The awesome, reliable, and safest cars out there, made by Capable!
Capable Trivia!
Capable is a world leader in safety technology
Capable is headquartered in Boise, Idaho, United States of America
Capable has won ‘Idaho’s Favourite Car Brand’ award of Idaho Drivers’ Magazine every year since the competition began in 1973
Capable Motors Co. is completely privately owned
They ought to leverage that in their lineup, to ensure the brand lives up to its name, and show that safety doesn’t have to be sacrificed for other attributes (or vice versa).
The Story of the Capable Cruiser!
Capable Motors Co. made a huge profit from government contracts making trucks for the military, and president Edwin Brummer used this opportunity to further fulfill Capable Motors' mission: For every American citizen to own a car! In January, a new factory was purchased in Seattle with everything you need to make a car! Edwin soon decided the nature of the car. It was to be cheap and able to be driven offroad while offering a high level of safety.
With this in mind, the Capable Cruiser was made with the cheapest parts money could be. Suspension was solid leaf front and rear. No radio. Hard seats. Even before the Cruiser was on market, the number one complaint was the abysmal comfort. Sitting on it for just 10 minutes gave way to butt pains, and an hour in to driving you'd be expecting back pain too. But it was a big price to pay for the car to be the cheapest possible car. And cheap it was. At $650, it undersold all its competitors by several hundred dollars. Its MPG was also top of class too. And with its cheap and easy to replace parts, maintenance was a breeze. Hardly anyone wanted a Cruiser. But plenty of people needed one.
In addition to its cheapness, the Cruiser had 2 other advantages. Thanks in part to its suspension set up, high ground clearance, and loose springs, the Cruiser could easily navigate the rural roads of Capable's prime customers. Edwin, seeing how dangerous car crashes could be, saw that if Capable did not invest in safety, then many more people could die in the Cruiser in the event o a crash. This investment in safety continues to the modern day.
The first gen Cruiser was in production for 5 years. It stopped production in February of 1950 to the second gen Cruiser, which featured a number of improvements.
With this in mind, the Capable Cruiser was made with the cheapest parts money could be. Suspension was solid leaf front and rear. No radio. Hard seats. Even before the Cruiser was on market, the number one complaint was the abysmal comfort. Sitting on it for just 10 minutes gave way to butt pains, and an hour in to driving you'd be expecting back pain too. But it was a big price to pay for the car to be the cheapest possible car. And cheap it was. At $650, it undersold all its competitors by several hundred dollars. Its MPG was also top of class too. And with its cheap and easy to replace parts, maintenance was a breeze. Hardly anyone wanted a Cruiser. But plenty of people needed one.
In addition to its cheapness, the Cruiser had 2 other advantages. Thanks in part to its suspension set up, high ground clearance, and loose springs, the Cruiser could easily navigate the rural roads of Capable's prime customers. Edwin, seeing how dangerous car crashes could be, saw that if Capable did not invest in safety, then many more people could die in the Cruiser in the event o a crash. This investment in safety continues to the modern day.
The first gen Cruiser was in production for 5 years. It stopped production in February of 1950 to the second gen Cruiser, which featured a number of improvements.
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I look forward to seeing any modifications you make!
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I see that you wanted to make it affordable, but I think you went too far with the cost-cutting by overusing negative quality on various areas of your build. It still keeps costs down, though, especially with your relative lack of techpool usage throughout the trim (and none at all for the engine).