From:	Ryan W. Bolduan emeottrw@***.umn.edu
Subject:	Vehicle Street Indexes
Date:	Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:17:26 -0600 (CST)

On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Ojaste,James [NCR] wrote:
> > Normal everyday car: Street Index of 1
> > It makes no sense to me that those Eurocar Westwinds are so damn expensive
> > (even when going through a fixer rather than your usual Eurocar dealer).
> >
> The EW isn't exactly a normal everyday car - it costs 200kY! That's
> as much as a Lamborghini today! If you drive one around, you *will*
> be noticed - I see street index as meaning not the price of criminally
> obtaining one, but the price of obtaining one that somebody isn't
> going to go looking for.
>
> If you just want it legally, sure, pop by the dealership (but have
> a *good* fake SIN handy). If you want to steal one (or have one
> stolen for you) - not *too* difficult, but you'd better dump it
> quick or the Star will be on your tail.
>
> > Security Vehicles/Variants: 1.5-2
> > Don't really know how to define those against the next category though.
> >
> Security is security. IE only firms that have been granted a security
> license will be able to buy them legally. They generally don't have
> anything heavier than an LMG (shudder), and are meant more for urban
> warfare than anything else (ie security-class jet fighters are pushing
> it).
>
> It should be damn hard to get these illegally. On corp turf, the corp
> should know what it has and where. On city streets, the Star is going
> to come down but *hard* on somebody cruising around in an unlicensed
> Citymaster.
>
> > Military Vehicles/Variants: 2.5+
> >
> Only militaries will be able to buy these legally. I could see a
> military supplier "losing" a crate of guns with little fuss, but
> your average tank isn't just going to "fall off the back" without
> *somebody* raising a ruckus... :-)
>
> James Ojaste
>

This is all fine and dandy, but it still doesn't really explain how we
should start handling street indexes for vehicles. The old price guide
just doesn't cut it for me anymore. I agree with most of your reasoning
of how to go about buying a vehicle, but doesn't explain what to do once
they find one. To me, its easier to buy a vehicle that doesn't have
anything on it, and then modify it up the wazoo.

What if we were to start by making a table that categorizes vehicles and
assigns a range of street indexes to them. For example:

Small Cars: Jackrabbits, Runabouts: .75 (easy to steal)
Midsize Sedans: Americars: 1
Sport Cars: Westwind, Dynamit: 2-3
Luxury Cars: Most limos: 3-4
Standard Roto-Craft: 1-2 (I have to believe that there are enough Huges
Stallions out there.)
etc...

Any suggestions?