Car wrecks

[ld-airgrafix]

I looked online, but not much help except "use mods" answer. Before I do that, is there a way to disassemble car wrecks? Propane torch doesnt have enough gas to do it, stacking multiples into inventory doesnt work, neither does propane tank. Thanks

[Great_Puffer]

you can, you need a full one to do it though and then you either find another one or refill it with a propane tank

[Armagenesis]

You can't atm. You do need the propane torch fix to be able to disassemble wrecks. I just tried it recently with 2 fully filled propane torches and the game still failed to detect one of them, blocking me out of the option to disassemble them with 10/18.

But that's on a modded playthrough. I might need to try a vanilla playthrough next

[Foster]

Vanilla with no mods at all enabled you 100% can disassemble car wrecks.

Originally posted by Great_Puffer:

you can, you need a full one to do it though and then you either find another one or refill it with a propane tank

This person is correct, you need a full propane torch because a single car wreck will take basically 100% of the fuel held within a torch.

[ld-airgrafix]

Originally posted by Foster:

Vanilla with no mods at all enabled you 100% can disassemble car wrecks.

Originally posted by Great_Puffer:

you can, you need a full one to do it though and then you either find another one or refill it with a propane tank

This person is correct, you need a full propane torch because a single car wreck will take basically 100% of the fuel held within a torch.

I had 12 full propane torches in my vicinity, and inventory, and still nothing. Vanilla torches cant do it. Im using a "propane torch fix" mod to get around it

[[DP]18Bravo]

Just to be thorough, did you have a welding mask in your inventory as well?

[Banzai]

Originally posted by DP18Bravo:

Just to be thorough, did you have a welding mask in your inventory as well?

Yes. Normal welding rules apply. Since you need a full propane torch for each wreck I have personally carried around a large propane tank in the back of my vehicle for easy refilling when clearing a road of several cars.

[Armagenesis]

So I just checked again, vanilla cars can be disassembled just fine with a single full propane torch.

I haven't find the source of my previous post, but my suspicion currently lies with Filibuster's Used Cars mod. Since the mod adds a lot of cars into the game, and can spawn as burned cars. The wrecks that cost above 10 units of propane seem to come from that mod.

[Coolranch]

Yeah I've never used a mod and have disassembled probably 20-30 wrecked cars. If the torch isn't 100% full, it won't let you.. it's also picky about where you click on the vehicle, sort of like when you're trying to refuel.

I usually just take one torch and have a tank in the trunk of the vehicle.. disassemble, then stand at your vehicle's trunk and right-click the torch to refill. It will automatically take the tank, automatically refill the torch, then automatically put the tank back in the trunk. Do this til you have a few piles of scrap laying on the ground, then you can pull your vehicle up to the piles and transfer them from the ground to the trunk, instead of picking it all up and carrying it. Saves some time.

Oh and make sure you have a welding mask or it won't let you do it.

[King Whiff]

Originally posted by Foster:

Vanilla with no mods at all enabled you 100% can disassemble car wrecks.

Originally posted by Great_Puffer:

you can, you need a full one to do it though and then you either find another one or refill it with a propane tank

This person is correct, you need a full propane torch because a single car wreck will take basically 100% of the fuel held within a torch.

Although I agree I too am having issues with vanilla trying to dismantle cars.

Full propane torch, welding mask in my inventory. Some cars I can some I can't, I'm unsure why but I am also having issues dismantling some cars.

Even resorted to emptying the car before hand (boot, gloves box) just to be sure but again some don't give me the option.

[tf2 pomson enjoyer #FIXVACPLS]

It has to be those gray broken cars. Just right click a bunch if it doesn't show up, works for me

[King Whiff]

Originally posted by tf2 pomson enjoyer:

It has to be those gray broken cars. Just right click a bunch if it doesn't show up, works for me

I know what you mean by the burnt out husk of cars, but these type of car wrecks I thought could be dismantled too. I've managed to clear one set of cars before, but some aren't working. Torch is full and equipped alongside welders mask. And clicking a bunch isn't working either.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2426948174250173254/F60696174FBF5E2A600F4FD3C9FD129A89353E46/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

[Shady Allie]

Originally posted by King Whiff:

I know what you mean by the burnt out husk of cars, but these type of car wrecks I thought could be dismantled too. I've managed to clear one set of cars before, but some aren't working. Torch is full and equipped alongside welders mask. And clicking a bunch isn't working either.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2426948174250173254/F60696174FBF5E2A600F4FD3C9FD129A89353E46/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

try to dismantle the other car wrecks. the ones you cant open the door. those you can. take off any good parts they might have first if you want to keep any good tires, suspension

[EchoMGM]

Originally posted by King Whiff:

Originally posted by tf2 pomson enjoyer:

It has to be those gray broken cars. Just right click a bunch if it doesn't show up, works for me

I know what you mean by the burnt out husk of cars, but these type of car wrecks I thought could be dismantled too. I've managed to clear one set of cars before, but some aren't working. Torch is full and equipped alongside welders mask. And clicking a bunch isn't working either.

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2426948174250173254/F60696174FBF5E2A600F4FD3C9FD129A89353E46/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

As far as I understand (someone correct me if I'm wrong) there are three types of cars. There are the completely destroyed gray ones that you can dismantle, the normal ones that you can drive, and the "irreparable" normal ones. Those last ones are the only ones you can dismantle. Generally they have very strong damage on one of the sides... the chassis would be bent. Those that you show in the image, even though they are very damaged, have a good chassis... they can be driven and repaired perfectly, so you cannot dismantle them.

By the way, I recommend that you look at the quality of the engine of these cars. I found a majestic black Chevalier D6 completely destroyed (all parts in red), but with the engine quality at 100.

[Coolranch]

Burned, Junk and Wreck are what I call them.

The Wrecks (the irrepairable crashed ones) often have some random 100% parts among otherwise 25-45% parts, but sadly you can never access the doors and side windows, even if they show up as 100%. I like to take the best 'mediocre' parts from the wrecks (the 40+% stuff) and put them on Junk cars, so that it makes them reliable enough to drive a long distance. They make good ditchable cars that way.

The Junks (the drivable ones) often have engine quality between 90-100 but overall condition of about 15% .. there are some less common Junks with 25% or so. In my experience, the fleet vehicles are almost always 95-100 engine quality; junk ambulances, police cars, etc..

[[DP]18Bravo]

Possibility that you have an empty torch in your inventory somewhere, and the game is confusing it with the one thats full / equipped?