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RC45 · 12-30-2004, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by sameerrao

Another trick I would employ for taking good pics is to drive your car East and head to the outskirts of Geneva. Leave your car on the street. Get out, walk about, saunter around the lake. Come back in two housrs and head home.

I am pretty sure a good pic of your car would have been taken by some roving papparazzo

Ah - that's how they real money does it..

hehehe

topgeartom · 12-30-2004, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by sameerrao

Another trick I would employ for taking good pics is to drive your car East and head to the outskirts of Geneva. Leave your car on the street. Get out, walk about, saunter around the lake. Come back in two housrs and head home.

I am pretty sure a good pic of your car would have been taken by some roving papparazzo

or TT! lol

TT · 12-30-2004, 01:28 PM

LOL, remember not to go there from Jan 10 to Feb 9 since I will be w/o my license and not sure I will go there with a Smart limited to 45 kmh

topgeartom · 12-30-2004, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by TT

LOL, remember not to go there from Jan 10 to Feb 9 since I will be w/o my license and not sure I will go there with a Smart limited to 45 kmh

WTF will you be without your licence? and WTF will you have a smart that is limited to such a bloody stupid speed?

Even though you said it as a joke, i actually will be in Geneva exactly around those times! towards the end of January i am goin to Cern with my school - it is like 10 mins drive from the airport, and we get a whole day devoted to shopping in geneva - should be a nice oppportunity to snap some motors!

TT · 12-30-2004, 01:40 PM

Well, I was caught speeding (only 157 km/h, tollerance deduced, in a 120 area) and in Switzerland when you loose your license you can still drive anything limited to 45 km/h.. so it's better than nothing, especially in town

topgeartom · 12-30-2004, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by TT

Well, I was caught speeding (only 157 km/h, tollerance deduced, in a 120 area) and in Switzerland when you loose your license you can still drive anything limited to 45 km/h.. so it's better than nothing, especially in town

thats a comlete fucking sham!

Do you not have a points system like we have here - if you are caught speeding (under 160km/h) you get 3 points on your license as well as a fine - your license is taken away if you get 9 points.

And why is this restriction only due to come into effect next year?

TransAm · 12-30-2004, 01:51 PM

TT,

How easy is it to derestrict the Smart?

TT · 12-30-2004, 01:55 PM

We don't have any point system here. you just pay the fine and the license is suspended if needed

that's nice, but if it will happen again, I will be license-less for 6 months I think!
I was very lucky since the speed when they started recording (following me with another car) was 178... I had to brake because of another car so the average over 300 meters 8the value that counts) was much lower than that

Anyway well, it starts in January basically because I asked so.. you can usually decide when you want the license to be suspended. The speeding was in November, the report filed early december and the case judged around the 10 of december I think

topgeartom · 12-30-2004, 01:59 PM

id like to back up transam's question

TT · 12-30-2004, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by TransAm2001

TT,

How easy is it to derestrict the Smart?

Well I am sure it is done electronically, so basically you could derestrict it in 2 minutes.. but it's a rental car and I doubt the rental would like to help

Darkel · 12-30-2004, 02:05 PM

And then you would be caught doing 150km/h in a crappy rental smart

TT · 12-30-2004, 02:08 PM

I'd rather crawl around at 45 than risking my life at 100+ in such a car

(remember the Stigg at hammer head

) actually I think every smart (ForTwo I mean) should be limited to that speed just in case

topgeartom · 12-30-2004, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by TT

I'd rather crawl around at 45 than risking my life at 100+ in such a car

(remember the Stigg at hammer head

) actually I think every smart (ForTwo I mean) should be limited to that speed just in case

they are indeed about as much use as a chocolate fireguard when it comes to the twisty stuff.

TransAm · 12-30-2004, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by TT

I'd rather crawl around at 45 than risking my life at 100+ in such a car

(remember the Stigg at hammer head

) actually I think every smart (ForTwo I mean) should be limited to that speed just in case

You'll be ok in it. At least every other car is not a 3 tonne pick up truck or SUV where you are LOL!

Can we have some pics and a 0-45 vid?

Edit: @tom I prefer 'chocolate teapot' but yeah...

TT · 12-30-2004, 02:20 PM

HAHA sure you will have pics and the 0-45 vid

in fact you could also have a 0-45-0