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but this one had only been serviced 4 times in 13 years and needed work, so I think it's a fair price. Fair point but if an Atom has done 20k over 13 years does it HAVE to have had 13 services over that time? I realise an annual service is recommended (My Ford Galaxy gets serviced whether it's done...

Oh yeah - £37k......

Just takes me to the a list of all the atoms for sale dude Indeed, it does. It didn't when I posted it but the ad has gone. 2016 N/A 3.5, 12k miles. One owner (his 4th Atom), Alcon Fr Brakes, Adjustable Suspension, LSD, Brake Bias Control, Full Factory history with last service 1k miles ago, only e...

Sorry chaps. One more. It occurred to me, after chatting to a few people, that a N/A Atom might be better good for purely road use and this 3.5 looks nice. https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10938394?cId=10599632&cId=10232782&cId=10787086&cId=10938394&cId=11146580&cId=111597...

Depends how windy or exposed it is? You can get a number of car tents or portable garages. They range from cheapo and nasty that you wouldn't put up in a light breeze to properly load rated for wind and snow. Look for heavy pvc with applicable load ratings and you'll probably get an Atom sized one f...

Cheers Fastlane. How very helpful and informative. Thanks.

Hadn't really thought about the handbrake issue but seeing as I'm looking for what will be purely a road car it's obviously high on the priority list.

Any thoughts on these two? https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10555085?cId=10599632&cId=10232782&cId=10787086&cId=10938394&cId=11146580&cId=10555085 https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-search?advertising-location=at_cars&make=ARIEL&model=ATOM&onesearchad=Used&pr...

It had a "chassis repair" costing £250 in March 2016 which might bear out the fact it crashed on track? Seems to have all the Ariel factory invoices for its lifetime posted up on the ad. A lot of comprehensive work done. A handbrake was retrospectively fitted once it was due an MOT so does...

Thanks for the input people. 👍 I think collecting cars is a great place for sellers. It's the buyer who has to cough up the 6% fee on top. The seller gets 100% of the sale price. Collectingcars themselves take no responsibility for vehicles not being as described either so it's a good number for the...

Been looking at used Atoms for a couple of months now. I've seen a £44k built car go for £54k on collectingcars and now that £65k car which cost less than £45k new on Autotrader/eBay. Add to that someone offering £7.5k over build cost for any Atom4 and £3k to "buy" a build slot. A prolifer...