First sport's car: 370z or Ariel Atom?

[Phimosis]

Motorcycles are my first love. Loud, fast, dangerous and completely impratical. Like an Ariel Atom, but $60,000 cheaper.

For sheer exhiliration, bikes wins hands down. They're a lot faster than the Atom. Big showboat wheelies are way more exciting than any tire spin that the Atom can deliver. Stoppies are well... stoppies! You can't do that in an Atom either. You can get the track day fun of the Atom in an $11,000 liter class bike and the grand touring luxury of a 370z touring/sport for $38,000. Together, they are still $21,000 less than the Atom.

The Atom just doens't make sense to me unless you already have your sedan, your utility vehicle, your sports car and you're looking for a track day toy!

[flatrick]

Originally Posted by Phimosis

Motorcycles are my first love. Loud, fast, dangerous and completely impratical. Like an Ariel Atom, but $60,000 cheaper.

For sheer exhiliration, bikes wins hands down. They're a lot faster than the Atom. Big showboat wheelies are way more exciting than any tire spin that the Atom can deliver. Stoppies are well... stoppies! You can't do that in an Atom either. You can get the track day fun of the Atom in an $11,000 liter class bike and the grand touring luxury of a 370z touring/sport for $38,000. Together, they are still $21,000 less than the Atom.

The Atom just doens't make sense to me unless you already have your sedan, your utility vehicle, your sports car and you're looking for a track day toy!

I completely agree with you, so you shouldn't be surprised if I told you that before I even considered of buying a sport's car I wanted to ride a bike.

Unfortunately, as I've said, I have a girlfriend
As Jeremy Clarkson put it, if you've never ridden a bike, it's most likely you will hurt or kill yourself with one if you buy one. Atom is the closest you can get to such a ride without the inherent risks.