Bac Mono road tested!

[Hedge]

Already checked it earlier...not extensive thankfully.
Cheers,
Hedge

[l33haw]

[quote="FlyingTrotter"]
"Single seat" is enough for me to move on - saw the test in TG mag and got emails from mates asking if I'm chopping the Atom in for one but 1 seat doesn't do it for me

As an illustration i did Vmax at the weekend - crap really for an Atom but the smiles on faces from the passengers was worth the drive to Brunters - same story with track days - OK im sure it's great but not for me
[/quote]

Totally agree, some of my more memerable moments in the Atom come from taking people out in it. You can try to describe to people what its like but nothing comes close to allowing them to experience it.

[Dave W]

[quote="wattie"]
Even more bad news I'm afraid

They've added a configurator.........that's the weekend taken care of then 

http://bac-mono.com/config.php

Cheers Wattie
[/quote]

When I met Briggs at the launch in March 2011, then oply option he perceived as a must have for residuals, was the race dampers.

[ross]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-video/bac-mono-video-review/

I'm starting to get that feeling again....

[Hedge]

Me too, Ross. I emailed them y'day. They're based in Cheshire too, you lucky sod....
Cheer, Hedge

[Andrew300]

On my want list......but I would'nt swap the atom 

[Dave W]

[quote="Ross"]
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-video/bac-mono-video-review/

I'm starting to get that feeling again....
[/quote]

Just watched it.... bugger, bugger, bugger !!!!  Hmmmmm, better get the Ultima built so I can sell it   

[ross]

Will certainly fit a lot easier in my garage, may even be able to keep the two motorbikes....

[CalScot]

Who the hell needs a passenger anyway 

[wattie]

Wooah,  have you seen this!!!

, but The new jag is jaw dropping too.....concept but likely to go head to head against 911! Looks like an even more stunning Maserati 

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/272278/new_jaguar_cx16_sports_car.html

Cheers Wattie

[wasp]

I shared a garage with a guy up at Oulton earlier this year who is friends with the boss and had been in the car.

He said don't go and look at it unless you are prepared for leaving £80k lighter.

This guy had driven and raced some interesting stuff and reckons it's the absolute mutts nutts with no consideration given to anything other than putting the best bits on the car.
Like most cars, it was originally envisaged to be £40k retail but..........

If you can get over the one seat thing then there's nothing to match it that I can think of.

Cheers,

Stu

[Trigger]

The car is lovely - no question. But I also like the whole passenger thing. It would pretty dull after a while to not be able to take anybody with me. Also a long trip would be pretty miserable with just a very small storage area in the nose.

It strikes me it is such a small niche market that it will not sell in the required numbers for them to be here in 10 years. We'll see.

I am always keen to see what I will get next but for reasons above, I wont be investing in this so 'I'm out'...

T

[fiestycolumbian]

[quote="Ross"]
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-video/bac-mono-video-review/

I'm starting to get that feeling again....
[/quote]

Wow, nice video! I hope it makes it over to the States, I would love to have a go in it...
I love the engineering behind it:
BAC Mono Tim Schrick

fiesty

[Hedge]

[quote="Ross"]
Will certainly fit a lot easier in my garage, may even be able to keep the two motorbikes....
[/quote]I literally cannot stop thinking about this car. I've got it bad
Cheers,
Hedge

[ross]

Wait until you actually sit in it Hedge!