Smart Fortwo Pulse Review

I own a Smart Pulse on an 02 plate and it is undoubtedly the best car I have owned to date.



Fuel economy: I commute about 40 miles a day, so 200 miles a week and I have cut my fuel bill in half. I fill the car up with about £16 of unleaded fuel (at time of writing petrol = 89.9p/litre) and that is enough to cover those 200 miles. So a monthly bill on fuel of between £60-70! which is fantastic.



Reliability: no real problems in six months, one thing was a split fuel filter which I do not really want to count as that is general wear and tear.



I find the drive to be good in general. However, I am a little apprehensive in windy conditions as you can really feel cross-winds in the car.



Services are expensive - around £300 for a B service with Smart. Managed to get a B service with an independent for about £230 and that was with K&N air filter fitted instead of the standard, so it would be cheaper still if a standard filter had been used.