Car won't go above 40MPH - Don't think it's a quirk

[Revd13]

I've been trying to identify why my car seems to get stuck at 40mph quite often. I've been trying to id it as a quirk but can't figure it out. Anyone else seen this. i'm trying to haul out of the zone and suddenly 40mph....got so tired of it i'm driving around in full lead armor to survive the radiation before the port.

[Gwen]

Is your car in good shape? If you have issues with the engine as an example, the power is reduced by half.

[ShockedHearts]

your engine and tire type are all that matter.

as well as the weight of your car.

of course having a weak engine with offroad tires and a full set of doors and panels on the car will make you go slow.

offroading with offroad tires is a lot faster than onroads.
same for vice versa.

and of course with every engine comes more speeds.

its typically like 50-60 for first engine
70-80 for second engine.

etc.

but yeah tires mean a lot and having heavy armor does slow you a tiny bit.
and take in mind lower durability will slow down everything, half broken engine, half effectiveness. half durability tires? half the grip and speed it can gain. etc

[Nikas Zekeval]

Originally posted by Revd13:

I've been trying to identify why my car seems to get stuck at 40mph quite often. I've been trying to id it as a quirk but can't figure it out. Anyone else seen this. i'm trying to haul out of the zone and suddenly 40mph....got so tired of it i'm driving around in full lead armor to survive the radiation before the port.

Took me a while to notice, but open your hood and look at the engine. You'll see it has a health bar and conditions like other car components. Scan it too, and repair it if it is less than full health.

I think you might start with a damaged engine.

[Revd13]

Thank you guys. i'm on the OG engine so that's likely the issue. i'll check tonight. :)

[WhiskeyNinja]

All-terrain tires in the front noticeably improved my top-speed vs. all off roads, as well.

[Somnambulist]

For what it's worth, pretty much every time this happens to me it's either a flat, or a shorted spark plug in the engine. Keep an eye on the vehicle status display on the ARC device, it shows warnings on parts of the car if there's a fault, in particular a yellow dot on a wheel for flats/blowouts/wobble, and on the engine usually for a shorted spark plug.

[Nikas Zekeval]

Originally posted by Somnambulist:

For what it's worth, pretty much every time this happens to me it's either a flat, or a shorted spark plug in the engine. Keep an eye on the vehicle status display on the ARC device, it shows warnings on parts of the car if there's a fault, in particular a yellow dot on a wheel for flats/blowouts/wobble, and on the engine usually for a shorted spark plug.

Also my packrat ways show that the car with the starting engine accelerates rather slowly, especially once you hit 40. If you are going uphill as well? It could seem to stop accelerating there.