This is a challenge that I have run on a server I'm in as well as a chat I'm in. The rules were as follows:

Budget truck:
Year (all of them): 1996
Max. approx price: $10,000
Quality within +5 and -5
Body must be listed under "Utility"
Must score 55+ in a Utility category in Archana
Make it at least somewhat offroadable
Load capacity >500 kg

Based on these I got ten entries. Together with my truck, which is used as a control and cannot win, they will compete in four categories: Performance, Endurance, Hauling, and Numbers.
* In Performance they'll race a time trial rally course. Points, 10 to 1, are awarded for how fast they can travel the course. Best of three attempts. DNF yields 1 point.
* In Endurance they'll go flat-out on the Big 8 course, with plenty of suspension-wrecking jumps. Points, 10 to 1, are awarded for the distance traveled until breakdown.
* In Hauling they'll tow a standard caravan on hilly roads. Points, 10 to 1, are awarded based on perceived ability to handle such a load. An inability to tow that caravan yields 1 point.
* Finally, in Numbers their stats in Automation are compared. Points, 10 to 1, are awarded based on how good their stats are, including realism in both specs and styling.

Stay tuned for Part 2: Performance