Bad Mechanic

[bigmoe808]

Now that I have a mini bike, I was thinking off driving around with a wrench to break down cars.

Does Bad Mechanic work good?

[♥♥♥♥ Raptor]

Bad Mechanic is a must have for late game, especially when it comes down to Bras Radiators. You can get up to 3 per car and that's huge not to mention you can get 2+ engines, and hundreds of extra fuel.

[Ivory]

Quite helpful, never leave home without it

[1ostcat]

I've decided not to do that until I have Bad Mechanic III, since cars are a non-renewable resource, as it were.

[bigmoe808]

Originally posted by textheavy:

I've decided not to do that until I have Bad Mechanic III, since cars are a non-renewable resource, as it were.

Wait, their none renewable?

Where can I get gas then outside of a gas stattion?

[↯Zindy⛦]

Originally posted by bigmoe808:

Originally posted by textheavy:

I've decided not to do that until I have Bad Mechanic III, since cars are a non-renewable resource, as it were.

Wait, their none renewable?

Where can I get gas then outside of a gas stattion?

he's making more of a big deal out of it than in reality (unless in mp then it is more serious). In SP just follow roads and you'll find more than enough cars in stage 3 condition (just a metal car frame). Every town/city has stage 1 and 2 cars though, so if you actually run out of cars just follow the roads to the next town.

For gas, number 1 you should get the gas can schemetic first and foremost. Then go and get the ~20ish free barrels you find at the clunky oil factory. That should be enough until you get a chem station to make gas from oil shale.

[Wonko486]

If you don't find large volumes of oil shale, invest in the knife guy perk and go to town on zombies. You can use the extra animal fat and large scale corn farming to make large amounts of gasoline at the chemistry bench.

[castitatis]

bad mechanics V gives a 100% bonus amount of drop, 20% per level. You really only start seeing it at 60% though, by then you generally have a good wrench too.
This means you get insane amount of iron, gas, mechanical parts and minibike parts that can all be sold at the trader for HUGE amount of money.
Cars are non-renewable as in they don`t respawn, ever, which means that eventually you`ll have striped everything around your base. Not really a problem unless you`re aiming for day 300 or play on a MP server online 24/7. In those cases you can always craft gas either from oil shale found in the desert or from corn/animal fat harvested from zombies, which is a renwable resources. Gas found in fuel pumps are renewable as well, they respawn ever 15-30 days, depending on server settings.
If you play on a MP server or are nearing day 300, just grab secret stash 3 and do it yourself. make your own stuff and visit the trader often and you`ll have all you need.

[Ripflex]

I have been on several MP servers where no cars exist and they are on day 2K+

Cars can be gone in a short time.

I just loot renewable containers and buy brass, gunpowder etc from multiple venders without an issue and not touch a car outside of looting it. I rather 3/3 secret stash over cannibalising un-renewable resources... but I'm wierd.

Oh, if one actually pay attention reading the description of the Cardboard Box containers ... some are actually labelled Garage Storage and you can get car and machine parts from them - they just share the same graphics of a cardboard box.