If we get a level 7 cit I would like a "garage" where I can store ships and torps and mines and other consumables

mmmmm. user customizable ships....

or lord!

Not so much user created/customized, a set of specific upgrades they can produce for ships. Say a class 2 twarp, 3 days to build, then option of what ship to add it to, or maybe a scanner upgrade to a colo ship: ship must be parked for xxx days in citidale while the garage upgrades it to have a holo scanner. Just small upgrades, nothing to much that will upset ship balance.

I know this would defeat alot of ship maximums but a carfully created set of upgrades that didnt excceed ship max's by more than xx% would be kinda cool.

I think you need to look at this from the CODE side and ask for things that might actually be doable within the current software. Right now the software tracks a very limited amount of ships and features. To add fotons for example would require a new ship type to be created. To a limited extent you could do this thru a Server Script but only to a limited degree. 200 ship types could come up pretty fast.

Well using a server side script app like the Black Market that cc bee keeps going on about would allow certain of your ideas to be worked in. NOt unlimited ships but certain ships could be sold that were not available at dock or from aliens. It would LOOK like an upgrade to the user but in fact it would be a new shiptype.

Sounds like TW meets Farmville or whatever they are called.

Farmville has ships?

laff, don't know, but it is the concept seems like - more farm than harm.