Project Zomboid Vehicles and Mechanics Build 41 

Never break the window of a car in the front driver seat, because there is where you most likely spend most of the time, and it's good to have it protected, i always break the passenger seat and move to the driver seat. Also i always sleep in the back seats if needed, so the zeds don't break the window in the driver seat if they get closer during the night

1. The car hood works like the trunk lid, They can be repaired or replaced. 2. Tires found in buildings like mechanic shops or gas stations are usually 100% but they're deflated, make sure you have a tire pump to inflate the tires or it would just fall off when you start driving. (This confused the hell out of me because the tires just keep popping off)

A nice thing to keep in mind; often when there is a car in a driveway, you can find the key to the car in the kitchen of the house.

One big correction to make: You said that you don' gain exp anymore from the more remedial tasks once you level up. You still gain exp, but since the more basic tasks give only a little and the amount needed to level goes up exponentially with each level, it only seems like you don't gain exp. If you check the exp needed to next level(by hovering over the skill progress bar), before and after, you will see the gains. Also, they put a once per day per vehicle exp cap on each part, so if i have one lightbulb I can install it in a car slot and gain exp, but if i do it again and a day has not passed, then I wont gain exp. You can get around it by saving up a lot of lightbulbs and then you can walk up to a car and pick a headlight/taillight slot and install and remove all of the individual lightbulbs into that slot until you've done them all. Then go to a different car and repeat. I leveled Mechanical from 4 to 5 that way on a run with just a big stack of around 20 lightbulbs and the correct learning book. (the same exp trick works for removing and installing radios, but they are heavier so you cant carry as many, and they are car-type-specific. Standard car type cars are everywhere and you can easily build up a stack of radios to get exp from.) But having a screwdriver and cycling through a stack of lightbulbs and radios can easily get you from mechanical 0 to 2, which is most people's goal for the hotwiring.(and once you have mechanical level 2 you can use the screwdriver to disassemble all those radios to help get Electrical level 1 if you don't already have it by then.

Tip: collect as many white lightbulbs as possible. Each lightbulb can be installed and uninstalled on a given vehicle once for mechanics xp. After that, reinstalling has no xp gain though. If you collect enough light bulbs you can keep installing/uninstalling them on multiple cars for an easy way to grind mechanics

Thanks for the guide. Btw as one of changes in last patches: hood can be repaired by metal sheets.

I kind of feel they should change the loudness of the vehicle to mostly the muffler, since thats what the muffler does. Muffles the sound of the engine. I also feel the with a high enough mechanic skill you should be able to install more parts. Like, TWO mufflers. That would make the car so quiet you literally couldnt tell it was on, which is very beneficial in a zomboid apocalypse.

Thanks! This is the most realistic survival SIM I’ve ever played, very complex! Your work is appreciated!

Always hold a weapon or tool when smashing a car window or your guy will jam their elbow in there and possibly cause a major injury!

A pretty advanced tip I just learned after 300h: you can open any door of a vehicle (if unlocked or you have the key, obviously) from the V menu and access the items in the seat from outside the vehicle. This a pretty advanced tip to hide some loot in the back seat of a random shitty car in the city in plain sight. Your welcome.

Burglar gives you ability to Hotwire out the gate pulse the bonus in sneaking and nimble and you start with a duffel bag. By far my favorite class to play

Great video and fantastic info/tips! One that I would add is regarding smashing out windows to gain access: If you can't replace the broken window right away, it is best to smash out the passenger-side window. The reason for this is in the event you have zombies coming up to your vehicle, they can reach in through the window and hit you if the driver window is smashed out (or open), whereas I think they either cannot entirely from the passenger side or it takes longer for them to reach you.

I'm new to the game and your videos have been helping me a lot. Thank you for taking the time to record and share them.

the fan in the background gives me strong 2014 type videos really nice

Super nice video!! Usefull and resumed information! :D

Hey nice vid thanks for your videos they’ve been helping me out big time!

Bro i really needed to see this!!I always come across cars and have no clue!

Awesome vid man thx, just starting my adventure, u helped me a lot.

Good video and good comments. I just found my first working car that had a key in the ignition and you guys are giving me some juicy tips!

Thanks, very informative and useful. Good job!

Great video. Thanks for the knowledge

Great tutorial man. I needed this. this games overwhelming but i love it.

Perfect Video thanks!!

Great video, thanks!

Amazing video, thanks

muito bom o video!!! Ajudou bastante!!!

thanks for the video, great info

Nice review!

thanks for the help :) really like the game and your videos

Thank you!

Thank you ❤️

Great work, been really enjoying your videos, even tho I have like 600-700 ish hours in project zomboid i still learn bits from these! keep it up and maybe we play mulitplayer together when build 41 multiplayer is finally ready! peace

Thank you 👍 really helped me a lot

Good stuff

Thanks man.

Great video as always. Love these man thanks. I think its funny how you always say "its going to he a long one" in an 8 minute video lol

Such a thorough video as always! You just solved most of my car related questions, thanks a lot! Btw, is there any real in-game use for the parking break? Keep up with the good work bro!

thanks for the guide I've been playing for a week and didn't know the V button did anything.

Great guide

I wish you could fix a heater with electrical scrap and a screwdriver. The system would be complete then.

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❗ January 2022, build 41. My Mechanics skill is 4 and I still get XP from low-level activities like changing light-bulbs, removing/reinstalling batteries and radios, and also removing/reinstalling tires.

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ty, very helpful o./

Thisis what I need to do now in my save. My van can no longer keep my pace.

if you reached mechanic skill level 7, the parts that you uninstall wont lose durability at all.

Just one note to add: Batteries doesn't necessaraly need to be replaced if you've got a battery charger and the condition of it is ok.

Niceee Ive always loved zomboid for having good car mechanic's I'm rather car traveler than base builder so my car is my base and I don't need nothing more in game, rn I've survived 5+ days just by moving with car

The burglar occupation allows you to hot-wire a car from the start.

damn this game is deep

great video... just 1 question, how do i drive it? xD

Quick question about the heater and the glove box, lets say you've found your new favorite vehicle, you nearly have it 100% but the heater and the glove box are the only things that aren't 100% how do you fix those/change them? Or are you just going to have to live with the fact that you will have to use your fav vehicle with those at a lower quality? And if you can't do anything with them are there mods that allow you to fix/change those two?

Loved the video Can we get a building guide next pls? :)

I think in singleplayer cars can have alarms if you break in. Is there anyway to turn on your own alarm in a car you have the keys for?

Bruh i seriously approcote this vodeo . Tonoght i lost my megachad character with 1200 kills with 2 months apocopilse whicg was my longest run and all bcoz my tire pressure wasnt enough to handle the friction and i stopped in the road while trailorimg a taxi with a my car leakin ... the latest update makes the windows glitched ppl so becareful ! It might be fine but zombies still can hurt you through it !

Would be interesting if a recently emptied gas tank had a chance to catch fire when being repaired, making people have to wait a day or so before attempting any repairs

You can break the window standing in front of then and right clicking with the mouse, i think its faster for me

You can fix a battery by charging it with the battery charger

I'm running a local server on my machine for friends and I just spent the morning removing and installing the same light bulbs. Got half way thru lvl 1 mechanic. So maybe a mod I have? Or an update.

Is it true that hotwiring and reigniting hotwired vehicles damages its engine/battery?

0:38 I always found the horsepower from these vehicles are a bit... excessive. Like holy goddamn crap 4000 hp from a generic ass pickup like a diesel locomotive isn't this powerful

Car keys can also be found inside some zeds, or houses, if car just stays outside this house.

Hey man, I would love to see a guide about protection against zombies, and how you can avoid getting bitten. Thanks!

I have a suggestion for a mini series. "How to breach the xyz." Or something like that. Top suggestions would be the Mall, the Military Base and the Country Club. Can contain topics like the benefits of taking the site, optimal entry points, equipment needed to enter and fortify the location, reasons to breach them and their overall difficulty etc.

I saw you uninstall, install, and then reinstall the battery on the car. Does this give you xp over and over again?

Who i didnt know you can fix car seat

One question guys is possible to completly remove crashed car? not wreck but car ? like disasemble it?

What type of tools are most needed for working with cars?

Why are there no Camper vans on Zomboid?

Question:how do you clear large or medium hordes on storage or school/city areas

Can disassembling a car in any way activate the alarm?

While in a car if you roll down the window you can shoot out of your vehicle

Neat guide, only thing I'd add would be tools and where to find them.

is it possible to put diffrent engine

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I died just a few seconds ago because I got into the wrong seat. I got into a back seat in forgot how to move seats

i just have new car on project zomboid but the key actually attach in the key slot

No one is mentioning gas 😞

can i get into a vehicle without destroying the Windows also without a key?

Have a comment ma boi

Bruh you can always learn from lvl 1 tasks just do it once every day

Just got killed two times because of the scuffed system of cars in game You keep pressing E but you won't get in the car in a tense situation So annoying

69th comment....nice