Teshio, Hokkaido, Japan, 1994.
After moving to Teshio from Colorado, seeking a break from the stress she had gone through in the Centennial State, Max wants something that would support her families move and newfound freedom. Preferably something JDM, and definitely a van.
Rules
- Car -
Legacy and Open-Wheel bodies are prohibited.
Model Year: 1994.
Trim Year: 1994.
Body Style: MPVs and Vans only.
No race parts (Semi slicks, interior, billet, pushrod etc.).
ATS is allowed, as long as you’re not making it unrealistically different.
Be realistic, no Allu. Billet blocks or heads, no twin charging, no cross ply, or any other unrealistic design choices like those.
- Trim -
Max Price: $25,000.
Max Techpool: $10M.
Min Safety: Basic 90s.
Minimum seat count of 5 full seats.
Tire width must end in a 5.
Max Tire Quality +5.
- Engine -
Engine Family Year: 1994.
Engine Variant Year: 1994.
Max Fuel System quality is +5.
At least one muffler required.
Must be WES8 or higher.
Fuel Type must be Unleaded Regular. (86 AKI/91 RON)
Supercharging incurs a $300 service cost penalty. (No making my bullshit QFC77 engine
.)
Max Cylinder Count: 8.
Priorities
Design - Max wants a nice looking car, so something easy on the eyes would be appreciated by her and her family. It also has to be realistic, so no LED DRLs or things like that.
Drivability - It’s an automation challenge, what challenge doesn’t have drivability and or sportiness at the top.
Practicality (Scored by cargo capacity and footprint in addition to the raw stat of practicality.) - Max has a family of six, so something that could take her family around, and haul all their associated junk would be useful. So something with a lot of seats, or a lot of space would be appreciated.
Reliability - Max would like to drive her car, as well as letting her family drive it as well. Buying something unreliable would cause her to rethink the “Japanese Reliability" she’s heard so much about.
Running Costs (Fuel Economy and Service Costs) - Max can barely turn a wrench, much less point to what the transmission is on her car, so something cheap to service would be an ideal purchase for her. Max also wishes to not have to wince when the Attendant comes over to fill her tank after having just moved there.
Comfort - Max isn’t looking for Maximum Ride quality, she just doesn’t want to drive a vehicle equivalent to a poorly balanced laundry machine.
Price - Max just moved her six person family to Japan, and thus has a lighter wallet than she normally does. Something on the cheaper side would be ideal for her.
Offroad - While the town’s roads are all well paved, it is a rural place, and a bit of soft off-roading action might be required.
Utility - While Max won’t be using it as a traditional cargo van, she doesn’t want the brakes to boil and suspension to drop to the road if she loads in anything heavier than her family.
Safety - Max doesn’t want her and her whole family to die when she gets into a fender bender, but due to the secluded nature of this area, she doubts she’ll get into many crashes with other people.
Sportiness - Just because its JDM doesn’t mean it’s a Supra. Max doesn’t really care about going fast nor cornering hard, she just wants something to haul her family around.
Prestige - She doesn’t want a Rolls-Bently-Martin-orghini, nor does she really care about if a brand has made a some insano supercar, she’s just buying a van for her and her family.
Submissions
Submission Opens: September 14th, 2026.
Submissions Close: September 22th, 2026.
Model Name: QFC78 - (Your Username)
Trim Name: Free
Engine Family Name: QFC78 - (Your Username)
Engine Variant Name: Free
To submit a car, you must DM me (@Vanilla) your .car file, and preferably screenshots of your Techpool and stats, just in case. As well as an ad MUST be posted in the thread.
