Franklin Valuline

Franklin Valuline

Class	Vehicles
Type	Vehicle
Vehicle Type	Heavy-Duty
Seats	2
Top Speed	65
Engine Power	3700
Weight	816
Braking Force	70
Trunk Capacity	85
Engine Repair	Mechanics: 5
Location	Delivery depots Trade businesses Parking lots
Spawn ID	`/addvehicle Base.Van`

The Franklin Valuline is a two-seat cargo van built for hauling large loads across Knox Country. It is one of the best vehicles for loot runs and for moving a base from one town to the next.

The Valuline is a Heavy-Duty vehicle with two seats. Giving up the rear seats frees room for one of the largest cargo holds in the game. Only the Chevalier Step Van carries more. The trade-off is speed and noise. The engine is weak for the weight it pulls, so the van feels sluggish, and it is loud enough to draw attention in town.

The Valuline is common, and it wears a huge range of company paint. Mail vans, trade vans, shuttle vans and painted novelty vans all share the same body. The livery decides what sits in the cargo hold, so each van is worth a look inside. The Valuline suits a solo survivor or a pair who value cargo over speed. It is a natural choice for stripping a town of supplies or for carrying lumber and nails to a new base.

Driving the Franklin Valuline

The Valuline is slow. Its engine is modest, and the van is heavy for it, so acceleration is lazy. Its top speed sits below most cars and trucks, and only the heaviest trucks are slower. Long highway trips take time.

The brakes are average for a heavy vehicle. A loaded van needs room to stop, so early braking is wise near crowds and junctions.

Off the road, the Valuline struggles. It handles grass and dirt poorly and is happiest on pavement. Fields and forest tracks slow it down and wear the parts.

The engine is loud. It is as loud as the Franklin All-Terrain and the Chevalier Step Van, and much louder than any family car. A drive through a quiet street wakes the neighborhood. A performance muffler helps keep it in check.

The body is solid at both ends. The people inside get good protection in a crash, better than in a family car. That helps when a zombie steps into the road at the wrong moment.

Franklin Valuline Storage

The cargo hold is the Valuline's whole reason to exist. It is tied with the Ambulance, the Dash Bulldriver and the LBMW Radio Van for the second-largest trunk in the game. Only the Chevalier Step Van holds more. The cargo hold can be reached from the front seats, so items can move between the cab and the back without stepping outside.

The two seats can hold items when empty. The glove box is larger than the one in a family car, with room for keys, a map and a few small tools.

As a mobile base, the Valuline is excellent. It can carry food, water, tools and building supplies all at once. A full loot run rarely fills it on the first trip.

Franklin Valuline Parts

The Valuline takes Heavy-Duty parts. Its tires, brakes, suspension, gas tank, muffler, doors, windows, seats and trunk all come from the class shared by pickup trucks and vans. Other Valulines are the easiest donors, since the van is so common.

Repairing the engine needs a higher Mechanics level than a family car. Some Mechanics training makes the van much easier to keep running.

Brakes wear quickly on a heavy vehicle, and the Valuline's weight adds to that strain. Tires come next. Old, regular and performance grades exist for tires, brakes and mufflers. A performance muffler is a smart early upgrade on such a loud van. The gas tank comes in small, regular and big sizes, and a big tank suits long hauling trips. The radio slot takes a car radio.

Every part slot of the Franklin Valuline, the parts it takes for a Heavy-Duty vehicle and the Mechanics level needed to fit them.

Slot	Parts	Install Skill
Battery	Car Battery	Mechanics: 0
Brakes	Brake - Old Brake - Performance Brake - Regular	Mechanics: 3
Doors	Front Door	Mechanics: 4
Gas Tank	Gas Tank - Big Gas Tank - Regular Gas Tank - Small	Mechanics: 7
Glove Box	Glove Box	Mechanics: 0
Hood	Hood	Mechanics: 3
Lights	Light Bulb	Mechanics: 0
Muffler	Muffler - Old Muffler - Performance Muffler - Regular	Mechanics: 5
Radio	Makeshift Radio Premium Technologies Radio ValuTech Radio	Mechanics: 0
Rear Windshield	Rear Windshield	Mechanics: 5
Seats	Car Seat	Mechanics: 1
Side Windows	Front Window	Mechanics: 3
Suspension	Suspension - Performance Suspension - Regular	Mechanics: 3
Tires	Tire - Old Tire - Performance Tire - Regular	Mechanics: 1
Trunk	Trunk - Regular	Mechanics: 0
Windshield	Windshield	Mechanics: 5

Franklin Valuline Versions

The Valuline wears more liveries than almost any other model. The Mail Franklin Valuline belongs to the post office. The Prisoner Transport Franklin Valuline, the Airport Franklin Valuline and the Transit Franklin Valuline carry people for the prison, the airport and the transit service. The Spiffo Van carries the restaurant chain's mascot.

Trade vans include the Mechanic's Franklin Valuline, Builder's Franklin Valuline, Carpenter's Franklin Valuline, Gardener's Franklin Valuline, Metalworker's Franklin Valuline and Utility Franklin Valuline. Local firms add their own paint, such as Fossoil Franklin Valuline, Knox Distillery Franklin Valuline, Lectromax Franklin Valuline, Mobile Mechanics Franklin Valuline and Knox Telecommunications Franklin Valuline. Trade and company vans are worth searching, since their cargo matches the business.

Painted novelty vans also roam the roads: the Creature Cruiser, The Lady Delighter, Quantum Vessel, Mesmer Wagon and Valkyrie's Spear. Burnt shells sit along wrecked roadsides and still give up some salvage.

Every version of the Franklin Valuline with its own spawn command. Burnt and wrecked shells cannot be driven but still hold parts.

Name	Type	Vehicle Type	Spawn ID
Airport Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeatsAirportShuttle`
Beckman's Building Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanBeckmans`
Brewster & Harbin Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanBrewsterHarbin`
Bug Wipers Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_BugWipers`
Builder's Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanBuilder`
Carpenter's Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanCarpenter`
Coast 2 Coast Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanCoastToCoast`
Creature Cruiser	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeats_Creature`
Deer Valley Power Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanDeerValley`
Fossoil Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanFossoil`
Franklin Valuline	Base Model	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanGreenes`
Franklin Valuline	Base Model	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanOvoFarm`
Franklin Valuline	Base Model	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeats`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeats_Mural`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_Blacksmith`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_Charlemange_Beer`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_CraftSupplies`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_Glass`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_HeritageTailors`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_Leather`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_Locksmith`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_Masonry`
Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_Perfick_Potato`
Garden Gods Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanGardenGods`
Gardener's Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanGardener`
John McCoy Woodworking Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanJohnMcCoy`
Jones Fabrication Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanJonesFabrication`
Kerr Homes Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanKerrHomes`
Knob Creek Gas Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanKnobCreekGas`
Knox Distillery Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_KnoxDisti`
Knox Telecommunications Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanKnoxCom`
Korshunov's Car Center Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanKorshunovs`
Lectromax Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_LectroMax`
Louisville Landscaping Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanLouisvilleLandscaping`
Mail Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMail`
Mass GenFac Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_MassGenFac`
McCoy Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMccoy`
Mechanic's Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMechanic`
Melting Point Metal Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMeltingPointMetal`
Mesmer Wagon	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeats_Trippy`
Metalheads Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMetalheads`
Metalworker's Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMetalworker`
Michele's Woodshop Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMicheles`
Mobile Mechanics Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMobileMechanics`
Moore Mechanics Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanMooreMechanics`
Old Mill Water Company Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanOldMill`
Penn S. Ham Construction Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanPennSHam`
Platt Auto Repair Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanPlattAuto`
Plugged In Electrics Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanPluggedInElectrics`
Prisoner Transport Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeats_Prison`
Quantum Vessel	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeats_Space`
Riverside Fabrication Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanRiversideFabrication`
Rosewoodworking Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanRosewoodworking`
Schwab Sheet Metal Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSchwabSheetMetal`
Spiffo Van	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSpiffo`
The Lady Delighter	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeats_LadyDelighter`
Transit Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_Transit`
Trey Baines Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanTreyBaines`
Uncloggers Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanUncloggers`
Utility Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanUtility`
Valkyrie's Spear	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeats_Valkyrie`
Volt Mojo Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.Van_VoltMojo`
WP Carpentry Franklin Valuline	Livery	Heavy-Duty	`/addvehicle Base.VanWPCarpentry`
Franklin Valuline	Burnt	Burnt	`/addvehicle Base.VanBurnt`
Franklin Valuline	Burnt	Burnt	`/addvehicle Base.VanSeatsBurnt`

Franklin Valuline Locations

Company lots hold the most Valulines. Knox Distillery, Lectromax, Mass GenFac and transit depots are the surest places to find one. Airports and Spiffo's restaurants come next. Post offices, prisons and carpentry businesses also park them often.

Fossoil gas stations and McCoy Logging hold their own branded vans. Trade businesses and delivery depots have them now and then. A stray Valuline can also turn up in parking lots, average neighborhoods, junkyards, police stations and poor neighborhoods. Burnt shells sit along wrecked roadsides.

The kinds of places where the Franklin Valuline spawns, ranked by how many of the cars parked there it makes up.

Location	How Often
Knox Distillery	Very Common
Lectromax	Very Common
Mass GenFac	Very Common
Transit depots	Very Common
Airports	Very Common
Spiffo's restaurants	Very Common
Business	Very Common
Delivery depots	Very Common
Post offices	Very Common
Prisons	Very Common
Carpentry businesses	Very Common
Fossoil gas stations	Very Common
McCoy Logging	Very Common
Trade businesses	Common
Average neighborhoods	Common
Parking lots	Common
Junkyards	Common
Burnt-out roadsides	Common
Police stations	Uncommon
Poor neighborhoods	Uncommon

Notes

The Valuline has one of the largest cargo holds in the game.
Its cargo hold can be reached from the front seats.
The livery hints at what sits in the back.
It is slow and loud, so a performance muffler pays off.
It handles poorly off the road.
Company lots and transit depots are the best places to look.

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