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'''Cars''' are objects introduced in the ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife]]'' expansion pack and ''[[The Sims 3]]'' to serve as alternatives to the [[taxi]] and the [[carpool]]. A Sim who has a car can drive to work instead of taking the carpool and can even use it to go to work late. At least in ''The Sims 2'', if a player clicks on a car and selects a Sim as its owner, the carpool will not come for that Sim. Selecting one Sim as the owner will not affect other family members' ability to use the car. [[Teen]]s can drive to school, and [[child]]ren can be driven to school.
Sims with cars can drive to community lots whenever they like, or they can just take a spin around the neighborhood to relax. Sims can even [[WooHoo]] in cars, complete with rocking motion. Fogged up windows hide the view from the player.
They are found in the miscellaneous section of the [[Buy Mode]] catalog. There are five models in ''Nightlife'', of varying price and specifications, and each one comes in several colors. In addition, ''[[FreeTime]]'' adds a junk car that can be restored.<ref>[[:File:Desiderata Valley.png|Desiderata Valley neighborhood picture with the restoreable junk car in FreeTime]]</ref>
The five ''Nightlife'' cars are drivable versions of carpool or service vehicles from the base game, but there are several carpool vehicles (other than service-themed cars like the police car or fire truck) that were not made buyable and drivable.
Cars can only be driven by Sims teenage or older. All cars can have an alarm installed. An armed car alarm will go off whenever a [[burglar]] is near, even if the car happens to be inside a garage.{{confirm}}
[[File:Ts2-driveway.jpg|thumb|Driveway & garage door from The Sims 2]]A car must be placed on a driveway or driveway extension for Sims to be able to use it. In ''The Sims 2'' the driveway is very large (5x7) and must be connected to the street. However, in later expansions{{fact}} using the ''moveobjects on'' cheat on the driveway will allow the driveway to function as a teleportation pad to work using any car that may be on it.{{fact}} In ''The Sims 3'', the driveway is small and can be placed anywhere on the lot.
Some premade families already own cars on their lot or in their inventories: [[List of car owners]]
== The Sims 2 models ==
'''The five different models in The Sims 2 are:'''
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!width="15%"|Models
!width="5%"|Price
!width="15%"|Description
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|''The Smoogo Minima''
|style="text-align:right;"|§950
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'''Hyundai Excel '''(1985-1989), cheap car based on the junky carpool car.
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|''The Smord P328''
|style="text-align:right;"|§2,250
|style="text-align:left;"|
'''Ford F150''' (1992-1997), pickup truck based on the repairman's truck.
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|''The Landwhale by Heaveola''
|style="text-align:right;"|§4,250
|style="text-align:left;"|
Ford Windstar (1999-2003), minivan based on the Social Worker's van.
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|''The Yomoshoto Evasion''
|style="text-align:right;"|§6,250
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'''Lexus LS400''' (1994-2000), based on the sedan from the carpool. The name and description suggest a Japanese luxury car.
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|''Hunka 711 by [[Hwang Motors]]''
|style="text-align:right;"|§11,950
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'''Porsche Carrera GT''' (2004-2006), two-seater supercar. The top-job carpool in some careers.
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Regardless of how many seats a particular model of car would have in Real Life, a car in ''The Sims 2'' can hold any number of Sims. For example, a family of eight can ride in a Hunka, even though it looks like a two-seat sports car.
The player can see all these cars in neighborhood view. You can also see taxis, garbage trucks, grey armored vans, and police cars. Rarely, a blue and yellow wide-bodied car can be seen as well.
=== Other non-drivable vehicles ===
Some other cars are also in the game, but were not made buyable or drivable. Some may be available as [[custom content]].
*'''Limo:''' A stretch limousine resembling a '''Lincoln Town Car '''(1998-2003) that serves as carpool for some jobs, when a teen sneaks out with someone, or a college student is being taken to the [[Secret Society]].
*'''Town Car:''' A carpool sedan that resembles an older '''Lincoln Town Car''' (1990-1997) with a soft top.
*'''Small Sports Car:''' It's a carpool car that appears in different colors, usually bright red or bright blue, and is very small. It resembles a '''Maserati Coupe''' (2002-2007).
*'''Fire Truck. '''An average sized fire truck.
*'''Ambulance.''' Paramedic carpool vehicle, and sometimes seen on television.
*'''Large Truck: '''A delivery truck used by the grocery store (blue and yellow) and the [[Repo man]] (sad faces and no doors).
*'''Bus:''' Kids go to [[school]] in a yellow school bus, and some jobs in the [[Athletic]] career track use a team bus as the carpool. The sports team bus is white with a red stripe, while the school bus is yellow with a black stripe, but they are otherwise identical.
*'''UFO.''' Technically, it's a car. The design is available as [[Custom Content|Custom content]]. It has yet to be turned into something more fitting, such as a helicopter.
====Based on the cars seen above:====
*'''Smogo Minima:''' Driven by Pizza and Chinese delivery workers, a dirty car with a corresponding food sign on it.
*'''Smord P328: '''Driven by the [[Gardener]] (dirty, boards on the side, tools in the back)
*'''Heaveola Landwhale: '''Driven by the [[Maid]] (white with a pink silhouette of a maid cleaning) and [[Taxi]] drivers (yellow with taxi cab indicators such as rooftop ads)
*'''Yomoshoto Evasion: '''Driven by police officers (whether carpool for Law Enforcement careers or a police officer called to a Sim's house). Police in the US are expected to drive American cars, and as the sedan is a generic design it could also be compared to a '''Ford Crown Victoria '''(1998-Present).
*'''Hunka: '''if a limo doesn't come to pick up a sim sneaking out, a yellow hunka will.
== The Sims 3 models ==
{{See also | Motorcycles and Scooters}}
[[File:Screenshot-0.jpg|thumb|left|Two Sims in the Bwan Speedster YL.]]
[[File:Advertisement.jpg|thumb|Bwan Speedster YL Car Advertisement]]
Cars play a much more important role in ''The Sims 3'', as they are used to travel around to places (otherwise the player can use a taxi, walk/jog, or [[bike]]). However, the Sims will not autonomously drive to work, as the carpool will still arrive for them, even if there is a vehicle assigned to the Sim. The game comes with 11 cars with costs ranging from §950 to §105,000. In addition, a Sim who reaches level 5 in the [[Law Enforcement]] career will receive a [[Police Cruiser]] as a bonus.
As with bikes, the car will go into the Sim's inventory after a Sim has driven it to another lot, unless that lot has a parking lot. It can be dragged and dropped into the inventory of other family members, or double clicked to allow the Sim to drive to a new location.
A Sim who is a [[kleptomaniac]] can steal parked cars and drive and/or use them.
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!Image
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!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 1977 Chevrolet Chevette Rally.
|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.
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|[[File:Big_Lemon.jpg|100px]]
|Big Lemon
|style="text-align:right;"|§1200
|style="text-align:right;"|3
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Used sedan. Resembles a 1976-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300D (front view) and Volvo 240 (side and rear view) from same era.
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