Women & Atoms!

[AtomFun]

Just out of curiosity, how many women have driven the Atom and what's their opinion?

[Bruce Fielding]

AFAIK there are no women owners.

My wife's driven both of 'ours' and likes them (although she did get a ticking off from the marshalls about spinning at Goodwood once too many times)

However, the best female reaction is that they like sitting in the passenger seat at 5,000 revs and above - one of them said something about it being like the fast spin cycle - whatever that means...

[benyeats]

My mrs (Clare) has driven mine a couple of times including on a track day and can't wait for the next one

Ben

[AtomFun]

Good for Claire,

My Angie is so keen to drive mine when it arrives, both on the road and track days.

One downside is I' 5'11" and Angie's 5'2" = lots of seat position changes!

[Bruce Fielding]

An easier, faster and less risky (cross threading) solution is to use an expanding foam seat bag. The seat is made of a two-part foam, which is mixed together and poured into a big plastic bag. It quickly expands and fills up the bag, so you sit in the driving position you need, and the foam fills up all the empty areas. When it hardens, you can trim it up and, hey presto, there's your seat. It's available from Demon Tweaks and GPR (I think).

Yup... here: http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/catalogue ... rom=search

and here:
http://www.gprdirect.com/epages/GPRDire ... ew/STRSFK1

and here's another option:
http://www.gprdirect.com/epages/GPRDire ... DISEAT&2D1

[benyeats]

[quote="AtomFun"]
Good for Claire,

My Angie is so keen to drive mine when it arrives, both on the road and track days.

One downside is I' 5'11" and Angie's 5'2" = lots of seat position changes!
[/quote]

Same problem me 6'6" and Clare 5'2", moving the seat is not really that difficult, the trick seems to be take the weight of the seat off the bolt as you screw it in then it is much less likely to cross thread.

Ben

[AtomFun]

Your height differentials give me renewed hope!

The art of positive thinking.

[Bruce Fielding]

Me 6' 4", Daryl 6' 1"

Seat moving not a problem...

[FAST BUCK]

Me 6.4 , Tanya....................let a woman drive my Atom are you crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[David Ryan]

A friend of mine let his girlfriend borrow his Ferrari 360 last week. It was raining and she lost it on a corner and stuffed it thrugh a hedge. Significan damage was done.

We were planning on doing a round Europe trip this month with me taking the Merc and him taking the Fezza but the prang has put paid to that!!!

Bugger!

D.

[John Lloyd]

Brendas still to sit in the car. 

[David Ryan]

If you took the beer barrel out, she might!

D.

[Angie-Babe]

All women who like fast cars should own an Atom as their second car 

[John Lloyd]

Hi Angie,

You need to keep two hands on the wheel 

[Angie-Babe]

Need a free hand to put the lippy on 

thanks for the pic JC or should it be JJ (John Junior) he he