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Somewhere I saw a list for what kind of aspiration likes what kind of cars. It affected dating somehow. Anyone know that information or where to find it? I know some of them are probably obvious, like minivans and family, pleasure and sports (cheese? What whould they like?) but also what does it do? Does it give a boost to the date score, or to attraction? Or if they like the car, is the car more efficient in the motives it raises?

Hmm,, I also wonder how the hotrod fits in there because not everyone has that one.

Where was this list at, on sims2.com?

I suspect that's a Sim Urban Legend.  The cars seem like fairly ordinary Sim objects, with bonuses that improve with cost.  So far I've only used the Sedan, but it seems fairly cost efficient - a big boost in Energy as you change lots for not too many Simoleons.

 - Gus

From the Prima Guide:  (which I know isn't always the best authority on things, but... well, here it is anyway)

Tip:  Leaving for a date in the date's personality / Aspiration-preferred car is a Date Event and provides an increase in the Date points before your Sim reaches the Community Lot.  This isn't, literally, a difference in initial Date score, but an off-screen scoring opportunity.  The effect, however, is the same.

Here are the scores for each vehicle by personality / Aspiration, according the the Date Event chart on pages 37-39 of the Guide (numbers for personality affect Date Score, numbers for Aspiration affect the aspiration score of the Sim being picked up):

Hunka 711 Hwang Motors:
Base Score: 85
Personality Outgoing: 40
Personality Shy:  -10
Aspiration Fortune:  50
Aspiration Family:  -30

Landwhale by Haeveola:
Base Score: 45
Personality Shy:  30
Personality Outgoing:  -10
Aspiration Family:  50
Aspiration Romance:  -150  (ouch!)

Smoogo Minima:
Base Score: 10
Personality Sloppy:  20
Personality Neat:  -10
Aspiration Knowledge:  10
Aspiration Fortune:  -30

Smord P328:
Base Score:  35
Personality Active:  30
Personality Lazy:  -10
Aspiration Pleasure:  20
Aspiration Knowledge:  -10

Yomoshoto Evasion:
Base Score: 65
Personality Series:  30
Personality Playful:  -10
Aspiration Knowledge:  20
Aspiration Pleasure:  -10

Ok, I found the source of the rumor. Maxis chat.
Since he says "might prefer" it could be the same kind of "might" when it was stated in a Maxis chat that some kinds of foods "might" help increase the chances of twins.

Edit to add ~ Never mind. During my intense searching someone came along with the book. Thank you someone with the book!!!

I see I was very wrong.  I had no idea.  Useful stuff.  As we know, on occasion Prima is flat-out wrong because they're working with pre-release information from the developer, but it still says something.

Most of the effects are intuitive.  The more expensive the car, the better for most cases.  Sports cars are a bonus for Fortune, Minivans for Family.  Some make less sense, like why the Sedan has a bonus for Knowledge Sims.

I'll have to expirement to see if this is a significant factor.  I don't know what the scale is - if it's the same as, say, Want rewards, it's a trivial bonus that is outweighed by a single Tickle action.

 - Gus

Because sedans are pratical, energy efficient cars. They make logical sense.

That's what I would have thought too.  Sedans are supposedly sensible cars, and the Knowledge Sim is supposedly the sensible Sim.  I noticed, however, that Popularity Sims aren't represented in the chart.  I guess they don't care?

Maybe the download car suits them.