Popping my head in to share my excitement for the mod! I don't know if this is true of others, but when I saw the preview trailer last year I loved the gag trailer and commitment to the bit, and was shortly thereafter beside myself after realizing that the mod was real. Given the work the team has done in the past, and the polish that has already been shown in the models and menu previews thus far, I think it goes without saying that there are many waiting with baited breath to experience "the real driving simulator" at its most mundane.
No need to respond, but in addition to what's been shown off so far, my fingers are crossed that we will see the likes of at least one of these fine automobiles joining the roster:
Buick LeSabre -- The cockroach of the American roadway. Despite it receiving the most minimal of incremental changes in its final twenty years of production as a beleaguered, overweight FF Sunday church car, it was still the best-selling full-size sedan upon its discontinuation in 2005. It has been said that one can only be sure they've achieved the American Dream when their LeSabre keys are taken by their adult child and given to their greasy-haired 19 year grandchild as he begins his sophomore year at the big state school. These fine machines feature moderate horsepower and moderate torque, moderated by a moderate 4-speed slushbox.
Volkswagen Transporter T4 -- Known in the States (ie, to me) as the Eurovan, I think this would be a fun exercise in exploring how VW's neat '90s powertrains could be made less fun.
Subaru Impreza 2.5RS -- While not as mundane as the Imprezas TRE showed off a few months ago, this is a fine example of the "America doesn't need the real high output performance model, let's build a cheaper, crappier car instead" style of car often receive from Europe and Japan. With the release of the original GT and Colin McRae Rally, Subaru knew that the time was right to sell an Impreza that was all bark and no bite - a coupe with inert hood scoop and vents, a spoiler and a rally-ish front bumper. The 2.5 wasn't totally anemic, but it was famous for blowing headgaskets.
Chrysler Sebring Convertible V6 -- Another heavy FWD crapbox that was everywhere in the '90s and '00s. Unlike the LeSabre, these were victim to shoddy engineering choices that made them more difficult to service than they ought to have been. I remember as a teenager that I borrowed one after it had sat for a few months -- replacing the battery required removal of the wheel and wheel arch panel, and I think the thermostat (according to the book) required you to lift the engine. Needless to say they're not as common as they once were. This was more rental-core than the LeSabre, but was still very popular among sororities and newly-divorced dads. It'd be heavier and slightly larger than the Avenger and Stratus featured in the original game, as well as less interesting to drive with the low-output NA motor. Perfect!
