Has anyone seen this? VW trike thingy

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Originally Posted by eurotrashed

they just started that US branch, and unless it is classified as a "kit car" its still not US legal. Before the US launch it was not legal on US roads.

yeah, thats why jay leno drives his atom on public roads all the time.

gg gayler

[eurotrashed]

Originally Posted by ARRRRRRRR32

yeah, thats why jay leno drives his atom on public roads all the time.

gg gayler

Then it must be classified as a kit car by US law, thats what I just said, fag.

[fli gti]

The Atom can't be a "kit car" because it comes with the engine installed from the factory. There is a club for them here in Dallas, about 12 so far, with a dozen or so more on order. They can get them licensed in certain states, but it isn't 50-state legal. A few friends of mine are considering buying one as a time share toy.

[eurotrashed]

I can go buy a turn-key kit car and it would still be registered as a kit car. My dad and I were looking at these really nice Porsche Speedster kits that this one company makes. Fully assembled and it's still a kit car, at least in PA.

If you look at the Atom's US site you can see they are just importing the parts and then putting them together over here. There isn't really logical reason for them doing this other than to get it legal in some states as a kit car. For such a low run car I doubt it would make financial sense to open up a new assembly plant for the low amount of cars they build, so they are doing it for something other than financial reasons.

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[fli gti]

Yea, sorry. I have to catch up though, and since this is something in my world recently (the Atom) I figured I would comment.

All I know is that Texas said that it CANNOT be licensed as a kit car here. There is another classification that they use for limited run cars. If we end up getting one, I will let you know what the circus involves.

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US will let pick up with no doors hood bed or fenders on the road but wont let that drive because it will be "unsafe" to our standards.....we're a strange country