smart Parking Lot Questions

Posted by Dave on June 20, 2008 at 10:12am in Support/Questions & Answers

As with every smart owner, I was deluged with questions about my car every time I parked it. Often, it would take 15+ minutes before I could leave. This is to be expected as people want to know. I solved much of this peoblem by creating an "Information Sheet" (copy attached) that I put in a plastic sleeve and place on the dash so it's viewable through the windshield. From my observations, many, many people read this and it has reduced my "lot time" by at least 75%. And I've received "Thank Yous" (even notes under the wipers) from many people.

Enjoy

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Permalink Reply by Joel on June 20, 2008 at 5:20pm: that's awesome~! though, in my neighborhood, people would see that information as an invitation to steal my car or objects in it. i'm just going to have to learn to tell people to go to hell politely. =P; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mr bad example on June 21, 2008 at 12:22am: not bad,maybe i'll post one in mine, but most encounters for me are like 5 minutes or less. the enthusiastic feedback from questioners tends to build me up, i had a metro for 10 years, slapped 15" mag wheels on it, was asked things about it twice in 10 years.

i'd still like a commision program from smart for selling these things! people get "droopy drawers" now when i tell them wait time is 2010. but i tell them about orphans as well. no car sells like the smart! every other car, you can drive off the lot with! i see vettes with sale signs parked at the front of new car lots, they AIN'T MOVIN!, smarts...move as fast as they can make them!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JadeLouise86 on June 21, 2008 at 4:51pm: I haven't had that problem cause the smart has been around here for years now. It's a shame really because I would have fun with it and tell people it did all sorts of crazy things that it didn't. Just for fun and to see the confusion on their face; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by mr bad example on June 23, 2008 at 12:38am: that's my new plan. just make up outrageous shit out of the blue sky and tell it to them "i've had this car 5 months, filled it up 3 times, gone almost 4000 miles and can't remember which side i fill it on!"; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by slojason on June 22, 2008 at 1:45pm: What a super idea! I copied your sheet verbatim and plan to do the same. Thanks for sharing.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Not so smart on June 23, 2008 at 12:00am: Hi Dave, I was wondering if you could post a second version of this, accept change the part about the tridion safety cell to read "silver on this car" instead of "black". That way we could use it for both cars.

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Permalink Reply by Dave on June 23, 2008 at 9:30am: Will do. Look for the post shortly.

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Permalink Reply by mr bad example on June 24, 2008 at 8:33pm: unfortunately, my whole smart is black, so the tridion safety cell is "hidden" , who gives a crap about thinking it's safe, i know it's safe and i'm the clown driving it. that's all that matters.

when questioned, i tell them the smart is a rolling "roll cage", then knock on the steel tridion cell then the plastic body panels. you tell them it's made by mercedes and that halts all further questions.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Matthew A Ziminski on June 24, 2008 at 4:31pm: Greetings,

I've been meaning to copy my window sticker w/o the actual price I paid, so you just saved me the time, Thanks - Happy motoring!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Richard Higday on June 25, 2008 at 7:53pm: Can you post the word document for this to allow others to edit it without bothering you for the different colors or installed features?; ▶ Reply to This