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===============Fallout 2: The Car FAQ===============
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==By: ViperMask                                   ==
==Version: 1.46                                   ==
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==System: PC                                      ==
==Publisher: Interplay                            ==
==Developer: Black Isle Studios                   ==
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==Creation Date:    December 26, 2001.            ==
==Completion Date:  December 26, 2001.            ==
==Last Update:      October 04, 2003.             ==
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==CONTENTS==
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1.  Revision History
2.  Introduction/History on the Car
3.0.  Getting the Car/Klamath
3.1.  The Den
3.2.  Vault City
3.3.  Gecko
3.4.  The Den (AGAIN)
3.5.  New Reno
3.6.  NCR
4.  Things You Should Know/Bugs
5.  Thanks and Special Thanks
6.  Other FAQs By Me
7.  Copyright



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==1.  Revision History==
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10/04/03 - 1.46 - New Information Box added, finally updated the layout, more
FAQs by me, added 79 character limit.

09/30/02 - 1.42 - Bugs section added.  A little info on the blower, and copyright updated.

1.39 - New bug added.

1.38 - Added new FAQ to the "Other FAQs By Me" section.

1.37 - Where to buy fuel added.  Another way of getting a Super Toolkit added.
A bug in 1.0 added.  Thanks to pakopako.

1.33 - Clarified the Anti-Gravity Plates (New Reno section).  Thanks goes to
Shupo, Crimson Knight MK II, and whitechocobo666 from the Fallout 2 GameFAQs boards.

1.30 - Updated Other FAQs By me.  Minor copyright correction.

1.29 - Updated Other FAQs by me.

1.28.1 - Added what system the game is for (hey some people can't figure it out.)

1.28 - Some minor reformatting.  A new section added.

1.27 - Copyright updated.  www.DLH.net can now use this FAQ.

1.26 - RoboBum sent in more info on ZippoMan's bug report.

1.25 - Info on some weird bugs from ZippoMan77.  Do you have a zippo lighter with the Brotherhood of Steel logo as a design by any chance? ^_^

1.23 - A small update that tells which sites can use my FAQ.

1.2 - Actually played Fallout 2 again, found out the proper name for the blower is actually "Claudia", and info on bugs (added in section 4).

1.1 - Added the info on getting "Cynthia The Blower."  Thanks goes to Sancho from the Fallout 2 GameFAQs board.  Man how could I forget about this!?

09/26/03 - 1.0 - My first attempt at making a FAQ, this might be the final version of the FAQ, it's undecided right now.



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==2.  Introduction/History of the Car.==
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As I stated above, this is a first attempt at making a FAQ...The whole reason why I made this is that people log into the GameFAQs Fallout 2 board and ask about how to get the car.  Then one of the members (I forgot who, sorry!) says that someone should make a FAQ on getting the car. Well I guess I'm that person.  In other words...This FAQ is about getting the car and it's upgrades.

Please note this FAQ may contain some spoilers in the game (mostly on doing
MINOR quests).

Ahhhh...The car...A CLASSIC, GENUINE Chrysalis Motors Highwayman!  Over 800
HP/PS, FULLY ANALOG, and 0-60 MPH in under 3 seconds.  This car is a beaut!
The classic 60's Cadallac look along with the technology of the pre-war...What
a NICE combination.  This is what MANY Fallout 1 players demanded for in
Fallout 2, so wisely Black Isle Studios listened to the fans and well...We got what we want!



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==3.0.  Getting the Car/Klamath==
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Alright, TIME TO GET YOUR FIRST CAR (In a post-apocalyptic era that is).

First off, you reach Klamath after finishing the Arroyo quests in the beginning in the game, you probably did some quests here and there.  Go to the trapper town section of this simple little town.  If you scroll up to the north, you'll see a old broken down Highwayman.  Nope, this is not the car you'll get but you'll get a very important part of the car: A Fuel Cell Regulator!  It was designed to save up on your fuel by 50%!

To get this part, you'll have to do the "Eliminate all rats/Kill the Rat King" quest.  After you done that, don't go back.  Just move up the ladder to the east of sub-level 2.  This will take you to another section of sub-level one.
Just kill all of the little buggers, and go up the ladder to the east.  Now your back outside in a garage...Just open the door, and use the HAND ICON on the Highwayman.  You'll get a message saying you found something in the backseat.  The Fuel Cell Regulator should automatically be in your inventory.



3.1.  The Den
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Now it's off to The Den.  Here's a small tip for you...becareful when going into buildings where there are kids at the door.  They pickpocket you as you go by so WATCH THAT FUEL CELL REGULATOR!

To your left, you'll see a car in a junkyard and a small hut...Go in there and talk to Smitty about the car and the Fuel Cell Regulator.  He will state that he will give you the car if you find a Fuel Cell Controller and $2000 (WOW!
$2000 for a 800+ HP car!  What a deal!).

Just do a fuel quests here then go to wherever you want (probably towards Vault
City, you can go to Redding first if you want...Finding out something there can give you some EXP. in Vault City.)



3.2.  Vault City
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Welcome to Vault City.  A city that promotes slavery even though it's referred as "Servent Allocation."  In the words of a certain NPC that you can get here
"City of tight-asses..."

Make sure you got a pair of pliers with you.  You would also need a wrench.
You can get one from The Vault (You can get citizen ship by using a cheated character, or doing a quest) by unlocking the doors or using brute strength to open it up.

Or...Get a wrench by giving the kid in front of the bar (Curtis) his Richard
Nixon doll back.  You can do this by finding the doll beside the bar, behinds some barrels.  It looks like a box or something...Once you get it talk to
Curtis.  You can either give it back to him or rip it up.  GIVE IT BACK TO HIM.
Unless your entirely evil you can't resist ripping it up (trust me, it's hard to resist).  Once you give it back stick around.  He'll talk to the doll then talk about the wrench that was hidden under a pile of rocks.  The pile of rocks has a strange formation like if it was piled up.  Just use the hand icon on the rocks to find the wrench.

Time to get into the city.  If you went to Redding earlier and learned about the drug problem, you can tell the office about how you know the reason why the shipping from Redding has slowed down.  You will get a day pass.  Easier than trying to bribe or persuade the office.  Then you can go into the building beside B.  The building you'll step into is pretty much a repair place. Talk to the woman in metal combat armor (Valerie).  And after the cut-scence, talk to her about getting her new tools.  If you already got the pliers and wrench (hopefully you do after following this FAQ) talk to her then fast forward the time by 24 hours.  Talk to Valerie again and ask her if she can have a Super
Tool Kit.  She'll give you one.  Now time to go to Gecko!



3.3.  Gecko
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Go the Junkyard part of Gecko (go up to the exit grid), Skeeter is in the big building with three rooms.  He's in the middle one.  Talk to him and he'll ask if he can have the Super Tool Kit (if you already have that is) for the Fuel
Cell Controller.  Accept it of course.  Now you can do some quests in Gecko and
Vault City or if you can't wait.  Get the car.



3.4.  The Den (AGAIN)
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Visit Smitty again and show him the Fuel Cell Controller from Gecko.  He'll offer to install it in the car, then GIVE YOU THE CAR for $2000.  What a deal!
A 800+ HP car for $2000!  Don't joyride yet.  Talk to Smitty again and show him the Fuel Cell Regulator from Klamath.  He'll offer to install for you for
$1500.  Get this part installed at all costs it saves you a lot of fuel.  Once you got all of that done...Just go about your business and do some quests!



3.5. New Reno
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This is a optional section on how to get upgrades.  Here your car gets stolen if you leave it there and you walk to a different part of New Reno.  Once you go back, walk to where your car was, and if your perception is high enough, you'll a message saying you notice the tire tracks.  Here you can choose to follow the tracks.  If your perception is not high enough, talk to the man beside the fence (Jules).  Ask him where your car went.  At first he'll deny about what happend to it, but you can threaten him or keep asking him about it.
He'll lead you to the Chop Shop.

You'll find your car there but talk to T-Ray in his room.  Persuade him to give the car back to you by bribing him.  If your a female you can have sex with him to have it back (I THINK, I haven't tried it yet).  Once you get your car back, he'll mention that he wants to upgrade the car with interior and exterior designs.  But most importantly, clean up the trunk so you can add more room.
Pay him for the upgrades (around $700).

If you beat the game then your car gets stolen.  You can also get the
Anti-Gravity plates upgrade, which VIRTUALLY eliminates the use of Micro Fusion
Cells (Fuel).  I haven't tried it myself though.

Okay here's what Shupo, whitechocobo666, and Crimson Knight MK II said about the plates from the GameFAQs board.

Shupo: "Beat the game. You also must never let you car get stolen in Reno or
Raiders during the course of the game. Then once the game is beaten, let it be stolen in Reno and then talk to T-ray and get the upgrade." whitechocobo666: "Make your car go faster and use less fuel or something, nothing useful.... way faster i think, actually."

Crimson Knight MK II: "Oooooh yeah...a LOT faster =)"



3.6. NCR
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Here's something that would add more horsepower to your car, increasing your