Smart Car

22witha335 · 03-06-2008, 10:26 AM

Anyone interested in a 2008 Smart Car?
I live in Germany 11 months out of the year playing soccer, and purchased a smart car, as my city car (about 3 months ago)....NOT my Autobahn car!
The color is Black/Silver and is the Passion Line. I called some dealerships in the US, and its about a 7-10 month wait for one of these.
I will not need my Smart Car starting June, since i am making a move to a bigger club. If no one is interested, i will just sell it here....but i thought there might be some interest from people in the states.
When i bought the car, the salesman told me there would have to be minor changes to the car to make it pass emissions....but you will still be in the 60's for mpg!
The car currently has 2,000km - but it will be a little more by the time June comes around. Not quite sure of an amount that i would like for it.....so make me an offer, and we will go from there.
email me if you have any further questions.
Matt
matthew.dallman@gmail.com

03-06-2008, 12:37 PM

the way you type this makes it seem like its spam but i know (or think) you're a real person haha.

my family picked one up on saturday. very fun car

Kalin · 03-06-2008, 01:33 PM

Even though the NHTSA website isn't very up-to-date, the 2008s probably are not on the list of eligible import vehicles yet. One would have to bring the car in through a registered importer, store it in a bonded warehouse, have them run it through the gamut of tests, pay for the certification, etc. It'd be cost-prohibitive, unless you couldn't wait for one and needed it now. But who knows how long it takes for the NHTSA to sign off on it... might be longer than the waiting list.

22witha335 · 03-06-2008, 03:26 PM

well i can assure you that i am a real person, and am not trying to scam. I am just trying to gauge interest, to see if its worth importing back in, or just sell it here. I thought it would be a cool way for someone to get a smart car, which are in high demand in the US right now. I dont need to sell the car, i just dont really want to have it after 3 more months.

AndrewAZ · 03-06-2008, 03:38 PM

You can buy them in the USA right now.. My local benz dealer has a smart section like BMW has a mini section.. They have about 10 of them for sale.

22witha335 · 03-06-2008, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AndrewAZ

You can buy them in the USA right now.. My local benz dealer has a smart section like BMW has a mini section.. They have about 10 of them for sale.

well....looks like i wont sell mine in Arizona! i called a dealership in Portland, OR where i grew up, and they told me the wait was almost a year! And i have seen them on Craigslist (2005 models) for 20k! which is RIDICULOUS. I am really not trying to make any money off the sale (probably sounds hard to believe), but i was just trying to give someone an opportunity to get a Smart.

03-06-2008, 04:42 PM

yup.... there are smart dealers nation wide. (not just in AZ)

willha418 · 03-06-2008, 05:24 PM

how much are the smart cars here? A few poeple are selling them on craiglist for like 19,500+.

AndrewAZ · 03-06-2008, 05:41 PM

Just called the dealer.. They range in price form $10k-upper 18k depending on what model and options... Sold out for a year, car gets 45 MPG.

OverDrive · 03-06-2008, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 22witha335

Anyone interested in a 2008 Smart Car?
I live in Germany 11 months out of the year playing soccer, and purchased a smart car, as my city car (about 3 months ago)....NOT my Autobahn car!
The color is Black/Silver and is the Passion Line. I called some dealerships in the US, and its about a 7-10 month wait for one of these.
I will not need my Smart Car starting June, since i am making a move to a bigger club. If no one is interested, i will just sell it here....but i thought there might be some interest from people in the states.
When i bought the car, the salesman told me there would have to be minor changes to the car to make it pass emissions....but you will still be in the 60's for mpg!
The car currently has 2,000km - but it will be a little more by the time June comes around. Not quite sure of an amount that i would like for it.....so make me an offer, and we will go from there.
email me if you have any further questions.
Matt
matthew.dallman@gmail.com

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03-06-2008, 10:26 AM	#1
22witha335 New Member 13 Rep 27 Posts Drives: A6 3.0TDI S-Line Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Smart Car Anyone interested in a 2008 Smart Car? I live in Germany 11 months out of the year playing soccer, and purchased a smart car, as my city car (about 3 months ago)....NOT my Autobahn car! The color is Black/Silver and is the Passion Line. I called some dealerships in the US, and its about a 7-10 month wait for one of these. I will not need my Smart Car starting June, since i am making a move to a bigger club. If no one is interested, i will just sell it here....but i thought there might be some interest from people in the states. When i bought the car, the salesman told me there would have to be minor changes to the car to make it pass emissions....but you will still be in the 60's for mpg! The car currently has 2,000km - but it will be a little more by the time June comes around. Not quite sure of an amount that i would like for it.....so make me an offer, and we will go from there. email me if you have any further questions. Matt matthew.dallman@gmail.com
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03-06-2008, 12:37 PM	#2
nico335 Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	the way you type this makes it seem like its spam but i know (or think) you're a real person haha. my family picked one up on saturday. very fun car
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03-06-2008, 01:33 PM	#3
Kalin Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 251 Posts Drives: F31 328xi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Washington iTrader: (0)	Even though the NHTSA website isn't very up-to-date, the 2008s probably are not on the list of eligible import vehicles yet. One would have to bring the car in through a registered importer, store it in a bonded warehouse, have them run it through the gamut of tests, pay for the certification, etc. It'd be cost-prohibitive, unless you couldn't wait for one and needed it now. But who knows how long it takes for the NHTSA to sign off on it... might be longer than the waiting list.
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22witha335 New Member 13 Rep 27 Posts Drives: A6 3.0TDI S-Line Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany, Oregon iTrader: (0)	well i can assure you that i am a real person, and am not trying to scam. I am just trying to gauge interest, to see if its worth importing back in, or just sell it here. I thought it would be a cool way for someone to get a smart car, which are in high demand in the US right now. I dont need to sell the car, i just dont really want to have it after 3 more months.
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03-06-2008, 03:38 PM	#5
AndrewAZ Major 140 Rep 1,243 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	You can buy them in the USA right now.. My local benz dealer has a smart section like BMW has a mini section.. They have about 10 of them for sale.
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03-06-2008, 04:42 PM	#7
nico335 Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	yup.... there are smart dealers nation wide. (not just in AZ)
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03-06-2008, 05:24 PM	#8
willha418 Private First Class 5 Rep 169 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca iTrader: (0)	how much are the smart cars here? A few poeple are selling them on craiglist for like 19,500+.
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03-06-2008, 05:41 PM	#9
AndrewAZ Major 140 Rep 1,243 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	Just called the dealer.. They range in price form $10k-upper 18k depending on what model and options... Sold out for a year, car gets 45 MPG.
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