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smart Fan of the Week Sleeps in His smart car

Kelly Jones



smart fans will find any excuse to spend more time in their car.

After falling and breaking 5 ribs and badly injuring his back and elbow, Kate Little's husband couldn't find anywhere to sleep comfortably - except for- you guessed it, in Kate's smart car.  Armed with pillows and blankets each night, this was his best bet for sleep for 3 weeks!

Congrats to Mr. Little - who is, without a doubt, our fan of the week!

Checkered Flag smart fans are encouraged to submit their own smart photos to our Checkered Flag Auto Group facebook page.  The best…
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St. Patrick's Day smart Wraps

Kelly Jones


St. Patrick's Day smart wraps

Every holiday I search for unique ways to decorate your Checkered Flag vehicle.  No one makes showing your holiday spirit easier than smart.  You Checkered Flag smart fans may remember the Valentine's Day smart car wraps from last month.  Well, they were such a hit with customers that they smart has now issued St. Patrick's Day smart car wraps!

These vinyl wraps, which are removable, are manufactured by 3M especially for smart USA.  The wraps are available through Checkered Flag smart parts at our smart location on Virginia Beach Blvd.  For more…
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Want to Tell Off a Tailgater? There's an App for That!

Kelly Jones
 

Plateside.  It's like Facebook for your car.
 
I have definitely been in a position where I would love to have a few words with the drivers around me.  Just today, I saw a smart car parked in about 3 inches from a Camry trapping it into a parallel parking nightmare.  And, what about the jerk who took up two spots in the very limited lot at my gym?  Well, thanks to a new online application, I can give these guys a piece of my mind.
 
The funny thing is, the new "social network" site, Plateside, was probably meant for…
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Competition is Getting smart

Kelly Jones


I think smart car owners might have a bit of a competitive streak.  While browsing around the autoblogosphere today I came across more than a few smart car competitions.  I saw smart fortwo outrace a Ferrari, with a few modifications, of course, and then I came across what may be the greatest game ever- smart car soccer, or smart car football for you Brits out there.
 
Just take a look at the following video brought to us by Top Gear and smart.  But, please, DON'T try this at home, or anywhere else, for that matter.  Make sure to watch…
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Ghoulishly smart Costumes

Kelly Jones


Bwaaaaaahhahahaaaaaaa..(that was my scary ghost laugh).  Halloween is just around the corner, so I thought I would provide all of you with a spooky treat!
 
If you're still trying to decide what to dress up as for your Halloween party, take a cue from these smart cars.  No, I don't mean they're intelligent, well, they're that too, but these little vehicles are made by a company called smart.  Checkered Flag smart Center Virginia Beach is the only…
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smart Car Opens the Emmys

Kelly Jones


Oh oh oh?ooooooo?that was a smart!?!  Anyone who watched the Emmys on Sunday couldn't have missed the hottie leading off the show.  No, I'm not talking about Jimmy Fallon.  I'm talking about the smart fortwo he drove up in!!  Well we here at Checkered Flag sure didn't miss it.
 
Check out the video below of Jimmy's intro to the show.  After arriving in his smart fortwo, Jimmy meets up with a handful of the Glee kids then picks up a slew of other primetime stars including Tina Fey, Kate Gosselin in her Dancing…
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