Not saying im defending the mod or anything like that but (BUT) did he edit the model in any way for the game?
Barely. All it appears he did from the screenshots that lichi sent was making the headlights usable and some basic tweaks
well yea its virtually impossible to make any mod thats not complete trash without separating and categorizing stuff so some work was put into that, but the thing that takes the most time which is model and texturing was already done (this is chassis only, the engine and other stuff are much better)
Even if it had fully scratch made assets, I won't be buying it, especially for a 15$ monthly subscription. I've already given my stance on paid mods in general too many times and I will not repeat it anymore.
There was a "full" version with the LM and stuff like that you could buy on his Patreon for $15 a month with the promise of access to other mods, but it's just utterly ridiculous to charge that much for any mod, let alone one that used others' assets. I honestly think if he'd thrown it on Ko-Fi for $5 max the backlash would either be significantly smaller or non-existent. But alas, we're seeing more sub-par mods that cost nearly as much as the game itself every day. It's a cancer.
you've already stated your opinion on paid mods in many threads already, there's no need to repeat yourself
I am just interested why ppl dont make a thread with leaked version of it, and just post all the credits like it will be still partially legal i guess? well, sorry for stupid question
pretty sure they'd need permission from the mod's maker to upload it and that ain't happening and also, giving out something which costs money for free, when you're not the one who made it is a huge no-no