How many miles will a smart car do?

[woosydiver]

Let your Turbo spin down.

As far as I was aware the need to let your engine idle was not particularly due to heat but because the turbo spins at many 10,000's of RPM & takes quite a while to spin down & stop. If you switch off your engine as soon as you stop then the oil pump if off, oil is not pumped, oil is not fed to the turbo & so the bearings are starved of oil - ouch premature turbo failure!

[Alsmart]

what is the significance to the engine longevity if you fail to run the car in properly over the first 1500km?

Would depend on how you abuse it I guess.

If you really thrashed it that first 1000 miles & didn't allow the turbo to settle after long high-speed bashes you'd probably get different problems longer-term to those if you had run it at a very steady constant 40mph instead.

[AndyM]

It depends on how much you wind the rubber band up!!!!

[Tootheye]

I've heard that the turbo going is quite common. Thats why I always let him cool down for a few mins, is unbelievable how hot the turbo gets......

[lil.smartie]

Well 94,500 kms so far almost 60,000 miles with nothing except 1 new set of tyres 1 exhaust & a lambda sensor (oh and a few bulbs!)
Service it, feed it petrol when it asks & clean it sometimes!
Kate

[pete10uk]

So let me get this.
Treat it good for the first 1000 miles, Take it steady for the last part of a run or keep it idleing for 60 seconds befor you switch off, Check the oil and keep it toped up with a good quality item weekley, Only put high quality fuel it the baby.
Is that everything I need to know for problem free Smarting ?
Or is there somthing else I need to know befor I take delivery of katie

[philthy112]

1000mile journey is quite long - where do you work? the moon??

treat it well and you wont need to worry

[lil.smartie]

Well I was going to say give it a name and treat it like a small child but I guess it's too late for that!! lol
Kate

[mccsmart2002]

No need to idle for 60 seconds in normal town situation driving. Only if you have been driving hard or using a lot or rev contiously or if you just come off the motorway.

[AndyM]

Tyre pressure!!!Need to check as not enough will increase rolling resistance and put MPG up,also driving with the windows down will increase fuel consumption more than you think!

[Alsmart]

My first 2CV did 105,000+ miles; if a Smart doesn't do that it will be very disappointing.