Do cars break down

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New forum member and have searched but come up empty on the answer to my question.

Do cars break down? Reason I ask is I'm using a souped up Chevrolet SSR to run the 8hr Enduro. I do these in B-spec cause I work, have kids, etc. Anway, had just taken the lead about half way through the race and the car all but shut off. There was over a half tank of fuel and good tires. The car limped around the track between 40mph and 60mph until I did a pit stop, switched to A-spec, ran a lap, pitted and switched back to B-spec. Since then it's been fine but have had to make up over two minutes. I've got 30min. left in the race and still a minute down. We'll see if we can make it up.

Thanks for the answers and apologies if this has been covered before
 
That's exactly what happens when you run out of fuel. I'd suggest you were mistaken about still having half a tank.

Cars do not break down in GT4, however they will lose a small amount of horsepower and chassis will wear to the point that a "chassis refresh" is needed. But just break down, no. Unless they run out of fuel.
 
Just got into GT4 cause I've been so focussed on GT3 so I haven't gotten into any long races yet. So this might be a stupid ?, but how do you refuel, just a pit stop or what? Never had to refuel into GT3.
 
Yup, just hit the pit stop for a refuel. If you press X at any time during the refueling, you can force them to stop and finish early, saving a few seconds.
 
the only time a car can break down is when you play GT2. Constant Dmg to the car can mae your car become obsolete.
 
a Trico Pro
the only time a car can break down is when you play GT2. Constant Dmg to the car can mae your car become obsolete.
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I have never experienced this. Are you sure?
 
Positive I had fuel. When I switched to A-spec, I never refueled or changed tires and the SSR ran like a raped ape. I turned one lap, pitted, and went back to b-spec with full pit and it was fine after that.
 
Edit: Just realised you said it was doing it on B-Spec mode... Not sure why the driver done that then.
 
I think its unlikely that the car has ran out of fuel (as HDRacing) I think the A.I. had just shut off. I know it sounds stupid but i have read it somewhere in this forum. It happens a lot during the endurance race. The AI would just be crawling in awhile and then somehow it starts moving as normal......some weird glitch i think.....
 
That must be it then 'cause it happened in the F1 car as well running on the super speedway. All but shut down after being pushed into the wall by another car. Maybe the AI driver got his bell rung and needed to regroup. It did pick back up after a second or two. Who knows. I just let it run while I'm working. It's better than listening to Oprah in the background or the same songs played on the radio every hour on the hour.
 
The AI is so dumb that I would never let it do a endurance race for me. After all the glitches people have been reporting, I dont think I would use B-spec in a 2-lap race either!
 
mnm_bmx
I think its unlikely that the car has ran out of fuel (as HDRacing) I think the A.I. had just shut off. I know it sounds stupid but i have read it somewhere in this forum. It happens a lot during the endurance race. The AI would just be crawling in awhile and then somehow it starts moving as normal......some weird glitch i think.....
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Does the car brake at this time? I know that sometimes rival cars brake from their top speed to virtually zero on the Mulsanne Straight at La Sarthe. It is most irritating at an intense slipstreaming moment in any race there, and even worse on the last lap. The rival car just stops in the middle; the road ahead is clear and the car does not have any technical difficulties.

Also, if in A-Spec on a Dual Shock 2: Check the R3 and L3 buttons: any misalignment or sticking will greatly affect the car. (i.e: violent yawing or no throttle)

Regarding distrust of the B-Spec driver: I wouldn't either!
 
That's exactly where it was. I do drive in A-spec but I just run the game in the background while I'm working. It's just noise for the most part.

How accurate are the track maps. I'm hopefully running my car at Infineon and Laguna Seca in March and it would be nice to really get the tracks down in my head. I have seen some in-car stuff at Laguna that seems pretty accurate. Too bad they don't have Road America or Mid-Ohio as well as some other really great tracks like Watkins Glen and Sebring.
 
BobK
That's exactly what happens when you run out of fuel. I'd suggest you were mistaken about still having half a tank.

Cars do not break down in GT4, however they will lose a small amount of horsepower and chassis will wear to the point that a "chassis refresh" is needed. But just break down, no. Unless they run out of fuel.
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help what's a chasis refresh? how do i do repairs on my car when it loses hp? help. i'm a big noobie.
 
go take your car to the appriopiate dealership, go to the others sections, last mod, Chassis refresh, 50k.. Overtime the car's structure is warped from driving so a chassis refresh renews the chassis. and also, make sure you dont buy the rollcage before you do a refresh on old cars, if you rollcage before refreshing you locked the car's warped condition forever.

and im pretty sure you cant do a thing when your car loses HP, but what i do is when i get a new car i always oil change to gain extra HP to compensate for the future loss.
 
okay thanks, because i really love my rx-7, and i just bought it and i got new wing on it, new exhaust, and it's yellow and it looks exactly like keisuke's fd3s from initial d except without the redsun's sticker.

so when my horsepower is gone, it's just gone? aww man that really sucks. i redline my car alot 'cuz i'm still learning how to shift and i crash into walls all the time and lose a bunch of races.
 
HDRacing
That's exactly where it was. I do drive in A-spec but I just run the game in the background while I'm working. It's just noise for the most part.

How accurate are the track maps. I'm hopefully running my car at Infineon and Laguna Seca in March and it would be nice to really get the tracks down in my head. I have seen some in-car stuff at Laguna that seems pretty accurate. Too bad they don't have Road America or Mid-Ohio as well as some other really great tracks like Watkins Glen and Sebring.
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I think I remember reading in some magazine about a test in GT4 and a test IRL. The driver said the main thing that GT4 doesn't portray is the actual height changes there are in real life.
ddldave
so when my horsepower is gone, it's just gone? aww man that really sucks. i redline my car alot 'cuz i'm still learning how to shift and i crash into walls all the time and lose a bunch of races.
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Give the car an oil change every now and then, you may not get all of your Hp back but you will get some back for sure.
 
I would say its the glitch as well. I had the same thing happen to me a couple of months back. Does anybody have a recommended mileage at which i should refresh the chassis?
 
I think its a glitch. The same thing happened to me only a few months back. Does anyone know how much mileage i should do before refreshing the chassis on my car?
 
Just recently, I had my Mitsubishi Lancer lose horsepower (only three) and need a chassis refresh. I had done about, IIRC, 260-300km so possibly have a look around then.
 
thebeatles507
I think its a glitch. The same thing happened to me only a few months back. Does anyone know how much mileage i should do before refreshing the chassis on my car?
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When a car in GT4 loses power it either needs an oil change or a chassis refresh. If the oil change doesn't restore it to normal power then do the chassis refresh.
 
There is no hard and fast way to tell when a car needs a chassis refresh. The handling just gets gradually worse, some describe it as "handling like a wet dishrag" or similar. Cars generally need a refresh after driving 200-400 miles, depending on the car, with race cars usually needing it at less mileage than street machines.

It is an article of faith here on GT Planet that buying a rollcage when the chassis needs refreshing will "lock in" the crappy handling. Personally I doubt it but I haven't done any serious testing to back up my belief.

Oh, and chassis refresh has nothing to do with mileage, to my knowledge.
 
Thanks for your responses i dont think ill try the rollcage either by the sounds of what it can do to the car.
 
BobK
There is no hard and fast way to tell when a car needs a chassis refresh. The handling just gets gradually worse, some describe it as "handling like a wet dishrag" or similar. Cars generally need a refresh after driving 200-400 miles, depending on the car, with race cars usually needing it at less mileage than street machines....
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I'm in agreement with BobK's recommended interval for refreshing a car's chassis.

After 200 to 300 miles, you normally start to notice your car's sloppy handling. Of course, its not completely necessary to refresh your car's chassis, since you car will still be able to race and beat most competition. Its only necessary if you are up against some stiff competition and you need a few extra seconds.

The chassis refresh is completely independent from an oil change, so it will not restore lost horsepower. It will just bring back your car's original rigidity.

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GTsail
 
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