Dismantle All Cars, Not Just Destroyed Ones

[CaptKaspar]

I recently learned that dismantling wrecked cars is a decent way of leveling up metalworking skill. It also is a good way of clearing the roads of car wrecks.

 

However, why is that we can only dismantle totally wrecked cars and not others? We came across more than a few "wrecks" that were extremely heavily damaged and looked totally wrecked, but we could not dismantle them. 

 

What is the determining condition that allows us to dismantle cars? Why can't we dismantle all cars?

[Hugo Qwerty]

If you can get in it, then you can't dismantle it - that's my understanding, at least.

 

There's a mod that lets you dismantle all cars.  (Not an endorsement, I've never used it).

 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2289429759

[CaptKaspar]

21 minutes ago, Hugo Qwerty said:

If you can get in it, then you can't dismantle it - that's my understanding, at least.

 

Is there a way to damage them to a point that we can then dismantle them? Or is it that if we can get in them, then they can never be dismantled? 

[Hugo Qwerty]

4 hours ago, CaptKaspar said:

Is there a way to damage them to a point that we can then dismantle them? Or is it that if we can get in them, then they can never be dismantled? 

 

No, they're basically two different types - and their type never changes.

[CaptKaspar]

1 hour ago, Hugo Qwerty said:

 

No, they're basically two different types - and their type never changes.

 

 - Curious what the reasoning for that design choice is. 

 

Thank you for the insight!