"Alright, I’ve gotten my subjective considerations out of the way; Now I need to focus on my more objective critera. After all, this is a big purchase; even if I’m buying the car just to look cool, I’m still gonna have this thing for a long time, and be using it pretty regularly.
I should probably just start by confirming with Dad how much they’ll cost. Not that it matters much, most of these things will probably be within a few dollars of each other. But hey, every few dollars I save means another trip to Dairy Joy, so…"
Cheapest Car:
2000 Allen Mount Everest Tourer - $1899.24 (before depreciation: $26,600)
"So this one works out to be the cheapest… by $100. Well, I could afford one more tank of gas with that.
It’s not really a cheap car, to be fair; it’s actually pretty well equipped for its day, and still in pretty good condition too. I guess that’s just what 20 years does to a car."
Most Expensive Car:
2010 Matterhorn Scout 2.5 - $1999.80 (before depreciation: $22,000)
"The Matterhorn is technically the most expensive… by about 4 dollars. But really, most all of these cars would be using up everything I have. The Cirrus, the Firebolt, the Sunbelt- they’d all be right at the limit, anyway.
(side note: The math may have worked out to make the Matterhorn the most expensive, but all of the following cars also used the maximum price for their given year. They each scored .2 points, a value so small I doubt it’ll have a significant impact on the contest.)
2008 Courageux Cirrus - $1995.84 (before depreciation: $23,100)
2007 Vaughn Firebolt GTC - $1995.54 (before depreciation: $23,700)
2006 Rosewood Sunbelt V8 - $1995.03 (before depreciation: $24,300)
Price Scoreboard
| Position | Car | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 Allen Mount Everest Tourer | 5.0 |
| 2 | 2000 Armor Mojave | 4.3 |
| 3 | 2006 Stockholm 130CFBSP | 1.1 |
| 4 | 2007 Waldersee Ritter RK2300 | 1.0 |
| 5 | 1997 Lazurus DTX 3200E | 0.7 |
| 6 | 2006 Schnell 1.8 Sport | 0.6 |
| 7 | 2012 Allure Chiroptera | 0.5 |
| 8 | 2005 Fowler Rand 211AG | 0.4 |
| 8 | 2005 Regal Vedette | 0.4 |
| 10 | 2006 Rosewood Sunbelt V8 | 0.2 |
| 10 | 2007 Vaughn Firebolt GTC | 0.2 |
| 10 | 2008 Courageux Cirrus | 0.2 |
| 13 | 2010 Matterhorn Scout 2.5 | 0.0 |
Current Scoreboard:
| Position | Car | Current Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 Armor Mojave (@GassTiresandOil) | 11.3 | +5 |
| 2 | 2010 Matterhorn Scout 2.5 (@FidleDo) | 11 | -1 |
| 3 | 2012 Allure Chiroptera (@DuceTheTruth100) | 10.5 | -1 |
| 4 | 2006 Stockholm 130CFBSP (@Odyssey_Fan) | 10.1 | -1 |
| 5 | 2005 Fowler Rand 211AG (@Ludvig) | 9.4 | -2 |
| 6 | 2007 Waldersee Ritter RK2300 (@Texaslav) | 9 | -1 |
| 7 | 2006 Schnell 1.8 Sport (@interior) | 5.6 | ±0 |
| 8 | 2005 Regal Vedette (@karhgath) | 5.4 | -1 |
| 9 | 2000 Allen Mount Everest Tourer (@Hilbert) | 4 | +2 |
| 10 | 2006 Rosewood Sunbelt V8 (@SheikhMansour) | 3.2 | -1 |
| 10 | 2008 Courageux Cirrus (@mart1n2005) | 3.2 | -1 |
| 12 | 2007 Vaughn Firebolt GTC (@Knugcab) | -1.8 | ±0 |
| 13 | 1997 Lazurus DTX 3200E (@BannedByAndroid) | -8.3 | ±0 |
(Other fun facts)
- The most expensive car before depreciation was the 1997 Lazurus DTX 3200E at $29,000; after depreciation, it costs $1986.50.
- The least expensive car before depreciation was the 2012 Allure Chiroptera at $20,200; after depreciation, it costs $1989.70. As it happens, the least expensive car in the first Cool Wall challenge was a similar car by the same user, though that one’s pre-depreciation cost was only $16,100.
- The mean cost of a car is $1977.18. A car with that price would have scored a 1.1; the 2006 Stockholm 130CFBSP placed 3rd in this round with such a score, at $1978.61; though let’s not neglect the very-close 2007 Waldersee Ritter RK2300, at $1978.70.
- Meanwhile the median cost of a car, held by the 2012 Allure Chiroptera, was $1989.70.
Next up: Reliability. 'Cause good looks & low price mean nothing if the car doesn’t actually work.