Ariel Atom: deciding when to drive home

[DonnyMac]

Seany88 said:

Sounds like an awesome car mate, congrats!

[GordonF430]

So off to collect my Atom. Leave Edinburgh Wednesday night, drive down in rangie with trailer, arrive at the factory Thursday morning, run car in Thursday morning, spanner check at factory Thursday afternoon, drive back to edinburgh Thursday evening........wtf was I thinking!

Can't remember when I was so excited to last drive a car!!!

[DonnyMac]

Good luck with sleeping tonight!

Look forward to hearing the run-in experience.

I'll be sure to pray for snow so you can get the full-on 1st drive you need!

[GordonF430]

Hahaha! Cheers for that. Did a track day at Oulton in the snow in my last Atom....had to stop on the drive home when I lost the feeling in my hands.......

Need a good sleep tonight as I'll do about 1000 miles in the following 24 hours!

[stoocake]

Amazing story - only just seen it now but thanks for posting

[searsy]

You seriously have too many toys! I did the purchase in NI, hop to Belfast via Southampton Airport then ferry to cairnryan & sprint back to Surrey in my old 147GTA in the summer of 2009, that was long enough....in the depths of winter with snow on the ground, I salute you donnymac, you are truly hardcore

[DonnyMac]

Bit parky outside, where's the winter tyres thread?

[arebrec]

Do you only use it when it snows!!!!

Glad to see you're still having fun in it!!

[k-ink]

Very cool

[DonnyMac]

I'm disappointed that it has yet to snow down here this year

[k-ink]

My neighbour bought a 4x4 in the run up to this winter. I'll tell him he may as well have bought an atom instead. I note they come with a snow plough already fitted

[DonnyMac]

Well, it's been several emotional years with the Atom - it's time to hand the baton on

I need first refusal if any of you ugly lot buy it!

My beloved Atom for sale -
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Here's a walk around -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDAaR9QwkMg

[Lighty]

Good luck with it, she's a beauty !

[DonnyMac]

Thanks: I'll miss this car more than any other.