Car Flipper (v0.1)

Every battered sedan in Pine Hollow is a potential payday, provided you can tell cheap cosmetic neglect from an engine ready to bankrupt you. Car Flipper turns the used-car trade into a first-person business sim built around suspicion, bargaining, and the satisfying transformation of a neglected vehicle into something buyers want. The tone sits between relaxed small-town sandbox and tense scavenger hunt: a seller’s too-warm engine, suspiciously fresh paint, or conveniently missing photo can turn an apparent bargain into a financial mistake. Starting with little cash and a modest workshop, you build a reputation one risky purchase at a time.

Most of your time goes into finding listings, studying their details, contacting sellers, and inspecting cars in person before making an offer. You check oil, scan diagnostic codes, test paint thickness, spot dents and rust, request history reports, and use every flaw as leverage in negotiations; missed faults become expensive surprises when the mechanic’s invoice arrives. Repairs range from hands-on cleaning, headlight restoration, and scavenging compatible body parts at the junkyard to paying the shop for major work, paint, tuning, and visual customization. Once a car is presentable, you photograph it, set a price, and haggle with buyers, while rentals, bank loans, storage-unit auctions, and weekend drag races add alternative ways to make—or lose—money.

What separates Car Flipper from a straightforward restoration sim is its focus on reading people as carefully as vehicles. Cars carry concealed histories, sellers can manipulate the evidence, and even auction wins are gambles when you cannot inspect what sits behind a storage door. Online co-op supports up to four players with a shared wallet and adjustable permissions, letting friends inspect, clean, negotiate, and ride together without handing everyone control of the business. Fans of Car Mechanic Simulator who prefer deal-making and open-world errands over detailed engine disassembly should find plenty to enjoy, while players who like the pressure of House Flipper-style profit loops get a grittier, more unpredictable spin.