Wow! The engineers/designers and builders from A.N.Z would like to humbly accept 5th place and congratulate all entrants. Special kudos go out to sillyworld, Asdren, thecarlover, oppositelock and their company’s for the amazing competition.
I would say persist with the left-field entries, they do liven things up quite a bit. You made a big impact with your left-field entry that pandered to my wink-wink-nudge-nudge hints, and if it had just had a bit more bang for the buck it could have taken first. But that’s the way these things go.
Absolutely. They helped to spice the competition up greatly.
Congrats to @oppositelock and thanks to @DeusExMackia !
I knew I should have put wider tires on smaller rims, oh well, lesson learnt. 
Looking forward to the next round already! 
TCSR12: African People’s Car - 1982
Greetings! My name is General Charles Ndweke III, President and Benevolent Dictator-For-Life of the glorious African nation of Mumbojumbo. As part of my master economic plan, I have summoned the executives of various automakers to my golden palace to decide whom shall have the honor of building the very first car factory in my country. You must propose an automobile which will be well suited to the needs of my people, and must therefore meet the following criteria:
Maximum vehicle price of $8000 at 10% markup.
Build year 1982 only, no body older than 10 years.
Body style must be a hatchback, sedan or wagon.
Minimum seating of 4, but 5 or more is preferred.
Both the chassis and body panels must be rust resistant.
Engine must run on regular unleaded fuel (91 RON) and feature no less than one muffler.
No negative quality sliders.
Beyond these “hard” guidelines, remember your vehicle must be designed to operate in regions with extremely limited infrastructure. Although there are no strict restrictions, operating costs, fuel economy, reliability, off-road capability and comfort will all factor into my end decision.
And finally, as an avid motor racing enthusiast, I will personally drive every vehicle around a circuit of my choosing to assess how each one performs at the limit. Just because the car is inexpensive doesn’t mean your engineers shouldn’t take the time to carefully optimize the suspension settings, brakes, gearing and so on. As they say, the devil is in the details. Plus, it basically costs nothing!
Good luck, gentlemen!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE THURSDAY MAY 5TH
Accepted entries:
AirJordan
CadillacDave
Madrias
Sillyworld
HighOctaneLove
TR8R
BobLoblaw
Ornate
HowlerAutomotive
t3rr0rm4n
koolkei
Denta
asdren
rcracer11m
phale
Rejected entries:
The_Dziuras: Second revision still over budget. I’ll still do a review, but car is ineligible for victory.
Example vehicle: glhs386 - GSI Shrew.zip (88.7 KB)
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Cool Challenge! I might create a new sub-company for cheap boxes.
What’s the attached file for?
Thanks. It’s just a test car I created, I liked it enough that I thought if somebody was stumped they might use it for ideas.
All right! Now this is something that should be right up my alley 
Edit: Shit, I don’t have enough money for a turbocharger 
Edit 2: Is a catalytic converter required?
Edit 3: Does Galvanized Steel count as rust resistant?
Bueno. I can use one of my eastern bloc cars. Although, I might give it a tune-up to avoid being too prolitarean.
what about safety should we bother?
i think what he meant is he wants the ‘environment resistance’ score to be high
oh so close to having a 3L v6 right on 8250 
Mine is almost done. Surprisingly, it will do around 1:47 on the airfield track with only 53 horsepower.
Smooth Cracker
Simple yet effective.
Facts:
1.6, 70hp, high ground clearance, radio, high practicality, robust build, cheap maintenance, 7920$. Cracking offer.
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i just cannot get it blow $8030 without making the car unsatisfiying for me. is this still considered in the $8k range, and tolerable? or is it over the limit?
just noticed. @Darkshine5 is is… is that $1065 and not $1865 running cost? how the fudge did you get it that low
Negative.
Yes.
It’s not a high priority, but I’d like to see at least basic safety equipment.
I’ve set it as a hard limit, let’s keep it that way to avoid confusion. I’m sure there’s somewhere you can pinch a couple pennies.
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kay then… something not including negative slider…
sure i could, just not something i’m proud of
######well that’s what i get for haggling 
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Introducing the 1982 Bell Corleone Savanna Special 5dr
The peoples car of Africa is here, the budget 5 door Hatchback comes with a peppy little 1.6 I4 Petrol coupled with a 4-speed manual transmission.
Features:
Front and rear seatbelts, flip front headlights to avoid getting them dirty, 5 Seats for maximum capacity & a very large boot.
The car is built to be both affordable and long lasting in the hot African sun, we have raised the ride height from the standard Corleone to make it cope with rough roads a lot better, we have also taken the interior down to the bare basics to minimise chances of having any electrical problems, the tyres have been made chunkier and tougher to lower the chances of hitting potholes and damaging the wheels.
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