Comments on: Smart Fortwo hits the market http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/04/08/smart-fortwo-hits-the-market/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:35 +0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ash http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/04/08/smart-fortwo-hits-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-165567 Ash Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:51:14 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=5930#comment-165567 Sally, thanks for the update. Sally, thanks for the update.

]]> By: Sally http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/04/08/smart-fortwo-hits-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-165511 Sally Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:54:57 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=5930#comment-165511 The smart retail price should be as follows: Smart fortwo Coupe Standard - RMB158,000 Smart fortwo Coupe Style - RMB176,000 Smart fortwo Cabrio Standard - RMB188,000 Smart fortwo Cabrio Style - RMB206,000 :o) The smart retail price should be as follows:

Smart fortwo Coupe Standard – RMB158,000
Smart fortwo Coupe Style – RMB176,000
Smart fortwo Cabrio Standard – RMB188,000
Smart fortwo Cabrio Style – RMB206,000

:o )

]]> By: J http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/04/08/smart-fortwo-hits-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-162849 J Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:09:28 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=5930#comment-162849 Well, good value for money I would say. I got a big discount when I bought it March 2008 (paid 45K RMB for the glass roof top model 1.1L). Of course everything is so cheap. The whole dashboard is not well fixed, direction not pretty smooth, I suspect the breaks to have some kind of problem but my garage said everything is fine. The engine is great, can go up to 170 km/h on highways, good punch. I made several long trips from Beijing to Shenyang (above 700 km) and no problems. I have made 15000 km and no problem so far. A friend of mine had an accident with the same car: hit a VW Polo laterally at 30 to 40 km/h. The whole Polo right side was destroy, pretty much nothing on the Nobble. No injuries. To summarize: + good value for money + bigger than a fortwo, you can have passengers or pull the rear seats to put stuff + very nice punchy engine + air conditioning - very very poor quality: dashboard, windows buttons, seats - direction not smooth In this price range you have: Cherry QQ, BYD F0, Suzuki Alto, Geely 203 & 303 & SRV, Xiali N3 and maybe some others... If I had to buy a new car in China in a similar price range between 35K to 60K RMB, I would go again for this one. BYD F0 is nice, I would consider if a 3 doors version come out. Well, good value for money I would say. I got a big discount when I bought it March 2008 (paid 45K RMB for the glass roof top model 1.1L).

Of course everything is so cheap. The whole dashboard is not well fixed, direction not pretty smooth, I suspect the breaks to have some kind of problem but my garage said everything is fine.

The engine is great, can go up to 170 km/h on highways, good punch. I made several long trips from Beijing to Shenyang (above 700 km) and no problems. I have made 15000 km and no problem so far.

A friend of mine had an accident with the same car: hit a VW Polo laterally at 30 to 40 km/h. The whole Polo right side was destroy, pretty much nothing on the Nobble. No injuries.

To summarize:
+ good value for money
+ bigger than a fortwo, you can have passengers or pull the rear seats to put stuff
+ very nice punchy engine
+ air conditioning

- very very poor quality: dashboard, windows buttons, seats
- direction not smooth

In this price range you have: Cherry QQ, BYD F0, Suzuki Alto, Geely 203 & 303 & SRV, Xiali N3 and maybe some others…
If I had to buy a new car in China in a similar price range between 35K to 60K RMB, I would go again for this one.
BYD F0 is nice, I would consider if a 3 doors version come out.

]]> By: Ash http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/04/08/smart-fortwo-hits-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-162634 Ash Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:17:36 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=5930#comment-162634 Tell us all about it?! Have you managed to pull the dashboard out? Tell us all about it?! Have you managed to pull the dashboard out?

]]> By: J http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/04/08/smart-fortwo-hits-the-market/comment-page-1/#comment-162572 J Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:18:55 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=5930#comment-162572 I prefer my Noble :) I prefer my Noble :)

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