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Automotive experiences Part I: Smart Times 2013

Welcome back, Pertolheads! Today I’m going to share my biggest experience so far on a fan club meeting, more specifically, the biggest Smart drivers meeting in the world: the annual Smart Times, this year in Lucerne, Switzerland. This event has been happening since the year 2000, at first only a meeting of some Smart enthusiasts from central Europe, later with the full support of Mercedes-Benz, and year by year, it grows accordingly. First of all, I should apologize for the personal approach of today’s post, because the simple matter of fact is this: I’m a Smart fan. It has been some time since I wanted to join this event, but living in Portugal made that a little bit complicated, as Europe’s California is far away – around 2k kilometres, to be precise. However, as now I’m living in the south of Germany, things were different. So, one month ago, I brought my beloved batmobile – 2355 km (1472 miles) in two days, without the slightest of dramas – and last weekend I drove