Why do people want 0/0/0 cars

[Samus]

I don't know whats so hard for people to understand about this? This is a very valid point. Most, if not all, car COLLECTORS, not people that just buy a few cars, but real collectors (like Jay Leno ) don't drive ANY of their cars. They keep the motors in them 100% with NO miles on them. They keep the value. If I buy a car today and keep it in a garage for 50 years, that car will have all original parts including motor and will be worth A LOT of money. Collectors aren't focused on accidents and theft when they chose to not drive them (as a few people mentioned) lol.

Back to topic. I think some people like to portray, what I said before, in the game. The game IS partly about collecting, isn't it? Why not keep your collection mint? You'll have something rare and could be worth a big trade for someone. I know its just a game, but, someone who can't afford to be a collector in real life, for obvious reasons, might choose to do so in the game. Its all about self satisfaction.

But again, this is a game. They're just numbers calculated by code. 0/0/0 cars are only rare and desirable because they've been made that way by the people that collect them.

 

[isildur]

To quote our favourite used car dealer from Zurich...

"Checking the details of a second-hand car is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. First of all, verify her year of origin. She may look like she rolled off the production line in 1990 but who's to say the fellow before you didn't give her a good spraying?"

This made my day. Still laughing with work colleagues staring at me like I am crazy.

On topic, I collect 0/0/0 cars just for novelty sake.

 

[Bluntified]

My Original quote.

Some believe cars are art, and should be looked at from a distance.

To each his own.

People collect coins, but don't spend it! People collect stamps, but never use them! People collect model cars, but don't roll them on the ground! You get my point.

Exactly, to each his own. But, he's right in saying that cars are meant to be driven. Model cars don't have engines or transmissions or steering wheels, where real cars do (at least in theory).

What about the rest of my quote? Is that not true about the stamps, coins, etc? You only took a part of my quote and took it out of context.

You guys are right, cars are meant to be driven BUT cars that can be worth potentially millions if not billions, antiques with original motor and parts, who would drive them ? As I see your point, you obviously don't see mine.

To the part about model cars not having engines, transmissions and steering wheels, that point isn't valid, you don't need those things to move a model car, all you need is your hand

@SimonK

Isn't that the point of collecting ANYTHING? Its what keeps people sane, hobbies!

 

[fbccars924]

I don't know whats so hard for people to understand about this? This is a very valid point. Most, if not all, car COLLECTORS, not people that just buy a few cars, but real collectors (like Jay Leno ) don't drive ANY of their cars. They keep the motors in them 100% with NO miles on them. They keep the value. If I buy a car today and keep it in a garage for 50 years, that car will have all original parts including motor and will be worth A LOT of money. Collectors aren't focused on accidents and theft when they chose to not drive them (as a few people mentioned) lol.

Truthfully, this really isn't a valid statement due to the fact that just letting the car sit is worse than driving it daily. When a car gets parked for long periods of time the fuel system gets clogged and the gas in the tank goes bad(stabil is only temporary) and if you dont keep fuel in the tank it rusts out. Sometimes a 69 z28 with 0miles that was in a barn isnt gonna be worth more than the car that sat next to it on the lot and got driven weekly or bi weekly with 90,000+ miles sheerly because we would know the car RUNS. As with any thing its always worth more when it works.

 

[Exorcet]

But, he's right in saying that cars are meant to be driven.

That's not really right, as a car is for whatever the owner wants it to be for.

Same for cars in the game. Photo mode, car descriptions, just looking at them rotate in the garage; those things are all as valid as racing.

 

[Bluntified]

Truthfully, this really isn't a valid statement due to the fact that just letting the car sit is worse than driving it daily. When a car gets parked for long periods of time the fuel system gets clogged and the gas in the tank goes bad(stabil is only temporary) and if you dont keep fuel in the tank it rusts out. Sometimes a 69 z28 with 0miles that was in a barn isnt gonna be worth more than the car that sat next to it on the lot and got driven weekly or bi weekly with 90,000+ miles sheerly because we would know the car RUNS. As with any thing its always worth more when it works.

Now your over thinking the circumstances. I never said anything about "just letting the car sit". Obviously you would start it once in a while, put additives in the engine and fuel system to keep things free of clog, do regular engine/transmission/gas tank flushes, etc. To some people, those things might seem boring and useless, but to a hobbyist its the world of fun. Not driving it and just letting it sit is a bit of a grey area. You can take all of the measures I mentioned BUT doesn't mean you have to drive it to keep it functioning. There is driving it, then there is maintaining it!

Also, who keeps collectors items (anything for that matter) in a barn?? I'm talking more of a higher scale, like a show room or a hanger.

I see a lot of people here don't get the concept of "collecting" for value.

 

[Suum Cuique]

Because..... some day the car I have in my hard drive will be worth more than I paid for it.

Otherwise it's another manifestation of my OCD.

I collect real stuff too, old rusting ICE vehicles.

 

[xNeroZero]

Really, why would anyone care if a car is 0/0/0 if your going to use it? And if your not going to use it, why bother wasting space in your garage?

My save file has all cars with 0/0/0 except RM cars all my cars have no modifications on them, they're all clean. Here is the rest:

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[calico]

Wrong. The garage limit is 2000.

Wow really thanks.
I take it you dont know how to use multi quote?

 

[GTP_CargoRatt]

Wow really thanks.
I take it you dont know how to use multi quote?

Does it matter if I know how to use it or not. I didn't double post so don't worry about it. Pretty lame that you have to try to call me out on something just because I corrected you. You can't be right all the time so just deal with it.

 

[ImprezaAddict]

My Original quote.





What about the rest of my quote? Is that not true about the stamps, coins, etc? You only took a part of my quote and took it out of context.

You guys are right, cars are meant to be driven BUT cars that can be worth potentially millions if not billions, antiques with original motor and parts, who would drive them ? As I see your point, you obviously don't see mine.

To the part about model cars not having engines, transmissions and steering wheels, that point isn't valid, you don't need those things to move a model car, all you need is your hand

@SimonK

Isn't that the point of collecting ANYTHING? Its what keeps people sane, hobbies!

Cause that's what I was responding to....

Oh, and I would definitely drive a car worth millions. I see your point, but to me the real value in a car is it's "use" or "fun" value.

 

[Master__Shake_]

Cause that's what I was responding to....

Oh, and I would definitely drive a car worth millions. I see your point, but to me the real value in a car is it's "use" or "fun" value.

This. I drive all of my cars too, but most of it is online racing so I don't rack up excessive miles on them because of power loss. My "cruising" garage averages about 300-500 miles per car, higher mileage cars are used less frequently until I can find one under 2k.

Most of the 0/0/0s in my garage, the few there are, are saved for trading purposes only, and will never be driven. When I'm in the marketplace, I ask for low miles cars, because they will absolutely be used. That and it takes time to break in the car.

 

[esoxhntr]

I have a couple of former 0/0/0 cars that are approaching 10,000 miles - I know, it is sick. permament power loss is near... when that happens, I'll just re-dupe them from the 2nd account which houses all my 0/0/0 cars into my 1st account that I race with. That's why I have 0/0/0 cars.

 

[dxm8975]

Because the pristine condition can assure the buyer with the best status of the car without any flaw in its performance and the protective body - those that underwent a certain amount of aerial pressure need to be refreshed in their vehicular performance and stiffness costing the consumer redundant scratch.

 

[Jubby]

Because the pristine condition can assure the buyer with the best status of the car without any flaw in its performance and the protective body - those that underwent a certain amount of aerial pressure need to be refreshed in their vehicular performance and stiffness costing the consumer redundant scratch.

Yup. Thank you for taking 0/0/0 and putting a Ph.D. on it! 👍

 

[stepmanstep]

Holy hot dicks from hell I didn't think this would become the ****storm it has :/ my bad

 

[fbccars924]

you know as long as the car has 0 miles it will show up as 0/0/0 when traded. Times switched and races won jump to 0 when the car is traded.

 

[another_jakhole]

Does it matter if I know how to use it or not. I didn't double post so don't worry about it. Pretty lame that you have to try to call me out on something just because I corrected you. You can't be right all the time so just deal with it.

lol 👍

I had to check what he was talking about. I didn't remember you double-posting here, which you didn't. All you did was correct a statement he made. If you said something like, "Check your facts before posting", then I'd understand. I hate it when people do that to other members when it's an honest mistake.

you know as long as the car has 0 miles it will show up as 0/0/0 when traded. Times switched and races won jump to 0 when the car is traded.

I never knew that. I could have traded someone for free without them denying my help . The guy had multiples it turned out, so whatever.

 

[fbccars924]

^ yeah i found this out when I sent one of my cars to my 2nd account to dupe the paint chip and i noticed my countach had 0 wins even though I did the italian series and Lambo series (a and b spec) and won with it.

 

[crang08]

you know as long as the car has 0 miles it will show up as 0/0/0 when traded. Times switched and races won jump to 0 when the car is traded.

This is totally false information!

Cars do not reset anything when you trade them. The only time a car doesn't get switches/miles and wins are if you borrowed it from a friend and used it.

 

[ANNIHILATOR90]

I like cars in 0/0/0 condition, and I do drive them, but in arcade mode. I somewhat like the idea of having and keeping cars at their "standard" specs and compare them.

For instance, it wouldn't be "fair" to test a standard Murcielago against an Aventador with a custom exhaust (unless that's what you're aiming for), neither is it "fair" to test the same cars when there's 100.000 miles difference between both cars.
It's also interesting for tunes I think (tunes that have no influence on power, weight). If you compare a stock car with a car that has a specific setup, but one car's hp is broken in and the other one isn't at the time you're doing laps it's quite pointless to compare the times of both cars.

 

[byegad]

If they were real cars with a real monetary value I could see the point of keeping a car 0/0/0. As they are not real, in the sense that they have no physical presence you can touch, then it seems pointless to me. I have three XJ13s two Ferrari 330P4s and two Ford GT Mk IVs and they all get driven. If they start to perform badly I'll rebuild them or simply buy another.

 

[Bluntified]

If they were real cars with a real monetary value I could see the point of keeping a car 0/0/0. As they are not real, in the sense that they have no physical presence you can touch, then it seems pointless to me. I have three XJ13s two Ferrari 330P4s and two Ford GT Mk IVs and they all get driven. If they start to perform badly I'll rebuild them or simply buy another.

I guess you don't trade much.

Sure they don't hold monetary value but others could see it as valuable.

There are many cars that are hard to come by, having something rare and low miles makes trading a little more interesting.

 

[TankAss95]

I think it's quite sad, but each to their own. I bet many people would think that I'm sad for trying scrutinisingly hard to squeeze a few fractions of a second off my lap times on the 'Ring, so I suppose I'm as bad as everyone else.

 

[bo3eid]

what does 0/0/0 means

 

[NjLowrider]

Whatever car I have in 0/0/0 I also have with miles, that gets driven.

And I only collect 0/0/0 street cars. Racecars are just tools for the road and should be thoroughly thrashed.

 

[ANNIHILATOR90]

what does 0/0/0 means

0 changes, 0 km/miles, 0 wins (and 0 modifications as well). In other words an untouched new car.

 

[bo3eid]

0 changes, 0 km/miles, 0 wins (and 0 modifications as well). In other words an untouched new car.

thanks for the info bro

 

[CDJW]

I think the comments in here implying that virtual cars in a game are no different then the same cars in real life is all the answer we need. There are obviously a lot of gamers who have a delusional blurry line that separates fantasy and reality. Kind of scary.

 

[Samus]

I guess you don't trade much.

Sure they don't hold monetary value but others could see it as valuable.

There are many cars that are hard to come by, having something rare and low miles makes trading a little more interesting.

You do realise "trading" isn't an official mechanic of the game, right? Lots of people have turned the gifting system into one and some put a scary amount of time and effort into it, but it's not part of the game.