Renting an Atom

[lestiq]

Looking at renting an Atom (or something as fun) for a long weekend as part of my stag.

Found one at the supercardirectory - ATOM, has anyone experience with them?
Also, having never rented a car like this before, is there anything I need to look out for?
any advice would be most appreciated

stiq

[pimpchez]

I would imagine you need to watch out for angry birds and wasps

[Rovinghawk]

lestiq said:

is there anything I need to look out for?
any advice would be most appreciated

I've driven one. Beware they don't corner anywhere near as well as you'd expect.

[Craikeybaby]

What about an R32?

[LukeR94]

Craikeybaby said:

What about an R32?

Its comments like this that make me love this place

[BigTom85]

Any idea what the excess mileage rate is.

I reckon an Atom will be about as exhilarating as anything else on the road tbh.

[dooosuk]

LukeR94 said:

Its comments like this that make me love this place

Was there an update on that?

[lestiq]

BigTom85 said:

Any idea what the excess mileage rate is.

I reckon an Atom will be about as exhilarating as anything else on the road tbh.

not seen what the excess mile figure is, they throw in 450 miles with the long weekend deal. I would've thought it would be pretty exhilarating for sure, although it has been mentioned above that it doesn't corner as well you'd think... I'm surprised to hear that, is that compared with a normal car or something more special?

[lestiq]

Craikeybaby said:

What about an R32?

Fortunately I've got a few years on the op in that train wreck of a thread.

[oceanview]

Ive always fancied hiring a supercar for the weekend but its the deposit/excess that frightens me off- i think it was £5000 for a Gallardo!!

[CB125T]

LukeR94 said:

Craikeybaby said:

What about an R32?

Its comments like this that make me love this place

May need an explanation for this one..

[digger the goat]

Craikeybaby said:

What about an R32?

Enlighten me....Please !!!

[E30Addict]

Not quite as exhilarating as an Atom, but you can hire a Caterham for the weekend from Caterham themselves (via certain dealers). Details are on their website - can't remember the price off-hand.

[Christian85]

dooosuk said:

LukeR94 said:

Its comments like this that make me love this place

Was there an update on that?

Have I missed something?

[m30dus]

Rovinghawk said:

I've driven one. Beware they don't corner anywhere near as well as you'd expect.

Re cornering, saw this on youtube and the amount of understeer is beyond belief, unless he's cooked the tires of course...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embed...

[LukeR94]

Christian85 said:

dooosuk said:

LukeR94 said:

Its comments like this that make me love this place

Was there an update on that?

Have I missed something?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1316567&d=0&nmt=

Enjoy

[Chicane-UK]

E30Addict said:

Not quite as exhilarating as an Atom, but you can hire a Caterham for the weekend from Caterham themselves (via certain dealers). Details are on their website - can't remember the price off-hand.

I never knew about that. I've wanted to drive a Caterham for a long time now and it looks like a pretty cheap way to scratch that particular itch - thanks for the tip off!

[slipstream 1985]

lestiq said:

BigTom85 said:

Any idea what the excess mileage rate is.

I reckon an Atom will be about as exhilarating as anything else on the road tbh.

not seen what the excess mile figure is, they throw in 450 miles with the long weekend deal. I would've thought it would be pretty exhilarating for sure, although it has been mentioned above that it doesn't corner as well you'd think... I'm surprised to hear that, is that compared with a normal car or something more special?

I make mincemeat of my mates atom in my noble and that was with leaking shocks and worn ball joints.

The problem is theres such a lack of weight on the front. It skits and slides its way accross the road and gives you no confidence that the front is going to grip. Needs to be driven like a 911 slow in then fast out though it can struggle to put the power down again due to lack of weight.

[E30Addict]

Chicane-UK said:

E30Addict said:

Not quite as exhilarating as an Atom, but you can hire a Caterham for the weekend from Caterham themselves (via certain dealers). Details are on their website - can't remember the price off-hand.

I never knew about that. I've wanted to drive a Caterham for a long time now and it looks like a pretty cheap way to scratch that particular itch - thanks for the tip off!

I'm tempted myself TBH, but not sure I'd be able to stick to the mileage limits in a Caterham!

[hufggfg]

E30Addict said:

Not quite as exhilarating as an Atom, but you can hire a Caterham for the weekend from Caterham themselves (via certain dealers). Details are on their website - can't remember the price off-hand.

I'd be very careful doing this guys it could end up very expensive... I did and I ended up having to buy one... damn it