This is in off topic for a reason 
Not very motorsporty, but I know there are Smart owners/sympathizers on GRM.
I can't help it. I love Smart cars. I will walk past a new M3 or Ferrari to look at a lowly fortwo. I have been looking at localish ones for sale lately and one has popped up 3 grand cheaper than the rest. It is a 2006. From what I have read these were imported and federalized by G&K before Penske started selling them here in 2008.
The 450 cars are lighter have the small 3 cylinder turbo gas motor and the 6 speed trans and better fuel economy. They have a cool glass roof that had an inch of foam glued to it during federalization (removable I am told) and ugly US spec projector headlights.
Looking into parts availability and it doesn't seem too terrible. Providing a Mercedes dealership with the part numbers will get you pretty much anything, It does seem very expensive however. A pair of front rotors for $160? Two rear drums for $140?
Are these little things hard enough on the brakes and other consumables to make this kind of thing a real concern?
To be honest I wanted a later 4cyl car to turbocharge but this one is so much cheaper than the rest that I am having a hard time not pulling the trigger. I wonder if a boost controller could safely get a few more psi into the thing.
