Smart Fortwo engine life - is this true?

Our MB/Smart Service Dept reckon we will need a new engine at 70,000 miles. The car goes as well and uses the same amount of oil at 65000, current mileage, as it did at 44000 miles; about 2Lt/10000miles....

Which small cars are similar in size to the Smart Car?

I have owned a Smart car for 10 years and am considering replacing it. The new car has to fit into a short parking space. Do I have to consider electric vehicles or are there 'short' petrol cars available?

Buying a new small car?

I have currently a Smart Passion Diesel which is just under 1 year old. So far I have been delighted with the car but my driving mileage is going to dramatically change. Currently I am driving approx...

My second hand car has been in for repairs three times - what are my rights?

Bought a second hand car 3-2-12. Was in for repair 4-2-12, needed new brake switch - garage paid full fee. Bulb needed replacing - paid for it ourselves. Now it needs something else, I think its new...

I bought a Smart car two months ago which has an electrical problem - should the warranty cover this?

I bought a Smart car on a 55 plate with 52,000 miles two months ago. It appears that the wiring loom has shorted out, affecting a number of systems. I don't know the full outcome yet but this will be expensive....

Passion killer

I have got an eight-year-old Smart Passion convertible, semi automatic that has done approx 45,000 miles. So far so good. But it is beginning to cost me money. I have just spent nearly £1,000 on having...

Total wife out

My wife and I are downsizing and the new house has room for one car on the drive and one car in front. If this second car is not to block the first, it will have to be not much more than 7ft 6ins long....

Why does my Smart car feel like it's labouring at slower speeds?

I have a new Smart Car which is using a lot of fuel and feels as though it is labouring when trying to keep to 30mph and 40 mph speed limits. Is the car too powerful or is there something wrong with it?...

Recommend a fun, quirky car - possibly a convertible - for under £7000?

I will soon graduate from university, and will be starting work at the end of the summer. Before I do so, I am looking to purchase a car that is both economical to run and insure but that is also quirky...

My daughter bought a used Smart Fortwo with inaccurate mileage and a number of problems - what should we do?

My daughter bought a Smart Fortwo Cabriolet (used) which was said to have been serviced and MoT'd before she picked it up. They gave it an advisory saying that they couldn't MoT it properly because of...