THE BUDGET SPORT CAR EVERYONE FORGOT ABOUT - 2004 Smart Roadster Review

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[@designbyatlantis007]

Just bought a 80hp 2004 3 weeks ago... They will have to pry it from my cold stiff hands. The most fun ever to drive! Pew pew!

[@The_Monkey_Boss]

I love the fact that someone else loves this car as much as I do!!!

[@allsearpw3829]

Smiles per mile and a hoot to drive .

[@granthostheflatulent]

A cautionary tale from a prior owner who is planning to buy another one after many years. It was a stormy night on a country road and I went through a deep puddle at 60mph (2005 - car was 2 years old). The force of the splash pushed a boot sealing around an aircon pipe through the floor and water flooded the ecu. Chaos resulted (wipers, lights, fan randomly switching on and off). No effect on engine so I slowly finished the journey looking like a disco light show. That car had given me the most smiles per mile I've ever had but at the time I could only afford one car so I sold it on after the dealer had fixed it under warranty. Now I'm planning getting a fun, convertible second car. I'm put off a Porsche Boxter by IMS bearing failure risk (recently happened to a relatives one), an MR2 roadster by pre-cat failure risk, and both the MGTF and MX5 by rust - I live in spray range of the sea. Watching this video reminded me of that waste gate noise - and just how enjoyable they are to drive. Decision made.

[@DeanoDrives]

Gordan Murray, the legend behind the Mclaren F1 and the Mercedes SLR owned one of these and drove it as his daily for 16 years! He kept his Roadster despite the fact that, under his employment with Mercedes, he could have chosen a new Merc' under the value of £150,000 each year. Who else would chose a Roadster over a brand new C63 or S Class!?

[@chaospxl_]

Im only reading this now but what in gods Name was Mercedes on, only giving him a budget of 150k for their merc models. for THE Gordan Murray?

[@YuwanThayakaran]

Great little car, just wish they made them in manual

[@carmelodash1728]

I know Im quite randomly asking but do anyone know a good place to stream new tv shows online ?

[@andersonbranson4447]

@Carmelo Dash try FlixZone. You can find it on google :)

[@satgillonline2340]

'97 Vauxhall Tigra '06 Smart Roadster Brabus Coupe '05 Toyota Celica '99 BMW 318i '07 Hyundai Tucson '07 Hyundai Coupe '08 Jeep Patriot Sport [CURRENTLY OWN - WORK CAR] '04 Smart Roadster Coupe [CURRENTLY OWN - 2ND CAR] Out of all the cars I've owned (30yo now), it's the Roadie that always had my heart so I had to get it again! If y'all see a little go-cart zipping around West London, say hello! Need these Lambo doors though...bruh...

[@daveyacarter]

Had a Brabus in 2004. A lot of fun at the time but it was always having warranty work done to it. The coupe is a more practical choice and a remap is a must :-)

[@jasonjuggler3457]

surprised he didn't say in title BUYING A SMART ROADSTER

[@lmoore5264]

Great video. Glad you were enjoying the car. I wish we could have gotten the roadster here in the states.

[@simonfreeman2808]

Yeah it's called mid engined.

[@LaszloLendl]

I am 192cm and drive a Brabus Clupe version since 2010 under summer season here in sweden.ove this car. If you pissed of one day you just vet you "buttton" in this lill thing and a smile has born 😅. Its a lovely drive .You just have to learn how to handle the gearbox. Once you learnt that you will notice a dramatically change. It changes fast etc... Long live this ❤ beauty.

[@julianhodgson1961]

I’ve had a Smart Roadster Coupe from new from 2005 - it’s been an absolute joy but I got very lucky. A very nice young salesmen from Cardiff Mercedes told me the first thing I should do if I bought one was to get all the seals done under warranty. I bought one and took his great advice - it was a big job as the car was basically stripped completely apart but it meant that in almost 20 years I’ve had absolutely no issues with water leaks - I got very lucky🤞🙏🤞😀

[@stevemulroy1417]

he has no idea... you get a lot more into one of these than a bottle, bag, earphones and tripod...Packed the right way, 2 weeks of luggage will easily go in.

[@DasVoLlHoNk]

Me an friend drove to a 4 weeks internship 400km or somewhat away with the roadster and with our stuff packed into soft bags and stuffed behind the seats and so on we managed to take everything we needed with us. 😁

[@sergeanthartman5103]

Seriously what have you done it's been a perfectly fine car! 😂

[@yuidfbse]

Love your car!!! Where did you get the doors modified, Lamborghini style? You bought the parts and installed them yourself, or is it a bolt-on pre-manufactured kit? Looks amazing :)

[@379.l.m.]

I was wondering this as well!

[@Andrew-fw4mb]

Owned 2 of these and they were great fun to drive, shame about the reliability and leaky roofs though

[@markw8139]

Im considering it as a 2nd car...to my MK2.5 MX5...Basically so i can work on the rust on the mx5 while i can still get to work! The main thing i worry about are... 1:) How easy (or not) are the parts to get..I had a Suzuki Ignis Sport and git rid of it...parts where like gold to try to find.. 2:) How reliable are they?! Great vid though!

[@chasraggio5428]

Love my roadie, the most fun thing you could ever drive. Would lobe to get the Lambo doors on it. I call mine the road legal go cart.

[@alexinnes402]

the face you made when you first heard the BOV flutter. Classic

[@Xenstein]

It is not a BOV who is making that noise. The air wave from compressor to intake is blocked by acceleration butterfly when is closed and it rushes back to escape. When is meeting the compressor blades it makes that noise on his way back to escape the pressure. I have made a slightly bigger intake in compressor housing and that noise is disappeared 😊

[@woody555kl]

I dont think anyone forgot about it i even looked at one about 5 years ago but it was a brabus version much better

[@gordonmccartney5648]

Choo Choo noises?

[@Gaphalor]

I just got one myself now, 80kw full house with heated seating, paddleshifters, check out my nightdrives to see what this thing is capeable of

[@nicklowe536]

Just about to pick mine.up can't wait now I have seen your video

[@gbm9115]

Diese Flügel scherentüren sind einfach cool

[@retobowbeans]

these were surprisingly real fun to drive...spun back end out many times in the week when I borrowed one for a week

[@iamneallyons4263]

was the gearbox not ultimately dog shit though mate like everybody says?

[@retobowbeans]

@@iamneallyons4263 at the time 2006 didn't seem so was the coupe version too looked better imo also

[@mrbagitos]

I’m very tempted to get a Brabus Roadster. Not sure about the gearbox though. It’s definitely something different and you could thrash the nuts off of it down B roads.

[@keio5274]

Got nothing on a suzuki cappuccino 😂

[@timexironman100m]

I had a 450 brabus lots of fun ....

[@sjcap4233]

Great review Jamie looks brilliant

[@SparkyRih]

I think that's an 61hp Roadster (at least from factory)... If you think that's fun, you should try mine :D

[@damienhowell3727]

Would love to see one of thoses customed out with single lights if possible and body kit with bolt ons that would be seriously good and completely epic to drive lol awesome review

[@ToninoCandela]

I daily a type r fk2 with 310hp, and sometimes i take out this thing, and i have so much fun anyway! Love this tiny car

[@sinngsg9]

I have an FK2 also but I mostly drive my Mapped Brabus Roadster its far more fun I find than the CTR

[@iamneallyons4263]

@@sinngsg9 does the brabus have a shite gearbox to?

[@iamneallyons4263]

is the gearbox really that shite?

[@sinngsg9]

@@iamneallyons4263 single gears no try and drop 3 gears at once and it turn a second to think about it but drive fast and go up or drop a gear and its ok

[@sinngsg9]

@@iamneallyons4263 Short answers No

[@AA-rc8sm]

It's not just a budget car but also a super cool ride. "Smart Arse" lol

[@xcroutonicx]

Like the head cam

[@matthewdon9565]

Pure is accurate, it is a shame about the gearbox, but it's perfectly usable. Such a shame it wasnt developed further, a very relevant car these days offering 55+mpg and fun. Not for those with a fragile ego. Brabus is the one to go for, just loose the ridiculous 17" alloys, better ride, acceleration and cheaper tyres/refurb costs, I saved 5kg a corner. Modern day British roadster in the vein of the classic lotus/Triumph/Austin of yesteryear. Quirks and all

[@matthewdon9565]

@Rusticle 2.0 not sure why you would hate a manual transmission or think automatic's are better, but each to their own. The smart roadster gearbox wasn't actually automatic it's a automated manual transmission. 👍

[@matthewdon9565]

@Rusticle 2.0 manuals don't stall unless operated incorrectly and they offer far more versatility that an auto, but if your not used to them an auto is much easier. But as I said the smart isn't an automatic, some came with paddles but others changed on the gearstick like a semi automatic, but you could also have them in full auto which was terrible in the roadster, as it never seemed to know which gear to be in, very different from the more modern lightening fast gearboxes.

[@sukhrajchhokar]

FFS the stupidity in some of the comments. I love this channel it does different cars not the usual same old stuff every week...I like the opportunity to get opinions on varied cars that's the whole point. Fuck the comments. Jamie keep you the content mate as I love cars which in turn makes me love this channel.

[@lewismorgan7515]

But Jamie is very ignorant I'm afraid so he won't see your comment, or mine or even anyones. So therefore, he won't care and as a result, you shouldn't care either.

[@sukhrajchhokar]

@@lewismorgan7515 to be fair I'm not concerned about a reply lol I just don't want the content to stop...I get what you mean but I get why he probably ignores the comments. I would too reading half the crap on here.

[@anmcclo9731]

add on interior music it looks, like i'll bring the batteries, Boom Box!1!

[@adamtaylor5677]

There's been some bad cars on this channel but this certainly takes the biscuit

[@jimmykucera8627]

Need a comparison against the 450 Fortwo !!!

[@butterking211-viewingaccou4]

How good would this car be for new drivers and how much would the insurance be?

[@AA-rc8sm]

Must be easy to insure

[@bigkaiserze]

Is that wish.com wing on backwards?

[@MrVig]

It Is not the fun car of the year 2002 by top gear Idk where you did found that (tell me please) because I can't find a fun car of the year award In Top Gear 2002

[@casualagent7250]

Buy one for £1-2000 pounds, are you sure? It’s April 2022, seem to be advertised for a lot more now, still thinking about this car or an MGTF Alfa Spider or Saab 9-3 🤔

[@ANDYblacks13]

I would describe them as great for women who don't like speed and enjoy gluing interior parts back on

[@davidbrettell3696]

You have clearly not driven one then...

[@ANDYblacks13]

@@davidbrettell3696 never will,you need see how well they do in Ncap crash tests then you wouldn't recomend one to an enemy,gearbo x problems from very low miles,parts are stupidly priced,80 bhp in 790 kgs is nippy to a new driver at best

[@davidbrettell3696]

You're jjust embarrassing yourself now. Because if you *actually* see the NCAP reports you will see that the Roadster has never been tested, but the Fortwo on which it is based is probably THE toughest car on the road. And in 15 years of working with these cars I have NEVER seen s single gearbox failure yet. As for "nippy" - listen to the review - they're not about outright speed, they're about fine balance and handling - hence why on the NC500 route myself and a number of other roadster owners were overtaking Focus STs, Nismos, Ferraris - they're pretty much on a par with the Lotus Elise in twisty stuff - they're a car you can drive at 10/10ths all the time. Suggest you *actually* drive one and do some research before you go spouting nonsense in future.

[@lewismorgan7515]

@@davidbrettell3696 Because they're crap and for £2,000 you could buy so many better cars.

[@lewismorgan7515]

@@davidbrettell3696 Forget about the "balance and handling" of those cars, you cannot call them fun if they do not have a manual gearbox at all.

[@alexisamtosta]

These cars are very hard to get in and out of them for taller people. Do a review of a Smart fortwo Brabus and a Mitsubishi Colt CZT

[@lewismorgan7515]

0:58 I thought the Toyota Sera that you reviewed was the quirkiest car ever?

[@HeliosNeo]

Was that not a Brabus model he was driving? Says Brabus on the wing mirror same as the one I have

[@chriselse515]

What camera is that quality is really good

[@andrecrawford5118]

My first car was a roadster, then I went to a bmw 1 series, then I had a z4, I now have an amorok and yes... THE ROADSTER is by far my favourite and most fun to drive, WEIRDLY It’s funny as well, when I had it yes people taken the piss a little but if they drove it, their minds completely changed

[@JackRafael]

I’ve been thinking about buying a roadster as my first car, how much was the insurance for you?

[@andrecrawford5118]

Clarence Escuella it wasn’t the cheapest for a first car I’ll be honest, being that it’s a sport car and soft top, it is seen as a bit dangerous for new drivers and they’re faster than you think! At the top of my head it was around £1200-2000 for the year? We’re going back 6-7 years ago now so at the top of my head I’m not really sure but honestly, you won’t regret it, after the first year it goes down a lot so don’t let it knock you down, if you can get it, get it! :) I’m sure if you ring the insurance company themselves they’ll knock some price down as well! :)

[@erkam116]

@@andrecrawford5118 I am thinking of buying a used smart Roadster (82hp, 2006, 140.000km), it will be my first car and I am afraid that I will always have to pay to maintain the car, buy new parts and so on... What do yout think? Do you think it's reasonable and reliable or is it going to be high maintenance... Thank you for your help 😊

[@cambo8478]

i have one, Great FUN!

[@superfatbobtail]

Actually, this smart roadster is much practical than the honda s660

[@dfg297lpopdirk]

so is there a spare wheel and a jack

[@princesssolace4337]

Everyone in the UK?

[@BessigCats]

Great little cat, looks perfect

[@jaybenjamin5649]

THESE CARS ARE SOOO FUCKING COOL.!! is it very cheap for insurance seeing as its less then 1 ltr

[@Matthew-zj1jx]

When are u getting the new shell for the riced out fiesta

[@tactix101]

for the money they are a perfect little b basher it doesnt have to be high hp to be fun hell one of my top 3 cars i would love to own is a Suzuki alto works with its 0.7 ltr turbo kei car goodness lol

[@Mr330d]

Clocked special

[@autogord6245]

Wish I still had mine :(

[@evrensokmener6768]

My ex girlfriend about 15 years ago had one. Really good fun! But yeah the gearbox is a let down.

[@iamneallyons4263]

does the box just ruin it totally?

[@evrensokmener6768]

@@iamneallyons4263 yeah pretty much. So slow to shift. Apart from that great wee car.

[@iamneallyons4263]

@@evrensokmener6768 even if you whacked it into semi auto an shifted yourself?

[@evrensokmener6768]

@@iamneallyons4263 yeah mate its still slow. Mercedes never had a dual clutch back then. Still a fun little car and engine has character.

[@SmartRacer]

Have one, real fun to drive it every day. You can check my channel to see plenty Smart Roadster videos :D

[@lewismorgan7515]

8:30 He calls driving that car 'pure' but it's got a semi automatic gearbox.

[@ToninoCandela]

The gearbox its a shame. But trust me, maybe for the lightness (800 kg) and the very low center of gravity, but the feeling of driving this car is pure in his way! Not like an mx5, or gt86, but this car have his own soul

[@realscot5165]

These cars would have been so much better with a proper manual gearbox

[@zenfox1979]

you cannot help but giggle while driving this car, thats the point of it. its slow, it leaks, makes no difference to the smile on your face on those 5 days of the year you can put the top down and attack country roads in it.

[@Adam-ke7pr]

Need to do a review on a delorean lad

[@clarke89]

No one forgot about them they just know their shit

[@timexironman100m]

Sure they had some issues but there were not crap

[@richardgerard1223]

Semi automatic gearbox, calls it "pure" 😂👏

[@rosshill3795]

80bhp of PRAFORMANCE!!

[@dalegreen9135]

And now for something completely different

[@davidbrettell3696]

If genuinely thinking of buying - read this buyers guide: www.theroadster.net/trc/modules/articles/article.php?id=162

[@tomshorten589]

Would you recommend as a first car, just for some affordable fun? I love them a lot, and I think they’re so sick😂😂 I get laughed at when I say it but I don’t care

[@matthewdon9565]

Actually they are very good first cars, lots of safety features, but you need to be handy with tools or have a decent back up budget as things can get expensive if they go wrong. Go for the light version if your on a budget. And don't he conned into paying more because it's a special edition, it was a stripped down cheap edition. Just bare in mind it's mid engined rear wheel drive, so if you drive like an idiot it will spin soon rather than understeer. I'd suggest taking it somewhere safe to learn how to drive it.

[@tomshorten589]

Fantastic mate thanks so much!! I will take your advice!

[@djneo92nl]

Don’t know if you bought one. But i have one as my first car, it’s a cool little car. Do recommend getting a Coupe and a 60kw version. That’s the medium version. The lightest 45kw. Doesn’t have enough power imo. And no automatic and cruise control. There is a Brabus tuned version that is a bit faster but expensive. You can also get them tuned to 100 horse power. And check for leaks

[@AA-rc8sm]

Yes, have you got one yet? I hope so.

[@pavelruzicka3491]

Cool monster

[@aaguirre123]

For a reason.

[@Pholiage]

Apart from the headlights it has a resemblance of a Mazda Rx8.

[@S-Ltd1000]

Good review but the roof is the least of your worries. Buy one cheap and it will empty your wallet. A lot of crap posted by people who have probably never driven one. A lot of owners have had all sorts of other higher powered cars and rate these highly, they are great fun.

[@MrNeogothic]

Love mine. I've got mates with 300+hp Audi's and the Roadster scares them. You can put it round twisty roads at speeds you wouldn't dare in a bigger car. I've already brought another for £600 as a hobby/fixer upper. Most Roadster fans love the tinkering part.

[@yiggawhat]

ive only had mine for a few months so cant say much on reliability but i wouldnt dare to not maintain it really well because i know its fragile. and yes i love it, its a car with character for sure.

[@S-Ltd1000]

@@yiggawhat had my Brabus a couple of years now and I've only put 5k miles on it. I love the car but I don't have 100% confidence in it even though it's never actually broken down. They have a reputation for being temperamental, especially if neglected.

[@iamneallyons4263]

@@MrNeogothic is the gearbox dog shit tho mate?

[@lucabini8630]

Meraviglia 👍

[@robinforrest7680]

Quite fun. But for 2 grand I'd look for an mx5 na.

[@lucabini8630]

Meraviglia👍🙂

[@angrymuffinsb]

The camera angle on your head makes me feel sick. Spins round too much & you can’t get a sense of depth. Very difficult to gauge

[@joejia1410]

"Smart arse"

[@inokajdic122]

I own one for 5 years and did some tuning, here is video kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6W6mHmEhp5lqdk

[@nickcosta4326]

Sports car? Nope

[@yiggawhat]

because its only a sports car when you say it right?

[@davidevans6052]

Talking rubbish as per

[@Adjustlfy]

first comment

[@callummccubbing4506]

There's a reason it was forgotten about.. It was SHIT

[@S-Ltd1000]

Have you driven one? They are not shit but I recently sold my brabus and kept my 27 year mk1 Mazda eunos. The roadster is too complicated for its own good and has the potential to throw up some eye watering repair costs.

[@nathangreen6256]

FORD IS SUPERIOR