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Charlie wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:44 pm Welcome to the club I also won an Ariel Atom 4 on BOTB back in Nov 2018 I was told I was on the waiting list and it would be 2 years but with lockdown I presume that has been pushed back as I still haven’t heard about my build status anyway nice to hear someone else had the same luck as me.

Fastlane wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:05 am Can't believe we have two Atom 4 winners on here

K20A2 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:33 am If this works you will have some money saved to tick all the great boxes in the spec sheet.

There were two Atom 4 technically approved with TÜV acceptance test recently which are now road legal in Germany.

Would you perhaps be allowed to at least store the Atom at your home with external registration?

squarebeard wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:25 pm

K20A2 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:33 am If this works you will have some money saved to tick all the great boxes in the spec sheet.

There were two Atom 4 technically approved with TÜV acceptance test recently which are now road legal in Germany.

Would you perhaps be allowed to at least store the Atom at your home with external registration?

Wow, thanks for that info. Didn't know about the TÜV. I would love to hear exactly how those cars were specced. Anyone know?

Yes, I would be allowed to store it at home, but I would need to trailer it to the border to drive anywhere...

I've been looking into this as one of my best options, though.

First world problems.

Charlie wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:44 pm Welcome to the club I also won an Ariel Atom 4 on BOTB back in Nov 2018 I was told I was on the waiting list and it would be 2 years but with lockdown I presume that has been pushed back as I still haven’t heard about my build status anyway nice to hear someone else had the same luck as me.

Fastlane wrote: ↑Sat Sep 11, 2021 7:07 pm

Charlie wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:44 pm Welcome to the club I also won an Ariel Atom 4 on BOTB back in Nov 2018 I was told I was on the waiting list and it would be 2 years but with lockdown I presume that has been pushed back as I still haven’t heard about my build status anyway nice to hear someone else had the same luck as me.

I was at the factory today and noticed your car was being built. Have you talked to the factory about the spec? It's one of the few Atom 4s with the standard brakes. If you can, you may want to pay for some upgrades.

Hi yes I only got the essentials like stainless fixings, lsd and baffled sump for the moment as brakes and suspension are quite expensive for me at this time but I do plan on sourcing them but perhaps I will go for alternatives from the likes of Skunkworks when they start catering for the 4 was hoping to pick up brakes etc from the for sale section on this site or elsewhere but proving hard also asked in the technical if the parts can be sourced from other makes of vehicle that perhaps have the same fitment but no one has replied.

Atlarge wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:38 pm

Hi yes I only got the essentials like stainless fixings, lsd and baffled sump for the moment as brakes and suspension are quite expensive for me at this time but I do plan on sourcing them but perhaps I will go for alternatives from the likes of Skunkworks when they start catering for the 4 was hoping to pick up brakes etc from the for sale section on this site or elsewhere but proving hard also asked in the technical if the parts can be sourced from other makes of vehicle that perhaps have the same fitment but no one has replied.

I think most people who purchase Ariel’s cars trust that they source and provide the best possible components for their products. Please don’t think that’s a thinly barbed snipe at your good fortune, it’s just the sentiment I’ve seen here on the forum generally (not a bad thing). I also think people want to support the manufacturer that brought us the car we all enjoy so much, to some extent - there aren’t many cars like the Atom!
In almost any form (never tried a 4) they are pretty crazy by normal car standards, so I personally wouldn’t risk trying to source something that’s not been reliably tested or used before for my own car.... once you start driving and finding the limits you want to be 100% confident that everything is right, IMHO.

Can’t believe you are a botb winner - you wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve cursed my own lack of ability to spot the bloody ball!

Can’t believe you are a botb winner - you wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve cursed my own lack of ability to spot the bloody ball