Finally you get your horses ass in here.
Good read as always.
I may quite possibly have submitted the slowest car to this round.
Also, I get most of the requirements in this next round. But why the hell can we only rev to 3000rpm?
- I mean itās actually quite a good balance mechanism, forcing the rev limiter. But in terms of in-universe rationaleā¦ is it a sound thing?
Wait thereās a limit on how high our engines can rev? ā¦in that case I may need to do a slight redesign.
Edit: nevermind, didnāt notice it was episode 2.
2nd edit: after reading the rules does āno quality points will be authorizedā mean we can still lower quality sliders?
3rd edit: not sure if Iāll be able to get 40 mpg, normally with engines that I think would be efficient and definitely powerful enough for the job I dont even get 15 mpg
waitwaitwaitā¦ i kinda missed episode 1. can i still participate?
since i didnāt remember seeing a date here, iāve been putting it off
if we are still allowed, we have 2 options offered as standard, customization available.
so. we got a 2 mysterious containers arrived at our HQ.
so we got a few of our lackey to open it for us. and there it is. 2 mint, ancient but meh looking hatchback.
and thereās a letter inside both car. a request to make these cars to be a decent performer in the modern world, if not speedy. they say to send an email to them once weāre done with the cars and they will pick it up with santaās sled in the middle of the night, since itās being rented for cheap because itās not christmas yet. thatās it.
weāre baffled. whatās in it for us? is it worth the time? should we do it? but on the other hand, is this a test? will there something more than just this behind it.
either way, weāre both anxious and confused but curious nonetheless. but since iām a busy-busy man. i decided to make good use of the KSR, they donāt have much at their time right now anyway. so i gave the head a call to get these cars. within 5 minutes, he came up, i explained the situation and got the response of. nothingā¦ he looks like he blanked for about 30 sec before the sobered back up after i gave a wet willie to his nose.
anyway, his first response was āhave we got any spare good engines laying around?ā. i then remembered that we have those PP series engines that weāre gonna use in the Phyton already done but the cars themselves are not done. so i go back to my office to get him the keys to the warehouse to get the engines. ā2 engines only. NOT! MORE! damn naughty mechanics.ā i said to him.
he then proceeds to walk to the warehouse and do about what i just assigned him to. although, heās walking kinda half-assed.
5 days later i got a call saying the car was done. āDONE!!! 5 DAYS?? YOU SERIOUS?! fine iāll take a look at it now.ā. i proceeds to go to the KSR Garage to see what is, probably the 8th biggest dissapointment in my life. it looksā¦ what? nothing?.. nothing changed? literally nothing changed? wtf was that bastard doing? that is before i realised that, i think the car is sitting lower now. and yeah, it seems like everything except the exterior has been changed. like EVERYTHING. no more solid dics or drums, itās now sitting on a full double wishbone suspension. the interior have better supporting seats, the dash hasnāt changed but everything on the dash is now more modern. turned it on. sounds exactly like the PP engines, i think nothing is changed.
well now i can send them an email and rest easy. well, kinda. i still donāt know what will happen later.
This time export in pm?
Dammit, what is with all these challenges restricting turbosā¦ I can do NA but itās not as fun that way 
Good god, youāre a bitchy bunch. Lemme see if I can get all this.
This is an in-house security vehicle. Designed to patrol private property. Itās not designed to keep up with or catch anything that isnāt the average person on foot. Think of it like a golf cart but with more stuff. Iāve never seen a golf cart that can rev to 10k.
Send me a pic of your car, Koolkei, and I might let you in.
Absolutely no quality points. In either direction.
Is 8K the estimated cost?
What ever cost is under the Overview tab.
there was a conveniently timed mod that adds offload fixtures just released, just download that
OP: when you say it needs to run on regular 86 fuel do you mean it needs to have a RON of 86 or lower? Thanks for explaining the purpose of our cars moreā¦ I would have tried to make some kind of offroad extremely reliable hypercar otherwiseā¦
Iām pretty sure thatās what I meant, yea.
The total cost in overview tab doesnāt include the cost of the engine, meaning that it would be fully possible to use the biggest engine that fits in the body and all of the most expensive parts. I think that 8K estimated price would be very reasonable for a car like this.
This is news to me. Apparently Iāve been playing this game wrong the whole time. Were would one find the estimated cost?
Estimated price in market tab.
Fuck me. Apparently the car I designed as a basis for this round is $12,900. Soooo ā¦ letās do that?
Nevermind, got it down to 12,100
Seems a little high to me, if weāre talking engines under 100hp I feel like we should be under 10K. But I havenāt tried it yet.
I imagine the weight and cargo requirements would increase the cost by a bit, to meet the cargo requirement you need a bigger vehicle and that makes it heavier so it means you need to use lighter more expensive materials.
On the topic of my car I think It might be a bit overkill in the engine department to help with gas mileage and now the speed of my car doesnāt seem to be limited by the engine or aerodynamicsā¦ but by the game not letting me have long enough gearsā¦ my economy patrol car has more performance orientated gearing than most supercarsā¦
Mine has a 700 CC engine with 25 HP and Iām a top speed of 40. Iāve finally dropped it down to $11,800.
Interesting. Something small, but durable and rugged. I think we can do that.
@Lukerules117 Think of something like a Smart car, but with a bigger boot for all your security crap. The fuel mileage is there so you can complete your shift without having to refuel the car.