Smart Brabus Roadster

[BigglesPiP]

I quite like the idea of small capacity, high power engines, in lightweight cars.

It's one of the directions I hope future cars go in.

Although I also have a soft-spot for really heavy comfy saloon cars with massive power, like the Lancia Thema 8.32.

 

[commited]

No.

 

[IceAx]

Yes, that's the ones that wave up and down when they accelerate

Think you got that confused with normal one

Andy

 

[NathanE]

A real Norfolk back road blat car would be a Lotus Elise.

 

[atpbx]

Wash your mouth out and go and buy an MX5 1.8is.

And dont be so silly again.

 

[Dogbreath]

Think you got that confused with normal one

Andy

Where is the exhaust on the normal one then?

 

[IceAx]

Under the bumper facing the road.

Heres a brabus coupe :

Andy

 

[willd58]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/225233.htm will wipe the floor with a Smart, let alone with the addition of forced induction for the remaining money.

 

[NathanE]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/214832.htm

And this would be about twice as quick as the MX5 and Smart put together

 

[Shoei]

I do like the Smart Roadster, used to one have parked outside work for a while, but its just crying out to have turbo-charged Hayabusa motor stuck in it. That's make it plenty fun.

 

[willd58]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/214832.htm

And this would be about twice as quick as the MX5 and Smart put together

The guys said he's spending around 9k in his opening post, thats £12k, shall I find a link to a F430 and then claim it would be twice as quick again?

 

[NathanE]

Where did he say he's spending £9k? That was just the price of one car he found :/

 

[[TW]Fox]

Wash your mouth out and go and buy an MX5 1.8is.

And dont be so silly again.

Quoted for truth. This is the best post in the thread.

 

[Mat]

Wash your mouth out and go and buy an MX5 1.8is.

And dont be so silly again.

As I said in the OP, I think they're too bland.

I have looked at a few VX220s and Elises (Elisii?! ) but they are a bit too far out of my price range, at least the decent ones are.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

As I said in the OP, I think they're too bland.

You really need to try a turbo'd version. There's not a lot around s/h as Mazda hasn't made one since the early 90s, but they're ace and IMO a lot more fun than something like a Z4.