diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLSimulationData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLSimulationData.cs
index 5e4df3a37d..fecc3296e1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLSimulationData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLSimulationData.cs
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                                 "PassCollisions, " +
                                 "LinkNumber, MediaURL, KeyframeMotion, " +
                                 "PhysicsShapeType, Density, GravityModifier, " +
-                                "Friction, Restitution) values (" + "?UUID, " +
+                                "Friction, Restitution, Vehicle " +
+                                ") values (" + "?UUID, " +
                                 "?CreationDate, ?Name, ?Text, " +
                                 "?Description, ?SitName, ?TouchName, " +
                                 "?ObjectFlags, ?OwnerMask, ?NextOwnerMask, " +
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                                 "?CollisionSoundVolume, ?PassTouches, ?PassCollisions, " +
                                 "?LinkNumber, ?MediaURL, ?KeyframeMotion, " +
                                 "?PhysicsShapeType, ?Density, ?GravityModifier, " +
-                                "?Friction, ?Restitution)";
+                                "?Friction, ?Restitution, ?Vehicle)";
 
                         FillPrimCommand(cmd, prim, obj.UUID, regionUUID);
 
@@ -1258,6 +1259,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
             prim.GravityModifier = (float)(double)row["GravityModifier"];
             prim.Friction = (float)(double)row["Friction"];
             prim.Bounciness = (float)(double)row["Restitution"];
+            
+            SOPVehicle vehicle = null;
+
+            if (row["Vehicle"].ToString() != String.Empty)
+            {
+                vehicle = SOPVehicle.FromXml2(row["Vehicle"].ToString());
+                if (vehicle != null)
+                    prim.VehicleParams = vehicle;
+            }
 
             return prim;
         }
@@ -1635,6 +1645,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("GravityModifier", (double)prim.GravityModifier);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("Friction", (double)prim.Friction);
             cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("Restitution", (double)prim.Bounciness);
+
+            if (prim.VehicleParams != null)
+            {
+                cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("Vehicle", prim.VehicleParams.ToXml2());
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SOPVehicle.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SOPVehicle.cs
index d3c2d27d79..45ca00cb39 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SOPVehicle.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SOPVehicle.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using OpenMetaverse;
 using OpenSim.Framework;
 using OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager;
+using System.Text;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Xml;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization;
 using OpenSim.Framework.Serialization.External;
@@ -561,6 +563,35 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         }
 
         
+        public string ToXml2()
+        {
+            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
+            UTF8Encoding enc = new UTF8Encoding();
+            XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(ms, null);
+            ToXml2(writer);
+            return enc.GetString(ms.ToArray());
+        }
+
+        public static SOPVehicle FromXml2(string text)
+        {
+            if (text == String.Empty)
+                return null;
+            UTF8Encoding enc = new UTF8Encoding();
+            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(enc.GetBytes(text));
+            XmlTextReader reader = new XmlTextReader(ms);
+
+            SOPVehicle v = new SOPVehicle();
+            bool error;
+
+            v.FromXml2(reader, out error);
+            if (error)
+            {
+                v = null;
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return v;
+        }
 
         public void FromXml2(XmlTextReader _reader, out bool errors)
         {
@@ -739,4 +770,4 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             vd.m_referenceFrame = XRquat();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index ed32adc7c1..dd30a59bd1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         private int LastColSoundSentTime; 
 
 
-        private SOPVehicle m_vehicle = null;
+        private SOPVehicle m_vehicleParams = null;
 
         private KeyframeMotion m_keyframeMotion = null;
 
@@ -3379,15 +3379,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             Force = force;
         }
 
-        public SOPVehicle sopVehicle
+        public SOPVehicle VehicleParams
         {
             get
             {
-                return m_vehicle;
+                return m_vehicleParams;
             }
             set
             {
-                m_vehicle = value;
+                m_vehicleParams = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -3396,10 +3396,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
         {
             get
             {
-                if (m_vehicle == null)
+                if (m_vehicleParams == null)
                     return (int)Vehicle.TYPE_NONE;
                 else
-                    return (int)m_vehicle.Type;
+                    return (int)m_vehicleParams.Type;
             }
             set
             {
@@ -3409,7 +3409,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void SetVehicleType(int type)
         {
-                m_vehicle = null;
+                m_vehicleParams = null;
                 
                 if (type == (int)Vehicle.TYPE_NONE)
                 {
@@ -3417,8 +3417,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         PhysActor.VehicleType = (int)Vehicle.TYPE_NONE;
                     return;
                 }
-                m_vehicle = new SOPVehicle();
-                m_vehicle.ProcessTypeChange((Vehicle)type);
+                m_vehicleParams = new SOPVehicle();
+                m_vehicleParams.ProcessTypeChange((Vehicle)type);
                 {
                     if (_parentID ==0 && PhysActor != null)
                         PhysActor.VehicleType = type;
@@ -3428,10 +3428,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void SetVehicleFlags(int param, bool remove)
         {
-            if (m_vehicle == null)
+            if (m_vehicleParams == null)
                 return;
 
-            m_vehicle.ProcessVehicleFlags(param, remove);
+            m_vehicleParams.ProcessVehicleFlags(param, remove);
 
             if (_parentID ==0 && PhysActor != null)
             {
@@ -3441,10 +3441,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void SetVehicleFloatParam(int param, float value)
         {
-            if (m_vehicle == null)
+            if (m_vehicleParams == null)
                 return;
 
-            m_vehicle.ProcessFloatVehicleParam((Vehicle)param, value);
+            m_vehicleParams.ProcessFloatVehicleParam((Vehicle)param, value);
 
             if (_parentID == 0 && PhysActor != null)
             {
@@ -3454,10 +3454,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void SetVehicleVectorParam(int param, Vector3 value)
         {
-            if (m_vehicle == null)
+            if (m_vehicleParams == null)
                 return;
 
-            m_vehicle.ProcessVectorVehicleParam((Vehicle)param, value);
+            m_vehicleParams.ProcessVectorVehicleParam((Vehicle)param, value);
 
             if (_parentID == 0 && PhysActor != null)
             {
@@ -3467,10 +3467,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
         public void SetVehicleRotationParam(int param, Quaternion rotation)
         {
-            if (m_vehicle == null)
+            if (m_vehicleParams == null)
                 return;
 
-            m_vehicle.ProcessRotationVehicleParam((Vehicle)param, rotation);
+            m_vehicleParams.ProcessRotationVehicleParam((Vehicle)param, rotation);
 
             if (_parentID == 0 && PhysActor != null)
             {
@@ -4637,8 +4637,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 if (VolumeDetectActive) // change if not the default only
                     pa.SetVolumeDetect(1);
 
-                if (m_vehicle != null && LocalId == ParentGroup.RootPart.LocalId)
-                    m_vehicle.SetVehicle(pa);
+                if (m_vehicleParams != null && LocalId == ParentGroup.RootPart.LocalId)
+                    m_vehicleParams.SetVehicle(pa);
 
                 // we are going to tell rest of code about physics so better have this here
                 PhysActor = pa;
@@ -4676,7 +4676,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     pa.RotationalVelocity = rotationalVelocity;
 
                     // if not vehicle and root part apply force and torque
-                    if ((m_vehicle == null || m_vehicle.Type == Vehicle.TYPE_NONE)
+                    if ((m_vehicleParams == null || m_vehicleParams.Type == Vehicle.TYPE_NONE)
                             && LocalId == ParentGroup.RootPart.LocalId)
                     {
                         pa.Force = Force;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
index 151eba26bc..c7e4c3e1e7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Serialization/SceneObjectSerializer.cs
@@ -630,13 +630,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
             if (errors)
             {
-                obj.sopVehicle = null;
+                obj.VehicleParams = null;
                 m_log.DebugFormat(
                     "[SceneObjectSerializer]: Parsing Vehicle for object part {0} {1} encountered errors.  Please see earlier log entries.",
                     obj.Name, obj.UUID);
             }
             else
-                obj.sopVehicle = _vehicle;
+                obj.VehicleParams = _vehicle;
         }
                    
         private static void ProcessShape(SceneObjectPart obj, XmlTextReader reader)
@@ -1325,8 +1325,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes.Serialization
 
             writer.WriteElementString("VolumeDetectActive", sop.VolumeDetectActive.ToString().ToLower());
 
-            if (sop.sopVehicle != null)
-                sop.sopVehicle.ToXml2(writer);
+            if (sop.VehicleParams != null)
+                sop.VehicleParams.ToXml2(writer);
 
             if(sop.PhysicsShapeType != sop.DefaultPhysicsShapeType())
                 writer.WriteElementString("PhysicsShapeType", sop.PhysicsShapeType.ToString().ToLower());