Why are we NOT allowed to replace components outside of events even if they are worn but not damaged?

[Mike Dee 1,248]

Can anyone explain to me why I am not allowed to replace these springs in My Team? They are at what, 75% performance? I understand not being able to do it mid-event without time penalty, but why can't I pay money to replace any component with any amount of damage on it before starting a new event?

I know it isn't the most efficient use of my credits, but when I start up a new championship in Elite I would be willing to pay literally the cost of a new car to replace every single component with a brand new one so as to start the event off as strong as possible. Let me drop $25k in credits to swap out an engine that is at 95% performance; let me throw $10k at a new gearbox and drivetrain even if both of them are above 80% performance.

As it stands now, I have to go out of my way to "quick-fix" components at the very last service stop of every event so I can get the "replace" option after I finish the event. It gets really annoying really quick, especially with the cars I use mostly for Community Events where I don't get the luxury of timing my repairs to get max performance later on.

[LAVAMAN82 29]

Because the game is very poorly designed. Don't get me wrong, the driving is good, but that's it, everything else was clearly a tacked on afterthought with zero QC.

[Janneman60 154]

Strange, if I go to 'my garage' and select a car I can repair or replace all damaged components. 

[Civarello 201]

15 minutes ago, Janneman60 said:

Strange, if I go to 'my garage' and select a car I can repair or replace all damaged components. 

It´s not about if they´re damaged. The components have a "performance"-level as well. So even though a certain component may not be damaged, it can still be only at 70 % of its capabilities in terms of performance. As you can see in his screenshot. The springs aren´t damaged, yet they´re only at an estimated 75-80% performance-wise.

[trolleytrackz 6]

I think you can improve your chief engineer to be able to diagnose problems more quickly 🙂

[Mike Dee 1,248]

27 minutes ago, trolleytrackz said:

I think you can improve your chief engineer to be able to diagnose problems more quickly 🙂

My engineers are maxed out, that was the first thing I did with the 1 million credits we got the release weekend trying to deal with this exact issue. At this point, the only "fix" I have found is to go out of my way to not repair components, so that I can time them all on the final service stop for a 'quick-fix' which damages the component even more but ensures I can replace them after the event ends.

[ShodanCat 231]

I'm not sure but I think the performance "bar" has to be below a certain threshold before replacement becomes an option. I don't really understand the logic behind that design decision, but I think that's how it works.

[bn880 531]

It's just another strange "user experience" decision.  Someone was "learned well" at a University for sure to make these decisions for us. 🙂

[Jacendb 31]

Did you update the springs in the car? 

[Mike Dee 1,248]

18 minutes ago, Jacendb said:

Did you update the springs in the car? 

Do you mean like get the upgraded springs? Yes, the whole car is fully upgraded (without the custom tune unlock, Stock4Life). But I did that before even starting the championship. Luckily in the next event at SS5 I had damaged the springs enough to replace them and was able to sneak a fresh set onto the car in a service stop.