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Unless you are going somewhere nice, and she cares about her hair…
Uh, no. Chicks will NOT dig this…
Where are the pedals?
Robert, you meant for a date consisting of one man and one woman, right?
(yes, yes, yes, I know all about the performance… but it still looks like a pedal car.)
TheRealAutoGuy :
Somehow I don’t think the gay – straight – bi – thing is the defining variable here.
This looks like a bad concept for the new batmobile.
I don’t know, Robert. The Ariel Atom might have something to say about that claim.
reminds me of the smart car making sweet love to the yamaha banshee four wheeler (enduro-cross model) whose grandpa was a two seater go cart with slicks
Per akitadog: the Caterham Seven would like a word as well. Of the three, it’s the only one to offer a windscreen; a point, I think, most dates would greatly appreciate, save for those with their own Snell certified helmets…
Nobody is getting any action in that.
Unless your date is a flexible midget with an exhibitionist streak.
Crikey! That KTM side-car design at the local Biergarten quickly got out of hand.
This thing makes a Prowler look not-goofy.
This the the best first date car, because anyone who would go on a second date after that can clearly tolerate a lifetime of car related madness. So, while you might fight over other things in the future, having the wiring harness for a Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite spread across the house isn’t likely to cause a problem. While there may be very, few people who meet that criteria, someone out there might, possibly, be that crazy, and this car could help you meet them, or at least save you the trouble of wasting your time with someone intolerant of car related madness.
It would certainly send a very specific message. And that message is, “Run. Or Hide.”
The best first date car would have to have bench seats.
Too ugly, too expensive. This would be a terrible first date car. 99.9% of women are not gearheads, and wouldn’t care less about this go-kart.
If you are starting a bromance with another gearhead, it would be the perfect first date car.
If a young man were to pick up my daughter in that, I’d have to kill him.
If a young woman were to pick up my son in that, I pay for the marriage!
Absolutely, as long as you were not over the age of 5.
I thought the best date car was an early 90’s Chevy Blazer/GMC Jimmy with an inflatable raft in the back…
Totally agree. Any girl who would go out for a first date in an Ariel Atom is a keeper. Besides, if the girl declines, you still get to drive around in an Ariel Atom for the evening.
Totally agree. Any girl who would go out for a first date in an Ariel Atom is a keeper. Besides, if the girl declines, you still get to drive around in an Ariel Atom for the evening.
I asked my wife about what she would have done if I’d shown up in a car like this, rather than on the subway as I actually did. Her reply is that she’d have thought I was a flake, but that it was ok as we were both flakes anyways.
And yes, she also said the Caterham would be a better choice.
I thought the best date car was an early 90’s Chevy Blazer/GMC Jimmy with an inflatable raft in the back…
Wow, you’ve just described the initial stages of the mating ritual of the North Ontario Teenager to a T.
You have to be kidding. The X-Bow would destroy hair do’s and that is the end of any chance of success. For the vast majority of American women a Merc is the best first date car, no question. There may be a few who appreciate the green thing and go gooey over a Prius and a some who (hopefully) dress as school girls and like the fast ‘n furious gayed up imports but we are talking no more than 5% in my estimation. No can’t beat the “I may be a dick but I do have money” message that a Mercedes whispers (BMWs are the similar but shout which may be a turn off to some, same goes for exotics).
I picked my wife up for our first date on a 2003 (100th Anniversary) HD Fat Boy. With sissy bar. Seemed to get a pretty positive response…
My girlfriend would have loved it if I’d taken her out in this thing…but probably only once. Kurt is dead on though, it’s a killing offense to show your face around a father with a car like this. What could you do but grin like an idiot when they ask about passenger side airbags?
If you guys aren’t enthusiastic enough to a) show something resembling love for this car (are there really too many open-air crackheads like this around? hell no) and b) show your personality, for better or worse, on a first date, you deserve to drive a 1982 Cavalier for the rest of your life, as that’s fitting condemnation for keeping automotive love in the closet. Yeah, I went there.
Frivolous body work. If you’re going to drive something that absurd, it should be the Ariel Atom, because nothing [street leagal] can touch the performance.
Besides, any girl riding shotgun would be screaming to let her out immediately, or commanding me to stop acting like an idiot. So, I guess that second seat could be considered frivolous too.
@Robert F.
Somehow I don’t think the gay – straight – bi – thing is the defining variable here.
Agreed.
I like KTM, their bikes, their engines, etc. But something about the thought of taking this one on a first date, well, it’s just SAD!
Maybe it’s the photo, but it looks like a Chinese knock-off of the Batmobile, sold at your local WalMart. [Insert oblique reference to Ambigously Gay Duo* – Ace and Gary – here]
*not that there’s anything wrong with that…
That’s not a car, it’s an oversized go-kart!
FWIW: I took the lady who is now my wife out for our first date in a 1981 Escort Wagon (this was in 1988, so it was already 7 years old!). Now, if a marriage can spring from such humble beginnings, there is hope for even Colbalt owners!