Seller's Remorse

[Matt F]

Hi, everyone.

I was one of the first ten US Atom owners.  I got in the Brammo queue quickly, and got my car, well sorted and exactly like I wanted.  It was fully specc'd out, with carbon everything and the 230 bhp Ecotec.  Everything but wings.

I believe I'm the first guy who ever got an Atom registered in Pennsylvania, and I think I'll be the last.  This state doesn't like this kind of car.  It took me a year to get it registered.

And once my Atom was legal, my back blew.  I ruptured a spinal disc, underwent a lot of physical therapy and finally surgery.  I couldn't get into the Atom, much less corner in it.

So I sold it, to a very nice gentleman in the Chicagoland area.  I called him a few months ago to see if he would be interested in selling it back to me.  He wasn't.

The Atom is the kind of car that I'll tell my grandchildren: "Hey, I owned one of those!"  In an environment in which Bentleys are common, these are the real deal.

Good luck (and safety) to everyone who is driving their Atom.  Don't sell it!  I promise: you'll have Seller's Remorse.

Matt F

[Heywood-Yablowme]

Spoken like a true Atom enthusiast!    There are still cars out there...

[ckalkhof]

Matt,
What kind of hurdles did you have to overcome to register your car? I live in Ohio and will be trying to register the Atom. Just PM me if you don't want your response public. Thanks!

[Gage]

Every state is like a different country.  I live on the border of two states where the one local government will see hell freeze over before they ever even CONSIDER allowing an Atom to be road legal, and the other state where they'll put a license plate on a rolling boulder. 

Buyer's remorse indeed.  You got in when the prices were still close to reasonably sane.  =0)

[NormLarson]

Gage, Is your new car up and running yet?  Haven't been to the other site in a while

[Gage]

[quote="Norm"]
Gage, Is your new car up and running yet?   Haven't been to the other site in a while
[/quote]

No.  I have too many projects and trips going on.  I'm planning on making some serious progress in February.  I hope.