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I am back, Adam Yorkshire is now Adam T again.

Just testing my old user name.

Certainly do remember you, Adam.

Yes, I was on that London Dawn Raid - we're still doing them! I believe I am the longest continuous Atom owning person there is.(I still have my 2/220 and still love it!)

As for differences, what Steve said.

I don't think you'll be disappointed in the 3/245. The only time I even feel the lack of power is on fast straights when other cars can get past me... but I usually catch them up on the twisty bits.

One of the truly great things about Atom ownership is how well it hones your road skills. The longer you drive one, the better you seem to get. Mind you, I think I'm getting past it these days... probably trade mine in for a mercedes when I'm old enough 

Great to have you back.

Hi, Adam

The 2 will be more raw. It'll vibrate much more and will generally be noisier. The bulbs will also fall out, or the bulb surrounds will deform under heat.

The 3 will seat you lower, vibrate far less, feel less twitchy on the road and a little more 'civilised' (if you can say that about an Atom).

I love the induction thrappp AND the supercharger wail. But the torque of the 300 is why I'd go for the super. It's got a little more 'get up and go' at higher speeds.

Personally, I'd buy a 3 245 and add an SC later, if you want that extra grunt. But drive one before shelling out the money, to be really sure. In fact, get down to Ariel in a month or two and drive both back to back. It's the only way.

S

Hi Bruce

I remember you from my first Atom ownership, in fact I am almost certain you were on the early morning London raid that we did in 2005/6 or 7.  Do you recognise the picture on the first page of this post?  I also got one of your annual fun awards.

Good to hear from you again and its nice to see you are still in the world of the Atom.  You must be the longest serving Atom owner there is now.

At the time I owned an Atom 2 220.  Great car but I have always loved that over whelming sense of power and drama you get from the SC.  What difference would I notice between an Atom 3 and Atom 2?

NA all the way.  I cant stand supercharger whine.......

N/A. You can supercharge later - kids love turkey twizzlers so you can save for it...

What 2 did you have (what year as well)? Then we can advise on the differences...

NA sounds better, IMO. Gimme the howl of the Vtec vs the whine of the SC any day. You can use more of its power, too. With the SC you only use a tiny amount of it on the road; even on track you have to be judicious with the throttle on a charged car.

A lot of it is to do with bragging rights & the Top Gear factor too, I think.

Cheers,
Hedge

I will have a look at the forum to get the answer as I am sure there has been this discussion before, but is the Atom 3 really that different to the Atom 2?

My Atom 2 was brilliant fun but I struggle to see how a non SC car will be more fun that a SC car.

Atom 3, 245, all day.

Just my 2p's worth.

Cheers,
Hedge

Cheers Adam, please let me know if you need more information
Will PM you with my mobile#

Hi Paul

Thank you, I have seen your car on pistonheads and it looks great.  I am working through possibilities at the moment but my gut feeling is that it maybe outside of my price range.  Thank you for the heads up however.

Evening Adam and welcome back
Put my 2011 310 SC up for sale last week. It's mentioned on the Forum unders Atoms for Sale. It's also on Pistonheads. Worth mentioning only you may find a buyer for the kids!

save the kids,sell the misses

I have thought about selling the kids or at least getting them working on chimneys to fund an upgrade but for some unknown reason the misses said no; there are some things I will just never understand about her.

As for turbos, I am generally not a fan.  I just love the drama of a supercharger.