FO2: New Reno Chopshop

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It would not surprise me if this question has been asked already. And I hate to waste anybody's time by asking again, so... If it has been answered before I would be happy enough with a link to an earlier thread. As I am still stuck with 56K it could take *several* hours to do a decent search of the forum.

Anyway, to the point. As many times as I have played through FO2, the car always gets stolen in New Reno, and I always go and talk to the operator of the chop shop. 9 times out of 10 I talk him into giving back the car, and I always pay for the upgrades... the other 10% I have a low speech skill and a high 'negotiation' (minigun-ahem) skill. heh. But the question I come across... All these upgrades I pay him for.. I never see a change in the car, no matter how long I wait to go get it. Do the upgrades ever happen? And if they do is there a visible change, or will it just hold more?

A second question that just came to mind. Also regarding the car. In the camp outside of -??- (I havent played in a while, forgive me for not remembering the town) The man in the robe ways he has a blower for your car. He gives it some corny name, you buy it, he says come back in a couple days... Several game-weeks later, he is still saying "A little more time". Is this a real deal, or just a great way to blow my caps and frustrate myself?

Thx for your replies
JD

 

[Per]

I never see a change in the car, no matter how long I wait to go get it. Do the upgrades ever happen? And if they do is there a visible change, or will it just hold more?

It will hold more (though not much more) and go slightly faster. You can test the holding capacity by stuffing the trunk full before the upgrade.

The man in the robe ways he has a blower for your car. He gives it some corny name, you buy it, he says come back in a couple days... Several game-weeks later, he is still saying "A little more time". Is this a real deal, or just a great way to blow my caps and frustrate myself?

Quoting myself: "... after six hours have passed you must spend about a minute on this map (resting 10 minutes will do it) before he's done."

 

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Thank you Per.