>Watching Top Gear
>Review of Ariel Atom
>"Under £20,000"
>Google price of Atom
>Check the starting price.
>$49,980
>WUT
>MFW you can build one of these yourself for under $15,000.
So why is the Ariel Atom so expensive again?
>>14721607
Fuck you asshole
How much does Catterham Kit cost in US?
>>14721623
>>14721626
£17,995, but that's for the factory-built car. If you're good with the spanners, and you don't have to be a Formula One mechanic to build a Seven up from its kit, you can buy the kit for only £14,995.
Of course i'm sure this depends on what model you buy.
>>14721639
so like $25k?
>>14721660
Yeah, $19k-$25k.
>>14721677
Shame.
That being said, can OP's car ve driven on the roads?
>>14721680
Yeah, its road legal. Its basically a kit car.
>>14721623
Kek, this is why 4chan is better than its competitors
>>14721607
£≠$
>>14721628
fuck off facebook meme
>>14722297
$ isn't 2.5x £
it's rougly 1.5x
>>14721639
>£17,995
fucking hell, why these things are so expensive?
It's not like it uses some uber technology. It's a fucking engine on a double wishbone suspension and a bit of plastic parts.
>>14722317
>R&D is free
Make your own then.
>>14722317
get a locost poorfag
>>14722319
M8, it's a fucking lotus 7, except more modern. Most of the R&D is done for them already.
And they use shitload of third party parts. For example they use miata NC gearbox if i recall correctly.
>>14722327
It's also extremely niche
>>14722327
>running a factory is free
>>14721623
OP btfo
>>14722327
>lotus 7
>longitudinal front engine RWD
>atom
>transverse mid engine RWD
>>14722410
the conversation had moved on to the caterham
>>14721607
>>14722317
Beside the R&D, the price is justified by the fact this car is produced in a very small number so you can't have the economies of scale benefice on the price.
It's the exchange rate.
Oh wait - never mind.
Transfer pricing profiteering. Fuck Britain.
>>14721623
lmao first comment best comment as always
>>14721628
does tryone know youre using the internet?
>>14722432
>this car is produced in a very small number
Can confirm. 100 a year.
>>14723526
Yeah, but still, 50k is a little overpriced for a oversized glorified go kart.
>>14722317
pic related
10k $
>>14723555
Gotta love roadkill, one of the few decent car series I like on youtube.
Yeah, but I prefer the frame style of the Atom. Thats just personal preference of course.
>>14721607
Because the only company you can buy it from in the states, doesn't provide the kit for you to build, they build it themselves.
>>14723573
Do you want the car or do you want the price?
>>14723541
It's hard to justify, especially since it's so barebone.
However, considering that "oversized glorified go kart" can rape hypercars sweetens the deal a little.
>>14723601
The car obviously. I'm sure going to a fabrication shop and building the frame can't be more expensive then what they are asking.There are tons of CADS online thankfully.
>>14721607
Motorcycles are cheaper and faster, so i don't get the appeal of this shit either.
Also, you could get a Lotus Elise for less.
>>14723793
>comparing motorcycles to cars
Also, atom is way more superior than elise and in reality just as shit for DDing.
>>14721607
>you can build one of these yourself
doubt
>inb4: hurr durr but I can I have a barn
check out midlana, uses miata spindles and transverse 4cyl. theres a book with full plans and a community of builders.
