--- a/src/roadveh_cmd.cpp	Sun Oct 21 16:44:19 2007 +0000
+++ b/src/roadveh_cmd.cpp	Sun Oct 21 16:45:00 2007 +0000
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
 
 		const RoadVehicleInfo *rvi = RoadVehInfo(p1);
 
+		v = new (v) RoadVehicle();
 		v->unitnumber = unit_num;
 		v->direction = DiagDirToDir(GetRoadDepotDirection(tile));
 		v->owner = _current_player;
@@ -247,7 +248,6 @@
 		v->date_of_last_service = _date;
 		v->build_year = _cur_year;
 
-		v = new (v) RoadVehicle();
 		v->cur_image = 0xC15;
 		v->random_bits = VehicleRandomBits();
 		SetRoadVehFront(v);