List your ideas for car gameplay here one of the SimGurus wants to know

I would love to see cars and pickup trucks, garages, garage doors (that would also work with foundations), Sim's getting in and out of cars, parking spaces for community lots. It would also be wonderful to have driving animations even if it's only to the end of the block before the moving screen comes on (sort of the way the Sims walk now to the edge of the neighborhood when they are changing venues).

For me, Cars are better for decoration or as little gimmicks like taking a Sim to work or for a shopping tour or to th neighbourhood. i would therefore recommend implementing them just as in Sims 2 :-)

I would like to see cars function like they did in Sims 2. when we could even use them to take our kids to school . also teen and parents could have cars.
Now, of course, they should expand on them.. they could have car wash places we could build,
washing the car at home.
go buy a car from a lot.
a lot of different car colors. not just shades.
But more like in Sims 2 and 3.
toddler cars & kids size too. to ride in the yard or house of corse lol.

I like the idea of functional cars, there is so many ideas they culd have car washes, and teens sneaking out in the family car lol

I mostly agree with what was said above.
I like the game I play to be as realistic as possible and cars like pools should be in the game.
It need not be animated, but if at all possible that would be a tremendous bonus.
I enjoyed the ability in sims 3 to have to learn how to drive, and can be a skill specifically for teens..... since there is not a lot in the sims 4 game for the teens. Thereafter.... like the others suggested, your sims drives the car up to the end of the map and like the sim can just simply disappear.
Naturally if you go to another town, you need to show up there in your car.
I would suggest the cars to be objects, but not storable in a sim's inventory. One cannot walk around with your car in your back pocket.
But..... yes I would like cars...... like I would like different types of stairs!!

I'd like cars mostly for storytelling purposes- like my wealthy family should be able to buy a ton of fancy cars or my poor family should drive a junker. I think cars in ts4 should work exactly like they did in 2 in that they just had the animation of sims getting into the car and the car pulling out of the driveway and fading away. Another reason I want cars is because garages are missing and are a big part of the design of most American homes. Fixing cars up/rebuilding them as a hobby, like the car from Freetime or the sims 3 store, would also be awesome.

I also saw an idea of having cars be able to take sims to new hidden lots, which I really like.

Oh, I'd also like to be able to run a car dealership if you own get to work.

The type of Car gameplay I would like to see in the sims 4, hmmmmm….. First I would like for Taxis and school buses to come back. I want for the sims to actually have to pay a fee for calling a taxi to take them to work. I think parents should have the option to take their kids to school, and maybe bikes for ages child - elder and tricycles for toddlers. I also feel like my sims are in desperate need of a new vacation destination, so maybe some kind of Road Trip game pack would be awesome. I would also like to see sims being able to be mechanics and they can work on their own car, and maybe help the neighbors as a sort of random event.

I will take different stairs more than cars, why does everything have to be a pack of some kind, just a car that the sims can open doors to get in and out, listen to the radio, chat, kiss, cuddle, makeout, woohoo and try for a baby. Most of the packs I never use the added game play so why do I always have to buy it.......give us the car, then those who want the gameplay can buy that.

> @Simmer_Will said:
> I replied to Kimmi with some ideas I'd been working on for a new car-themed Game Pack a while back, tentatively titled "Burnin' Rubber".
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> https://twitter.com/SimmerWill/status/883518344376332289
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> Ideas would include:
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> - Sims learning to drive in a new 5-level driving skill - mastering it earns you a license
> - Sims can become mechanics in an all new active mechanic career based out of a new car garage lot type
> - Mechanics will also need to work on the new 10 level Mechanic skill which will unlock the ability to upgrade your cars in different ways (underbody lights, custom horns, hydraulics) and could include unlockable items like a tow truck, garage items like tool chests, etc.
> - Cops! This game pack could also introduce police officers (and police cars!) to the series with them being able to pull over your Sims (off-screen) for driving without a license, speeding/getting in an accident (low-level driving skill) or even for having a broken headlight (need to fix your car by bringing it to a garage or repairing it yourself!)
> - Bicycles and motorcycles should be introduced in this pack, with bicycles being available for children and up - maybe even a cute little tricycle for toddlers!
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> EDIT: It's important for the Gurus to understand that we don't necessarily want cars just to serve as transport from point a to point b, because in the Sims 4 we can just teleport. Therefore in-depth skills, upgrades, new lot type (garage), new career, etc. all become more of the focus rather than just driving like in TS3.

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I LOVE these ideas by Simmer_Will! So many levels were thought about with a new 10-level Mechanic skill..customizable car paints (interior and exterior), can be added to the upgrades.

Adding to the Cops idea..they could ticket for not having insurance. It would be great to be able to buy different car insurance packages (small, medium, to large sized packages/different costs) to cover any off-screen bad luck chance cards if it involves needing to repair a flat tire/broken headlight, or even a car accident where the car might be totaled and you have to replace it, or just badly damaged, needs a new fender, etc.

With the hopeful release of SEASONS within Sims 4, having cars in place could be added onto with having a skilled mechanic be able to 'winterize' your car for a fee (with new tires with ice/snow traction, etc.) Summer time would bring overheated engines, and adding or repairing the air conditioning. Car batteries could go dead if the teenager left the lights on, and would have to be jumped or if old or cheap, be replaced by your local mechanic, etc.

All these ideas are something that could really beef up the game, and please have available all type of cars, broke down hoopties, of course, but then your nice family car sedans, wagons, vans, sports cars, cheap and expensive, luxury cars for the wealthier sims. Hiring taxis and limousines, or owning your own as a job/part-time job, may be possible....even if it was just rabbithole type stuff..let it go to the end of the neighborhood (for pics). It could take teens to their prom, or a newly married couple to their honeymoon or you can get calls from random sims to be taken somewhere in the taxi and you gain fares by doing it for your choice of how long..might be a night job for a sim, or might be full-time. And you have to keep your taxi or limousine in good condition.

I would buy a pack like this with a quickness!