The Car Shopping Round (Round 64): Tears in Heaven

phale · 18 April 2016 18:08

Thanks for the awesome round, AirJordan. So much variety and creativity here, I have to say that the crazy ones were my favorites

Such a shame though… It would have been so easy to give the Streamline less understeer, but I really wanted to avoid terminal oversteer. My thought process was “you wouldn’t want to spin out and crash a priceless restomod.” And also the car that it was inspired by was known for killing Nazi officers with its oversteer…
And for the record, the Streamline still corners at over 1g, so I wouldn’t say it’s for drag racing only.

The Streamline is actually one of the best cars I’ve ever made in terms of efficiency to performance ratio. I tried putting the same engine in some more modern bodies, and while I was able to do slightly better, they also cost like 50% more than the 356 body. 200mph and 52mpg… aerodynamics is awesome
Although I guess 52mpg doesn’t really mean much for a showcase car…

Sillyworld · 18 April 2016 18:24

Congratulations to the winner! My top 5 (only based in what was posted here) is very similar.
Anyways, second place!!! the best result I’ve ever recived in any competition in the forums, yeeeey!

Thanks for the blurbs/reviews and the cool challange AirJordan!

AirJordan · 18 April 2016 19:05

It was hard since you put I6 instead of V6. I think some suspension changes would hepl.

You were soo god damn close to winning

DeusExMackia · 18 April 2016 19:15

Wow! Thank you very much @AirJordan, lovely reviews as well. This was a seriously good round, both in the cars and the regulations. I shall get to work on the rules for my round, gimme maybe 24 hours to finalize them and plan my week ahead so I know what I’m doing etc…

asdren · 18 April 2016 19:23

Congrats @DeusExMackia and thanks @AirJordan for hosting this cool round.

I am eager to know what the next round will bring

DeusExMackia · 18 April 2016 19:24

Well, I already have a base idea. I have a slight suspicion you might like it…

HighOctaneLove · 18 April 2016 20:57

Thanks for giving me third place; I wanted to go out on a limb and make something truly unique!

Congrats DeusExMackia, I know you put a lot of effort into your submissions so it’s good to see your hard work was rewarded with the silverware!

Thanks all who participated as your various ideas were interesting to read and also are what make this particular competition so much fun; there’s no way to predict what’ll win and what’ll sink like a lead balloon!!!

BobLoblaw · 19 April 2016 00:10

Congrats to DeusExMackia for the victory.

It’s interesting that you compared my car to a modern Mustang as I roughly based it off the fox body Mustang of the '80s.

koolkei · 19 April 2016 04:23

congrats to @DeusExMackia
and thanks for @airjordan for hosting this round and giving the reviews.

i insisted too much on 50:50 weight distribution. wanted carbon fiber? that screwed the distribution.
better interior? same story. it really wasn’t a good choice now that i think about it

Darkshine5 · 19 April 2016 07:41

Awesome just Awesome thank you for the write up and why o why didn’t i use quality sliders…it is Australia but and a beer is calling… Congrats to all 17 cars and the top 5 this was a fun challenge

Urbanliner · 19 April 2016 10:23

Congrats to the top five, and thanks to @AirJordan!
Maybe I’d better give my cars some characters instead of making them characterless ones.

AirJordan · 19 April 2016 17:27

5 steps of being a first-time host:

1.) Excitement.
You have just successfully posted the rules and everyone is loving them. First few submissions are looking great.

2.) Fear.
The number of entrants is rising, RL is full on and you haven’t even started reviewing. Time hits you hard.

3.) Ignorance.
As with every important stuff in your life, you postpone it to later…Because everything is always easier later… suuure…

4.) Reorganization.
The time has come and every fibre in your body is telling you that you must not let the great people of Automation down. Let’s do it.

5.) Happiness.
Seeing your work, knowing that you have completed something and going through feedback fill you with positive energy.

koolkei · 19 April 2016 17:31

lol. as someone never holding my own competition before.

pretty accurate

strop · 19 April 2016 18:23

As the original creator of this particular format, every time a round finishes I get additional second hand satisfaction

DeusExMackia · 19 April 2016 18:45

Okey-dokey ladies and gents, here we go! Round 11 is as follows…

#The Relatively Affordable Trackday Car Challenge!

###The Brief
Time to time travel to give or take 10 years into my future, and (hopefully) life will be going quite well for me. I have some money saved up and want to invest it in something a bit more fun than my daily driver and weekend runabout.

I want a trackday car. Something that drives brilliantly, looks good and can set excellent lap times.

And, I’m making my search nice and broad. I’m looking for literally anything from any year. I love cars from almost every decade, so I’m happy with anything, whether it be a chrome clad classic car or a modern tech-filled vehicle. The key really is how the thing handles, accelerates, brakes and drives - any extra equipment or styling is more of an added bonus in my eyes.

###The Requirements
[ul] • Drivability and sportiness. They are everything. I’d expect the sportiness to be higher than the drivability, but make sure the difference isn’t too great.
• Lap times are going to be one of the main points of comparison. However, I want to be able to use my car on different tracks, so don’t tune it to work on just one circuit. I’ll be using three mystery tracks in my reviews that will judge the cars on a variety of different corners, straights, elevations etc…
• Looks are important. They won’t be a deal breaker, but they matter to me.
• The age does not matter, I’ll accept any trim, any year etc… But, no carburetors. Injection only.
• Reliability matters. The higher, the better.
• This car does need to be at least somewhat usable on the road. Practicality won’t be important, but I need to be able to drive it too and from the track and it may have to do some long distance cruises. Therefore, comfort shouldn’t be terrible and the average economy shouldn’t be horrendous.
• Interior style and quality does not matter. I’d prefer the lower weight, and I only need 2 seats.
• 95 or 98 RON fuel please, as these are both readily available where I live.
• Engine noise must be at 50 or below, and a catalytic converter would be preferred. Otherwise, the road tax will be crazy!
• The safety must be at least 45. I will be fitting a roll cage once I’ve bought the car.
• I’m in the UK, therefore I’m using UK units: MPG, MPH, ft lb for torque and CC/L for displacement.
• Be creative but at least slightly reasonable. You want to put 56 different intakes on your car? Do it. You want a 5.0l inline 4? Try it out. Any body style, any engine, you name it. I want a car that’s going to be unique and interesting, as long as it doesn’t compromise how the car drives.
[/ul]
Now for the really important bit: the cost. Gather round and listen.
My budget is ~ £19000, though I’m happy to go up to £20000 if the car is worth it. Automation Money Units will be considered the same as GBP. However, because I’ll probably be comparing older and newer cars together, and because these are likely to be quite rare and unique cars, I’m introducing (what I think is) an Automation first: Depreciation Calculations!

Use this spreadsheet to work out what your car is worth in 2016. The variables are prestige, age and cost when new.

Because these cars are not big sellers, you must have a minimum of 35% profits in the original sale year.
Depreciation calculations are calculated from 2026, as this will be the year in which I will be buying them.

###The Submission
Name your cars in the following format:
[ul]Model: CSR11 - Username
Trim: CSR11 - Car Name (company, model, trim etc…)
Engine: CSR11 - Username
Variant: CSR11 - Engine Name
[/ul]

Include as much detail as you can in your forum post. Pictures are of course nice, but I want to know about the car. You can’t beat a car that’s had clear passion and love put into it!

The deadline is Tuesday 26th at 21:00 GMT. Good luck!

Any problems, clarifications or complaints, just say! I’ll do my best to get back quickly to you. If possible, mention me in your post (i.e. @DeusExMackia) and I’ll be able to find it quicker!

Here’s a downloadable copy of my cost calculator:

Kubboz · 19 April 2016 18:59

OK, what about the currency conversion? Unless your pounds are exactly the same as Automation Money Units, you should provide a nice AMU <-> GBP conversion rate.

DeusExMackia · 19 April 2016 19:00

Good point. I will count AMU as the same as GBP.

phale · 19 April 2016 19:05

Since you said this is 10 years into your future, and you said any year… does that include 2020?

Kubboz · 19 April 2016 19:06

Also, aren’t the Automation cost values already adjusted to modern day values?

DeusExMackia · 19 April 2016 19:10

@phale Yep. I’ll just need to quickly change the calculator to work with that.

@Kubboz Not as far as I’m aware. When I make older cars with similar levels of equipment and features, they always end up being less.