GlennWest Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 See them with and without. Is it needed. Know most of us are of "senior" age. Most Smart forum are young tree huge rs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsujeeper Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 mine has power steering. We drove both and there was not much of a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 We had a choice when we bought. W b ought without the power steering....Neither of us felt that it was necessary. My philosophy was why have another thing to go wrong, if it is not needed. But we would have bought one with it if we did not find one without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buscrusher Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 For us it's helpful because my wife doesn't have much arm strength. It's most noticeable at parking speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 It's most noticeable at parking speeds. I can get my four wheel drive Ford F-250 into a parking space with one finger in the steering wheel, but need both hands to park the smart. Of course, I also have wider tires than most on here and that could make some of the difference. The old one had power steering, the new one doesn't. If I had to do it all over again, I probably would have gotten it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billr Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Our 05 didn't have it and the 2011 dioes. Not sure I can tell the diff. Don't let it be a factor. IMHO Pure is the basic model and Passion is the loaded one. Some Pures have extra packages like wheels and interior stuff that is std in passion. If you like the bells and whistles in you cars the go for the Passion. They most all have the good stuff. Running wise and function is zero diff. I like the Passion features. Be careful with the Brabus model. They have lower front and rear trim that may not clear ramps and ground loading. Ok more than you maybe asked for. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Maker Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 What Bill said. Our old smart (2013) didn't have power, but the new 2015 does. I can only tell it when parking. And yes, the Brabus is lowered in the front per the mechanics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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