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Old 10-05-2008, 12:20 AM
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Does anyone know a reliable site or sites where you can find a 2nd hand Atom in the states? I know there are a few in the UK where the car originated and has a larger fan base, but I cant seem to find anything on old or used Atoms here in the United States. Would love to find out. Thanks!
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Look into Brammo Motorsports... I believe they are the US company that aquired a liscense to build Atoms in the U.S.
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I Googled that and found this: http://www.brammo.com/our-products


Apparently the only thing they make is an electric motorcycle?
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I think brammo stopped building the Atom a while ago. I would only get a Honda powered Atom which are super rare in the US
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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/03/new-com...tom-in-the-u-s/
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper,Oct 5 2008, 02:20 AM
Does anyone know a reliable site or sites where you can find a 2nd hand Atom in the states? I know there are a few in the UK where the car originated and has a larger fan base, but I cant seem to find anything on old or used Atoms here in the United States. Would love to find out. Thanks!
http://forum.atomclub.com/

Occasionally a used Atom will come up for sale, but the K20-Atoms are harder to come by than the Ecotec-Atoms.

You could always just import a UK K20-Atom instead although the exchange rate is murder at the moment
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These things base at $65K now?

http://www.arielatom.com/specs/atom-3-specs

Come on that's just too expensive. I priced out an Atom 2 about a year ago for ~$45K... I think.

Get a Z06 for that money and enjoy the benefits of heat/ac, radio, and airbags.
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Apparently it isn't for the poor to buy. Who the heck will consider an Atom unless you have excess cash lying around you.
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They've been around since 2003 haven't they? I figured there would have been some 2nd hand ones lying around out there for considerably cheaper given its built for only one purpose.
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Atoms are pretty nice. I've only come across one in my lifetime so far but the guy wasn't ready to sell it just yet.


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