Coins
Car-coins were the currency players used to purchase content in The World of Cars Online.
History
They were first introduced in October 2008, during the Test Track. You could get 10 car-coins by redeeming a race code found in Mattel Disney Pixar Cars toys.
In March 2010, when the Open Beta started, you could be rewarded with car-coins by testing the game. Since April, 2010, during the "VIP weekends", you could receive 50,000 car-coins to spend. All car-coins were removed from players when the Open Beta ended as the game had to reset for the official launch.
When the game opened in June 2010, all players were given 2,010 car-coins. In the game, car-coins could be obtained by completing races, quests, minigames and redeeming codes. Only sponsored players could purchase items. And between 2010 and 2011, they could exchange them for real-world money.
In June 24, 2011, to celebrate the release of Cars 2, you could get 2 times the Car Coins for 2 weeks on all racetracks.
From January to February 2012 and due to the game closing, everybody got sponsored so all players could expend their car-coins. Also, all NPC gave you a special gifts everyday. Sally and Ramone gave you 500 car-coins and Guido 200 car-coins.
Trivia
- In the coin design, you can see Stanley.
- Twistin' Tailfin Trails gave you the biggest amount of car-coins of all non-Piston Cup track with 504 coins.
- Willy's Butte Rally gave you the least amount of car-coins with only 210 coins.
- When NPC gave you car-coins, it appeared "Happy New Year!" on the top of the message. This was because these gifts only happens in New Year. This was never fixed and the message appeared until the game closed.
