Do Cars Matter?

Why give us cars that you can't drive to other lots? I don't want open world driving, TS2 style loading screen kind of driving is fine and preferable, but no driving at all is just weird.

We need drivable motorcycles with sidecars that pets can ride in...

I would enjoy having cars in the game, since I think not having them does impact the realism-especially as someone from the midwest, a lot of my life involves around driving since nothing is walkable here. It would be another way to spend money (yes, I do think the money system is too easy in the sims 4) on the cars themselves and also maintenance. Cars could allow for new careers like taxi driver or repairing cars. That said, at this point I think it is unlikely that cars will ever be added to the sims 4. A lot of the worlds aren't really optimized for them and they don't fit in as well in the closed-world system. There are other additions such as further improvements to personalities, more outdoor activities, and preteens that I would like more.

Not having cars in the game have bothered me since day 1 when the game was released.

Without it neighborhoods and lots feel like movie sets, the solution of having sims fading away into nothing have always looked bad in my opinion or when sims like firemen appear out of thin air.

It doesn't feel like you are traveling anywhere and it also makes it unnecessary complicated if you want to build lots with garages or parking lots. There are plenty of cars driving around in the neighborhoods but we can't own one ourselves?

"ncisGibbs02;c-18321926" wrote:
I voted ‘Need drivable cars, would be nice if they have parked interactions’. As I think if cars did ever come, the focus would be on the driving status than when it’s not moving.

More likely the car will go in a Sim’s inventory and you click on it in there. The car will probably teleport to the road with the Sim inside and drive off.

No teleportation and TS3 style cars, please. We saw with bikes, how they like to take them out of their inventories while still inside buildings and park them next to the couch when they get home. I don't want the same thing to happen with the cars. They need to have their designated parking spaces and ideally should be able to drive in and out of the lot, and sims should be able to open doors and get inside.

But I'm hoping we get them for those who do.

If we never get cars I won't be upset, but it would be nice to have them for simmers that want them.

If/when they come I don't think they'll be drivable, at least not in older worlds, but it'd be a nice hobby for mechanically inclined sims to fix up and hang out in.

(Going off topic, I hope if this is added to the game it will be it's own skill and not just a part of handiness, although it should also level that skill up as well).

I'm just going to say this once. We had cars in Sims2 that had parked interactions. In Sims3 we could drive them. Now, they zoom by and through our Sims on the roads in front of our lots but our Sims can't drive 'em and they don't have parked interactions, either. Bicycles are a mess, sometimes going through the lot. I'm nearly afraid to get cars, but I would enjoy them. Would also be great if our Teens could work on one, as they could in the past. I currently have two Teen boys in my save. A third son, the eldest is just now a YA. He would most likely help his younger brothers work on the rambling wreck that would sit in the garage. I can also imagine him wishing to take his best girl out on a date in his own nice, shiny, fully drivable vehicle. The kid is of some high fame magnitude. A sports car comes to mind.

I would like to have the buildable car from Sims 2 back, with all the interactions you could do in it. I don't see the point of them driving, but it could be a teleport location to use in addition to your phone.

“Need.”?

I miss being able to drive and interact with vehicles other than bikes in my game. I absolutely want cars and motorbikes and friggin’ helicopters. And trucks and more boats. And camper vans. Everything functional and fixable and drivable and flyable! I would love it 200%! I want it all!!

Thing is, I would only want them in some of my saves.
I have a couple of historical / fantasy saves and I’d get so annoyed if I saw even one car messing with me mojo. Seeing Cars and certain NPCs in my medieval saves literally drives me up the wall and across the ceiling. At full speed.
In Sims 3 I used to mod out all the cars in my medieval worlds. It was like medieval heaven. Mode of transport: foot, horse or broomstick. Or fly when dead or wee fae.

So if we’re going to get cars they better be optional per world/ household or whatever. I have very, very specific needs.⛽️