Atom 2 or 3 wanted

[NigelS]

Evening all I’m after a sensibly priced atom 2 or 3 to keep me amused until my 4 arrives.Anyone selling/know of anything please get in touch.

Regards Nigel

[Fastlane]

There's a chap on Facebook who has just responded to a wanted ad by a dealer on the Ariel Club Facebook page who looks like he is potentially selling his: Steve Jo King - his profile pictures show a yellow 3 with aerokit and windscreen, and his website address on the Atom is www.rjking.co.uk. Might be good to get in first before the dealer sees it?

You might want to post up your budget, as "sensible" can insinuate cheap...

[NigelS]

Budget around the 30k mark

[tuscanracer]

There was a very clean low mile 14 plate on autotrader, but it was up at around 43K

[smokin]

Stuart's motor looks very well cared for and close on budget

https://www.ariel.club/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=17353

[NigelS]

Provisionally sold smokin

[Fastlane]

This may still be available

[Hedge]

I'd get a 2 in front of a 3, personally speaking.

Cheers,
Hedge

[tuscanracer]

I'd get a 2 in front of a 3, personally speaking.

Cheers,
Hedge

Got to ask what are your personal preferences with the 2?
I prefer the cable throttle over the fbw any day but i guess its personal choice.

[Hedge]

In NA form at least, the FBW throttle was a total nightmare in my car. Bunny hopped like you wouldn't believe. The only solution to it, as I recall, was fitting a supercharger - something I was against (I didn't want a charged car). The NVH levels were considerably improved over the 2 I had & the uprights a lot more solid/ reliable. That said, my uprights failed on the first track day I had out in my 3 - something that had never happened in the 2 (which I tracked a lot).

Maybe I had a bit of a Friday afternoon car, who knows, but I ended up preferring the rawness of the 2 in the end. The 3.5 really was different, however. The extra .5 moniker didn't really do it justice - though of course it made sense to name it as such.

Cheers,
Hedge

[tuscanracer]

In NA form at least, the FBW throttle was a total nightmare in my car. Bunny hopped like you wouldn't believe. The only solution to it, as I recall, was fitting a supercharger - something I was against (I didn't want a charged car). The NVH levels were considerably improved over the 2 I had & the uprights a lot more solid/ reliable. That said, my uprights failed on the first track day I had out in my 3 - something that had never happened in the 2 (which I tracked a lot).

Maybe I had a bit of a Friday afternoon car, who knows, but I ended up preferring the rawness of the 2 in the end. The 3.5 really was different, however. The extra .5 moniker didn't really do it justice - though of course it made sense to name it as such.

Cheers,
Hedge

Thanks, I've been deliberating the pro and cons of the 2 & 3 allot over the last few months and will be running both over the summer but i can definitely relate to what you say regards the rawness of the 2

[NigelS]

Anyone know of anything else for sale??

[smokin]

An Atom 3 310 and 3.5 310 (which looks v cool) just appeared in the fatory's used section. Well over budget but I doubt they'd loose much over 2 yrs

[Fastlane]

An Atom 3 310 and 3.5 310 (which looks v cool) just appeared in the fatory's used section. Well over budget but I doubt they'd loose much over 2 yrs

Wow - £46k for the 3 and £50k for the 3.5 - those are healthy prices even for factory approved cars. I imagine those prices reflect the increasing interest in Atoms, driven by the 4.

NigelS - you may want to revise your budget. As Smokin says, I doubt you'll lose much, if any, money on these over the next few years.

Makes me glad I bought mine last year!

[John Scherrer]

Both of these cars are very high spec - hence the prices ..