Introductions

[defuqlement2]

Name: Max "Maxicus" Mercier

Occupation: Student

Interests: Engines, cars, music, and writing

Cars: 13 years old! Hope to get my Uncles show car BMW E36

Location: San Francisco, USA

Dream Cars: NIssan Skyline R-34 (I'll post my mods in the forum along with the BMW's) Subaru WRX STi and AC Cobra a Toyota Chaser Twin Turbo a Nissan March Super Turbo, and a Mazda MX-5

My Motto: "If your favorite car is a Lambo, you have no taste! "

[stubbkrossen]

Name: Emil "Stubb" Nilsson

Occupation: Radio Link Engineer

Location: Jamtland, Sweden

Interests: Games, Cars, Engines, Mechanics, Music.

Vehicles Currently Owned:
1. Volvo 240 GL Estate, 1992, B230F engine and M47 Transmission. (going to be performance enhanced)
2. Volvo 264 D, 1980, D24 engine and M46 Transmission. (Restoration proceeding, such a rare model. If you have info about "264D", please tell me!)
3. Ford Thunderbird, 1966, 460cui lincoln V8 engine. (currently removing rust, and renovating the V8).
4. Yamaha ET 250, 1980, 250cc one cylinder engine. Small and fun snowmobile.
... There are more, but that is another story.

Dream Garage Vehicles:
1. Hudson Hornet Hollywood -49, Want that with a V8, lowered and dark purple metallic.
2. Plymouth Superbird, -70, With that lovely bright green colour.

Previous Vehicles of Interest: Volvo PV 544, Volvo TP21, Volvo P210, Dodge Challenger R/T -71.

How did you find us? Well, we are us, but how did u find us? Google, facebook, wikipedia etc?
I found out about automation through steam greenlight. And I though "finally"! It's awesome!

About:

22 years old from northern parts of Sweden. Got love for snow, cars and building.

I love to build stuff, both mechanics and framework. I just love to put my creative mind into action, to make the world able to see my taste and style.
I have always had an interest for cars. But it was not 'til I was 18, when I got my driver's license that I got to spend more time in the garage.

Want more? just ask!

[cardude1991]

Name: Chris [ cardude1991]
Occupation:working on cars part time
Location rockingham usa
Interests gaming online and off , cars, making friends and working on cars
Vehicles Currently Owned 98 mustang and i going to get a camaro z28 1984
Dream Garage Vehicles lamborghini 2010 gallardo, skyline gtr r34, Nissan GTR BUT I WILL NEVER SEE THESE CARS
How did you find us? youtube looking for car games

[levathar]

Hello Everybody

About me:

Name: Nuno Laranjo

Occupation: Mechanic Engineer

Location: Algarve, Portugal

Interests: Games, Vehicles, computer hardware

Vehicles Currently Owned: Ford Escort 1.3 l 1994.

Dream Garage Vehicles: Westfield bike powered, Lotus Elise, Datsun Z (and all the Nissan lineage )

I've found Automation by chance, I was trying to find a car tycoon game. When I first saw the demo, I was hooked. Can't wait for the full thing.
Bought it today actually

[Drosophil]

Name: Silviu Fleaca

Occupation: Conference interpreter/Translator

Location: Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Interests: Cars, bikes (pasta powered; petrol powered... not that much), airplanes, computers, homebrewing

Vehicles Currently Owned: Opel Astra F 1.7 TDS

Previous vehicles: Dacia 1310, Renault 11 1.9 D (the most god-awful piece off **** that's ever had an engine in it)

Dream Garage Vehicles: Mini Cooper S Mk1, 2 or 3 (any would do), Jaguar E-Type Series 1 OTS, Citroën DS 23 Pallas

How I found you: Dumb luck, I was looking for Beer Tycoon and I found this. I've been dreaming about a game EXACTLY like this since I was a kid!

About me: splitting my time between work, restoring an old school steel frame road bike, drinking beer and going to obscure indie gigs.

[MisterApathy]

Ok you got me
My brother (Carcenomy on the forums) has been talking about this awhile, and given our mutual love of Street Rod and Detroit its a small miracle I never looked until now.
I played with the demo for about 5 minutes and pre-ordered, really looking forward to seeing how this progresses! If there is anything I can do to help let me know.

As for the introduction, I am a 34 year old who grew up in a tiny town in New Zealand, skipped across the pond to Sydney for about 7 years, and recently buggered off to Hannover, Germany for a few years.
In my spare time I mostly watch excessive amounts of movies, play more than a healthy amount of various styles of game, and roam about Europe like a filthy gypsy. (when I am not working providing technical & pre-sales support for Konica Minolta Europe)
Cars I have owned, a 1985 Honda Prelude, a seriously farm thrashed when I bought it 1989 Mazda MX5 (of the Eunos badged variety), and a 2000 Mazda MX5.
Not entirely sure what I will end up with while I am in Europe, I am considering an Audi A3 1.8t.

[NexxusDrako]

Name: James "Jarokn" Knight

Occupation: Author/Musician/Hobbyist Programmer/Student

Location: Healesville, Australia.

Interests: Games, Books, Music, Programming, Cars

Vehicles Currently Owned: None, I haven't got a license yet.

Dream Garage Vehicles: Not sure, so many good cars to choose from!

Previous Vehicles of Interest: Same as above.

How did you find us? Well, I was searching Car Tycoon Games, and BAM! Automation comes up!

About:

I'm a 16 year old Jack of all Trades who likes pretty much everything, and knows pretty much anything related to pretty much everything due to Asperger's Syndome. I have really been enjoying the demo, creating my own engines from budget 2013 models to beefy 1970s models, haven't preordered yet though, I'm waiting for a few weeks so I have my payment (Centrelink, I'm susceptible to outbursts and can't work for a boss, Asperger's again).

I have had a passing interest in cars for a few years, my younger brothers, mum's brother and most of dad's side of the family are massive car nuts, so I've been learning a bit from them. After playing around with the demo and tutorials, I have actually learned more in 2 hours, than I have ever learned in 16 years!

[sansa93]

Name: Dave

Occupation: Student

Location: West Bloomfield, MI, USA

Interests: Cars, Aviation, Kayaking, Cycling, Photography, Computers, Swimming

Vehicles Currently Owned: 2007 Pontiac G5

Dream Garage Vehicles: Mazda RX7 (FD), Spyker C8 Aileron, Cadillac ATS, Chevy Sonic RS (lol, but seriously, I love those little cars!)

How did you find us? I discovered Automation on Steam Greenlight. It was love at first sight.

About:
I am Dave. I'm 19 and currently a student attending a local college in order to get an associates degree in science. I plan to transfer somewhere else after that to study for a career in something (some plan, right??). But, it's not like I don't have any sort of plan in place. I will most likely study for a career in the automotive industry. However, I have also been considering a career as a commercial airline pilot or a IT professional. We'll see what happens. Regardless, I would like to study abroad at some point during my college education.
Cars have always been a major part of my life. I currently have a Pontiac G5, which is just a better looking (imo) Chevy Cobalt. Even though it isn't exactly the fastest, or coolest looking car out there, I love it. It's fun to drive and easy on the wallet.

[Immi]

Name: Jasper "Immi" de Laat

Occupation: 1st year Game Programming student.

Location: Boxtel, North-Brabant, The Netherlands.

Interests: Cars, Simple programming (still learning), gaming, trains.

Vehicles Currently Owned: 2005 Batavus Future (technically, a bike = a vehicle)

Dream Garage Vehicles: Volkswagen Up GT, Subaru BRZ Turbo, Suzuki Kizashi.

How did you find us? Wikipedia, actually.

About:
I'm Jasper, I'm 18 years old and currently a student in game programming.
I'm hoping to get my B ICT and join the gaming industry (maybe Camshaft?)
I'm currently getting my driving license, which I hope to get next month.

[arkejn]

Name: Victor "Arkejn/Arkane"

Occupation: Currently non, future e-commerce specialist, Programmer, Dev, Web specialist

Location: Poland, Łódź/Cracow

Interests: Games, IT, Vehicles, WWII Stuff

Vehicles Currently Owned: Daewoo Lanos, Daewoo Espero

Dream Garage Vehicles: Audi R8, Saab 9-3/9-5 Aero, BMW X6

Previous Vehicles of Interest: ...

How did I find you? By accident when watching Toilet Tycoon gameplay

About:

Hi, I'm 22yo, almost 23 (in may). Student of IT. Big fan of Asus hardware. Animu and Hatsune Miku addict :3

[urtz]

How did I find you? By accident when watching Toilet Tycoon gameplay

Toilet Tycoon???? you have given curiosity to me and i´ve googled it

ok, and now, here is my presentation:

Name: Ivan ¨URTZ¨

Urtz was a god from the mythology of the Basque country (where I was born), and was the god of the storm, who hurled lightning and thunder against the earth.
It´s also was the name of a music team from here.
And the name of my dog (he left us two years ago).

Occupation: Now without job. I did work Bus Driver. Before, I did study and work also in bodywork and aerodynamic´s technician.

Location: Bilbao, Spain

Interests: Games; Web design and programing (self-educated); Also Image, video and sound treatment too(i did studied it, but not work); RC cars.... many things.


Vehicles Owned: Opel Corsa Sport 1.7Dti, Opel Astra 1.6 16V, Opel vectra GTS 1.9Dti

Current vehicle: BMW 320 xDrive Sport

Previous motorcycles of Interest: Honda Varadero 125cc, Yamaha Fazer 600cc 98hp

Dream Garage Vehicles: SLR McLaren, Viper, Ferrari F12berlinetta, Ferrari 458 Spider

How did you find us? looking for old tycoon games, and flash!

About:
Hi, I´m Ivan, from Bilbao, Spain.
And not much to say, maybe another day

[zepphead2011]

Name: Dominick

Occupation: High school history teacher/spackler & general contractor (mostly in the summer)

Location: New Jersey, US

Interests: Cars, history, historic cars

Vehicles currently owned: 2004 Ford Crown Victoria, 1996 Ford F-150, 2006 Chevy Cobalt (wife's)

Dream Garage: Ford Model A 2 door sedan, 1967 Plymouth roadrunner, 1977 Chevy Impala

How did I find you? I was poking around youtube for engine simulators and found some videos you guys made.

About me: I'm not usually one to mess around with games but this game is awesome. I like big boat sedans with V8s which causes me to hate the gas prices lately. I hope to have some kids on the way soon so we'll see how much time I'll have for this game in the near future. haha

No, but really, good work on the game.

[ScottyG555]

Name: Scotty

Occupation: year 9 student

Location: Brisbane

Interests: v8's, cars, turbos, that stuff

Dream cars: a 1969 Chevy Camaro, a 1970 Chevy chevelle ss, a 1970 corvette, a 1969 nova ss, that sort of car

How did I find you?: looked up car building game on YouTube and been following you ever since

About me: I saw the game in 2011 and loved it since the inline 4's I love the work you guys do and can't wait for turbos and superchargers. I aspire to become a mechanical engineer and want to set up my own business building crate v8's

Keep up the good work!

Scotty

[Cookie]

Name: Terry Healy

Occupation: Network/Server Engineer

Location: England

Interests: Cars, cycling, gaming, blowing things up

Vehicles Currently Owned: Mondeo ST220 Estate

Dream Garage Vehicles: Agera R, AM DBS, V12V (I have a thing for Aston's)

How did you find us? Pistonheads forum I believe

About: I'm 29, love cars and tinkering with engines. I have many leather bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. Also a bit of a fetish for Technic LEGO.

[EnryGT5]

Name: Enry
Occupation: Student
Location: Italy
Interests: Everything with an engine
Dream Garage Cars: Nissan Skyline GT-R R32, 1965 Ford Mustang GT, Subaru Impreza 22B STI, Toyota Corolla AE86, Peugeot 405 T16 (Rally version, non the street one)
About: I'm a true car fan since i was 3 years old, i like every kind of cars, even though a few years ago i was biased towards JDM, and i find interesting every new thing i know about cars, even the smallest fact makes me happy, i'm also a simdriver since 2013

EDIT 05/05/2014: Changed Dream Garage and About