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    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    Ashland.


    That must be the "Promised Land" where Martin will lead Jalops where brefass scotch flows in rivers, we worship at the altar of LeMons and the Goddess of Fox. There, we shall all have trophy cabinets and participate COTDlympics.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    While I would totally pay upwards of $200/lb. for Kobe beef served on a naked chick (preferably my wife), I think $85k for a car you can get for less than that new is not just crack pipe, but the entire yearly supply of crack in the USA.


    Now, I must return to my regularly schedule programming.

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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    Forman Motorsports.. and they don't restore and sell Vista Cruisers? FAIL.


    "How'd ya like to buy my foot in your ass? Dumbass!"

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    Image of Captain Liverspots Captain Liverspots
    04/30/09

    @V16Valiant:


    Mmmm...Vista Cruiser + Laura Prepon...Wait, what are you all doing in my dream? GO AWAY!

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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/30/09

    @Major Liverfailure: Right there with ya bud.. philosophically, at least.


    Megan Fox who?
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    As a huge fan and owner of a 2.0 liter LSJ motor I'd just like to say it makes shitloads more torque than the Honda. That's a technical term. It would be a hoot to drive BUT too much scratch for my game.


    I'd just go buy a ZX-14 and get it over with.

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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    From Wikipedia, which is mostly somewhat reliable, Price: £20,000/£29,000 supercharged (cost in the US is over $65,000)


    85k does not make sense. Just get a new chassis and a LS9. And somehow make it fit.


    And somehow not die. :)

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    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    04/30/09

    @Mobius_1: It's not an LS9, but check out [dpcars.net]
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    Image of Nurburgringer Nurburgringer
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    would be nice price, only if it had a hartley V8 version, with upgraded uprights and hardware


    [dpcars.net]

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    Image of FЯeeMan FЯeeMan
    04/30/09

    @Nurburgringer: I was wondering as I read this if Dennis was selling his. When I saw that it wasn't I reached for the pipe.
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    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    The appeal of the Atom is largely in its power/weight/price ratio. With brand-new Atom 3's starting at $65k, a 2006, even with 900 miles and a 300hp engine, just doesn't seem like a deal.


    I'd love to have an Atom, but only if I lived in Florida and had an 8 car garage.

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    Image of Von Scotch - Friend of the Adrian Saenz Fanciers Association Von Scotch - Friend of the Adrian Saenz Fanciers Association
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    For 85k I'd rather have Ariel the little mermaid.
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    Image of Unevolved has three moving parts. Unevolved has three moving parts.
    04/30/09

    @VonChristler: Rule 34, my friend. Just use Google. Be prepared to sacrifice your childhood, though.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/30/09

    @Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.:


    Reminds me of those Erin E-surance pictures I saw ... mmmm Erin E-surance.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/30/09

    @aSoundofSleep: COTD is a bitch he can't kick to the curb: I have a thing for Ariel and Erin E-surance. Together.


    OK, I need to go to the back stall and take care of a few things.

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    Image of Bumblebee Bumblebee
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    With that match power and that little weight, do the front wheels lift off the pavement like a dragster at max. acceleration?
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    Image of Stoatmaster Stoatmaster
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    I don't attend as often as previously, so this 'Graverobber as contributor' confused me for a moment.


    Congratulations are in order (as long as they have agreed to pay you well).


    As a UK resident, this is crack pipe with a ketamine chaser while somebody injects LSD into the corner of your eye and forces a bag of cat's piss amphetamine sulphate down your throat.

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/30/09

    In reply to 2006 Ariel Atom 2 For A Face-Chapping $84,986!
    Ugh, it's too early for pucker talk.


    Yeah it's crack. Butt crack.

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    That's cold, man.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    Now it's a Ford Expire.


    /sorry

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    I bet there would be a lot less complaints if this was how the federal car buyback program was to work: Hand over your car, get a big check, watch from the bunker as it's reduced to corn flake sized chips.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/13/09

    In reply to Mythbusters Use Rocket Sled To Obliterate Ford Aspire
    I was just linked to this on YouTube, and was gonna show it off in the CSRSL. Well, never mind then! Nice. Suddenly, the little Kia just... goes away.
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