CSR77 Preliminaries
Tonsom checks his E-Mail inbox and finds loads of digital brochures there.
After calling the others to meet up at his house, they start scrolling through the advertisements.
Tonsom: “Well here we go then… at least there is some choice…”
Tonsom: “First up, a Shromet Parvus RC…”
Redwood: “Doesn´t look too bad, five seats, leather, and it can tow.”
Connor: “Tim is right, this vehicle is a good starting point for the moment.”
Tonsom: “Gonna keep it then.”
Tonsom shoves it onto his phone
Tonsom: Moving on… a… Vikstrom C9… haven´t heard of them…"
Connor: “It is safer and more reliable, but does not show the degree of comfort of the Parvus.”
Redwood: “Reliability sounds good, not gonna have to fiddle around as much…”
Tonsom: "Still has leather seating… cannot bee too bad, gonna have a look at it.
Another ad put onto the phone
Tonsom: “LLA B770MW… not intending to buy Windows here…”
Redwood: “Is it a wagon trying to be a SUV? Does not look very driveable.”
Connor: “Correct. And reliability is also on the lower side.”
Tonsom: “Apart from being on stilits it looked alright though…”
Tonsom deletes the Mail with the LLA ad in it
Tonsom: “Next MUD Teton 4x2 Premium.”
Tonsom: “Well it isn´t pretty, but it says it will tow two tons and carry 1800kg in the bed.”
Reedwood: “Proper truck then, at least spec-wise… keeper?”
Tonsom: “Keeper.”
Another ad for the phone
Tonsom: “CSM Gemny TT… it is… cute?”
Redwood: “aaawww! i love it! And it surely can be driven easily.”
Tonsom: “That thing won´t tow stuff…”
Connor: “Stated towing is above what we need.”
Tonsom: “SHUT UP! That thing won´t tow, trust me…”
Deleted ad
Tonsom: “Back to trucks. Beacon Cannonade TQ.”
Redwood: “Sealed beams in 2017? Dunno much about cars, but those are 70s stuff…”
Tonsom: “Not very good-looking; somehow still a five-speed; barely passed safety tests… Nope… not gonna take that…”
Tonsom: “Epoch M40 Atlas. At least some brand i know…”
Redwood: “Looks good enough, i think.”
Connor: “Below average in most major ways, only the low price is a significant advantage.”
Tonsom: [mumbles] “Hopes are you aren´t lying…”
Deletes the Epoch ad
Tonsom: “Look at that! Deer and Hunt Fallow.”
Redwood: “THAT is what a truck should look like, but… who is gonna park this brick?”
Connor: “At 5.72metres in length, it just about counts as a car i germany.”
Tonsom: “Well… it looks great, but… i ain´t parking that…”
another ad dragged into the recycling bin
Tonsom: “Baniki Yosemite, gosh so many unknown brands…”
Tonsom: “Less tank than the DaH, but still decent styling…
And it supposedly tows 2.3tons.”
Connor: “Do not expect an easy to drive and comfortable car when it tows 2300kg.”
Tonsom: “Fuck… he´s right…”
hesitates, then deletes the ad
Tonsom: “FM Outback… Boy those are patriotic…”
Redwood: “Another haulin’ beast… PLUS it actually had good fuel eco and should be easy-ish to drive…”
Tonsom: “Remember that comfort thing earlier? But the rest seems really promising… it has to get the chance to shine, i guess.”
transfers ad to phone
Tonsom: “Farox Cielo X 2.3T AWD TowMax. Names these days…”
Redwood: “I like the looks.”
Connor: “Will likely be one of the easier ones to drive with decent comfort as well.”
Tonsom: “Then explain the basic infotaiment and leather seats…
plus just about enough rated towing. Sorry, but some sense of matched interior has to be.”
Deletes ad
Tonsom: “H4 Flux Cargo. Shape reminds me of some Citroens out of a game…”
Tonsom: “And it is another one of those stilt-cars…”
Redwood: “2400kg towed, 1400kg carried… goodbye comfort…”
Advert deleted
Tonsom: “Hawker Nemesis. Truck again…”
Redwood: “A big truck again… at least it should stand some battering…”
Connor: “Good driveability and reliability, especially safety, but rather low comfort and fuel economy.”
Tonsom: “At leas i won´t die in it when he manages to somehow crash it…”
Ad transferred to phone
Tonsom: “The… what?”
Connor: “Ninomiya Tachibana TC20.”
Connor: “Average in any meaningful way.”
Redwood: “Not real pretty if you ask me…”
Tonsom: “Yepp.”
proceeds to delete the ad
Tonsom: “The Albatross G360, a car i can pronounce…”
Redwood: [gets nervous] “You think i can drive that?”
Tonsom: “You are not gonna drive this behemoth in Germany.”
advert deleted
Tonsom: “RCM Prairie EXE. Thankfully we get back to something known again…”
Connor: “Expected to not be the most driveable or comfortable car, both by far.”
Redwood: “Like how it looks tho…”
Tonsom: “You wanna drive or cuddle it?”
Redwood: [
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advert has been moved to recycle bin
Tonsom: “The Americar BigV8… here we go with a truck again…”
[opens picture]
Redwood: “What is that? A hot hatch with a 8.9L V8.”
Connor: “Correct. Only strengths are reliability and the fact it tows 1.8 tons.”
Tonsom: “At least the name fits. Still not gonna have it…”
advert promtly deleted
Tonsom: “The Hawkeye Venture. Unknown… as almost all of those…”
Redwood: “Won´t have problems towing, taht is for sure.”
Tonsom: “Won´t excel anywhere else as well…”
Connor: “Correct.”
advert deleted
Tonsom: “The Aeros Router.”
Redwood: “Looks easy to maneuvre and sips fuel…”
Tonsom: “Cloth seating plus likely stiff ride. Not gonna take that.”
advert deleted
Tonsom: “Well… the JHW X-Trek. Not on thebright side styling-wise, to be honest…”
Tonsom: “Just about enough to tow…”
Connor: “Please do not expect anything exceptional except fuel economy and reliability.”
Tonsom: “Reliability is good, but comfort is not very promising, really…”
delted advert
Tonsom: “Last one in the list. The WorkMateAir”
Redwood: “May not be the best looking, but the specsheet looks promising.”
Connor: “Expected to be easy to drive, reasonably comfortable and reliable and our intended cargo should pose little problems.”
Tonsom: “Here we go. Last one is gonna be dealer-visited.”
ad transferred to phone
Tonsom shuts his computer down and starts trying to figure out a route for the six dealership visits. The other two went home right after the last ad has been looked at.
The CSR77 finalists are:
Shromet Parvus; DoctorNarfy
Vikstrom C9 2.5 AWD; Conan
MUD Teton; abg7
FM Outback; Jaimz
Hawker Nemesis; USDMFTW
WorkMateAir; SheepInACart
