja liigse valguse roolivõimendi (lähete mõeldud käsiraamat). Lihtsalt ei suuda uskuda, väike suurepärases elektriautod jäävad odav, palju kauem – tegelikult Im võttes raske mõista, miks Smart peaks on tapnud neid esimese koha. 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.