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Discover a critical Gran Turismo 2 memory card glitch that can cause you to lose all your cars. Learn how to avoid this costly mistake and protect your hard-earned vehicles.

This guide explains a critical glitch in Gran Turismo 2 related to memory card usage that can lead to the permanent loss of all your cars.

The Glitch:

The user, an office manager and father of two, had accumulated 12 cars with a total value of $2.2 million and around $250,000 in saved cash. After obtaining their I-A License, they purchased a Corvette ZR-1 and took it for a machine test. Upon saving the results and returning to the garage, all their cars were gone, replaced by an "N/A" entry. The game stats, licenses, and saved cash remained intact, but the "Total Value of Cars Owned" showed $0.

After extensive troubleshooting, the user discovered the cause by examining their memory card setup. They had their Gran Turismo 1 data on a separate memory card. The GT1 file had expanded to 5 blocks, exceeding the original 4, indicating a 'spill-over' block was created. This suggested that as game data expands, it requires additional blocks.

Upon checking their GT2 memory card, they found it was full, with GT2 data occupying 4 blocks and the remaining space taken by other frequently used files. The user concluded that if they had an additional free block on their GT2 memory card, their 12 cars would have been preserved. The 'spill-over' block would have been created after purchasing the Corvette, preventing the data corruption and loss of vehicles.

Advice:

To avoid losing all your hard-earned cars in Gran Turismo 2, it is strongly advised to:

• Use a blank or nearly blank memory card for your Gran Turismo 2 save data.
• Ensure there is sufficient free space on the memory card to accommodate the expansion of your game data, especially as you acquire more cars.

By following this advice, players can prevent the costly mistake of losing their entire vehicle collection.