I took my car into Eddy Lai for inspection and servicing on Monday morning. Eddy has been working on Mercedes-Benz products for 25 years. His company, Flying Tiger, provides smart owners with a vast array of OEM and after-market parts, covering all of the basics as well as performance and styling.

Eddy’s Richmond shop is well equipped to handle all vehicle servicing needs, including engine swaps and rebuilds.

Being that my car has 43,000 kms on it now, it was time for a fuel filter/water-separator change in addition to a full inspection. All the suspension and drive train components checked out fine. The only sign of wear was on the rear tires - they are wearing evenly, but will need to be replaced around 60,000 km. (The car is rear wheel drive as you may know.)

I want to thank Eddy for his continued interest in the ’smart car community’. He has helped in many ways to establish connections between owners, and has provided much help with events through his extensive list of contacts in the Mercedes-Benz world.

BTW - he has a pulse coupe demonstration vehicle for sale - which features many performance and styling upgrades. E-mail him if you are interested.