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smart forfour/Renault Twingo Mk3

When I bought my smart forfour it was purely as a runabout to ease the fuel bill on my BMW X5 a little. However, the little 899cc tiddler (OK, big tiddler, as it’s not the fortwo!) has really endeared itself to me and I enjoy driving it.

Mine is the 90bhp 899cc prime premium version complete with a tiny three-pot, mounted under the boot floor. Sounds like it should be terrible but actually performance is surprisingly good.

In my 3.5 years of ownership it hasn’t really caused me any problems. My car did suffer from the

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