Well thats unfortunate, but oh well. I’ll be back for the next repmobile.
I’m… Surprised that the Lata didn’t get instabinned. Like, it ain’t a strong performer, but, to not be immediately disqualified is a good start for me I guess.
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Since so many of you seems to have been afraid of an instabin and happy to pass, I start to wonder if i had the most overcomplicated ruleset in the world… 
I am not afraid because of the ruleset.
I am afraid because of the body I chose being visually misleading, leading to last-minute changes that ended up flunking my entry visually xD
In my world at least, instabins are something that won’t even get to judging because of A. rule violations, or B. tweaking the rules so much that it is too much of a shitpost entry to be possible to review, despite no rule violations.
A car can get past the instabins due to being “legal” and still be utterly crap.
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sorry, what’s wrong with 45 profile tires? just to clarify
Rules said minimum 60. In this class in the mid 80s, you would not have seen anything lower than 60 profile IRL. And the dimensions you were running (245/45R15) was supercar-esque TBH. As a comparision, the Ferrari 328 ran a staggered setup with 205/55 up front and 225/50 in the back, albeit on 16 inch rims, but still…
aww, that sucks, considering the effort I put in making the car. I made the wheel smaller considering european cars were just starting to use radial compounds and didn’t have wide tires usually
They generally didn’t have wide tires, correct, but you used extremely wide ones for this type of car. You could have used much narrower ones and gotten a profile allowed for the challenge, without making the car any worse.
Knugcab, on that rule. If I remember correctly, I physically could not increase my tire profile, no matter what I did.
The problem in your case was firsthand that you were running a staggered setup. If you had been running 185 wide tires in the rear, like you did up front, they would have had a (barely) legal 60 profile - and still with 16 inch rims that was rather questionable for a regular car in this class in the mid 80s, to say the least. Instead you ran 195 wide tires in the rear, to start with, using a staggered setup on a car like this wouldn’t have happened IRL (but I did not put in any rule against it, so well, no violation per se), and sports cars that are running staggered tires (because that’s generally where you find them) often goes for at least 20 mm difference like the Ferrari mentioned above. 10 mm stagger just feels pointless if you ask me. That also meant that you could only run 55 profile in the rear…
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Oh, I see. Thank you for correcting me on that.
I know there were a ton of entries, so it makes sense it would take a while. That being said I wouldn’t mind an estimate of when the results might be out.
The thing is, there was not only a ton of entries, they were also actually more even than usual. Just some vehicles stand out as low tier ones but since I have to do early eliminations of even decent ones, I have to really think things through. So my guess is that still some waiting for the early eliminations but that I can speed up things later. Before christmas it will be all done I hope.
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the rules are not overcomplicated, my dumbass just glanced at them once throughout the making of my car and didnt look at them again, hoping for the best
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will there be any more repmobile competitions? i saw someone meantion rep93 but im not sure if it’ll happen since youre the creator of all this
Nah, this was only an one-off challenge so that’s up to if someone wants to do something similar in 1993 (or another year).
I am not out of other challenge ideas though…
…I had a bad feeling I had forgotten something. Yep. Unfortunately, I forgot to put one of the instabinned cars up…
@tailgate_sniffer , the Hirochi Esperto unfortunately breaks the maximum permitted budget. It also breaks the naming rules which is the reason why I first missed it, but I should have double checked better…
I am very sorry for this delay and the fact that I got that strange feeling when looking at Tailgate’s posts should have told me something… Oh well, shit happens I guess, but at least now I am 110% sure that ALL the instabins are up. 
First round of early eliminations will probably be up tomorrow.
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EARLY ELIMINATIONS, PART 1
Here comes a bunch of cars where the stats simply didn’t cut it even though some of them had their good sides indeed.
If you have ended up in this group, it does not mean that your car necessarily is crap. As I said, the field was very strong and even, consisting of 30+ cars, so even some decent ones will be in the early eliminations, simply because other cars were better.
Also, there is no ranking among those early eliminations, just some short reviews that you can draw your own conclusions from.
Enjoy!
AVG 160B @Djadania
The AVG 160B feels a little bit over the top realism wise, a bit concept car like, however, not by much. Design wise it is like taking the most futuristic bits from Opel and Citroën of the era, and then letting Alfa design the grille, a cool concept that could have had a better execution. The interior is simple and has weird scaling at its places, but does its job. Engineering wise it is rather sane, the advanced auto is indeed advanced for its era and segment, but being kind of futuristic it almost makes sense, and the premium interior, well, if you could put it in at the price point, why not….
Stats wise it is a mixed bag. Service costs are high, weather resistance disappointing. It is not among the cheaper of the cars, and offroad capability isn’t the best, albeit that was only a minor stat. On the other hand, it is comfortable, practical, easy to drive and among the more prestigious entries. So all in all, not a bad car but it was beaten by better ones
BLACKTHORN TRIDENT 1500 SL @DrPepper2002
To put it bluntly, this is a car where I like the styling less and less the more I look at it. The first impression is a bit positive, but that’s probably mostly due to the silhouette looking a bit like a Mercedes 190 at a first glance (which is a good looking car IMO) due to that body being used. However, things like the giganormous side indicators placed where rock chips from the front wheels would instantly ruin them, the “flat” design of the front and rear fascias and some sloppy detailing puts it down IMO.
Engineering wise the car generally makes sense, stats wise it is rather average, except for having good practicality and sportiness, but a bit disappointing reliability and offroad capability.
GINKYO HAWK II-A @azkaalfafa
I see what you did there… 
Believable design for something in between the boxy 80s and aero 90s. Nice detailwork but maybe a bit stubby proportions. A very nicely detailed, period correct interior. No major engineering flaws. It is fast, sporty and relatively easy to drive, but it is not the cheapest to neither service or purchase, not very comfortable or safe, and weather resistance does not impress either.
HALVSON G0F HARRIER FP @lotto77
A generally clean and elegant design without too much to complain about, a bit flat in the rear though, and not much that makes it stand out either. Engineering generally makes sense, but I question why a shitbox like this would need vented discs in the rear. Stats wise it is slow, thirsty and not very sporty, while driveability is bad and the price not the most competitive one. What it has is good practicality, and reliability and safety is slightly above average.
CAGO 200L 1.3 TURBO GT @06DPA
Giganormous door handles, other than that it is mostly “an car”, not overly ugly, but not very exciting, and detailing feels like a throwback to the 4.1 era.
Engineering wise it is a bit weird. Ladder frame, a 63 hp turbo engine and a fully clad undertray isn’t the most realistic for the era. It is the only car with 4 digit service costs, it is low on comfort and driveability, slow, not very safe and at the expensive end on the scale. However, it has great fuel economy, above average reliability, is prestigious (for some reason), practical and has decent offroad capacity.
PINGU KAKO @Ringu
Ignore that I seem to be missing some material mod here, lol. It’s a well designed car that manages to look sporty without turning into a coupé, with nice proportions and nice detailwork. Also, If I try to imagine the default red stuff in better materials, this is among the better interiors in the challenge, with most of the important details in place, and a well thought out, period correct design.
Engineering wise, an 1.6 litre inline six is almost cute, but not very realistic, truth to be told, even if that’s the only major realism gripe I have. Also, most stats leaves much to be desired. Among them are all the five star priorities like reliability, fuel economy and service costs. It’s also at the expensive end of the scale, sportiness is low and it is not very practical with its 2 door body. Comfort wise, the automatic transmission and premium interior puts it near the top, though. It also has decent offroad stats, and is rather swift despite the auto trans.
AXXUS A5 LE 1.5 @DuceTheTruth100
A shape rather futuristic for its era clashes a bit with old school stuff like chrome trim and the vinyl roof, and the proportions feels a bit squeezed together up front with a very long trunk, almost rear engine vibes. Engineering feels decently realistic. It is cheap to service, and safety is decent. However, it is very thirsty for its class, low on comfort, prestige, weather resistance and sportiness. To top it all off, it is not a very good performer either.
CITICAR TROPIA @ChrisOnline127
The design itself is generally fine, a bit soulless but the basics looks to be there. However the car looks very much like an early UE4 build taking no advantage of all the improvements the game have had in the last years. Interior is very basic, and lacking in detail.
Engineering wise, it can be questioned why it has a ladder frame, and something should have been done to tame the terminal oversteering. Stats wise, it has decent comfort, practicality and offroad stats. However, neither fuel economy, reliability or service costs are impressive, driveability with the terminal oversteering is low. It is not very prestigious, fast or safe, an sportiness is low. Price isn’t all that great considering what you get either.
AUTOCUBANA LATA MK2 1300 @Angelustyle
The general consensus around 1986 was that the Lada 2105 was an ungainly facelift of an old fashioned model. Being a mediocre replica of the 2105 styling wise, this also goes for the Autocubana. However, it deserves some credit to dare to build on this body that is probably older than some community members at this point - after all I know it is pure pain. Interior is mostly random stuff scattered around, sometimes weirdly scaled, with default materials - but most of the essentials are in place after all.
For a car that is basically a potato, engineering makes sense except for the mechanical fuel injection (overly complicated) and front drum brakes (overly cheap even for this car).
The purchase price is unbeaten, and it has decent offroad stats, but other than that, the car is way too crude for the brief, it is low on reliability, fuel economy is not great, it is the least comfortable car, driveability, prestige, weather resistance and safety is low.
Is this a shitty car then? Well, I wouldn’t say so, it is a rather good car at its price point, but in a challenge where you should not be afraid to use up the whole budget, this is using a little more than half, so logically it won’t be all that competitive then.
FORTALEZA MC CASTELÃO SX @Fayeding_Spray
I have nothing against the oddball approach in itself, but this does not feel like a well thought out facelift of a 40s design, more like random fixtures slapped onto the Morris Minor body. Some engineering decisions makes sense considering the age of the car, others are more questionable even seen in the shadow of that. It is cheap to buy and service, has decent offroad stats, practicality is mid (but worst of all the 4 door cars), other than that all the stats are either the worst in round, or very near the bottom.
ELIMINATIONS PART 2: COMING SOON
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