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Although still in the coldest part of the year here in The UK
it's nice to see that the light is staying with us a little bit longer
each week. Roll on Summer, t-shirt weather and time to switch the
air-con on, seems ages ago since we last had some really hot weather,
the last time that sticks in my mind is Billing 2003 where many visitors
suffered from heat stroke.
On with the show!!. I have some great stuff for you peeps this
month. besides all the stuff going on on the forums we have a new
competition, more later.
On the
Boards
This Months
Competition
Smarts r us Tuning
events
Lejog 2005
Smart and the London Congestion Charge
Billing 2005
On the
boards
Well, it was time to say goodbye to the most read topic in
Funkysmart history. Musical tastes which received, 5,463 Views and over
1,500 replies, finally gone and closed after many of you said that you
had had enough of it by online vote.
One of my favorite sections in the forums is the ICE forum, I'm
asked many times about replacing the standard Grundig head unit for
something more flashy. I always advise that if you have the standard
head unit and the Smart sound upgrade the sound is really quite good,
The standard head unit from a looking point of view is quite bland
compared to the units I have seen in the high street ICE specialists and
many owners want to change or even replace the speakers or build door
pods, it's endless but a very interesting topic and one that always gets
lots of attention on the Club Web site. You can take a look at the ICE
forums here
Keep sending those jokes in, also If you have any photos of weird
and wonderful things please send them in, (clean please)
This Months
Competition
Regulars will have noticed some new t-shirts in the classifieds
and Auction part of Funkysmart. We have teamed up with the producers of
these great shirts to bring you a new competition that will appeal to
all.
The winner will receive 6 new shirts in a style of their choosing
plus one hoody. Best of all all 7 of them will be screen printed in the
winners own design
All you have to do is create a design for a t-shirt, Maximum 3
colors and it must be Smart related. You can send them to me by e-mail
in any image format at dave@funkysmart.co.uk no later
that 05/03/05. The winner will be announced in next months news letter.
Have a look at some of them here
good luck.
Smarts r us Tuning
Events
Often we get asked which is the best re-map to have done on your
Smart, well now is your chance to speak to the tuning kings, Paul &
Liam and Smartsrus.
Funkysmart is pleased to advise that smarts-R-us are organizing a
tuning event on the 27th of February for all their 'southern' customers.
The event takes place between 11am and 4pm and the venue will be TGI
Fridays at Watford (St Albans Road, Garston, just off J6, M1) Everybody
that has their car tuned will be given a voucher for a free meal at the
venue.
They will
doing remaps for £250 on the day and will be selling other tuning
products such as filters, induction kits, springs, dampers and dump
valves.
Funkysmart
Avaitors will receive a further 10% discount on the tuning and 10%
discount on any of the parts offered for sale on that day.
Anybody
that spends £200 or more on non tuning products will also receive a food
voucher.
In addition
smarts-R-us will have on display the Lambo doored Roadster and their
100bhp, hybrid turbo'd Mk7 city coupe.
Credit card
facilities will be available but cash is the preferred payment method
from a convenience point of view.
A similar
Northern event will take place approximately one month after in the
Leeds area, date to be advised. More info can be had by telephoning them
direct on 0115 9567896. This is a great opportunity to meet the team and
SRUS and get some great discounts at the same time.
Details on
aviator membership can be found here
Lejog 2005
Ian Dolphin
has arranged this monumentalize event, Lands End to John O'Groats in aid
of Cancer Research, Many funkysmart members are attending this event to
show their support for such a great cause. More details can be found here
Smart and The London Congestion
Charge
Any Smart owner who drives their Smart within a specific area in
london have to pay a fee, it's called the London Congestion Charge. If
you drive daily in the this area you can expect to be asked to about
£1,300 per annum for the privilege. If you add all the other expenses
that go together it's £1,300 you could do without spending.
However if your Smart ran on LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) your
congestion charge would be £0.00. The other benefit is that at the time
of this news letter there is a grant available of £700.00 towards the
conversion cost.
Even if you are not subject to the London congestion charge when
your Smart has be converted you save a massive 50% of fuel costs plus
25% reduction in Co2 emissions which is great for the environment its
worth checking out by looking at the full brochure here
Billing 2005
Our Billing event plans to be one hell of a do. Much gladness and
smart festiveness is on the agenda along with Live music, competitions,
freebies, BBQ's, beer Trade stands and great company. I cant tell you
how much I am looking forward to this event again, 1st 2nd & 3rd
July 2005.
More on the fun to come plus ticket news over the next few months
plus watch out for the adverts in press starting April.
Thanks to all for your support, Drive
safely.
