Oooh.. I don't want to make it an LB thread. I was more interested to find out if others knew about cars that had a genuine 3 year wait.

But personally, I wouldn't join a 3 year waiting list for a car, Atom or otherwise. Like you say, too much can happen over the period. That's particularly true for a kit car where the value is in the end product rather than the pile of bits purchased and assembled at any given time over the period. I guess people in Nottinghamshire can still get run over by buses. I hope Craig and Lydia stay well clear of bus routes till my car is handed over. Once I get my car I might even consider guaranteeing its continual appreciation and value by getting a bus license and, err, practicing.

The flip side to your "small bond = confidence" thing is recognising that cash flow is king in business and maybe 10 x £3000 firm deposits / year is better for planning stuff, budgeting for stuff, developing stuff and producing stuff than 10 x £500 maybes.

Anyhow, so far we have Atoms, LB's and NHS Operations. Any more?