I've done a bit more looking around and found this thread on the forum. It has a quote from a moderator so not sure how accurate that is, though it does seem to fall inline with what I've seen:
From my experience the locations are 100% pre-set, but each spot only has a certain chance to spawn the car each game.
You're almost always guaranteed to find a car near the coast on the side of a road.
Other than that, like you said garages are a good place to find them.. and towns in general.
After some further research I found this map on steam that is a work in progress of garage locations that spawn cars:
![Garage map](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0tG1S.jpg)
The next part of the answer is based off of my own experiences.
Disclaimer: I have no official sources on this and it's all based on my own experiences playing the game.
I usually find the best way to find a car is to follow a main road or look near a main road. Usually also looking near buildings/houses and I can find one. This is only purely speculative and based on what I've seen so far.
I have also found a car inside a garage that is attached to a building but only rarely.
I just managed to get into game for a bit and I've noticed that the UAZ seems to spawn in fields near buildings usually the more industrial ones. Something else to look out for.
However, as I usually land middle map-ish on an isolated set of buildings I try to run everywhere. This also has the advantages of:
- Not landing near so many players
- Not being so loud as you move so it's harder for others to detect you
But it does have the disadvantage of not starting out with much stuff, or as good stuff, as you usually would have unless you get luck.
Movement Speed in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is determined by what weapon you are currently holding, as well as your current stance, plus any level 3 or 4 boosts from consumables (Energy Drinks, Pills, Adrenaline).
To break it down fastest to slowest:
Sprinting Player (holstered weapon) with Tier 4 boost = 6.7 m/s (+6.2% speed)
Sprinting Player (holstered weapon) with Tier 3 boost = 6.4 m/s (+2.5% speed)
Base Sprinting Player (holstered weapon) speed = 6.3 m/s
So, at your speediest it will take around 15 seconds to cross one white square (100m) of flat terrain.
So put your gun away and start chugging those pills and energy drinks if you gotta go fast.
(source, all speeds rounded to 2 significant digits)
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From my experience:
Solo: Everyone is by themselves (given).
Duo: You can play alone, or be matched up with a teammate.
Squad: You can play alone, but unless you turn off auto matching, you'll be paired with upwards of 3 others, ideally creating a full squad of 4.
From the FAQ and Wiki:
Note: Auto matching is found next to the queue type you intend to enter under 'PLAY'.