YACT: Super-minimalist cars

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b0mbrman

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What are your thoughts on these types of cars?

It appears they mostly come out of the UK. I know of Caterhams, Westfields and the Ariel Atom (Top Gear Video)). Are there any others? Perhaps something made in the US?

Also, how street legal are these?
 
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Lifer
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lol - I consider an S2000 or Lotus Elise to be super minimalist.
 
TheLonelyPhoenix

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As cool as some of those "minimalist" style cars are, I'd rather buy a motorcycle if I really wanted something like that.

Edit: And how on Earth do you call an S2000 minimalist?!
 
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b0mbrman

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Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
As cool as some of those "minimalist" style cars are, I'd rather buy a motorcycle if I really wanted something like that.

Edit: And how on Earth do you call an S2000 minimalist?!
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Well, I like having at least an exo-skeleton around me...and since it's a car, no helmet

An S2000 is minimalist, but not super-minimalist :)
 
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During my drive home yesterday, I saw a Lotus Elise. Every time I see one of these cars I am always surprised by how small and low they are. About ten minutes later I saw a car that was even lower. Because of traffic it took awhile for me to catch up with it and I only saw it as it exited the highway. It looked like an open wheel formula race car. The top of its rear spoiler was at bumper level with the SUV tailgating it.

Cool toys, but I am not sure I would want to drive them on the highway though.
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
As cool as some of those "minimalist" style cars are, I'd rather buy a motorcycle if I really wanted something like that.

Edit: And how on Earth do you call an S2000 minimalist?!
Click to expand...

Well, I like having at least an exo-skeleton around me...and since it's a car, no helmet

An S2000 is minimalist, but not super-minimalist :)
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Ok, I will allow the S2k to be called minimalist, but not super :p
 
AbAbber2k

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Originally posted by: b0mbrman
What are your thoughts on these types of cars?

It appears they mostly come out of the UK. I know of Caterhams, Westfields and the Ariel Atom (Top Gear Video)). Are there any others? Perhaps something made in the US?

Also, how street legal are these?
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Look up the T-Rex on google... would love to have one.. .but again I'm not sure how street legal they are.
 
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b0mbrman

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Originally posted by: J Heartless Slick
During my drive home yesterday, I saw a Lotus Elise. Every time I see one of these cars I am always surprised by how small and low they are. About ten minutes later I saw a car that was even lower. Because of traffic it took awhile for me to catch up with it and I only saw it as it exited the highway. It looked like an open wheel formula race car. The top of its rear spoiler was at bumper level with the SUV tailgating it.

Cool toys, but I am not sure I would want to drive them on the highway though.
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Wow...I wonder what it was.

I'd retain a beater, so if I were to buy something like this, it would see lots of twisty backroads time but not so much straight, open highway time
 
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Ariel Atom w/ supercharged Civic Type R engine @ 300 HP. the shots of Jeremy Clarkson driving the "merely" 220 HP model with his cheeks flapping wildly in the wind as his head is slammed back into the headrest are pretty awe-inspiring.

/end of thread. period.


no, really. end of thread.
 
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b0mbrman

Lifer
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Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
As cool as some of those "minimalist" style cars are, I'd rather buy a motorcycle if I really wanted something like that.

Edit: And how on Earth do you call an S2000 minimalist?!
Click to expand...

Well, I like having at least an exo-skeleton around me...and since it's a car, no helmet

An S2000 is minimalist, but not super-minimalist :)
Click to expand...

Ok, I will allow the S2k to be called minimalist, but not super :p
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w0ot :)

Also, mentioning the S2000 wouldn't make sense in this thread, as that's the current car I have that's not minimalist enough :)
 
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z0mb13

Lifer
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one of my profs back in berkeley had one of those one passenger electric cars..

I dunno what its called

 
Tremulant

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Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: rbloedow
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
As cool as some of those "minimalist" style cars are, I'd rather buy a motorcycle if I really wanted something like that.

Edit: And how on Earth do you call an S2000 minimalist?!
Click to expand...

Well, I like having at least an exo-skeleton around me...and since it's a car, no helmet

An S2000 is minimalist, but not super-minimalist :)
Click to expand...

Ok, I will allow the S2k to be called minimalist, but not super :p
Click to expand...

w0ot :)

Also, mentioning the S2000 wouldn't make sense in this thread, as that's the current car I have that's not minimalist enough :)
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Heh.. this reminds me of one of WayneTek's 42 million threads on G35s, RX-8s and S2000s. And the thread where he asked about a helmet for the s2000 that he never got.
 
Baked

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I'm sure it's gonna be fun driving it until you get rolled over by a jacked up SUV.
 
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b0mbrman

Lifer
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Originally posted by: z0mb13
one of my profs back in berkeley had one of those one passenger electric cars..

I dunno what its called
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Was it a Sparrow?

How long ago was this? I don't remember seeing something like that on campus...
 
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z0mb13

Lifer
May 19, 2002
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Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: z0mb13
one of my profs back in berkeley had one of those one passenger electric cars..

I dunno what its called
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Was it a Sparrow?

How long ago was this? I don't remember seeing something like that on campus...
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yes it was this car! but the color was orange/red ish

and it was an EECS professor, I saw it parked in the parking structure near soda hall

and this was probably 3 years ago
 
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