2008 smart ForTwo consumer reviews

I'm 6-4 and do not drive it with the seat all the way back. More than enough leg and head room. Great on gas mileage.

Our Smart car gets great gas milage , we feel very safe driving it with both front and side air bags and a built in safety cage, we feel unobstructed great views from inside with the big windows...and it's soooo cute. The best car for around town, but it does very well at interstate road speeds also.

Excellent car! Drives well, reliable, was overall surprised with its ability to keep up with traffic for its small size! 40+ MPG, great safety ratings and easy to fit in small spaces!

Great, very reliable. Low maintence. Inexpensive repairs. Take's where need to go for little gas. 40+ per gallon. No electronics in vehicle that will break.

Great little A-B car that suits all my needs, it easily fits all my guitar equipment and day to day stuff like gym clothes, tools, and most anything else I need. On average I get about 38mpg and I drive it hard. The seats are really nice and smooth feeling, with medium bolstering and a slightly deeper than normal bottom (almost like a bucket seat but not quite) the inside is very simple and refined, the stereo controls are a good quality and the sound is nice. The climate control unit does seem cheap and is always blowing at my face when the top vents are on but it heats up well and cools well, everything inside the car us extremely intuitive and user friendly with the exception of the wiper control stalk on the steering column due to the rear wiper blade being a forward position and everything else being in the backward position. The engine is quiet despite being right behind you and it would accelerate enormously fast if it weren't for the exceptionally long time between clutch activation (it takes more than a second for the transmission to shift as opposed to the 0.18 second industry standard) the sunroof makes the car feel very very spacious and let's in a good amount of light at a soft rose colored glow. The standard suspension is tuned up very tight to make the car a little more predictable at higher speeds and on turns and this is very apparent, but leaves a little to be desired in the area of dampening on things like speed bumps and potholes (mostly only noticed because Ohio is absolutely filled with potholes) there is great visibility out of every mirror, window and windshield which makes the car feel like you have a bubble of protection around you. The car has been extremely reliable thus far and only needs gas filled every 230ish miles (8 gallon tank) which lasts me 3 weeks to and from work as well as fun around town. If you want accoutrement and luxury this is not your car, if you want to be minimalistic and use only what you need this is I fantastic buy. I am always happy to get in my car, get driving and live life instead of get in and be distracted by fancy seat modes, suspension feel adjusters, touchscreen stereo connectivity, etc etc. This car is a tool to live, not a tool to live in.

The Cabrio is a blast! I can park it just about anywhere. It has been quite reliable and it looks like new thanks to the plastic body panels(it is almost ten years old). It sits two people with room for the dog in the back.

It is reliable and has lots of leg and head space for taller people. Not as much width as i might like.

This car is crucial to my work day. I get home late and find parking within three minutes, while other people have to sleep in their cars. I live in NYC where parking is notorious! The gas mileage is great and since the car is light and agile it zips through city streets and in the highway it's agile too. Specially when I shift with the paddles on the steering wheel. I've owned about fifteen cars from corollas to high performance jags and the practicality of this car had no replacement. I love cars and this little car has really shown me that good things come in small packages. When I first got it I was scared of its size but after the second week I was comfortable with its size and was zipping around with no problem.

Vehicle is great for driving from A to B. As a previous owner it was nice to have great gas mileage and low maintenance costs. After 9 years there were no issues at all.This car is great for city driving but not long distance. Takes some time to get used to the feel of the car but it's not a major issue.

I was looking for a second car that was good on gas and reliable. this car is great on gas mileage it's a bit small to what I'm used to but I love it. The interior is great and love the convertible top mine has. Takes about $19 to fill up with premium which is a plus.