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CSR153 - Hail That Sweet Ride!
July 2018
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
54-year old Jocelyn Teoh currently works as an English teacher in an international school. She lives with her husband, James Tan, a director of a major trading company in Klang Valley, in a high rise condominium located in the Damansara Heights area. Both of them have two children which includes a son, Andrew Tan, a software developer working in the United States, and a daughter, Cindy Tan, who currently studies finance in Australia.
However, daily spending for both of them were getting higher due to increasing costs, and the fact that James’s company is riding on losses since a while now. Despite earning high salaries she realized that they couldn’t maintain their current lifestyle without alternate sources of income, especially when she is going to retire soon and she don’t want their children to help them to pay for things.
At the same time, local technology company MYtec has just launched its new ride sharing app, MyRide, which became a hit in the country as many people have started earning money from that.
Upon hearing the news, Jocelyn decided that she wanted join MyRide Plus, which was less competitive due to small customer base, expensive fares and it requires better cars (C-seg/D-seg instead of the typical B-seg) than the standard MyRide, but she chose that option as she could have a much flexible time schedule and potentially earning more money from each ride, and the fact that she had back problems since a while now and she wanted something comfortable.
However, the car she had isn’t suitable for the job, as she owns a 2013 Audi A6 Hybrid, which is too unreliable and expensive for the job. She also couldn’t use her husband’s brand new BMW X5 xDrive40e either since its way too big and James always drove it to work everyday.
Luckily, she also has a budget for something else, which she can use it for such purposes, as well as shorter trips to the market which she bought ingredients from. Time to check the listings then.
RULES
Car
Model Years: 2014 - 2018
Trim Years: 2018
Hatchback, sedan, or crossover/SUV body only. Wagons are unpopular and uncommon in Malaysia, but its accepted. No MPVs, vans, coupes or pickups since the app forbids those for MyCar Plus.
Min wheelbase: 2.6m (rounded)
Max wheelbase: 2.9m (rounded)
Auto/Adv Auto/DCT transmission only (since Jocelyn don’t know how to drive stick)
TC + ABS minimum, ESC recommended
Engine
Family Years: 2014 - 2018
Variant Years: 2018
Max cylinders: 6 (4 recommended for realism)
Displacement: 3000 cc max displacement (because road tax)
Fuel: 95 RON (premium) unleaded fuel
Turbos allowed
Stats
Techpool: Start with +2 on all techpool slots, 60 points car, 40 points for engine, +10 max cap for each category
Total tech points: 80 points total for car, 52 points total for engine (including +2 base on all entries)
Others:
3D Interior: Optional and will not affect results, but do whatever you want
Ad post required
Race parts, CF, fibreglass banned
CSR realism expected, you will get binned for making bullcrap
PRIORITIES
Comfort - She currently has back problems means that she need something that doesn’t break her while driving. And the fact she wanted to target a higher end market meant that she wanted something fancier.
Drivability - The car must be drivable enough for her to easily do her Ubering job.
Reliability - She wants something that doesn’t break on trips. A lemon with questionable quality is an obvious no-no for her since her Audi is kinda problematic on times.
Service Costs - Service costs should be low enough that it shouldn’t affect earnings from rides.
Design - The car must look good enough that she isn’t seen driving one that looked like it was designed by 2 monkeys in a shed.
Fuel Efficiency - Fuel costs were low in Malaysia, but she wants to spend less on fuel considering how the car is used.
Practicality - The car must be practical enough for multiple people, loads and other stuff. Of course not every time, but it is still greatly needed.
Safety - She wanted a safe car for herself and her passengers, considering she is used to the loads of safety features of her Audi sedan.
Performance - The car should be fast enough for trips. While she doesn’t need a supercar, she don’t want some slow ass shitbox either.
Value - She comes from a rich household, earning decent salary, but that doesn’t mean that anything could works. Overpriced shit is still a no for her.
Inspirations
Sedans and hatchbacks:
Honda Accord (real)
Honda Civic
Mazda 3
Mazda 6
Toyota Corolla Altis (local version of the Corolla)
Toyota Camry
Kia Forte/Cerato/K3
Kia Optima/K5
Lynk & Co 03 (not sold in Malaysia)
Geely Borui (not sold in Malaysia)
VW Golf
VW Passat
Opel/Vauxhall Insignia (not sold in Malaysia)
Crossovers:
Proton X70/Geely Boyue
Toyota Harrier
Honda CR-V
Nissan X-Trail/Rouge
Subaru Forester
Mazda CX-5
Hyundai Tucson
Peugeot 5008
VW Tiguan
Ford Escape (not sold in Malaysia)
Submission Times:
February 16, 2023→March 9, 2023
Send the car file to me via DMs only, not via Discord, email, physical mail or even pigeon ffs I wouldn’t care if you send to me with anything other than the DMs
NO RESUBMISSIONS ALLOWED EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
Please use the format CSR153 - username on your model and family names!
Suggestions for rules may start now until challenge submissions starts.
