Has Anyone Caught The Greaser?

[Godzirra]

Has anyone caught the greaser escaping in the hot-rod after they set the cigarette truck ablaze?

I've come close a few times. I even had it crashed on to two cars at the top of the on-ramp but couldn't block it or get out and shoot it up. Aside from being able to catch it momentarily and bump it or get along side and try and slam it, that's as close as I have come.

[razmatazz]

It is designed as that =(. I tried myself for a several times, until I found via google, that is impossible. Depending on the traffic siuation, you can come really close to it, so that you hope that you might be able to stop them. Poor mission design at this spot.

[outfctrl]

No way to stop or catch him. It is part of the story

[Godzirra]

Yeah. I figured it was a necessary part of the story. I was hoping for a game glitch. I fiigured if I was able to steal it or blow it up the game would get stuck at that point or auto advance. I was looking to steal that thing just to see what I could do with it.

I wouldn't agree to it being a poor mission design because the first time you play the game it seems like you might be able to catch it, which raises the emotional investment a bit, and makes you want to try again.

Man, if you saw how close I was. That hot-rod was on top of two cabs and facing the wrong way but I was going out of control at that point and couldn't capitalize. I was so close I'll probably keep trying for fun. At least now I know that if I don't have it before hitting the last straght-away I can abort.

BTW: exactly how "impossible" did your research indicate. Was it some people saying it was impossible because they couldn't ever do it, or was it a literal "impossible" due to the programming? e.g.; you could catch it, blow it up, kill the driver and that hot rod will still fire away into the tunnel.

[Godzirra]

I'm close! I have gotten in front of it before the tunnel 3 times now The last time I was in front and ready to slow my brakes but it careened out of control off the upper deck before I could. I'm going to get this.

[Aimway921]

It is impossible. On the highway, right after the final turn/curve, their speed suddenly almost doubles. They you can clearly see that the hot-rod dissapears (not speeds away behind a corner, but just blinks out of existance right on the middle of your screen), and the next dialouge begins.

[Jaz]

It is not impossible .. there are several youtube videos showing the hot rod knocked through the railing before it makes it to the tunnel ... search "Mafia 2 wild ones" ... I have gotten past the hot rod twice but failed to knock it through the railing (yet) ... but mission outcome is the same ... to catch the hot rod you cannot hit the side rails yourself and must cut each corner tightly without slowing down

[Godzirra]

Anybody doing front flips off the sign after the tunnel near Joe's pad in those videos? I have fun doing that, trying to land on the buildings. Came close a few times. (I posted some picks on my screen shot page)

[[{******---Dead4Life---******}]]

Kinda sucks you can't really catch them... Would be interesting if they do 2 substories but then the open world is so limited as well, guess they had to cut costs back in the day.