I own a 2009 Smart Fortwo with about 66,800 miles. A few weeks ago I filled up with gas and when I returned home I had a strong gasoline smell in the garage. Doing some online research I found two possible causes. One possibility was I overfilled the tank and some gasoline entered the vapor recovery canister. The other possibility was a crack on the fuel pump outlet. If it was the former the smell should go away in a few days. If it was the latter the fuel pump would have to be replaced.

Last week I finished up installing my FT-7800R dual band transceiver in my Smart. I installed the radio under the passenger seat held in place with “Industrial Strength” velcro. (Not K0BG approved!) Velcro sticks to the carpet in the Smart great! That location made for an easy route to the battery for power and to the antenna mounted on the rear spoiler.