My next car

Right, when my '91 MX5 dies (hopefully not for some time yet!!), I'm getting
myself this one: http://www.arielatom.com/ariel/site.php , click on Showroom
then Video. I can't wait to turn into an alien myself. And it's even got a
boot (trunk), would you believe it... Leon, think you'll be able to fit the
same amount in there as you do in Bozo?

Eric

In article >,
"Eric Baber" > wrote:

> Right, when my '91 MX5 dies (hopefully not for some time yet!!), I'm getting
> myself this one: http://www.arielatom.com/ariel/site.php

I drooled over that car for about three days. Then I tried to imagine
where I could use its capabilities...and couldn't think of anything.
It's a track car, period.

> And it's even got a
> boot (trunk), would you believe it... Leon, think you'll be able to fit the
> same amount in there as you do in Bozo?

Trunk? It's got a place to store the owner's manual, if it had one. I
think the detachable headlights might fit in there, or maybe not. For
Leon, it would probably hold one sixpack of Duvel, but only if it were
separated into individual cans.

---
Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

"Lanny Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Eric Baber" > wrote:
>
> > Right, when my '91 MX5 dies (hopefully not for some time yet!!), I'm
getting
> > myself this one: http://www.arielatom.com/ariel/site.php
>
> I drooled over that car for about three days. Then I tried to imagine
> where I could use its capabilities...and couldn't think of anything.
> It's a track car, period.

But it's got indicators and is allowed on the road (at least here in the
UK), so that's got to be good for something. Unfortunately you'd probably
never be able to get it up to the g-force speeds needed to turn your face
into flapping jelly like in the video, though, I'll give you that.

> > And it's even got a
> > boot (trunk), would you believe it... Leon, think you'll be able to fit
the
> > same amount in there as you do in Bozo?
>
> Trunk? It's got a place to store the owner's manual, if it had one. I
> think the detachable headlights might fit in there, or maybe not. For
> Leon, it would probably hold one sixpack of Duvel, but only if it were
> separated into individual cans.

And a bottle or two of red wine I'd bet. I think there's a challenge in
there.

Eric

Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In article >,
> "Eric Baber" > wrote:
>
>
>>Right, when my '91 MX5 dies (hopefully not for some time yet!!), I'm getting
>>myself this one: http://www.arielatom.com/ariel/site.php
>
>
> I drooled over that car for about three days. Then I tried to imagine
> where I could use its capabilities...and couldn't think of anything.
> It's a track car, period.

Well, it's a lot like a Hayabusa Suzuki in that respect.
I wonder if any have been successfully registered the US
as a street car. It sure doesn't look like it has 5MPH
bumpers ;-)

My 10-year-old daughter liked the video - she immediately
spotted the supercharger whine and said it sounds like my car :-)

Dana
'02 SE JRSC 7psi

In article >,
"Dana H. Myers" > wrote:

> I wonder if any have been successfully registered the US
> as a street car.

At least one, in Washington (state). It was delivered without engine,
and registered as a kit car. I doubt any state would permit a completed
new one to be registered, but kit cars are legal in most states if
you're patient and willing to jump through enough bureaucratic hoops. An
outfit in Washington is negotiating to manufacture the Atom in the U.S.

---
Lanny Chambers
'94C, St. Louis
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html

Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In article >,
> "Dana H. Myers" > wrote:
>
>
>>I wonder if any have been successfully registered the US
>>as a street car.
>
>
> At least one, in Washington (state). It was delivered without engine,
> and registered as a kit car. I doubt any state would permit a completed
> new one to be registered, but kit cars are legal in most states if
> you're patient and willing to jump through enough bureaucratic hoops.

Sure; my pal around the corner is making extremely good progress building
a Cobra replica - we estimate it'll weigh slightly less than my M2, even with
a 351W bored/stroked to 395 cu. in :-) It's not impossible to register a
kit car in California but there sure are a number of hoops.

Dana

The Atom is an awesome ride to be sure but when you look at the near total
lack of utility, it means that you've got to have serious money for a play
toy. As much as I want one, I'd have to be rich to justify the cost. Oh
****, I WANT ONE!

Chris
92BB&T

"Dana H. Myers" > wrote in message
...
> Lanny Chambers wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "Dana H. Myers" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I wonder if any have been successfully registered the US
>>>as a street car.
>>
>>
>> At least one, in Washington (state). It was delivered without engine,
>> and registered as a kit car. I doubt any state would permit a completed
>> new one to be registered, but kit cars are legal in most states if
>> you're patient and willing to jump through enough bureaucratic hoops.
>
> Sure; my pal around the corner is making extremely good progress building
> a Cobra replica - we estimate it'll weigh slightly less than my M2, even
> with
> a 351W bored/stroked to 395 cu. in :-) It's not impossible to register a
> kit car in California but there sure are a number of hoops.
>
> Dana

If I can find some way of doing it: my next car will be an Elise. Like the
Atom, it's not really a car in the sense of providing transportation. The
Miata, by contrast, is enormously refined. I mean you can get in and out,
have a place to put some stuff inside, there is a trunk that sort of works
for you, climate controls, radio you can hear, etc.

Don't look for creature comforts in an Elise. On the other hand: put on a
helmet as a matter of routine and live in an even more purist world in the
Atom. It's hard to watch that video and not want to play!

Ken


"Chris D'Agnolo" > wrote in message
...
> The Atom is an awesome ride to be sure but when you look at the near total
> lack of utility, it means that you've got to have serious money for a play
> toy. As much as I want one, I'd have to be rich to justify the cost. Oh
> ****, I WANT ONE!
>
> Chris
> 92BB&T
>
> "Dana H. Myers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Lanny Chambers wrote:
> >> In article >,
> >> "Dana H. Myers" > wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I wonder if any have been successfully registered the US
> >>>as a street car.
> >>
> >>
> >> At least one, in Washington (state). It was delivered without engine,
> >> and registered as a kit car. I doubt any state would permit a completed
> >> new one to be registered, but kit cars are legal in most states if
> >> you're patient and willing to jump through enough bureaucratic hoops.
> >
> > Sure; my pal around the corner is making extremely good progress
building
> > a Cobra replica - we estimate it'll weigh slightly less than my M2, even
> > with
> > a 351W bored/stroked to 395 cu. in :-) It's not impossible to register
a
> > kit car in California but there sure are a number of hoops.
> >
> > Dana
>
>

> Don't look for creature comforts in an Elise.

Except for the seats, which, according to http://tinyurl.com/99l28 , are
the best seats for your back.

Eric

"Eric Baber" > wrote in message
...
> > Don't look for creature comforts in an Elise.
>
> Except for the seats, which, according to http://tinyurl.com/99l28 , are
> the best seats for your back.
>
> Eric
>
>

It appears to be marketing hype. Thanks for the info, but I'll be impressed
when Lotus (and others) start marketing this as a feature.

Ken