Hello, have you already taken a look at the current issue of the car picture today? If so, then you certainly also read the report about the smart that managed to cover 520240 km with the first machine and first transmission. I think that’s great, especially shows that the car and the engine are far better than their reputation. It just depends on how you handle the car. In the car described in the newspaper it is a 5 year old Smart cdi that is The costs including inspections amounted to around 9400 €, which means in cost, 0.01 € per kilometer. All in all therefore absolutely no bad car. The defect were among other things once the coupling, carrying joints, otherwise the usual wear parts. Good leak in the area of the oil tank and in the cooling system showed itself, but with the mileage by normal. By the way, still 1200 € were estimated as residual value, whereby really questionable is t, whether someone is willing to pay… .. Best regards to E.D.