#CSR 15 - Muscle or Pony?
It’s late 2012 and 19 year-old me has yet to buy my Mustang. I really want a 4-door muscle car-esque sedan, but Ford doesn’t offer that right now and I’m not about to buy a Dodge Charger or Chevrolet SS. I have my F-150 so I don’t really need another practical vehicle, though. That being said, two-door sports coupes and pony cars are definitely on my radar. However, I would love to be wowed with a sports sedan done right.
In real life, we know what kind of car I went for (see my profile picture and Note 2 below), but it’s before then and I still haven’t found that gem of a gently used (1501 miles) 2013 Mustang GT/CS. The question is, can you build a four-door sports sedan or a pony car that can catch my eye before I discover a Mustang I like?
This round is going to be really subjective and it’s up to you to decide what approach you want to take. I’m 19 at the time, but I’ve always worked hard and saved my money. Therefore, I have some dollars to spend, but I’m not some super-rich-daddy’s-money-having individual, so let’s ballpark the price around $30,000 - $40,000 with a 10% mark-up. You don’t have to be in this range. If you can do more with less, that’s fine by me. You could be way over, but it better be the last car I will need to buy for a long time.
I will look at used cars, but I want them to be relatively new and therefore you may want to really think about how old the car is. Now, I will say that I’m totally open to buying a classic muscle car with a huge big block and lots of power as long as it hasn’t been destroyed, tuned to oblivion by the prior owner, or rusted away.
###Rules
- All tabs MY 2013 or older.
- Front Engine, RWD
- Naturally Aspirated
- Safety > or = 60 (except for cars built before 1985, then Safety > 35).
- Average Reliability > or = 65
- 4-door or 2-door sedans or coupes only. (No hatchbacks. Corvette and Viper-like hatches that are fastbacks are okay.)
- Road legal (headlights, tail lights, indicators, door handles, etc.)
- At least one muffler (I’ll cut it off later if I need to.)
- Catalytic Converter Required (except not required on vehicles built before 1973)
- No semi-slicks (I would like to be able to afford new tires at some point)
- Fuel must be unleaded premium 93 AKI (95 RON) or less. I’ll buy premium, but it’s nice to be able to save some money at the pump.
- Do not adjust Factory settings.
- Mods, including bodies, MUST be available on the steam workshop.
Scoring will be based on whether I can afford the car (both buying it and driving it), how it looks, and how many cars I can beat when I pull away from a red light. The most important factor comes down to how much fun it will be to drive the car when I don’t need the practicality of my truck.
###Submission Guidelines:
Model: CSR 15 [Username]
Trim: Vehicle Name
Engine Family: CSR 15 [Username]
Variant: Engine Name
##Deadline is June 17, 2016 at 1700 Hours EDT.
Note 1: I’ll answer any questions you may have about the details, but I will not get too specific. I’m not trying to make this rule-heavy or overly restrictive. I want to see some variety.
Note 2: For reference, my Mustang is a stock 2013 GT California Special with the Performance Package. 5.0L V8, 420 HP, 390 Ft-Lbs mated to an MT-82 6-speed Manual Transmission.