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[another_guest]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sol @ Mar 29 2007, 09:59 PM) [snapback]285491[/snapback]</div>

I have yet to see a decent use for the cars. And by that I mean the automotives in general.

Even when you're right next to where you need to get, the cars are slow and cumbersome, and by the time you build enough of 'em to get any sort of decent rating, you could easily have built a similar train setup for about the same price, and without the fear of the cars randomly getting stuck at the loading points, not to mention a lot faster cash flow...
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It helps to keep cities happy in the beginning when they don't generate enough passengers for a train or boat. I noticed that if you wait too long connecting a city, they'll get fed up with you, preventing you from building any train station or dock. And they are cheaper than trains for tiny goods/passenger volumes.
But indeed the bug where 3 vehicles get stuck is extremely annoying!

[Sol]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(another_guest @ Mar 30 2007, 11:44 AM) [snapback]285555[/snapback]</div>

It helps to keep cities happy in the beginning when they don't generate enough passengers for a train or boat.
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See, I generally overlook these cities and go for the bigger ones. Especially in the begining.

I noticed that if you wait too long connecting a city, they'll get fed up with you, preventing you from building any train station or dock.[/b]

Not if you place the load/unload points last. And even when placed first, it's never ticked 'em off that bad for me.