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Ariel Atom; I want one of these

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Oski2005, Apr 22, 2008.

  1. Oski2005

    Oski2005 Member

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    http://www.arielatom.com/Default.aspx

    They say it is around 20,000 GBPs, but the used ones for sale on the official site are all like $50,000 to $90,000. Must be some heavy import fees, but they are going to start building them in Virginia soon.
     
  2. DonnyMost

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    freakin cool

    wanna see it crash tested tho
     
  3. Oski2005

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    One of the related videos was of this crash:

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  4. BetterThanI

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    Wow. Very cool. It's like a go-kart for grown ups. Can this thing possibly be street legal in the U.S.? And what happens in a rollover accident?
     
  5. DaDakota

    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    Sure it could be street legal, but I would want a roll cage and wind shield.

    DD
     
  6. Uprising

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    I'd be more worried about going under a Semi.
     
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    Man, what happens if you take a turn too fast??? Things look like they could get ugly in a hurry
     
  8. DrLudicrous

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    I don't think this is a car that you buy if you're really worried about safety. It's like buying a motorcycle, you know that if anything happens it will probably turn out badly for you but it's worth the risk.
     
  9. DonnyMost

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    Looks pretty safe from a turning perspective.

    I bet rollovers are really rare in that thing.

    But getting your head chopped off by a semi or hitting a speedbump and exploding are worrisome.
     
  10. Jugdish

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    Shatters the course record, but it can't go over speed bumps, so disqualification.
     

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