well, after some running around on roads I found a truck and a scooter, guess that's how people get parts for their vehicles(aside from the stuff lying around on the road). Good thing I found that truck, I'm on my 3rd day on this character and I badly need to leave this place. The shelter I started in is close to a swamp(and so is the only nearby city) and I'm getting tired of giant insect shenanigans. Those things are either super fast or nigh-impossible to kill.
Edit: I was recording a Let's Play for some friends and whoever else might watch it and went for a few trips between the town and my camp during the first day since i could outrun the zombies. After the third trip, zombies followed me back to the shelter and the NPC got out to "help" me. Unfortunately that Let's Play ended right there and then because she had such horrible aim that she hit me instead of the zombies repeatedly before I could get away from there and I died.
Also, I had an interesting encounter with an npc on a pistol character that went like this:
*notices npc while exploring, goes the other way*
npc starts following
Leah Mitchell:"Hey, I absolutely REALLY want to talk to you!"
*keeps walking*
Leah Mitchell:"Lets talk, traveler!"
*keeps walking*
Leah Mitchell:"Hey dude, lets talk!"
*blam*
Leah Mitchell misses
she misses dozens of times and I thought she was just shooting at a faraway wolf until I finally got hit in the arm
Leah Mitchell:"Hey, I most most for real REALLY want to talk to you!"
I definitely couldn't fight the crazy woman at this range using my pistol so I took cover and waited for her to fight the wolf to get closer and try talking to her.
*approaches Leah while she's busy shooting a wolf*
Leah Mitchell:"HA HA SUCKER! DROP YOUR GOD DAMN WEAPON!"
*declines*
Bang!
You shoot Leah Mitchell's eyes.
Bang!
You shoot Leah Mitchell's head.
Leah Mitchell dies!