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Of Clunkers and Junkers
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Tapped Out Quest Information
Level: 5
Update: Hell on Wheels
Internal name(s): OfClunkersAndJunkers
ID(s): 255001 - 255005
Previous quest(s): End of the Road
Next quest(s): Every Old Car is New Again


Of Clunkers and Junkers is an event-exclusive questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Hell on Wheels content update.

Dialogue

Pt. 1

After completing End of the Road
Marge - Surprised Your car just died right in front of this gas station!
Homer - Guilty Perfect timing, huh?
Mechanic Hello, folks. Boy, that was quite a racket your car was making…until it suddenly went completely silent.
Homer - Sad Is that a bad sign?
Mechanic - Happy Not for me. I'm putting a new deck on my house.
Marge - Angry *grumble*
Mechanic Could be worse. You could be having a heart attack.
Homer - Sad I wish!
Task: "Collect Mufflers" (x115).
Task: "Make Homer Get His Car Checked Out". The job takes place at the Parking Lot Lot Lot, a Parking Lot, Shop, or the Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
Homer - Sad So how bad is it?
Mechanic - Sad Well, your transmission is shot, your suspension's collapsed, the brakes are worn down — do you want me to go on?
Marge - Scared Is the carburetor loose?
Mechanic - Confused Uh, no…
Homer - Sarcastic I told you that wasn't the problem, Marge.
Mechanic - Sad …'cause I couldn't find it. It must have fallen out a few miles back.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10
Gasso Station

Pt. 2

After completing Pt. 1
Homer - Sad I can't live without a car! I have to drive to work. And to Moe's when I'm pretending to take my car to get it serviced.
Mechanic - Sad I'm sorry, sir, but there's no way I can get this vehicle back on the road.
Billy - Annoyed Wait a second, Dad! I'm sure I can get his car working again — at least long enough for us to be able to charge him.
Mechanic - Annoyed Billy, we've been over this. You're not ready yet.
Homer - Annoyed Couldn't we at least let him try?
Mechanic - Sad Last week he connected an air intake hose to a water pump.
Homer - Confused
Homer - Confused And is that ba—?
Mechanic - Annoyed Yeah, it's bad.
Homer - Guilty But at least he didn't connect a water intake hose to an air pump.
Mechanic - Annoyed Hush! Don't give him any ideas!
Task: "Collect Mufflers" (x115).
Task: "Make Homer Beg Mechanic to Let Billy Fix His Car". The job takes place at the Gasso Station, a Shop, or the Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
Homer - Happy I believe in you, Billy!
Mechanic - Annoyed And now your car is on fire.
Homer - D'oh D'oh!
Billy - Surprised It was an honest mistake! I was being very honest when I touched those wires together by mistake.
Mechanic - Sad Son, you just don't have the touch.
Homer - Happy Except when it comes to touching wires together! Hah!
Mechanic - Confused What are you laughing at? Your car is on fire.
Homer - Guilty At least he didn't connect a water hose to the air pump.
Mechanic - Annoyed That might have put out the fire.
Homer - D'oh D'oh!
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10
Billy

Pt. 3

After completing Pt. 2
Marge - Sad What are we going to do now?
Homer I'll get a rental car while we go car shopping. Our insurance should cover it.
Marge Do you want me to give you a ride to the rental place?
Homer That's okay. I already called Lenny. He'll give me a ride.
Marge - Suspicious To the car rental place?
Homer - Sly Eventually.
Task: "Collect Mufflers" (x115).
Task: "Make Homer Make a "Pit Stop" at Moe's". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern, an Eatery, Brown House, or the Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
If Lenny is owned: Task: "Make Lenny Drive Homer to Moe's". The job takes place at Moe's Tavern, an Eatery, Brown House, or the Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
Homer One rental car, please. Here's my insurance card.
Squeaky Voice Attendant Oh, great! If you have Platinum Protection, I can rent you a 2022 sports car with satellite radio. *looks at card* Uh-oh.
Homer - Cautious Is that a Platinum Protection uh-oh?
Squeaky Voice Attendant No, sir. You have Aluminum Foil Protection.
Homer - Guilty And what can I get with that?
Squeaky Voice Attendant - Sad A 1974 hatchback with an eight-track player.
Homer - Sad Uh-oh.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10
Renter-Prise Dent-A-Car

Pt. 4

After completing Pt. 3
Homer - Happy Time for some family car shopping!
Lisa - Sad Aw, Dad, I thought we were getting frosty chocolate milkshakes!
Maggie - Sad *suck suck*
Bart - Annoyed Maggie's right. Suck suck.
Homer Quit complaining. We're going to Kliff's Kar Chalet.
Marge - Sad Homer, I don't think we can afford anything here.
Homer - Sly Marge, the sticker price is for the rubes. Watch me wheel and deal the pants off this sales guy.
Kliff Sir, you deserve a car that matches you in every way: Rugged, powerful, and hardworking. The Road Monster XXXL 550!
Homer - Delirious Here, take my pants!
Task: "Collect Mufflers" (x155).
Task: "Make Homer Worship the Road Monster XXXL 550". The job takes place at Kliff's Kar Chalet, a Shop, Brown House, or the Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
If Kliff is owned: Task: "Make Kliff Shine Homer On". The job takes place at Kliff's Kar Chalet and takes 4 hours.
If Marge is owned: Task: "Make Marge Give Kliff Some Serious Side-Eye". The job takes place at Kliff's Kar Chalet, a Shop, Brown House, or the Simpson House and takes 4 hours.
Bart And tell me, my good man. What does the Road Monster have for the discriminating back seat passenger?
Kliff A 24-inch touchscreen with streaming video and a Sorny Yaystation comes standard.
Bart - Delirious Here, take my shorts, too!
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10
Road Monster XXXL 550

Pt. 5

After completing Pt. 4
Marge - Angry Homer, this is ridiculous. There's no way we can afford it!
Homer - Sly Relax, Marge. Watch and learn.
Homer So Kliff, you know how I became an astronaut and now every billionaire on earth wants to go into space, too?
Homer - Sly You give me one of these Road Monster XXXL 550s for free and you'll have to fight those space billionaire buyers off with a stick.
Kliff I tell you what Homer, you pay full price for the Road Monster, and when the first billionaire buys one, I'll give you this Kliff's Kar Chalet travel mug.
Homer - Ooh Ooooh, it keeps liquids both hot AND cold! You got yourself a deal.
Marge - Eye Roll Maybe Maggie can use it as a sippy cup.
Maggie - Annoyed *suck suck*
Kliff - Surprised Let me just run your credit and…oh…I've never seen a NEGATIVE number come up.
Homer - Guilty Is that bad?
Kliff - Annoyed It is for me. I was hoping to use this sale to put a new deck on my house.
Homer - Sad Aw! Isn't there something you can do for us?
Kliff There is! I'm going to send you to a buddy of mine who I think can put you in something more in your price range.
Homer - Sad Can I have my pants back?
Kliff Not with that credit rating.
Task: "Collect Mufflers" (x195).
Task: "Make Simpsons Follow Kliff's Directions" (x5). The jobs take place at Springfield Dump, a Brown House, or the Simpson House and take 4 hours.
Marge - Surprised The Auto Yard? Homer, this is a junk yard!
No-Helmet Dupree One man's junk is another man's garbage.
Bart - Surprised Gene "No-Helmet" Dupree!
No-Helmet Dupree In the bruised and battered flesh! What are you folks doing here anyhow?
Homer - Sad My car broke down and Kliff sent us here to find one we could afford.
No-Helmet Dupree Well, at least you got out of there with your pants.
Homer - Sad These are rentals.
Quest reward: Cash200 and XP20
Auto Yard