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Old 09-11-2009, 02:45 AM   #1
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Default Smart Cars (And their drain bolts)

My brother works for Mercedes and had to do some work on a Smart car recently. When parts gave him the oil filter and crush ring he was flabber gasted!





Yeah, 32mm!!! The oil drain bolt on this tiny ass car is massive!!!
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wow, must take all of 2 seconds for the oil to drain out of a hole that big
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wow, for the half a quart of oil that lawnmower engine uses, should take no time at all haha

the latest thing in Europe is smart car tipping btw..
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the latest thing in Europe is smart car tipping btw..
lmao, when my dad lived in New York City back in the day, groups of guys would pick up Volkswagen Beetles and put them on the sidewalk
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