Smart ForTwo reviews

I had a great experience with German Performance after seeing a Smart Fortwo Passion on the AA website. I spoke to Hadi who spent a lot of time with me on the phone and doing video calls so that I could view the car/ask questions etc. I was beyond sceptical - I mean, who in their right mind would buy a car handing over their hard earned cash without even seeing the car in person and test driving???? That is, before COVID. After a few weeks of driving my new car, I am delighted that I took the plunge and can thoroughly recommend dealing with German Performance and Hadi was a pleasure to deal with. I never normally leave reviews, but as I use reviews all the time to assist me in choosing the right company to deal with, felt I should give credit where credit is due. Good job - when I am looking for another car, I certainly won’t hesitate in looking to you first!

Upgraded 451 80hp to 453 107hp top specs & v happy. 453 a major improvement in stability, motorway driving is easy, secure & amazing acceleration even without S mode switched on. Simply love how it just whooshes & whoops without strain & holds tightly.   A dream city car the turning circle is hysterical as if spins on the dot. Not generally keen on oversteer but on 453 in city it allows seamless city driving. Visibility is slightly hampered by back pillars however mirror depth is good & general visibility excellent.   The seats are bit firm but adjust well, seating position high compared to most city cars & is a bonus, spacious interior enhanced by panoramic roof although storage was better on 451, & the media specs are above average excellent park camera, the sound system is well above average, gadget wise is quite swishy & well put together. In all it’s a scream on the open road & a dream in city, sad to see is discontinued as Brabus Smart. The only city car that would tempt me would be a revival of the Ka 1.6 so this is a keep.   Have driven Mini, Ibiza, C1 & this just trumps them for fun, specs & manoeuvrability, so far has been reliable & cheap service costs. Some may mock that it 1) small boot 2) only 2 seats..but then that goes for some Ferraris & Lamborghinis, & they’re rubbish in town, get a Smart instead, cheaper too

I have driven Smart cars for 20 years now, tried a mini, now going back to a Smart. They are just easy, I would compare having a Smart car to wearing your favorite footwear, just feels "right". Feel safer driving my Smart then I did in the Mini. Servicing costs for me at my local garage £95 Insurance £160,no tax and petrol £30 a month depending on millage of course. I have up graded from a smart Pure which I have been driving for 13 years to a Passion just because the Passion was the model for sale. I wanted a semi-automatic.

The gearbox or diff or something is were my left foot should be. It'd be okay though because they've raised the clutch so you can rest your foot under it. This combined with the fact the seat doesn't even slightly recline (I mean there's some adjustment but only from and to more upright than most would have it), makes it torture to drive in heavy traffic. It's like sitting at a dinner table and trying to work a clutch that's a good 6" off the floor. City car!!!! - I drive around the congestion even if it takes a lot longer. My back and hip aren't going to take this and I'm in my 30's. The suspension is so stiff, worse than most sport cars. Once I hit a pothole and now the radio only works when the cigarette lighter doesn't have anything plugged into it. I'm not joking. It's like the aerial has fallen against a live circuit to the 12v socket. It actually weighs more than an aygo I used to own, even though it's massively less practical and comfortable.When the engine's cold it will wobble out at roundabouts slower than an unenthusiastic person on a pushbike or you can rev the hell out of it and then it's even more dangerous. For the first few minutes every morning the accelerator might as well be an on/off switch. Just buy a car that's not so top heavy, that they pretty much had to remove it's suspension to get it through a slalom test.

first class service the folks at auto point ballyclare went the extra mile to ensure i was happy with my purchase a pleasure to deal with richard c newman

Still getting use to semi-auto but its coming on OK.  The garage looked after me well thank you staff

Brilliant car really happy no problems saw it and drove it home same day all good

Wasn't sure what to expect with a smart car as I always thought they were a gimmick however I was pleasantly surprised by how roomy it felt inside and how well it drove nice little car for commuting to the station I think not comfortable enough on a long run for me but that wouldn't stop me from owning one

Excellent as second car for short solo journeys

I've had most vehicle types in over 40 years of motoring, from motorcycles to Land Rovers. I bought the Smart car as a convenience when my main vehicle was a Jaguar. The Smart has proved so much more flexible, easy to park and cheap to run, not to mention fun to drive, that I've now sold the Jaguar. Everyone needs a runabout, for which the Smart is ideal - I'm waiting for an electric one, but from now on when I want 4 doors, or long distance cruising I'll hire something appropriate. The convenience of being picked up and dropped back by a hire company, and all for a reasonable cost is saving me thousands of pounds per year - particularly when you factor in the biggest cost in motoring - i.e. depreciation. Taking out low cost insurance for the excess in a car hire situation, often referred to as collision waiver makes sense as well.

I love this car even though it's like driving around in an old mini metro in terms of ride and comfort. It's cheap on petrol costs but servicing is hideously expensive. The main problem is that the moment it turned 5 years old Smart/Mercedes stopped properly supporting the car. It's no longer possible to buy new baby car seats for it (you have to use the one made especially for smart in this model, so now you have to endanger your baby buy buying a second hand car seat or sell your car). Also when the drive shaft broke I had to wait 6 weeks for a replacement part. The garage made Merc give me a hire car, but still, that's pretty rubbish, especially when you wouldn't expect a broken drive shaft in a low mileage 5 year old car under normal circumstances.

I had this after owning a BMW 5 series from new. The smart has neither the suspension or comfort of the BMW but it is a spacious inside and certainly more economical. I have been to France, Belgium, Holland and Germany in it twice and have travelled from the south coast of England to Edinburgh twice. It handles and performs just like any other car and is generally better all round.

I have a 75 mile each way trip to work daily. I have driven Smart Cars since a left hand drive W Reg. They are economic and on the whole very reliable. For a second car in the family they are ideal. As comfortable as many large cars and the boot is big enough to take 10 full standard supermarket carrier bags so you can shop two. As a family we had three at one time. The family car is a 7 seat Mitsubuishi Grandis. It's low mileage as it only gets used when more than two need to travel

I don't do many miles now I am retired and was fed up with high running costs of my Mercedes SLK so I sold it & got a Smart Car 60mpg, £30 road tax & easy to park.

This is my 3rd Smart car. I am impressed with the comfort and space inside and it's compact design (smallest car) outside. First time passengers are always surprised at the amount of head and leg room ('it feels just like an ordinary car - better than mine'.....) Safety design is excellent (based on egg shape) Fuel consumption is impressive. Performance is nippy -although not as good as previous, slightly larger and sportier, engine. This model has Eco setting - engine cut out under 5mph braking. Restart is faultless (thus far)and excellent for fuel saving in town driving. One disappointment - the inbuilt satnav / radio / sound system (Pioneer) USB iPod lead is fine but programming screen for radio and satnav is not intuitive and the satnav display is poor. I use my portable TomTom for long or complicated journeys - especially as I recently used it throughout 2000 miles of driving in France (not in the Smart, although I did take the previous one )

The biggest thing people get wrong with the smart 4 2 is they think its got to be small inside, it?s the back that?s missing the bit that?s almost always empty so why have it if you don?t use it loose it, parking is much easier as you can get in those spaces that are always left. It?s very nippy and as comfortable on long journeys as most cars I have driven. And most importantly its FUN, I know lots of people wouldn't drive one just because its a small car all I say is its their loss.

I love my Smart. It's small enough to fit into parking spaces most cars would not, but the boot holds an amazing amount. It is of course only a two seater, but those two seats are roomy and comfortable. However, it is the second car of the family, and I would not recommend a Smart as an only car. Certainly, I never take mine out of the garage when it snows - it gets stuck immediately. But as a second car, I love it.

Ideal city car! It's gets into any space, it's light and nippy you really don't notice the small engine size because of how light it it. Very high vantage point, lots of glass so reduced blind spots and good visibility. Pretty comfy really, has all the nice luxuries like heated leather seats, sat nav, ability to play ipod etc. Doesn't guzzle fuel, the eco engine is great, being semi-automatic is excellent too, as is the anti-roll back on hills. Has never let me down so far. Only cons: Not enough radio pre-sets! Touch screen radio is very hard to operate whilst driving, very dangerous if you try to switch radio channel whilst driving as you can't feel any knobs/buttons - you actually have to look at the touch screen. Also the sat nav never lets you put the full postcode in. Last minor complaint would be the heated seats, no option to just have back warmed - it's either back & bottom, or just bottom! Why not just back!? Also a heated windscreen would be amazing for winter but it doesn't have this.

I am very pleased with my car and it is very cheap to run and service. Also the tax disc is free.

Excellent small car for around town & medium length journeys, very practical & easy to park, has a deceptive load capacity, excellent back up & service, highly reliable.