Tue Apr 07, 2015 1:47 pm by Packbat
One day, you're called into the office by the product manager. Your heart sinks when you see her reading a glossy (yet somehow cheap-looking) magazine. Before you can warn her not to take the writers too seriously, she spots you and hops out of her chair.
"Ah, you're here!" she exclaims. "Check out this review!"
"...is this for real?"
"Yes! We have a clear opportunity here to strike a underserved market! We'll have these - what do they call themselves, 'survivalists'? - all to ourselves! And it all comes down to you!"
"Are there really that many people worried about nuclear bombardment? The USSR is gone."
"Any publicity is good publicity - and according to this, our '93 model was the last major pickup truck that doesn't use any electronics. We won them once, and we can win them again. Make it happen!"
...and at that moment you are hustled out of the office.
Rules
General
Year must be 1995
Body must be standard two-door pickup truck (no utes)
No Lips or Wings
Engine requirements:
No VVL
No EFI
Regular fuel (91 RON, 87 AKI)
Engine specs:
Engine reliability no lower than 60
Loudness no higher than 45
Emissions no higher than than 900
Engine must be "torque-y" - max torque RPMs must be at or below 2/3rds max power RPMs
Vehicle requirements:
No Electric Differential (as if you could afford one...)
Hard or Medium Road tires
No Active Cooling
Edit: Entertainment is permitted (after all, a non-functioning tape deck doesn't do any harm...)
No Driver Assists besides Power Steering
No more than Basic 80s Safety (i.e. no airbags)
Total cost no more than $9500
Vehicle specs:
Economy no more than 15 lt/100 km (i.e. no less than 15.68 mpg)
Utility no less than 130
Offroad no less than 45
Environmental Resistance no less than 90
Avg. Reliability no less than 75
Driveability no less than 45
Comfort no less than 25
Safety no less than 40