CW8
Young and Dumb
One week of rule deliberation (TILL 12TH JUNE)
CW Submissions will still be accepted and put on the wall
Brief
2025
Allow me to introduce Lukas Vogt , a young twenty something driving enthusiast from the Black Forest region of Germany. Having honed his skills on winding mountain passes in his beloved ND MX-5, he now finds himself craving something that delivers… A bit more.
Lukas already has a daily car, a simple VW Polo to make longer and more boring trips between places. The new car would be replacing his “weekend” car, currently the ND MX-5.
Rules
The challenge is on stable
Techpool $50m max, no negative areas.
Max price - See calculator
Trim and Variant year 1970-2020
ATC may be used apart from to drastically change wheelbase
At Least 2 seats
No race tyres, Radial only, semislicks allowed
All body styles allowed
All drivetrain layouts allowed
Emissions and Fuel type:
1970-1979: WES 6
1980-1989: WES 7
1990-1999: WES 8
2000-2009: WES 9 (WES 8 for OHV engines)
2010-2014: WES 10 (WES 9 for OHV engines)
2015-2020: WES 11 (WES 9 for OHV engines)
Unleaded fuel (91, 95 or 98 RON) required; bonuses/penalties are as follows:
91 RON: Small bonus
95 RON: No bonus
98 RON: Small penalty
Penalties
Must have Headlights, taillights, correct size rear license plate, wiper(s), mirrors. If not, a small penalty for each missing item.
Race parts will incur a small penalty.
Priorities
Coolness /40 - see “How it works”
Driveability & Sportiness /20
Reliability /10
Cost & SVC /5
Comfort, Safety, Fuel Economy & Prestige /2
How it works
Coolness will be evaluated on a scale from -20 to +20; -20 is the “uncoolest” and +20 is the “coolest” on this scale. Other categories are worth up to 10, 5, or 2 points. For each category, the best car gets the highest value, the worst car gets the lowest one, and all other cars will have their value assigned in relation to those, rounded to the nearest tenth. For example (as seen in previous CWs):
The Trans Sport is the most practical and gets 10 points for practicality; the Seville, being the least practical, gets 0 points. The Astra’s practicality, being 1/3rd the difference between the best and worst cars in that regard, is 3.7. But what if we throw in a fourth car into the mix, in the form of a 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse?
Again, the Trans Sport scores 10 points. This time, however, the Eclipse has the lowest practicality and gets 0 points. Meanwhile, the Seville’s score is now 4.4 (2/5ths the difference), and the Astra’s is bumped up to 6.6 (3/5ths the difference).
I'll say this now, this is RULE DELIB. Calculators may change, rules may change. I will update the CW with posts regardless though.
Ive tried to make a bit of an interesting calculator, try not to break it. If you think something is weird or unfair let me know and I’ll try to take it into consideration and tweak it.
MAKE A COPY OF THE SHEET PLEASE
CW8 Cost Calculator - Google Sheets
Entries will be accepted from 12th June - 13th July
Naming convention:
Model: CW8 - Name
Trim free
Family: CW8 - Name
Variant free
Please include the actual price (from the calculator) in the ad for your car. This would help me out a lot.
5 suggestions max, if someone posts a car that has already been posted that still counts as a suggestion and is used up.
Yes, I’m borrowing bits and pieces from previous CW challenges, I still might end up missing pieces here and there though so throw some comments out there.
