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In The Sims 2, community lots are great places for your Sims to go shopping, go on dates, or just have fun. This wikiHow will teach you how to travel to a community lot in The Sims 2.

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Taking a Taxi (Base Game)

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  1. Choose Call... , then hit Transportation . Once your Sim has picked up the phone, pick the "Taxi" option.
  2. If there are other Sims in the household, you'll be asked if your Sim is going alone, with a group (if you have Nightlife), or with their household. (If you have Bon Voyage or later, you can pick individual Sims to go with your Sim, rather than the whole household.)
    • Sims who are not part of your household cannot go with your Sim this way. If you want your Sim to meet another Sim at a community lot, you'll need to click on the phone, go to the Transportation menu, and select "Invite a Sim to a Community Lot".
    • Babies and toddlers cannot be taken to community lots, and children cannot be left at home alone. You'll need to leave a Teen or older Sim behind, or call a nanny to watch over them.
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  3. A menu will pop up with a list of community lots in the neighborhood (and in any associated sub-neighborhoods, like University, Downtown, or Shopping District lots). Choose the lot you want your Sim to go to and click the checkmark.
    • If you don't have any expansion packs installed, the taxi will simply come by and get your Sim, and you'll be brought to the neighborhood view to pick what lot you want to go to.
  4. You'll get a popup in the upper right-hand corner of the screen telling you that the taxi is on its way.
  5. When the taxi pulls up in front of the lot, your Sim will automatically get in the taxi and be driven to the community lot.
    • The taxi will drive off once your Sim has arrived at the lot. To send them somewhere else, click on the payphone at the front of the lot and select the option you want (either Go Somewhere Else or Go Home ).
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Taking a Car (Nightlife)

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  1. For your Sim to take their own car, you'll need to buy a driveway, and then buy them a car to place on the driveway.
  2. Select Drive to Community Lot... .
  3. If there are other Sims in the household, you'll be asked if your Sim is going alone, with a group, or with their household. (If you have Bon Voyage or later, you can pick individual Sims to go with your Sim, rather than the whole household.)
    • Sims who are not part of your household cannot go with your Sim this way. If you want your Sim to meet another Sim at a community lot, you'll need to use a phone to invite them out.
    • Babies and toddlers cannot be taken to community lots, and children cannot be left at home alone. You'll need to leave a Teen or older Sim behind, or call a nanny to watch over them.
  4. A menu will pop up with a list of community lots in the neighborhood (and in any associated sub-neighborhoods, like University, Downtown, or Shopping District lots). Choose the lot you want your Sim to go to and click the checkmark.
  5. Your Sim will get in their car, back out of the driveway, and drive off to the community lot.
    • Once your Sim has arrived at the lot, they'll park their car in front of the lot. You can either send them to another community lot or back home by clicking on the car.
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Walking to Lots (Bon Voyage)

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  1. Find the Walk to Lot... option, and then click Community Lot .
  2. If there are other Sims in the household, you'll be asked who else will go with your Sim. Select the Sim(s) you want to go to the lot, and add them to the list by clicking the arrow with a plus sign on it.
    • Sims who are not part of your household cannot be added this way. If you want your Sim to meet another Sim at a community lot, you'll need to use a phone to invite them out.
    • Babies and toddlers cannot be taken to community lots, and children cannot be left at home alone. You'll need to leave a Teen or older Sim behind, or call a nanny to watch over them.
  3. A menu will pop up with a list of community lots in the neighborhood (and in any associated sub-neighborhoods, like University, Downtown, or Shopping District lots). Choose the lot you want your Sim to go to and click the checkmark.
  4. Your Sim will walk off the lot and go to the community lot.
    • Once your Sim has arrived at the lot, you can have them walk to another community lot, or have them walk home (click on the Sim, hit Walk to Lot... , then choose Home ).
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      • You can't save the game while you're on a community lot. You'll need to return home in order to save the game.
      • Any objects that your Sim purchases (such as cell phones) will be stored in their inventory. Clothing will be available from the Plan Outfit... option at a dresser or changing booth. Food or a cup of espresso from a coffee shop will be consumed on the community lot.
      • Witches and warlocks in Apartment Life can travel to lots via broomstick. (Click on the Sim and select Fly to... , then choose the lot you want them to go to.)
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