The 1973 Burnet Ferndale is an American muscle car based on the 1973 Dodge Coronet.
Owned by Fleetari, it can be found parked outside his repair shop. Its primary purpose is to serve as a loaner car for whenever the Satsuma is being serviced. Once Fleetari first offers the Ferndale to the player, it can be driven freely at any time. Keeping the Ferndale for too long will prompt him to call and threaten the player to return it. Ignoring this message will then cause him to steal the Satsuma and dump it in a swamp, leaving a note which reads "Haista pitkä paska" (translating literally to "smell a long shit", functionally meaning "go fuck yourself") wherever the player last left their Satsuma.
Heavily modified to be a drag car and cruiser, the Ferndale features a custom paintjob (based on a real custom automotive paintwork by a Finnish artist[1]), slot rims, wider rear tires, jacked-up rear suspension, and a massive hood scoop. Its bright green interior is also outfitted with an aftermarket tachometer, two red brake line lock buttons, and an American flag on the head liner. The fuel filler cap is located underneath a chrome flap above the rear license plate, and the instrument panel lacks an odometer.
Courtesy of its beefy V8 engine, the Ferndale is the fastest vehicle in the game, accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 9 seconds with a cruising speed of around 140–150 km/h. It has a lock-out three-speed automatic transmission with a torque converter connected to a column shifter, allowing it to be locked into a gear on the shifter. The design of the transmission system also means that the car lacks a parking brake, as shifting to park (P) fulfills that role.
Being an American import, the Ferndale's speedometer is in miles per hour rather than kilometers per hour like other vehicles in the game. It's important to be mindful of this to avoid being caught speeding at a police checkpoint. Here are some approximate speed conversions to keep in mind:
KPH | MPH |
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40 | 25 |
60 | 37 |
80 | 49 |
100 | 62 |
130 | 80 |
160 | 99 |
200 | 124 |
The Ferndale is a manageable alternative to the Hayosiko and Ruscko, especially before the player has access to them. In addition to superior on-road driving performance, it has both a license plate to avoid getting fined at police checkpoints and a large trunk capable of fitting all forms of groceries and most aftermarket parts for the Satsuma. The back seats can also be used for transporting some larger car parts and objects. The drawbacks are the considerably large fuel consumption and boat-like handling, which can make driving on dirt roads difficult.
Driving notes[]
Hold the foot brake while stationary to switch between park (P), reverse (R), neutral (N) or drive (D). Releasing the brake while in reverse or drive will cause the car to crawl. Gears can be changed between drive and manual gear selections (2 and 1) while moving. These are mostly used as "crawler" gear. Mostly used for towing heavy loads, or performing burnouts.
(this car is utter dogshit and it's impossible to drive it)
(Drink 60 gallons of water and 20 packages of sausages before driving it, you do NOT want to die while being stuck at some random house for the 20th time while the car does a 360 when it should be going forward)
Take caution while driving on dirt roads, as the excessive power and poor traction makes it very easy to suddenly lose control. Be gentle with the accelerator and make light steering inputs. Making sharp steering inputs whilst accelerating may cause the car to lose traction. Do not slam the brakes before a sharp turn, the wheels will lock up and the Ferndale will likely go off-road.
Fleetari makes a remark of the car's fuel consumption and the cost of refueling, and he is not joking. The Ferndale's fuel tank holds more than twice the Satsuma's capacity at 79 liters, but the massive engine needs it, and filling an empty tank can cost up to 400mk. This is also referenced in the Steam Greenlight trailer - ToplessGun states that "you can't afford this car".
The Ferndale has a brake line lock. When enabled using the boost binding (signified by a red light on the dash), it locks up the front wheels, allowing for easy burnouts. Unlike most real-life line lock systems, it doesn't need to have the brakes held down when it is being enabled, instead working more like a front-wheel handbrake.
Due to its body shape and strong chassis, players can survive most crashes against other vehicles; that is, if they are not crashing into a truck or a bus, and not into a tree - unlike cars, trees don't have any physics that move them, meaning that crashing into one leads to a complete stop, likely causing death.
Trivia[]
- The Ferndale went through several visual changes, from multiple liveries to different wheels and a hood scoop. These are all the known configurations that were seen in the game: Red exterior and interior, black exterior and red interior blue exterior and a pink interior, Black exterior, multicolor flames livery and a green interior, red exterior, side pinstripe and a green interior, red exterior, orange flames livery and a green interior, the latest spec is black exterior, pinstripe yellow-orange livery and a green interior.
- The Ferndale's license plates originally displayed EOA-117 as its license number. This was changed to VCP-850 in 2019 in reference to the film Pohjanmaa, where one of the major characters owns a 1961 Plymouth Valiant bearing the same license number.
- The car is suggested to have been an object of dispute between Fleetari and Lindell. According to one of Fleetari's possible lines following the completion of the vandalism side job, he has struggled to get "that one car" to pass inspection for 2 years, believing that Lindell has complicated the approval process for him.
- The car's presence and flashy design is a reference to the effects of Finland's former leniency towards American imports spawning a domestic subculture surrounding classic American cars.
- The Ferndale is the successor to the Fury, a removed driveable dragster.
- The right edge of the Ferndale's dashboard features a clock face with no needles, suggesting that this particular car was originally imported or purchased with no clock option.
- The Ferndale had a CD player instead of a normal radio in the early game builds, you might notice this in the Greenlight trailer.
- The Ferndale is the only car in the game with an automatic transmission.
Update | Changes |
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2016 | |
28 January 2016 |
• Added the Ferndale |
27 February 2016 |
• Interior textures added |
8 November 2016 |
• Made door usage easier |
2017 | |
5 February 2017 |
• Fleetari wants the Ferndale back now |
17 April 2017 |
• Fixed an issue with being able to drive from the rear seat |
2018 | |
23 February 2018 |
• Adjusted wheel rotation inertia |
30 April 2018 |
• Fixed transmission issues • Added better turbine simulation • Increased power and brakes • Changed style |
24 October 2018 |
• Added seat belts |
2021 | |
1 April 2021 |
• Wheels have been replaced with Slot wheels |
Vehicles in My Summer Car | |
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Driveable vehicles | Arvo-Algotson 3000 • Boat • Burnet Ferndale • Gifu 405 T • Hayosiko Pace • Jonnez ES • Kekmet • RCO Ruscko • Satsuma AMP • Trailer |
NPC vehicles | Bus • EDM 500LX • Pena's Fittan • Police Pölsa • Hayosiko Ricochet ST • Roaming boat • Svoboda 180 • Teimo's bike • Train |
Highway traffic | Beer Gifu • Caravan Pölsa • Fittan • Lamore • Pölsa • Svoboda 180 • Victra |
Rally cars & drag cars | Corris Costo • Covina • Masser Y • Victro Orca • Hayosiko Pollo • Techno Victra |
Abandoned | Fairlane • Firebird • Fittan (Fleetari) • Fittan (Kesseli) • Gifu (Fleetari) • Gifu (Kesseli) • Kekmet • Model T • Pölsa • Satsuma GT • Svoboda • Trailer |
Removed | Fury • Logging Gifu • Logging Gifu (drivable) • Dirt track Satsuma • Highway Satsuma • Highway Hayosiko |