Rule of this contest: always double the number of entrants you expect to have to write for.
I don’t mind the delays because the interest is being well maintained and the contest is running fine as it is. Let’s just make sure the rounds do remain manageable though, if we could!
Koolkei and rk38 may be onto something. Paired buyers.
we must now rember that the quality here is jumping skywards rapidly. Thats why the other comps are a one weekish deadline with a entrant limit
edit. However saying that the other comps blogs are much shorter and less detailed
yeah, that is an unwritten rule that we didn’t follow.
well actually. we DID. but we threw it out the window.
I’m optimistically predicting that @koolkei and I will have the results ready by the end of this week if not then certainly should be finished up by the weekend. In the meantime here’s a quick something to get you hyped 
While you wait get yourself into the mood with all the latest in pop music of the year
I expected you and @koolkei to take your time with the final results. This is, after all, the first round with multiple hosts.
I love these gifs! 
well i hope you’re ready to write your ass off… i’ve been hammering 3-4 pages a day, and still only halfway 
well, except if you can type much faster than me
so yeah, for the reader. it might actually take up to 30 minutes or more just reading the results
also warning. i butchered and frankenstein-ed every type of english existed. except maybe ‘engrish’ (japanese english)
Once upon a time CSR was fast-flowing not so demanding competition…
Hence the ‘optimistic’ part 
But I’m thinking the batch format may be the way to go if we haven’t finished all of the reviews by then. So don’t worry folks you should be getting some content by the weekend either way 
yeah. it’s just us falling into this trap again
10 more cars to go for me
LOAD “AUTOMATION”
That’s how I started my design.
no news when the review gonna released?
Reviews are posted in chronological order that @koolkei and I received them.
After a few weeks of back and forth between different departments and automotive companies, an oddly colourful and decidedly unique collection of vehicles arrived at our KRK site First up was the Diamond Industrial T-86 heavy-duty work truck. It certainly looked very work like with a rather muted dark gray enamel paint that the company assures us resists scratches, harsh chemicals, and still looks good even when it’s dirty. It was specifically chosen for those reasons. Despite this, it’s not the most flattering colour and makes the design look rather dull and shapeless. I personally think a 4x4 looks better with a bit of mud and dirt covering it, although corporate might not agree!
The up front was a large Chevy style dual grill and headlight setup that lacked the chrome flairs of the Chevy versions and ended up looking rather innocuous. The rest of the design was a far more promising with a dual cab ute setup with a high roof and ultra-wide fenders. On the rear, it featured a simple but purposeful tail lights and a full set of chrome badging and details. I can’t help but feel some chrome accents on the front could have boosted the look of the vehicle.
Moving on as I step inside I couldn’t help but notice how old fashion looking door handles seemed despite their plastic finish. In the cabin, I was greeted with a similar story a very basic but purposeful workhorse design. Five seats, mostly bare metal doors and some hard-wearing and apparently very spill resistant cloth seats. The company claims that “You could dump an entire bottle of motor oil on the rear bench seat, it won’t stain it.” But we’d rather not try that with a brand new vehicle. Thankfully there was some entertainment with a very basic eight track system as one of the only features on the simple plastic dash.
Starting it up I’m greeted with a nice classic V8 rumble…although despite the lack of insulation the engine itself wasn’t very loud at least not like the loud idle on our current Fleet 4x4. Once I got going it sounded nice enough although nothing like as nice as our current V8, but for those longer trips, a quieter design is nice and certainly helps the poor sound system do it’s best to drown out the rest of the background noise.
I was quite surprised to find power steering and anti-lock brakes! As I finished my trip and I handed the keys to Saolek. I was left thinking that while the T-86 met all our requirements it didn’t do enough to really stand out from the pack from my point of view.
While waiting for my turn to check up on the car, I’ve been reading the complete detailed spec sheet, just like the one I asked for from each car maker that have come here.
Claims it could have up to 6.24km/l economy, that’s about what I expected. The chassis is made out of light corrosion resistant steel. None of that heavy galvanising layer. Same story with the panels on the body. Macpherson struts on the front tires. But solid axle coil on the rear. I see they’re going for more offroad flexibility in the cost of lugging capabilities. We’ll have to see if it’s worth it. Even more surprised when I see that it has an AWD drivetrain. Not a 4x4. While it’s pretty heavy, it should be a nice experience to ride it.
Looking on the tires, it’s a 205 wide hard road tires. Not offroad tires. While it’s an easy replacement to change the tires, it’s still some work to be done. It has a pretty puny vented disc brakes on the front, I doubt that brake is gonna be enough, though. Standard drum brakes on the rear. The brake system is advanced, but the setup is not exactly reassuring. It’s something to check on the test drive. It says it have a 4-star safety rating. Pretty good for a vehicle like this. But it’s not really a necessity here, but it’s still a nice thing to have when we can afford it.
Now to see what’s under the hood. it’s a 5.4L V8 OHV engine, paired with a single 4 barrel carb. it says here is the spec sheet it has 196 horses on pack. that’s a nice increase from our car now. although looking at the engine overall, it doesn’t seem like it’s the best build quality wise. although the same old and proven technology is being used here should be nice when it gets rough
Anyway, let’s get inside, it’s pretty high, though. everything is basic as expected of a work truck. though there’s a lack of what’s inside, there’s quite a bit of thought put into whatever is in here. and a basic 8 track player. neat!
Now let’s start the engine and get the car rolling. starting the engine, it’s really pleasing to finally hear something acceptably loud so we don’t have shout to each other when we’re in the truck.
Starting the roll is just as nice as our car, it has grunt down low. let’s start with around the facility drive. it’s surprisingly easy to drive, partly thanks to the powerful power steering and that fanceh ABS thingy. thanks to the power distributed to all the wheels at all time it really does make for a nice handling truck.
Overall. It’s a nice truck. It’s everything our car has, but more. So, I have to agree with what Shearston said. It’s nice, but it’s only nice. It’s not impressive. Except for the standing start acceleration. 0-60 in 7.5s it’s a bit bonkers. Thanks to that AWD system.
Next up was the NMC Bushranger, This beast was coloured in a quite glossy gunmetal look which complemented the design a lot better than the dark gray enamel on the T-86. NMC were here to make a statement about the future of affordable utility trucks and while the silhouette may look very much the same as all the other 4x4s here a closer inspection reveals that NMC has made some considerable effort to modernise the market. Up front, you have a raked back nose with all in one headlight and indicator assembly and in an interesting choice a single central grill but lower fascia just two fog lights and leaving a space for the numberplate.
While it may seem rather modern for truck design it’s the sort of thing that has become very commonplace in the car market and overall it doesn’t really stand out too much. Door handles are body coloured and hard to find placed way up next to the windows. At the rear, modern all in one taillight that flows well with the body look nice.
NMC make a note that the Bushranger has plenty of room for tools, spares and anything accessing all this space proved to be a bit more difficult than expected as I couldn’t find a handle for the rear tailgate so the only way I could open it was from the latch on the inside which certainly not the most convenient when trying to haul stuff!
Anyway as I climbed inside I was greeted with yet another basic and hard-wearing and robust interior with all the hard plastic and modern but which I mean square designs. Clearly, these guys have been taking notes from Volvo because it was equipped with the latest safety gear, those large headrests on all seats and even a driver’s airbag plus power steering and anti-lock brakes! Starting it up I realised how wrong I was about the T-86 being quiet. This little 4 cylinder barely makes any noise at idle from the cabin. I was free to enjoy yet another outdated basic 8-track system which came alive to the sound of INXS - What You Need…perhaps the Bushranger was what we needed?
As I set off it quickly became apparent this wasn’t a speed machine and at high revs, the engine did start to come alive although it could never compare with that sound of a v8. I don’t think Saolek and the boys would like it very much. But it did ride nice enough and certainly had all the right 4x4 gear locking hubs and proper tyres. As I finished my trip and I handed the keys off to Saolek. I wasn’t sure where to place the Bushranger, it wasn’t a bad 4x4 at all but even with that modern flair the interior and exteriors, designs didn’t really blow me away.
As Shearston continues to the next car, I picked up from where he left. the Bushranger, this one is a mix or maybe a mismatch of new and old.
Made from corrosion resistant steel, it is made to last and it has the old but proven leaf springs on the back and also the same 4x4 drivetrain we also have right now on the company truck.
Tires. 195mm offroad tires. the brakes are full solid discs all around. and it seems to be nicely set up. although, I do notice the big hole on the wheel well. It seems it’s keeping the brake from overheating by using air…a lot of it.
Next up, under the hood. it’s a 2.4L OHV inline 4, the kind that fits in a normal city passenger car. but not in a truck. It still has the usual OHV valve train, the old, but it has a fuel injector and throttle body assembly in place on the carb, the new. although they do offer the EFI maintenance lesson if we were to choose this one. The engine itself is pretty nicely optimised, It’s just that it’s too small in capacity to have a significant amount of torque. although it has only 109hp. what power it has is spread very broadly across the rev range and the build quality seems to be quite good. I expect a pretty low maintenance and it to last for quite a while.
Getting in the car. OOohhh auto gearbox. now the crew can eat’n’drive. No, maybe that’s a bad idea. The interior was pretty much as basic as it can get, but still has an 8 track player. turning on the engine and… I can feel it vibrating, but I hear nothing. Only when I rev it can I hear something.
Okay, around the facility ride. It’s a surprisingly very easy to drive car, I think it’s partly thanks to that auto gearbox,I could just pin the throttle down and just handle the steering. it also could handle whatever I could throw at it. The seats actually have a bit more cushioning than expected. That’s good since we’re bouncing on the truck everywhere.
Looking back to the rear window I realised, WOW there’s a lot of space than I expected. It may only have 5 seats. But I think if could fit more actually. That is if the engine has the power to push the car along.
Overall, this is an excellent car. Everything we want it to do, it can do it and it only sips fuel. It should be really economical to run. Just one really BIG downside. The engine is SMALL. We want MOAR POWER. Other than that it’s actually a serious contender here. Shearston wasn’t kidding when he said to me I might not like this one.
Well now for something completely different. While the Bushranger was trying to look to the future of the affordable utility truck LVC were content to stay in the past. So much so that despite our request for brand new vehicles LVC decided to do things a bit differently and send us a 1985 amazonian. Which compared to the two previous vehicles looks much larger and more like the classic dinosaurs of the 1970s.
Although some of our crew rather liked the imposing stature of the LVC, I found the 13” steel wheels looked almost comically small on such a large vehicle. It was actually a rather nice design and despite our brochures showing a big red truck we received a jet black version. The front was raked forward with the classic quad circular setup with huge chrome bullbar or ‘ram bars’ as they are listed on the advertisement. On the roof, you got quad spotlights as standard which is nice touch as was the roof mounted spare tyre and roof racks. At the back, I found a similar problem to the NMC in finding the tailgate latch and the huge rear ram bars didn’t help matters.
Inside I found a better interior than the previous vehicles although fit and finish was a little poor and despite their best efforts, it was a little dated with another basic eight track and no ABS or power steering which made it quite hard to turn in low speeds. Starting it up I was greeted with a smooth straight six which hummed along nicely. Although when you really put the hammer down is wasn’t the fastest even if the six did sound quite nice at speed, this was probably because of the four-speed auto box.
As I struggled to pull the heavy wheel back to our parking spot I nearly had a heart attack slamming on the brakes only to get nothing. Hot damn! This thing has really terrifying braking performance! As I got out white knuckled and out of breath I knew this design really just wasn’t going to make the cut. I felt safer in our current company truck and that thing is decades older!
Well, this is a curious one. The chassis is a heavy galvanised steel and the panels are just bare panels with paint on top. This might mean that the panels are gonna start rusting and it will rust until it falls apart but the car itself is gonna keep on running until it’s only chassis and engine left.
Anyway, 13" rims on a car this big and a really bad quality tires too. Full drum brakes all around that practically do nothing. They are WAY too small.
Under the hood, we have a 3L inline 6 with a DAOHC valvetrain. The first non-OHV engine today and it has an SPFI system. But they don’t offer EFI maintenance classes. Instead, they just sent us a thick book titled “Injection System for DUMMIES” along with the car and the engine itself seems to be not so optimised, even with the EFI system. Which kinda eliminates the advantage it gives.
Going into the car… it’s a standard feature seats, but a bad quality one. Still a bit better than the previous cars. and it has an 8 track player at least.
Turning on the engine I expected the steering wheel would get a lot lighter. But NOOOO, I need to MANHANDLE it has no power steering nor ABS. That’s a downgrade from our car. Driving it around. It starts fine, it turns okay, but heavy. But it just won’t stop. It also claims 6.15km/l, a mediocre economy figure.
Overall. This car has some potential. But that where the problem starts. A car that has potential means a car that isn’t giving it’s all. Sorry but this one scores a clear no from me.
Now this is a vehicle that really caught my eye, right from the moment they contacted me and provided a futuristic full digital simulation! I had to get my Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) and my personal IBM to try it out and wow this new game “Test Drive” by Distinctive Software Inc. was very impressive but nothing could compare to real life.
So imagine my surprise when the actual 1986 Cossack T4700 arrived in that distinctive Cossack Orange paint and looked every bit as pretty as those digital images. Now they company made the very bold claim that their vehicle was better looking than and I quote “every single vehicle in the segment”. Now I haven’t gotten around to looking at everything in the segment but I can say the T4700 looks great despite a mouthful of a name.
Now up front you have a modern raked-back front with dual stacked headlight either side and cross hair style main grill below that you have a larger vent where the larger and rectangular indicators are located. Nice touched are the plastic strips along the side to protect the doors and vents to the cabin on the behind the hood. At the back, you have a nicely finished taillight setup with rear mounted spare and full badging and easy access door handle for the tailgate. Front and rear overhangs are very short which should offer good departure and entry angles. Now checking out the interiors is where things start to come apart a little.
Cargo capacity is the smallest of the vehicles tested so far and while the interior looks great but a closer inspection reveals that a significant amount of cost cutting has been done so while it fits six basic seats, eight track system, and power steering it misses out on ABS or airbags. The interior follows the exterior designs with a mostly orange theme as a lot inside is simply painted metal surfaces or covered in black plastic. I didn’t mind it but I was kind of hoping for a bit more.
Starting up it was nice to be in another V8 and the power steering helped as I pulled it out of our spot. Power delivery felt smooth with a nice five-speed box with an overdrive. All proper 4x4 options are fitted with locking hubs and tyres, although oddly misses out of a 4x4 skid tray.
Overall I felt pretty happy as I pulled back in listening to Cyndi Lauper - True Colors and as I shut it off if thing showed us anything about it’s true colours were orange…inside and out. But what shined through was it’s true 4x4ing performance. I climbed out and chucked the keys to Saolek. I wonder what he would make of this impressive package?
Next in line. an orange truck that very much resembles the picture that Shearston showed me on his fancy computer EGA? was it? what did it stand for again? Enhanced Goofy Adaptation or something? whatever, it’s his thing. I want to learn some of those fancy things in the future, though.
So moving on. this has the same basic component as the first car we saw. Full corrosion resistant steel body and panels. But this time, with old-school 4x4.
Looking around the car. it has 195mm wide offroad tires. on 16" rims, it’s the car with the biggest rims we’ve seen so far. It has a 2 piston gripping a pretty big vented disc on the front, and plain old drums on the rear. But this seems like a well-done setup at a glance.
Under the hood I found a 4.7L V8 OHV paired with an SPFI system. It has plenty of grunt across the rev range as I will soon find out and it has 180 horses in pack. Not a big increase over our current car. But I’m dead sure that while it’s more making that much more horses, it drinks way less too thanks to the new injection system. By the way, they have also offered the EFI maintenance training course along with the car.
Getting inside, the interior is both as expected, but also a bit unexpected. I mean the features are about what I expected. But the colors… ORANGE EVERYWHERE. I’m not sure I like the colors of the interior. Just a touch too much orange. That aside, it has 6 seats with the normal features and builds quality. An 8 track player is also available. Power steering is on the car, but that fanceh ABS is not. As Shearston pointed out. It really does have a relatively small cargo space, but it’s still an open bed, so I guess it’s still okay-ish?
Driving around the facility, I found that, while it’s pretty nice to drive around in, it’s a bit below what I expected. Maybe an auto gearbox would help with that. But then the economy figure would be worse, and not everyone is fond of the auto thing it seems. The crew is about 50/50 split about trying to drive a car with an auto, it’s gonna be a long debate within them. 7km/l economy figure is showing that the EFI system works. and they also claim quite a low running cost of only $2767 per year.
Overall. this one is good. There’re not many inherent flaws that stick out. Except. you know… ORANGE!
Well, this one certainly stood out from the competition it was another orange vehicle but as the name suggested it was inspired by a certain big cat. The small two-door classic 4x4 body was covered with black stripes giving a very convincing look of a tiger pattern. So convincing it actually reminded me more of those safari tour vehicles.
Anyway beyond the paint job was an extremely modern front with aggressive and angular shaped headlights…it was like an angry predator with a big gaping chrome jaw like grill with extra fog lamps inside, the chrome lining around the grill sharpened to a point at the lower edges giving the distinct impression of razor teeth.
At the back, it has large stepped taillights and extra braking lights mounted up on the top of tail like those old US school buses. It was a nice touch and probably a smart idea with all those big logging trucks we have to deal with it could make us stand out even more and hopefully prevent an accident. I didn’t see a latch for the tailgate but I assume you have to press the badge in or something. Now let’s check out and inside and take this thing for a spin! Opening up inside I was met with a…actually a pretty nice interior it was all the standard stuff you’d expect these days in a road car so for a workhorse this was plush. Five nice seats and modern plastics everywhere and sculpted dashboard design.
DMW was on point with safety with all those modern features I noticed in the NMC. Sadly it only had an old eight track but still better than nothing. Behind this fancy airbag equipped steering wheel I instantly felt a nice power steering system and on the dash lights, I noticed this tiger had ABS too! Starting it up the engine which I believe was a V6 was smooth a very quiet at idle. Setting off it was not too bad power seemed to cut off a little early but perfectly fine for the driving I did. Over the rough unpaved roads around here even without proper 4x4 wheels but with the locking hubs and 4x4 system of some type. This was actually a really nice ride I could enjoy the basic sound system.
It was Queen - A Kind of Magic and this ride felt like a kind of magic. I remember the specs mention some type of fancy suspension well it really made things plush…maybe these nicer seats help out too. As I pulled back in I thought it was quite a capable little machine certainly pulled out more than you’d expect from its compact dimensions. But I’m not if that’d be enough to keep it in this competition. Let’s see what Saolek thought of it.
This one is a size smaller than the competitors so far. Same philosophy wise, but just taken to a smaller figure. Same material used for the car, same 4x4, and hopefully, same potential, or even better.
So anyway, a stroll around the car I realised… the tires are staggered. 185 wide in the front and 195 on the rear. Although, I think if you’re already going for a staggered setup, a bit wider rear tires might be preferable. the brakes are 2 piston solids on the front and classic drum brakes on the rear. at a glance, they look just fine, but on closer inspection, this setup may be good, when it’s starting. not so sure after it drove a few thousand meters on the offroad ground.
So, let’s now look at the powerplant of this thing. it’s a 3L v6 OHV. looking back at the spec sheet, it has a curiously low rev limit, I’m pretty sure that this engine could handle a bit more revs. by reading the spec sheet, and by experience, I don’t think there’s anything holding back the engine from reaching a bit more revs. especially if it’s only making 150 horses. the torque curve chart also seems to point out that it makes the most torque at the mid range and a little bit lacking in the low end. but the SPFI systems does seem to be compensating for that a bit. and also the tubular exhaust headers. also, in the engine bay, I also found something I have never seen before. Is it something like a pump? and a small air tank beside it? I wonder what that is.
Going inside, I found that it has normal standard feature seats and a non-cheap one at that. yeah, I think this may be the most comfortable car so far. and the doors are pretty heavy. I think it’s because of the safety design stuff they put everywhere in the brochure and spec sheets, it seems to be pretty advanced. 8 track player is available, and both Power steering and ABS is present. Though. Only 4-speed manual is offered
Going around the facility, it’s more drivable than it seems, and it’s unexplainably much more stable than the others. wait! what’s this switch that says normal, offroad and highway? I need to look at the manual again… HYDROPNEUMATIC suspension! oooooohhhh sooooooo fanceeeeehhhhhh. but it’s amazing how they managed to fit a feature that is found commonly in a stupid expensive luxury car into this work truck. Although, it’s 1 more thing to fix if it’s broken. 8.22km/l and $11740 including the EFI training course. How did they managed this price figure? the fuel consumption is low, it has a proper interior, it has pneumatic suspension, and it’s still under budget even with the EFI training included.
Overall, it’s rich with fancy features. It’s pretty economical, but the brakes could be better, and the engine needs more optimising. Last one, since the body is small, of course, the luggage capacity is also smaller. Good, but very quirky.
Ah, Bogliq who hasn’t heard of them and their distinctive blue vehicles. It was, of course, no surprise to find our test vehicle was painted up in that usual trademark blue colour. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a Bogliq in any other colour…Anyway moving on.
Here was the latest Bogliq Outpost I’d heard a bit about. It was one of bigger 4x4 here and certainly a contrast from the Tiger. It was also the first soft top design we’d seen. It looked great and although the 18” rims seemed excessively large. Up front, it was a nice blend of classic 4x4 looks with modern black plastics. Circular quad headlight setup with a large horizontal line grill and below the headlights the rectangular indicators. The bonnet had large vents either side for extra engine cooling. At the side, it had a stylish black stripes along the body which blended with the side turn signals and door handles and I assume would help protect the doors from dents. Those Bogliq designers had thought of everything it seemed.
At the back, it was a similar story with traditional twin stacked circular taillight blended in modern fittings. The top ones had indicator and brake light integration which was a nice choice as it lined it those body stripes. Reversing lights were mounted alongside the black plastic mounting for the number plate. I think the door latch was hidden in the number plate mounting. Overall I really liked the design and clearly done a great job and no wonder why Bogliq were doing so well. I have no doubts that KRK Corp. would be proud to have a vehicle like this representing the brand. It looked the part!
Now did things carry over into the interior? Let’s see this thing had tonnes of room inside with eight seats! Although it all seemed a bit basic with painted metal and a small plastic dash and fairly minimal safety equipment but still better than what our current beast of a truck had. I couldn’t see a sound system in the basic dash but then I noticed in a strange move the fairly dated eight track system was mounted centrally in the ceiling like a CB radio system. An odd choice but did provide a certain rugged off-roading feel. As I took a closer look at the dash with its minimal instrument details no taco or anything extra here.
But oddly enough there was a tiny light which lit up with ABS as I started it up and once I set off I noticed the wheel was very light thanks to a nice power steering unit. This thing sounded more like proper 4x4 at idle compared with that Tiger it was rougher sound and louder overall. Even without proper 4x4 tyres, the Outpost has all the other 4x4ing gear like locking hubs and protective undertray.
I never felt like there anything this vehicle couldn’t handle on our site. As parked it up and climbed up to turn off the sound system which was blaring Amazulu - Too Good To be Forgotten…yep I think this Outpost is too good to be forgotten in our pack. This is a really competitive offering from Bogliq and despite a few strange choices like those massive 18” steel rims, it’s a very nice modern looking design with a pretty good upgrade in terms of safety gear and amenities. Plus it makes quite a value proposition. But would all that be enough to make the cut? I’ll hand it off to my mate Saolek for a final word.
This one is a soft top truck. as it’s BLUEEEEEE. (cue “I’m blue”) as usual with Bogliq. the chassis is made out of… plain steel? and so is with the panels? I think they’re trying to say something after I said ‘able to outlive my sex life’. The usual Macpherson strut, it still is the best option for heavy use cars. but again with the solid axle coil back suspension. 4x4 drivetrain.
For tires, it has 185 HARD tires on HUGE 18" rims and brakes, curiously, they went full drum brakes, albeit it’s HUGE ones.
Under the bonnet, I found an engine with the same size as our current car, but with 2 fewer cylinders. It’s a BIG V6 OHV engine. The fuel delivery systems relies on the latest tech of MPFI, they say it’s much better than the SPFI that’s just a fancier electronic carb. Quite more complex I’d say, but not to worry, they have the EFI training course offered, and supposedly, they would also give a tour of their factory for free.
Getting inside. It’s basic interior setup, but looking behind me, there’re 2 foldable bench seats. So it’s rated for 8 people, 2 in the front, and 6 in the back facing each other, just like in a military vehicle. Looking back to the front again, I bumped my head to the ceiling or more like, the 8 track player that’s attached to the ceiling, in the middle, instead of in the front dashboard. and here I thought it has a low roofline. Lot’s of intriguing decisions on this car.
Going around the facility, it has ABS, and power steering helps the already super tight and nicely set up steering and after a while, even with that drum brakes, I did not feel even a little bit of brake fade. I don’t know what sorcery they used, but I like it! They claim it has a really low maintenance cost of $2328 a year, but I’m sure that will increase once it starts rusting. The cargo space is also relatively small. You could only haul a lot of people but a little bit of cargo, or vice versa.
Overall. I like this truck. Except for the small cargo space and the non-rust-resistant steel. It’s quite spot on.
You have hit the nail on the head as usual… Keep up the good work! I am now torn as to whether or not a straight-four was the best choice for my entry, though.
If they did… That is a savage burn.
I’m pretty confident about my car so far. Orange is cool.
Do you realise it not possible to put handles on the back of the car? Thats the reason you arent seeing any way to open the tailgate for most these cars.
Which is why my car did have a tailgate handle (emulated with badging fixture mod, yes, but still)
I feel mine’s going to end up where most of my CSR vehicles end up.
Solid start so far, good job!
And may I say it’s great to see different entries and ways of adding more into a car - like the steam workshop items!
