Atoms for sale - information thread

[Hedge]

In my SC Atom, I never once saw double figures on a track - especially on a long one like Bedford. I was always 8/9 mpg.

Cheers,
Hedge

[Spikey_head]

I had about 7 at Goodwood, but didn't put much effort into calculating it so it may have been a couple higher.

[Fastlane]

As we all know, there are quite a few pitfalls to buying an Atom, not least of which is buying one which has been an experience day car or has had a serious off at a track, or have had a poor rebuild etc. To be absolutely clear, if the seller is honest about this and the car is priced accordingly then this maybe no problem. However, we all know not every seller is honest, so I thought I'd start a thread where people can post up cars with a "history" and also ask for/comment on any cars for sale. This will hopefully help potential buyers go in with their eyes open when looking at a potential purchase and if appropriate, avoid or negotiate accordingly. I'll start:

2016 Atom 310, reg no WU16 NLA, £39,990. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... IEL&page=1

The dealer showed its registration number until recently, but this has now been hidden. This car is an ex experience day car owned by Carlimits - its photo was on their website until recently, but is still shown up on their Trip Advisor page - look under "All Photos" and it is shown clearly in several photos including here

Well this one has reappeared, now at £52k! It has had £8k spent at the factory, including c£3k for the Tillets.
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/13398542

[autobackup]

Listing header says 2.4L - but in the description text it states it's a 2.0L and it also (apparently) has a '5 speed' gearbox - que?

Somebody knows f**k all (to quote the advert) about Atoms!

As it was an experience day car I, personally, would look very carefully at it's claimed mileage vs condition!

Also asking for over £52000 looks a trifle optimist?