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If ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife|Nightlife]]'' or ''[[The Sims 2: FreeTime|Freetime]]'' is installed, Sims can purchase and own cars of their own. Cars are found in the miscellaneous section of the [[buy mode]] catalog. Sims can use them to visit [[community lot]]s as a faster alternative to taking the taxi. Sims can take the vehicle for a spin, which will give them a boost in [[energy]], [[comfort]], and [[fun]]. Generally, more expensive cars give a greater boost, but this does not always hold for [[custom content|custom]] vehicles.
 
Sims can use the vehicle to go to work or school, but the player must manually select them as the owner of the vehicle. This can be done by clicking on the vehicle, selecting "Change Owner", and then the name of the Sim. The carpool will no longer appear for a Sim who owns a car, and the Sim will autonomously head for the vehicle when it is time to go to work or school. However, the school bus will still come for [[teen]]s, and driving to school instead of taking the bus will still trigger the minor [[Wants and Fears|fear]] of missing the school bus.<ref group="n">There is a [https://modthesims.info/d/593810/carpool-amp-school-bus-flexibility/ mod] at [[ModTheSims]] that resolves this issue.</ref><ref group="n">According to [http://modthesims.info/download.php?p=5632651#post5632651 this post] at ModTheSims, this was fixed in ''Pets'' and all later expansion packs, as well as in ''Mansion & Garden Stuff''.</ref> Selecting one Sim as the owner will not affect other family members' ability to use the car to visit community lots. Owners can be unassigned at any time, and the carpool will reappear for Sims who have been unassigned as an owner. Only one Sim can own a vehicle at a time.
 
All cars have the option to have an alarm installed. A car alarm costs §250 and takes one Sim hour to be installed. An armed car alarm will go off whenever a [[burglar]] is within six or seven tiles of the car, even if the car happens to be inside a garage. Since cars are generally expensive objects, burglars are likely to come within range of the vehicle when casing the lot. If the car alarm goes off before the burglar can enter the house, any [[burglar alarm]]s inside the house will not sound and sleeping Sims will not be awakened.
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Sims cannot die as a result of a car crash or being run over by a car. If a car or a Sim is blocking the road the car will simply pass through like a ghost. This also means that traffic jams are not possible.
 
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!Models
!Price
!Speed
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!Notes & Trivia
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|[[File:Sloppy Jalopy.jpg|100px]]
|Sloppy Jalopy
|style="text-align:right;"|§950
|style="text-align:right;"|3
|Junker. Resembles a 1985 Ford Escort (North American version).
|It is essentially identical to the Smoogo Minima in [[The Sims 2: Nightlife]]. Some empty houses in [[Riverview]] (especially in Cypress Lane) have a Sloppy Jalopy in the garage.
|-
|[[File:Big Lemon.jpg|100px]]
|Big Lemon
|style="text-align:right;"|§1200
|style="text-align:right;"|3
|
Used sedan. Resembles a 1976-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300D (front view) and Volvo 240 (side and rear view) from same era.
|In custom color/pattern edit mode, both front doors can be custom colored too.
|-
|[[File:Vorn P328.jpg|100px]]
|Vorn P328
|style="text-align:right;"|§3700
|style="text-align:right;"|4
|Pickup truck. Resembles a Toyota Tundra.
|
|-
|[[File:Wornado Triage.jpg|100px]]
|Wornado Triage
|style="text-align:right;"|§4500
|style="text-align:right;"|4
|Station wagon. The front resembles a sixth generation Honda Civic, and the rear resembles a second generation Saturn SW.
|-
|[[File:4-Everything Van.jpg|100px]]
|4-Everything Van
|style="text-align:right;"|§6100
|style="text-align:right;"|4
|Minivan. Resembles a 2007-2010 Chrysler Town and Country.
|-
|[[File:Yomoshoto Evasion.jpg|100px]]
|Yomoshoto Evasion
|style="text-align:right;"|§9800
|style="text-align:right;"|5
|Two-door coupe. Resembles a mix of a 1994-2004 Ford Mustang and a 1989-1999 BMW 8 Series (E31).
|The Yomoshoto Evasion is one of the cars included in ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife]]''. Unlike in the Sims 2, the Evasion is a coupe(was formerly a 4-door sedan in the Sims 2.
|-
|[[File:Tofunda Wagon.jpg|100px]]
|Tofunda Wagon
|style="text-align:right;"|§19600
|style="text-align:right;"|5
|SUV. Resembles a mix of the Toyota Highlander and the Jeep Grand Cherokee (2006-2010)
|
|-
|[[File:VFN Kompesator.jpg|100px]]
|VFN Kompensator
|style="text-align:right;"|§36000
|style="text-align:right;"|6
|Luxury coupe/sedan (has small rear hinged doors like the Mazda RX-8). Resembles a Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class.
|The only car with a European license plate.
|-
|[[File:Bwan Speedster YL.jpg|100px]]
|Bwan Speedster YL
|style="text-align:right;"|§85000
|style="text-align:right;"|8
|Sports coupe. The car´s design seems to be taken from the Porsche Boxster, but the name "Bwan" might be derived from BMW.
|-
|[[File:Margaret Vaguester.jpg|100px]]
|Margaret Vaguester
|style="text-align:right;"|§105000
|style="text-align:right;"|10
|Sports car. Resembles an Aston Martin DBS V12.
|The fastest car in the game.
|}
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When buying the Collector´s Edition of the game, the owner can unlock two new cars with a special code: The Montalcino Fandango SE, a luxury sports car that seems to resemble a SSC Ultimate Aero, and the Vorn Stallion, an American muscle car that resembles a tuned Plymouth Barracuda.
 
Also, as of April 2010, TheSims3.com has been offering a free download of a Renault car for Europe, which is aimed to promote environmental awareness. A Toyota Prius and Ford Focus are offered for free download for the United States.
 
=== List of ownable cars ===
[[{{Main|List of vehicles#/The Sims 3 Era|Main article]]}}
 
===Other non-drivable cars===
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In April 2007, a driveway and garage set was made available for download at [https://web.archive.org/web/20101006073628/http://thesims2.ea.com/exchange/object_detail.php?asset_id=375 TheSims2.com], allowing players without ''Nightlife'' to use cars, if they had a later expansion or stuff pack. In addition to the [[Car#Cars without Nightlife|Ford cars designed to use this set]], they released the Montgomery Hawker from the EA game [[w:c:burnout:Burnout Paradise|Burnout Paradise]], as well as the HotRod Hauler Chop Socky Special. These cars were available in the Exchange->Objects section of [[TheSims2.com]].
 
 
Over the years, many custom-content vehicles have been made for ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3''. While many of these are based on real-world models, some creators and sites have specialized in Simlish models. In addition, many creators have made recolors of EA-made vehicles. Many sites have either carried sizable numbers of vehicles and recolors or have specialized in vehicles. The list below is only a small sample of what is available.▼
 
▲Over the years, many custom-content vehicles have been made for ''The Sims 2'', ''The Sims 3'' and ''The Sims 34''. While many of these are based on real-world models, some creators and sites have specialized in Simlish models. In addition, many creators have made recolors of EA-made vehicles. Many sites have either carried sizable numbers of vehicles and recolors or have specialized in vehicles. The list below is only a small sample of what is available.
* The Fiat Punto - Formerly available at http://thesims2.co.uk, now available from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121109094401/http://files.sims2graveyard.com/EA_Stuff/ Sims2 Graveyard].
** A recolorable version is available [https://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=126395 at ModTheSims].
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** This includes a [https://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=99385 limousine] from ''The Sims 2''; and drivable versions of the [https://www.modthesims.info/download.php?t=95173 town car] and both the [https://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=244632 blue] and [https://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=244652 red] versions of the small sports car from the carpool in ''The Sims 2'', as well as [http://nene.modthesims.info/download.php?t=364790 ownable versions] of most non-ownable cars for ''The Sims 3''.
* [[The Sims Resource]] has vehicles and recolors for [http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/browse/category/sims2-objects-furnishing-misc-vehicles/ ''The Sims 2''] and [http://www.thesimsresource.com/downloads/browse/category/sims3-objects-furnishing-vehicles/ ''The Sims 3'']
* [httphttps://www.freshprincecreations.com/cars.htm Fresh-Prince Creations] has real-world cars for ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims 3''.
* [http://www.vovilliacorp.com/portal.php Vovillia Corp.] is a forum-based site specializing in cars for ''The Sims 2''.
*A mod for ''[[The Sims 4]]'' at [https://modthesims.info/d/558029/ownable-cars.html ModTheSims] adds drivable cars to the game.
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