Dalluha has massive oil reserves and low taxes- bringing thousands of well-off businessmen to the major cities across the country. The prestige market is massive in modern day Dalluha, with every expat, sheikh, and Dalluhan prince driving an upmarket GT or MR supercar- the nonexistent taxes, easy to acquire loans, and massive used supercar market mean that prestige car brands are more common here than they are anywhere else in the world.
The year is 2021.
Story
Theodore Mahoney haphazardly stumbled out of a Hookah Lounge in downtown Basara. After hours of grueling conversation in a quiet backroom of the lounge, he had finally gotten drilling rights for a wide tract of land in the northeast corner of the country, but the costs he had accrued trying to get the connection for the land were higher than he had bargained for. After years of fighting off IRS agents and railroad commission professionals in southern Gasmea, he had come to Dalluha as a respite from those (already fairly low) taxes. While his tax escape was successful, he hadn’t bargained on the difficulties of getting his hands on local land rights. He wanted to get to work on drilling as soon as possible, but in a foolish blunder, he had only begun negotiating for oil rights after he arrived in Dalluha. As well off as he was, he knew that he was going to need a different line of income if he was going to stick around Dalluha long enough to see his rigs get built. He couldn’t afford to waste any more months negotiating contracts either- he needed to start his own damn business.
Cruising around town in his Di Inferi, he found himself on a road closed in on both sides by massive rental companies, all renting out an assortment of high-end vehicles. Naturally, the prevalence of high-end cars was something he had noticed - even his Torrero was overshadowed by the lavish vehicles driven by the Dalluhan princes he had spent the past six months negotiating with. What he had not considered were the people like himself- Gasmean and Fruinian expats looking for a quick buck and staying in the country temporarily. Naturally, he thought to himself, these guys were gonna want to fit in to the “local culture”- if they wanted to be taken seriously, they couldn’t pull up in a beat-up family sedan. Right before the turn at the end of the road, he noticed a smaller lot with a giant “for sale” sign posted out front, as well as some sand-blown mid-2000s luxury cars and a half-collapsed glass showroom. No wonder this place failed- they were hopelessly out of date compared to the other rental lots.
He had a thought though- he was fairly well off but running supercar rentals could keep his costs down while he was waiting for his oil facilities to be built. He called his accountant and after a brief conversation came up with an overall budget of $3,500,000. The lot was for sale for $1,000,000, and refurbishments were going to cost around $580,000, so his supercar budget was $1,920,000 overall. 15 cars sounded about right, 5 each from 3 different brands- leaving a budget of $640,000 per brand. He thought about buying used for a while, but ultimately decided against it- the previous rental agency had failed because they bought outdated vehicles, and if he was going to stand out against his competition, he needed some brand-new cars. He made the arrangements to purchase the lot and got in contact with a business associate of his that was active in automotive circles with the hope of getting in touch with some brands directly.
TLDR: Guy wants to run a supercar rental agency. Build a supercar that he can rent out to rich guys visiting the Dalluhan capitol.
RULES:
-Engine and Trim year set to 2020
-Max Engine ET 250
-Max Trim ET 210
-Super Unleaded Fuel only (98 RON)
-At least two full size seats (not +2)
-Must have Catalytic Converter
-Must have at least one Muffler
-Total budget for five cars is Ꝑ640,000, so hard cap of Ꝑ130k per car. If the car is cheaper and Theodore can
buy more than five, then great.
-No obvious min-maxing, and no quality slider shenanigans. Keep quality sliders ±7 or less.
-No bodies with broken stats (i.e. ProtoCPP)
PRIORITES:
Sportiness: These are supercars, and they should perform like supercars. Rich guys renting these cars will be disappointed if they aren’t as fast as they look.
Prestige: These need to be fancy cars so that the guys renting them feel appropriately bourgeoisie and get taken seriously at their various business meetings.
Aesthetics/Styling: Make the cars sleek and sexy, in true supercar fashion.
Safety: Being rich doesn’t necessarily make you a good driver, but rich guys do have lawyers. Theodore doesn’t want to get sued, so safer cars make for safer drivers, and therefore reduce the likelihood of a lawsuit when they do crash.
Comfort: People driving these cars will have a certain expectation of luxury, especially when they’re spending $1500 a day to rent them.
Service Costs: Keep service costs low, every extra dollar spent on servicing the cars is lost profit. Keep in mind that this is less the overall service costs, and more how your car’s service costs compare with the competition. The number might be high, but if its lower than the other entrants, it will be a big advantage.
Reliability: The less often these supercars break, the more often they can be rented out.
Drivability: Again, rich =/= good at driving- make these cars as easy to drive as possible so that rich guys can feel cool cruising through the corners, even if the car itself is doing all the actual driving behind the scenes.
Cost: While Theodore is aiming to buy 5 cars from each manufacturer, more is always better.
Fuel Efficiency: Fuel efficiency does impact overall running costs. Try to keep fuel efficiency up where possible, though it is not a major priority.
HOW TO ENTER:
Please PM me your car files with the following name format:
Model name: PDC15 - (YourUserName)
Trim name: Name of your vehicle
Engine family name: PDC15 - (YourUserName)
Engine variant: Name of your engine
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the ruleset, please say so before 11:59 UTC March 15th. After that point, the rules will be set, and the competition will be open for submissions.
Entry deadline is set to March 29th at 11:59 UTC.
