Smartly Driven

Ahh, the smart roadster.
The kind of car that makes lots of happy owners say wonders about it for hours. Yeah, i also happen to own one of these babies (it's been a year now) and i must say that it has proven to be a really nice, sexy car.
Some people (if not all) ask me if i actually fit in the car (last time i checked, i was 1,90m tall).
I must tell you that the car itself has alot of space for drivers with long legs (me included) and i find it really confortable for a car that feels as low as a go-kart.

I got mine with the ipod car kit (they say smart cars were the first to have this), it perfectly fits my ipod 3G and the quality is pretty decent although the car speakers could be better, specially because it is a convertible. It also came with a psp, since i bought the "PSP edition".
The 82hp engine feels great. A 700cc engine might look pathetic (for a sports car), but don't forget this is a smart. It still feels like it is pretty fast (sometimes an ilusion) and it's really fun to drive, specially when you've been driving for hours and you still have alot of fuel left.

But, like all cars, it has its problems...
Being a convertible, i had some "rain problems" with the convertible roof and i suspect it is not fully fixed yet (the weather people just love sunny days). The gear box could be a bit less sluggish (even my ipod skips tracks faster). According to the service manual, you're not supposed to change the lights by yourself, so be a man and drive to a smart center whenever you need to.
The dashboard is probably the worse on this car, at least from the usability point of view. I have opened the trunk several times when, all i wanted to do, was to open the window. All this because, the smart-ass mercedes engineers thought it would be cool to have these two buttons next to each other. I condone you for this!
Also, the ladies wont stop bugging me for a ride (a car ride, for the perverted reader).