Co-hosted by @GetWrekt01 and @Falling_Comet
It’s the year 2014. The Backdrop is the cosmopolitan city of Melbourne. A city where heaps of diverse cultures converge. And in the midst of all that, two immigrant students from two different countries find themselves navigating the hellish depths of university life.
Let’s call them by their fictional online handles: @camryshapedcomet and @angrycock.
Their friendship went from sharing the same class, to talking about their video games of interest, to going out to lunches in between classes, to sharing an abode together as housemates. They are broke, they work at customer service, uni-life drains them of their energy and there is fuck-all time to do anything else at all.
What they definitely did not need on top of all this, was Melbourne’s erratic and unreliable public transport. The trams are often late, the buses have inconsistent schedule, and the metro lines see railwork every weekend. They both eventually find themselves at their tipping points. The final straw came when one of them missed their final presentation day due to the service.
Tired of the lackluster service quality and exorbitant costs of the public transport, and realizing the need for autonomy and a reliable commute method in their lives, they both agreed to invest in a car that they would share together. Of course, they can’t outright afford to buy a brand-new car, so they’ll be financing it with the bank.
This is your job for this round. Build a car for two broke university students who want a reliable, easy to drive, comfy to ride, efficient enough and still can provide a fun enough ride if needed.
Rules and Regulations
Car Model Year: 2009+
Car Trim and Engine Variant Year: 2014
Body Type: Any, go wild. As long as it matches the brief. If you can make the case for a van, go for it but I can’t say how competitive you’ll be.
Door Count: At least 2.
Gearbox: For the sake of simplicity, let’s say both can drive manual. However, an automatic would be slightly more appreciated.
Seat Count & Body type: At least 2/+2. However, A sedan/coupe that seats at least 4 people comfortably is preferred. Priorities are slightly split where person 1 prefers the former and person 2 prefers the latter.
Safety: Standard 10s or better.
Fuel Type: 91, 95 and 98 RON are good to go. It’s 2014, fuel prices are still OK. Of course, the lower the better.
Emissions Standard: WES 11
No V16s, No Racing Parts, Cat. Converter is required, Muffler(s) is/are required (This line is strictly for abg7)
Approximate Cost: $27,500
Techpool: $50M Total Costs
As seen from here:
credit to @tf2merch from discord
On a more serious note lmao
No Negative Techpool and Quality.
Hold Up, Wait a Minute!
pls read this is important
Because this is a certified VicRoads Moment!!!
The very intelligent policymakers at VicRoads believe that there should be a probationary/restricted license for drivers between their learners and actual full licenses for “safety” purposes.
Due to being in a certain age group, both our college students fall under something called P-Plates, aka the probationary license.
What does that mean?
Not much.
- Your car CANNOT have any more than 182 horsepower per 1000 KG.
- Turbocharging is fine according to the new rules and so are V8s, as long as the power to weight ratio is low enough as stated above.
- Workhorses like HD trucks and vans require special licenses that CAN be obtained but are a hassle. So if you’re making any of those, be wary.
We’re sticking to the lesser restricted rules of the current year instead of the 2014 ones, because digging through them is pain and they were a lot more restrictive.
Priorities
Other things to keep in mind:
The car is being financed through a bank over the next 4-5 years. How fast and/or unsafe the car is sort of dictates both the interest rate when getting it from the dealer AND ALSO the insurance costs. Fuck insurance costs. You get the idea.
It should be pretty obvious without any saying that stuff like Safety and Loudness should be well within what’s acceptable. Did you build your car with fiberglass body, ladder chassis and standard 10s safety? Probably too unsafe unless your number suggests otherwise. Did you throw in one muffler and that muffler is straight through? Way too loud probably. Use common sense.
Submission Methods and Deadlines
Submissions Open: 04/01/2024 12:00 AM UTC
Submissions Close: 12/1/2024 11:59 PM UTC
Extensions: In case of entry droughts or delays caused by late deliberation or update patches, there will be extensions provided as necessary.
Naming Convention: QFC38 - [forum username] as the Engine Family and Car Model name.
Engine Variant and Car Trim are free.
Submission Method: Message your .car file to either me or @Falling_Comet on this forum; Make a reply on this forum post with at least one advert of the car.
Resubmissions: Unlimited until the deadline, provided the same DM thread is used.
