Finish GT4 without buying cars?
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There's a member named Mr. Slow (correct me if I'm wrong) that has tried to pass the game on the slimmest of budgets. I think he got to 40% before he had to buy a car.
Here's the latest installment --> https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=67134 <-- which should link you to the other two pages. One of the best write-ups (oops, race reports) on the game so far.
Some of the One Make Series/Events aren't cars that you can win, unless you buy them in the new or used car showrooms. A few examples are: The Altezza races, the Saleen S7 races, VW Beetle races.
My guess is that you must buy a minimum of 15-20 cars to pass the game. It's not like GT3, where you could concievably buy just 2 cars (a TVR and a Mercedes-Benz).
Here's the latest installment --> https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=67134 <-- which should link you to the other two pages. One of the best write-ups (oops, race reports) on the game so far.
Some of the One Make Series/Events aren't cars that you can win, unless you buy them in the new or used car showrooms. A few examples are: The Altezza races, the Saleen S7 races, VW Beetle races.
My guess is that you must buy a minimum of 15-20 cars to pass the game. It's not like GT3, where you could concievably buy just 2 cars (a TVR and a Mercedes-Benz).
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fcorl
It's not possible to finish the game without buying a car...
althought I think that in race reports you can find a guide on how to pass the game only spending 200.000 cr 
If you can't find it... use the search boton!!!
search all gt4 threads started by Scrouge
P.S: this can look odd but do it
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The most anyone has ever reported going without buying a car is 62.5%. But this person (not me) spent 2+ million credits modding different prize cars.
You can get to around 52% without spending a nickle if you don't make the mistakes I made (I blew 4 k right at the beginning modding the lupo). I got to 47% before buying a car and to 75% spending 200k.
FYI. Someone else has already done 100% with the least number of cars: 33 is the number of cars you HAVE to buy.
BTW I did the truck race way past 65%... it is all about patience! 👍
You can get to around 52% without spending a nickle if you don't make the mistakes I made (I blew 4 k right at the beginning modding the lupo). I got to 47% before buying a car and to 75% spending 200k.
FYI. Someone else has already done 100% with the least number of cars: 33 is the number of cars you HAVE to buy.
BTW I did the truck race way past 65%... it is all about patience! 👍
i used to love this aspect of the previous games - being able to navigate your way through careful planning - as far as possible without buying a car. you used to have to use a different car in a lot of places. these days, you can get cars very early on that will win pretty much all the races you need. there should be more (and better) restrictions on what cars can enter. to encourage more of the strategic planning.
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Ezz777its probably also been said 4 times as well, but i am fairly sure there is a prize car that will do the Type R races for you... sorry for the pedantry, and to be honest you still need the civic, so i don't think i have helped all that much...
You are absolutely right. There is a prize car to use for the Type R races:
Honda NSX-R Concept '01
Manufacturer event - Honda
Type R meet (Championship)
Race 1 Motegi 69 points: 6th to 1st by 5.15 seconds
Race 2 Autumn Ring 72 points: 6th to 1st by 2,72 seconds
Race 3 Suzuka 80 points: 6th to 1st by 0.37 seconds
Race 4 Motorland Reverse 76 points: 6th to 1st by 3.93 seconds
Race 5 Tsukuba 62 points: 6th to 1st by 10.7 seconds
Type R Meet Prize: Honda HSC concept '03
You still need the civic but using the NSX prize car you may need to spend less $$ on mods for the civic.
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EmohawkThis'll be the fourth time I've posted my list here. Definatly worth the initial effort
Your list is only 30 cars long.... I was pretty sure you had to buy 33... Scrooge will be happy!
Also, can you not do the Beetle races with the Beetle GTI? (removing one car from your list)
Mr.SlowYour list is only 30 cars long.... I was pretty sure you had to buy 33... Scrooge will be happy!
Also, can you not do the Beetle races with the Beetle GTI? (removing one car from your list)
i get what you're saying, but its the GTI races you can do with the beetle gti...
and yes that concept was the one i was thinking of...
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Yeah, I bought the truck at 24% because I really wanted to get to 25% to see what I would win. I definitely could have gone a lot further without purchasing anything though. I could have tried to finish the Missions first. I did finish all of the Rally races in hopes of getting a truck along the way somewhere, but to no avail. Oh well.
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Couldn't you win an Altezza Touring Car for the Altezza race?pupik
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Edited to include the Civic/type R specificity, thanks everyone.
Mr. Slow: Yes, sadly there is no Beetle GTi. It's just 2.0, RSi, and Cup. It may be of some comfort to Scrooge that the RSi is almost twice as expensive as the Beetle Cup car anyway, and even at that requires a lot of money to make it competitive with the all-cup car field in the race.
Mr. Slow: Yes, sadly there is no Beetle GTi. It's just 2.0, RSi, and Cup. It may be of some comfort to Scrooge that the RSi is almost twice as expensive as the Beetle Cup car anyway, and even at that requires a lot of money to make it competitive with the all-cup car field in the race.
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fcorl
You could have saved yourself the trouble by printing the prize list (one of the faqs). That is what I did so I could plan better. It helps a lot specially after you get past 40% and the number of races you can run without buying a car start to dry up.
And if you put checkboxes next to the cars you have won it is faster to consult than going to the garage and scroll through all the screens
lol
Yep, I'm a re-starter, and it's good idea to bump the thread, Dave^.
I'm up to about 40% now without buying anything, and along the way I've driven lots of cars I hadn't really bothered about the first time round. For this reason alone I can highly recommend the "don't buy anything and make do with what you win" policy.
I haven't taken the Scrooge method adopted by Mr Slow (and I agree, a great thread to read in its entirety) but this second time round is more fun than the first time round, even if it means I don't get to spend any money in the lolly shop.
I'm up to about 40% now without buying anything, and along the way I've driven lots of cars I hadn't really bothered about the first time round. For this reason alone I can highly recommend the "don't buy anything and make do with what you win" policy.
I haven't taken the Scrooge method adopted by Mr Slow (and I agree, a great thread to read in its entirety) but this second time round is more fun than the first time round, even if it means I don't get to spend any money in the lolly shop.
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I restarted. But I am going down the Fewest number of cars route.
Obviously some cars you have to buy... But I am hitting an area which maybe isn't so much fun.
If I used the Audi TT-R I can clear the TT showroom race (even if I fit 40 year olf Crossply tyres and stick the Arta Gals in the car when I race I will get 1 ASpec for that.
The DTM races (Which should be pretty easy - and an enjoyable series)
The JGTC races - which again should be pretty fun.
Best bit of GT is setting your own goals to win races by.
Obviously some cars you have to buy... But I am hitting an area which maybe isn't so much fun.
If I used the Audi TT-R I can clear the TT showroom race (even if I fit 40 year olf Crossply tyres and stick the Arta Gals in the car when I race I will get 1 ASpec for that.
The DTM races (Which should be pretty easy - and an enjoyable series)
The JGTC races - which again should be pretty fun.
Best bit of GT is setting your own goals to win races by.
