I would love to have this feature and I am surprised it hasn't happened yet. Do you think we will ever have drivable cars in The Sims 4? It needs to be in a patch. Are there any mods that truly make any cars drivable?

Cars (gas powered ones) cause damage to the environment so this woke dev team wont include them. Course they can’t think past their own nose to know bikes could be a simple inclusion and even scooters.

How come it was okay in Sims 2 and Sims 3 and now all of a sudden it's not considered. There is no real gas in the sims 4 since it's just a game. They have the cars that drive by as a visual, I don't see why they can't include drivable cars for playable sims.

I feel like all the "car" related wall art in Strangerville could have been a big hint towards cars.

I think the reason why drivable cars aren't practical is the lack of open world. You have to go through a loading screen just to visit your neighbor. Cars are pretty much useless because of that. I also think it is a shame they aren't a feature, but I don't see how they can be added to the game as it is.

"Silver_Ghost925;c-17229932" wrote:I think the reason why drivable cars aren't practical is the lack of open world. You have to go through a loading screen just to visit your neighbor. Cars are pretty much useless because of that. I also think it is a shame they aren't a feature, but I don't see how they can be added to the game as it is.There were cars in the Sims 2 though, and those were the best cars the Sims series had.

Will we ever have drivable cars in TS4?

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MissIcewolf
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I too hope for cars some day, but I'm very skeptical we'll get any by this point.

I know we literally can't drive anywhere in The Sims 4, but just having a car and use it to go to work with would be really great. And maybe they could add cars for special npcs as well.

Just because we don't have an open world doesn't mean we can't have cars. It worked in The Sims 2.
Karamazov123
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"Sharonia;c-17229988" wrote:
Where are you going to drive to? The loading screen. Apart from them being objects in a driveway I can't see much point.

You can WooHoo in a car.
You can take them for spin around the immediate area if you have roads.
Having them around adds to immersion and aesthetic.
They could do something to give cars more to do, like giving us car races, competitions to show them off, or road trips.
Sims 2: FreeTime let us restore a car from scratch and customize its look.
jadonbakes
Seasoned Veteran
6 years ago
It's coming. These 5th anniversary stairs have renewed my hope.

I think that The Sims series is having its 20th anniversary this February 4th. Brace yourselves.
Sharooonia
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"Gordy;c-17230050" wrote:
"Sharonia;c-17229988" wrote:
Where are you going to drive to? The loading screen. Apart from them being objects in a driveway I can't see much point.

You can WooHoo in a car.
You can take them for spin around the immediate area if you have roads.
Having them around adds to immersion and aesthetic.
They could do something to give cars more to do, like giving us car races, competitions to show them off, or road trips.
Sims 2: FreeTime let us restore a car from scratch and customize its look.

I don't remember the much from the Sims 2. The restoration part in FreeTime sounds fun though. I wouldn't mind that.
tanyaw
6 years ago
Would be nice, but I doubt it.
WallSims4ever
6 years ago
"LadyKyn;c-17229968" wrote:
For this installment of S4 I jsut don't see them being implemented correctly considering there's a majority of lots that don't even have a road next to their home, which I don't see working. I like how they were in S2 (considerng there were animations of sims getting in and out of the car and sims sitting in the car with the music on as well). But this iteration?

I don't expect to see them compared to smaller modes of transport sims can just ride around on in one area.

That's so true. I can't imagine cars working in many lots in TS4. Those beach lots in Brindleton Bay, the apartments in San Myshuno, and basically all the lots in Sulani and Windemburg. There's just no connection to road in many (maybe most) lots in the game.

In The Sims 2 all lots had to be connected to roads to allow the car animations. In The Sims 3 lots could be placed anywhere, but there were no car animations (they just popped up in the middle of the street). The way it worked in Sims 3 was fine because we had open worlds, so we could see.the car going all the way around, but considering we don't have open worlds in Sims 4, they would need animations like Sims 2, and I just can't see it happening.

It's a shame, but I don't think it will ever happen.
Karamazov123
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
"Sharonia;c-17230095" wrote:

I don't remember the much from the Sims 2. The restoration part in FreeTime sounds fun though. I wouldn't mind that.

Well, the car races, shows and road trips weren't in Sims 2. But everything else was. Sims 2's "take for a spin" was a rabbit hole, but since Sims 4 home lots are way more open, we could legit see them drive around.
dfstone
6 years ago
I'd even take a bike. I loved that in Sims 3, riding bicycles everywhere.
phaight64
New Spectator
6 years ago
Hello Simmers! Hello everyone at maxis! i miss my cars! and i can only hope that can happen in sims5, i'll wait for it! it would be real nice if a sims5 has open worlds like sims2 and 3, but if not, i'm not giving up on you all! if it has to be i would settle for bicycles, scooters, what about motorcycles? :)
simskeleton
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
I really hope it gets implemented, even with Sims 2 type animations. At least watching them drive down the road in Sims 2 was cool! Since sims 4 you can go jogging and see your sim running around the neighborhood, why not have a "take a spin" action like that? For going to different lots, they can at least drive down the driveway and down the road a little until it goes to the loading screen like in sims 2 and once they get to the destination, they can drive a little up to the location once it loads. If they don't have roads, they can put the car in there inventory (like boats in the sims 4 when they don't have a beach lot in Sulani). They can take the car out of the inventory when they get to a road where they can drive.

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