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Picked up car and to be honest it's not great. Completely my fault for not checking, and had I not travelled 3hrs to get there, I wouldn't have brought it. The FSH isn't that. It's had 2 services at smart up to 15k. The last owner had It 4 years and says her husband changed the oil and filters twice a year although there is no proof of this. I do have receipts for discs, pads, new shocks etc.

Discs, pads, etc show it has been maintained though.

One plus is it's the 84bhp version not the 71 like she told me.

Probably the best 451 iteration.

Guessing my first port will be getting a full service at a smart specialist. Any recommendations in my area ? I'm North Devon so Cornwall, Devon or Somerset is doable.

As MrT suggests. Paul and Kate's business changes name quite often - can't remember its current name - Wellsmart?

Finally, and this is a big issue for me, it came with one key only. The last owner only had 1 key and she owned it for 4 years. What's my best/ cheapest action for getting a new spare key

Cheapest course of action is guard the existing key with your life! (Do you really need a spare?).

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Thanks for the replies
First wash has shown up more issues I didn't spot on inspection. Each corner has some kind of damage to the bodywork. Being white, this isn't blatantly obvious and being 10 years old and 63k, I should have expected it. New panels aren't too pricey but as I've said earlier it's a runaround car/ work transport so I doubt I will bother.

Couple of other things- rear washwipe not working. Quick internet search suggests this is a pipe in behind inspection hatch in boot. Also passenger door isn't locking/ all doors won't lock using button in the car. Again quick internet search suggests lock not fully functioning on passenger door- will strip out and lube up when I get chance.

Hopefully I'll get a few jobs done this week. Loving the performance and how it drives, just disappointed at the cosmetics and parts missed when viewing.

[Mattr6]

I've just ordered some fog light surrounds from smart stuff. But reading some of the reviews on Google, they seem quite negative. I'm not one to slate a company before using them, but has anyone on here used them recently?

[Mattr6]

Rear wash wipe sorted. The pipe had popped off in the boot. The locking issue is also sorted.bi had a child seat in the boot which was pressing just enough on the upper tail to prevent full locking.

Is there a go-to in this country for body panels? I'm not too worried yet as I want to get it serviced with a specialist first, but eventually I may want to replace my badly scratched panels.

Cheers