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Hello all,
I'm a returning forum member. I used to post here very regularly when I owned a 2001 Fortwo CDI Pulse. I did an article for Evilution on the intercooler mounting fault:
http://www.evilution.co.uk/index.php?id=656
I sold the car in 2010 to get something bigger as I thought family life was soon upon me. It still is soon upon me, but we now have another car in the household and I thoroughly regret getting rid of my CDI! I've got a big old BMW v8 in the garage as a toy and a rather battered Mitsubishi Carisma ( I know...I know) as a daily runabout.
As the Carisma is coming up to MOT and insurance date, I find myself looking around at 451 CDIs and read consistently of power loss issues and returns to MB/Smart from disappointted owners and think to myself, I don't recall any of these problems with the 450 CDI, which was great apart from the regular smart things.
My old car is now leading a new life somewhere near Gateshead - I even emailed the new owner to see if he would be interested in selling it back to me...no answer!
So my request to the community is this, if you have a 2001 onwards CDI that you would like to sell, please get in touch. I don't mind a project and would prefer a car without a bright blue interior. I'm keeping my eyes on ebay and autotrader but not much sensibly priced cars around at the moment.
Fingers crossed I find one!
I'm a returning forum member. I used to post here very regularly when I owned a 2001 Fortwo CDI Pulse. I did an article for Evilution on the intercooler mounting fault:
http://www.evilution.co.uk/index.php?id=656
I sold the car in 2010 to get something bigger as I thought family life was soon upon me. It still is soon upon me, but we now have another car in the household and I thoroughly regret getting rid of my CDI! I've got a big old BMW v8 in the garage as a toy and a rather battered Mitsubishi Carisma ( I know...I know) as a daily runabout.
As the Carisma is coming up to MOT and insurance date, I find myself looking around at 451 CDIs and read consistently of power loss issues and returns to MB/Smart from disappointted owners and think to myself, I don't recall any of these problems with the 450 CDI, which was great apart from the regular smart things.
My old car is now leading a new life somewhere near Gateshead - I even emailed the new owner to see if he would be interested in selling it back to me...no answer!
So my request to the community is this, if you have a 2001 onwards CDI that you would like to sell, please get in touch. I don't mind a project and would prefer a car without a bright blue interior. I'm keeping my eyes on ebay and autotrader but not much sensibly priced cars around at the moment.
Fingers crossed I find one!
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