not being a car nerd somehow reduces the parts u could work on, the accounting points more or less into a single field 
nonetheless, welcome to you and the others who joined since my last post here
PS: no im not a dev, just a tester
[quote=āDeus ex Machinaā]not being a car nerd somehow reduces the parts u could work on, the accounting points more or less into a single field
nonetheless, welcome to you and the others who joined since my last post here
PS: no im not a dev, just a tester[/quote]
On the other hand, it would be nice to have more Beta testers that know less about cars and engines since they will be able to give a less biased opinion about the difficulty of designing an engine, or the helpfulness of the descriptions of parts.
Welcome, and send through a Beta application - Drake is right, at some-point we will need people with less knowledge of cars to help us make it more user friendly for people who arenāt complete car nerds 
My beta application is already in. I have basic knowledge of cars, and I used to play Detroit and Car Tycoon so I know how these kind of games have worked previously. I also know itās not easy to get the balance right between technical and useable!
I would love to help direct the game to a more āgeneral interestā audience rather than just petrol heads.
Name: Aaron
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Location: Alberta, Canada
Interests: Things with moving parts, and gaming.
Vehicles Currently Owned: 2001 Ford Ranger (ext cab, step side), and a 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
Dream Garage Vehicles: 1966 Corvette Stingray, 2011 BMW F10 M5, 2002 Toyota Supra
How did you find us? indiedb.com - Was just searching for simulator games, and I seen this one, and almost fainted with excitement.
About: I took some courses in mechanical engineering with hopes to start my own R&D company with plans to work on electric cars (turn them from shitty prius to things that go 220mph), and other transport systems.
Dreaming about driving proffessionally in the World Rally Championship some day.
Welcome Aaron
We all like you because you got an EVO
Name: Erik Brendel
Occupation: none 
Location: the Netherlands
Interests: Almost everything that has todo with cars, 3d modelling, games, modding games and travelling.
Vehicles Currently Owned: Honda Civic EG Esi (see further details at my ride) and a Opel Vectra as a daily
Dream Garage Vehicles: Honda NSX, Honda Civic EG ā¦no realy, as i was young i always loved the general look of the hatchback and always kept that feeling , Nissan Skyline R32 GTR and the Koenigsegg CCXR (the hellish sounds this car produces 
)
Previous Vehicles of Interest: Golf 4 1.8 turbo(great low-end torque for a petrol engine and enough power) , Audi Coupe 2.3 (5 cylinder sound is so nice)
How did you find us? searching wikipedia for Detroit like gamesā¦ and there is was at the bottem of the page.
About:
Always had an interest in cars because my grandfather apparently gave me matchbox vehicle toys and i still have all of them (3 boxes full). When i was older i always wanted toy cars, also drew cars in the classroom (and not paying attention to the lessons 
)
After i got my licence, wellā¦ then it became a little bit more expensiveā¦
A few years ago i bought a house (with a garage, Very important) together with my girlfriend.
I also ādrawā vehicles in 3d studio max as a hoby and some of my freetime (which is alot as iām now without a job) goes to playing (mostly) racing games and tinkering in programs like engine analyzer.
The rest goes to my girlfriend and seeing the world (havent been out of europe though )
Hoi Erik, welkom op het forum. 
Whoopsā¦i still forgot to introduce myself, so here it goes:
Name: Arjan Kuiper.
Occupation: Gardener, and occasional nutjob. 
Location: Oude Pekela, The Netherlands.
Interests: Cars, computers, gaming, etc.
Vehicles Currently Owned: 1986 Alfa Romeo GTV6 and a 2002 Fiat Stilo Abarth.
Dream Garage Vehicles: 1986 Alfa Romeo GTV6 (already own it heheh), 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1976 Fiat 131 Abarth, 1973 Lancia Stratos, 1992 Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II.
Iād better stop there, or else the list would go on and on without an end. 
How did you find us? By searching the net for tycoon games with a car theme.
About: Since i was a kid, i was already interested in everything that was on wheels.
So the basics were already there to become a fulltime car enthusiast, which i still am till this very day.
Errā¦if you people want to know more, just ask.
Name: Jeff
Occupation: Teacher; Autism Spectrum Disorders and ABA
Location: Richmond, VA (USA)
Interests: Working with kids, cars & racing, animals and home improvement
Vehicles Currently Owned: IS300, 3000GT VR4, 325is, Celica, A6
Dream Garage Vehicles: Porsche 928 GT4, Mazzy Quattroporte (yes I know theyāre bloated!), Alfa RZ
Previous Vehicles of Interest: I donāt let my cars go that easilyā¦ the Celica was my first car!
How did you find us? Wikipedia
About:
Currently working on repairing the A6ās transmission (what a headache and expensive on my salary). I used to race Formula for Jim Russel in Mont Tremblant, Quebec ā anyone ever been to that track? Nothing short of spectacular.
Iām online more than I would like, but this is where is get both my car and gaming fixes do I canāt really blame myself too much!
wow thats quite a stable you got their Xysche,
Welcome to the forums.
Welcome Xysche, nice selection of cars. My wife is also an ABA Tutor over here in england, so I know what your work can be like at times!
Hi, my name is Sven, I live in Belgium and Iām 32 years old. Iām working for a car-leasing company and Iām a car- and motorfreak. In fact, Iām interested in everything that drives and flies.
I had a few spectacular cars (Nissan 100nx and a Alfa 147 distinctif 1.6 120hp), but not yet ātheā car, that I most like: a Porsche 911. I also like American Muscle Carsā¦ like most of us, I think.
Formula one is one of my other hobbies: I try to follow everything what has to do with F1.
So, thatās it. I saw that the game is going verry well. If possible, I want to help you guyās with info etcā¦
Keep up the good work!
Welcome Svvander.
You can Join us in Livechat automationgame.com/LiveChat You can talk to developer there.
Name: Pascal āPazzā de Jonge
Location: Sydney, Australia
Occupation: Heavy Vehicle Diesel Mechanic
Hobbyās: Working on my rig(4wd) and car, camping/fishing/4wding, snowboarding and more
Current set of wheels: 1986 Toyota HJ60 Landcruiser, 1991 Holden VN Commodore S
Dream garage: 1967 Shelby GT500, Holden HQ Monaro, 1970 Chevrolet El Camino SS, HSV E2 GTS, HSV Maloo R8 and
plenty of Euro exotics.
Previous cars: 1991 Ford Fiesta XR2I, 1989 Holden JE Camira, 1994 Eunos 500
Where did I find you: Did a search for Detroit and Automation was mentioned in the See also section.
Hi all
I only just found your site! All I can say is THANK YOU for doing this!
I hope it is ok, but I put your details on the GPRM forum site (gprm.co.uk/forums/index.php) too. These guys have been developing their GP manager game for over around 10 years.
I also put your details on the ozmazdaclub.com site.
That might bring in some interest too
I canāt wait to see/pay with the finished product! If you have LIST of purchasers, put me on it!
Name: Martin Berg
Location: BodĆø, Norway.
Occupation: Student, in a few years, hopefully a car mechanic.
Hobbyās: Fixing my car(s), computer, gaming, plastic modelling of old cars (atm GMC CCKW, and later on the āDragon Wagonā )
Current set of wheels: 1985 Nissan Patrol, 1990 Volvo 740
Dream garage: 1970 challenger, toyota tundra, mustang fastback, old mini cooper, 90ās-ish corvette, and so many moreā¦
Previous cars: 1996 Nissan Primera (P11)
Where did I find you: Have been looking forever for a game like this, today I sat for hours on google, youtube and forums, and ended up here.
Name: Hallam Merryweather
Occupation: law student
Location: Bristol (ish), UK, C
Interests: classic & modern cars
Vehicles Currently Owned: 1.25 litre ford Fiesta
How did you find us? looking at replacing my old ācar tycoon gameā - wikipediaād it to see if it had been improved or a sequel created and it directed me here
About:
Always been interested in cars (especially classics) due mainly to my parents involvement with them. not much else to say!
Hi everyone
Name: Åukasz ālookastduā Z.
Occupation: high school student
Location: Poland, OstroÅÄka
Interests: cars, trucks, programming, gamedev, games
Dream Garage Vehicles:
Ferrari 512TR
Ferrari 308 GTS QV
Ferrari 355 Berlinetta
Porsche Targa 4S
Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86)
Mazda RX-7 FC
Mazda RX-7 FD
Subaru Impreza STi 22B
Audi RS5
Audi RS6 Avant
and much moreā¦
How did you find us? Youtube
About:
I love cars + I like playing games = I play car games (TDU, TDU2, FM2, FM3, PGR3, PGR4, rFactor, LFS, Race07+GTR Evo, GTS etc.)
I play car games + I like car driving simulators + I have X360 = I should have wheel which works with X360
I play car games + I have wheel which works with X360 = I have Fanatec PWGT2 + standard pedals + shifter-set 
however, some time before I had (and I still have) Logitech Driving Force Pro.
also
I love cars + I like playing games = [dream]in the future Iād work on open-world driving simulator[/dream] 
Edit: @down: ya, it is great 
but youāre right, shifter could be less plastic, they should use alcantara on shifter too and I have standard pedals, not clubsport, but they are good too
Hi Guys!
Also Iāve got the same wheel as you lookastdu, good isnāt it? (though I donāt like the shifter muchā¦)
Greetings people, allow me to introduce myself.
Nickname: Fenris, from the great wolf of old norse mythology, unleashed upon the world at the end of days.
Location: Norway.
Occupation: Currently serving in the army as an ARV tank driver. Will however be done in a couple of months, and Iām hoping to enter the police academy.
What I drive: Iāve got a 1977 Chevrolet Corvette which I fiddle with, when Iām home that is. Got a 350 hp 383 stroker in it, and runs like a bat out of hell. For work, I shuffle around in a Leopard Mark II Bergepanzer. Twin supercharged 37.4 litre V-10.
Dream garage: 1972 Lamborghini Miura P400SV, 1971 Plymouth Barracuda 'Cuda with a HEMI, 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1, 2011 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 and 2006 Hummer H1. For a starterā¦
How I found you: I was looking around for a more technical and different car game, where the focus is on designing the vehicle from the ground up, instead of gluing on an ugly spoiler on the back and then race around in the streets with blue flames out of your exhaust. I was really, properly intruged by the concept, and just had to sign up.
Look foreward to seeing how this turns out, and maybe if I can offer a bit of support on the side as well.