Favorite Car in San Andreas?

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Blake
that's what allows it to do those great backward 180s :).
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That was one of my favourite things about it in GTA III, you could reverse straight into a 180 and speed off. It doesn't seem to pull off that move as quickly or tightly anymore, which is why I had a bit of difficulty with that test in San Andreas.


KM.
 
Yeah, they were so useful and also they were just plain fun! Yeah, they seem to be a bit more laggy compared to doing the 180 in previous games.
 
I find it perfectly fine. I thought it was a bit arcade-like in the other games. Not to say I didn't like it, but I think it's just fine. Feels a bit more real to me.
 
Small_Fryz
its just not fast enough for me, it should be faster :)
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I think it should have wings and a rocket booster and a machine gun.

But at least it does have the same bonus hydraulics as it did in Vice City and it also has built in NO when you complete the 50 taxi missions.


KM.
 
yeah but the hydros are nothing like VC, barely lifts the car off the ground
 
My favorite vehicles in SA are:

Air- the Hydra (its just so fast and deadly, although I'm missing it not having a minigun on it)--- the Hunter is a close second (would be first it the minigun fired with R1 instead of L1)

2 wheel-- NRG

4 wheel-- Remington (engine sounds so cool-- its tough, handles well, and is pretty fast)

Spuds
 
Spuds725
Air- the Hydra (its just so fast and deadly, although I'm missing it not having a minigun on it)--- the Hunter is a close second (would be first it the minigun fired with R1 instead of L1)
Spuds
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:lol: once you get up 13hours of flight time with 1,000 km in the hunter alone, you get used to it and it feels normal. So dont worry to much about it
 
Spuds725
Air- the Hydra (its just so fast and deadly, although I'm missing it not having a minigun on it)--- the Hunter is a close second (would be first it the minigun fired with R1 instead of L1)
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I didn't like the Hydra at first because I had a lot of trouble on the Vertical Bird mission and even after a bit of practise I couldn't get it to go very fast or to handle very well, until I discovered that I needed to raise the landing gear to make it handle properly in the air. Duh! I found out that it went about twice as fast when you raised the landing gear and then you can zoom around like crazy and really appreciate it.


KM.
 
Small_Fryz
:lol: once you get up 13hours of flight time with 1,000 km in the hunter alone, you get used to it and it feels normal. So dont worry to much about it
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I don't think so--- I've gotten over 200 hours in the Vice City Hunter--- its pretty much been hardwired to my brain that you fire with R1---- If I don't fire I can fly the Hunter just like before but as soon as I push the L1, I feel like I'm trying to fly with my feet--- I might need to just tape the sucker down (or take my controller apart and swap a couple of wires).

Spuds.
 
just keep doin it, it should take too long, keep at it and retrain your trusty brain 👍
 
Small_Fryz
just keep doin it, it should take too long, keep at it and retrain your trusty brain 👍
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100% first--- I don't have the time to play let alone work on my stats.....soon....very soon.

Spuds
 
Small_Fryz
yeah but the hydros are nothing like VC, barely lifts the car off the ground
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I'd rather it didn't jump 500 metres into the air. I really hated that. I have no idea what Rockstar were thinking with that.
Spuds
Air- the Hydra (its just so fast and deadly, although I'm missing it not having a minigun on it)--- the Hunter is a close second (would be first it the minigun fired with R1 instead of L1)
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I don't like flying the Hydra. It's a nice addition, it's fairly cool, but I love the other planes to fly. In a similar style to Spuds, but with numbering:

Plane:
1. Rustler - I can't go past it. I love to fly it, and it handles like a dream. A pure masterpiece.
2. Dodo - Fun. Nostalgic. Nice to fly.
3. Beagle or Nevada.

I haven't flown the Skimmer, Cropduster or AT-400 yet.

Chopper:
1. Hunter - Everyone's favourite.
2. Raindance - Strangely, I love this Chopper, and I like flying it. Don't know why.
3. Sparrow or Sea Sparrow - Favourites from Vice City.

Bike:
1. FCR-900 - I like the sound and look.
2. NRG-500 - Starting to like it more and more.
3. Sanchez - This thing is the ultimate Off-Road vehicle.

Car:
1. Bullet.
2. Infernus.
3. Buffalo.
4. Turismo or Super GT.
5. Buccaneer.

Haven't driven enough boats yet to be able to make a list.
 
jimmy the car did not lift 500 meters in the air, in fact i think it acheived its purpose, to jump over cars to get to your fare faster. in SA you cant even do that, its pointless.

My list is

Plane
1) Hydra
2) Shamel
3) Rustler
4) Stuntplane

Heli
1) Hunter
2) Sea Sparrow
3) Levithon

Bike
1) NGR-500
2) FCR - 900
3) Faggio / pizza boy

Car
1) bullet
2) banshee
3) infernus
4) Turismo
5) buffalo
6) Phenix (black with gold stripe, go smokey and the bandit)

Boat
1) Squallo
2) Jetmax
3) Coast Guard
 
yeah dont forget gts-t rear wheel drive and engine, its not as fast as a gtr would be and its only rear wheel drive. still its quite quick
 
1. Are there any normal sparrows in SA because I've only ever seen the Sea Sparrow.

2.I think Rockstar made the Elegy into a gts-t instead of a GTR or something else with more grip because of the fact that drifting is becoming very popular everywhere. I'm sure there is no coincidence that the Elegy is one of the most if not the most slidey or driftey cars in the game when more and more people are turning their hands to drifting and are finding out that the R32 gts-t is a good starter drift car.
 
Yes-- a sprrow will eventually be available at Madd Doggs house on the heli pad-- some times you will need to leave and come back to make it spawn.

Spuds
 
Spuds725
Yes-- a sprrow will eventually be available at Madd Doggs house on the heli pad-- some times you will need to leave and come back to make it spawn.
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In my experience, it's never there when you load from a game you've saved there. edit: But it will reappear when you drive away and come back as you said. Was I the only person very dissappointed with Madd Dogg's mansion as a savepoint? I've used it about 3 times but haven't gone back near it.

As for my favourite planes / choppers / bikes / cars..

Planes:
Hydra - it's cool looking and very fast and I usually save at Verdant Meadows anyway so I use it for fast access to anywhere in San Andreas.
Shamal - when I need quick access to another city and I'm near an airport, I try to nick one of these because they're fast and easy to fly. I just bail out when I'm near my destination.


Helicopters
Hunter - an old favourite. It's a bit harder to handle, but it's handy having one at my regular safehouse (Verdant Meadows). Also, it's very fast.
Sea Sparrow - I love the Sparrow from Vice CIty. Again it doesn't handle as well, but it's probably the nicest handling of all the choppers. I just wish there was a checkpoint race with it.


Cars
Bullet - Vroom vroom! It's very fast and looks cool. And it's just down the road from the Doherty garage savepoint, which I also use regular.y
Banshee - It was the car I used most often in GTA III, so I'm glad to see it back in action.

Bikes
NRG500 - Very fast and very good handling. That is all.
Sanchez - The best vehicle bar none for off road exploring and messing around.


KM.
 
Revheadnz
I'm sure there is no coincidence that the Elegy is one of the most if not the most slidey or driftey cars in the game when more and more people are turning their hands to drifting and are finding out that the R32 gts-t is a good starter drift car.
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I think it's weird that so many Skyline-looking cars are driving around a game based in US cities where the Skyline was never sold... :dopey:

My fave fast car is a skunk Bullet (black w. white) with nitro and no hydraulics. I'll take a Dune for off-roading, an NRG-500 for two-wheelin', and a Hydra or Hunter for flyin'. IMO, the wap-wap-wap sound of the heavy helis (esp during takeoff and shutdown) is the best audio effect in the game.

KieranMurphy
Was I the only person very dissappointed with Madd Dogg's mansion as a savepoint? I've used it about 3 times but haven't gone back near it.
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Yeah, I thought it was a bit of a letdown too. You'd think he'd let you use one of his garage bays. Ungrateful bastard...
 
KieranMurphy
In my experience, it's never there when you load from a game you've saved there. edit: But it will reappear when you drive away and come back as you said. Was I the only person very dissappointed with Madd Dogg's mansion as a savepoint? I've used it about 3 times but haven't gone back near it.
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Just like Hyman condo in VC---

I don' t like it because of the walls you have to climb over to get anywhere-- just not laid out well IMO
 
topic continued in the Save point thread.

It would of been nice to have a GTR skyline in the game, a quick 4 wheel drive skyline. At the moment im thinking of gettin a slamvan and takin it to loco lows and modding it up nice and good, they go quite fast and look mean. I like the Slam Vans
 

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