That’s not to say Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 isn’t a helpful teaching tool. It’s really Car Mechanic Simulator Lite because I don’t think I could actually reassemble an engine from scratch, but I can certainly do so with the help of a nifty alternate-reality interface showing me where each part goes.Īnything that looks like a ghost-outline of a car part? Yeah, that’s where you can reassemble something.

And the game doesn’t allow you to assemble parts in the wrong order. Luckily that last step is made easy with a ghost-image of each part you need to assemble. “Can we upgrade our shop to Windows 7 at least? No?” This was not explained by the tutorial, but is a very important part of the game. Hint: You can only see what needs to be done to a car by walking up to it and pressing the “O” key. What do you do with it? First you try to understand some of the more esoteric controls. And find out quickly, because your first job is coming in.

Explain to yourself why you don’t even know what a “rear sway bar” is, or why you can’t locate the steering column, but somehow you own a massive garage shop. Whatever your reason, I suggest you figure out your character’s backstory early.

Why did you become a mechanic in the first place? Was it to earn your dad’s approval? Maybe you’re a method actor and you’re trying to really understand the plight of the working class? Maybe you’re Bruce Springsteen? In Car Mechanic Simulator 2015, you live out all your dreams of being the slowest, most inept mechanic shop owner in the world who gradually comes to understand his chosen profession by screwing people’s cars up.

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