Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-77.103.224.40-20160714141635/@comment-26388545-20160714163300

Because that's the way it is.

There are 2 currencies in this game; $R and gold. Eventually $R is as common as dirt, but gold is ALWAYS hard to come by. Sure you can get it in small amounts, but you will need a lot of it later on. Many of us have multiple millions of $R, but covet gold as if it was ACTUAL gold.

In the beggining you are tempted to waste gold on paint, rims, ride height and all sorts of unnecessary things. DON'T DO IT. You also don't need to fully upgrade most cars. In fact, many cars don't need any upgrades at all!

If you are serious about playing the game, do some reading here on this Wikia. Many of us wish we had this knowledge when we first started as we wasted a LOT of gold. Check out the following links;

Upgrades Strategy For 100% Completion This tells you which cars to spend gold and and which ones are just a waste. It's intent is for 100% completion, but it will help you not to waste gold on useless cars.

Time Shifted Multiplayer This one tells you how to slow down the bots (AI, computer players). This alone will save you PILES of both $R and gold. RR3 tells you to upgrade when you can't win. That is rarely needed. If you meet the PR requirement, you can slow down the bots enought to win in a completely unserviced car.