============================================================================== GRAND THEFT AUTO V SPECIAL VEHICLE FAQ ============================================================================== Author: Johnny H. H. IV (Lancet Jades) Author's Homepage: http://www.evermoreforums.com/forums/index.php Version: 0.76 (completed December 27th, 2013) Sites with permission to post this FAQ: GameFAQs.com (will always host the most up-to-date version of this guide) Neoseeker.com Gamesradar.com Gamershell.com Supercheats.com ============================================================================== STUFF I'VE ALREADY BEEN TOLD ABOUT ============================================================================== This is just a quick list of things that are on my "to do" list. These have already been brought to my attention, but I haven't had time to flesh out exactly how they work (I personally check each vehicle and strategy in this guide), or I haven't gotten that far in the story (I know, I'm taking a long time). Names of the finder is in parentheses. -All light blue vehicles from the Epsilon mission strand. (Tons of people) -Maroon Frogger from that first FIB mission. (me; others confirmed) -Pale Green Comet from a Trevor stranger mission. (Israel Diaz) -Clown Van. (me) -Blank plate Taxi in switch event at Franklin's new house. () -Blank plate Romero in a Trevor switch event. (Timcatgt) -The Skylift in that one mission. (Tons of people) -Stretch with unique plate in Meltdown. () -Unique plate vehicles in the Private Fare taxi missions. (Tons of people) -Asea from the stranger mission. (Tons of people) -Any obvious unlockable vehicle (like Space Docker). (Tons of people) -Black unique plate Tornado in The Third Way. (Coen91; Arthur Heng to keep) -Possible special color Felon in Pitchers' random mission. (fnxrak) -"Stuck doors" Phoenix from a random event. (Arthur Heng) -Merryweather Mesas in The Wrap Up. (Tons of people) -Unique plate Vacca in The Wrap Up. (Arthur Heng; fnxrak for unique) Also, the "Mariachi" Tornado in the border patrol stranger mission is NOT special. ============================================================================== ABOUT ============================================================================== This guide is to assist those players who enjoy collecting rare or unique vehicles. This guide lists all known vehicles with some special property that can only be obtained during missions. Although this game does have a mission replay feature (similar to The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC for GTAIV), it creates a discrete instance of a mission, as opposed to a world continuous with the main game world, and as such, vehicles cannot be retrieved via this method, as no data is saved after completing a mission replay (except for mission objective completion). I wrote this guide with the Xbox 360 version, not the PS3 version. I don't know of any differences between the different versions, at least that affect this guide, however I will include any information on known version differences as best I can. If you notice a difference, such as a particular strategy or glitch not working, contact me and let me know (be sure to mention which version you're playing). CAUTION! This guide may inadvertently contain spoilers of story missions! While this guide's scope does not really involve spoiling anything, due to what is required of it, it does possess a list of mission names at the very minimum, which may have the potential to spoil parts of the game. ============================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS ============================================================================== 1: Glossary of terms 2: Safehouses and Garages 3: Other information and techniques for acquiring vehicles 3.1 - Major changes from GTAIV 3.2 - Character-switch vehicle retrieval 3.3 - Storing any vehicle inside interior garages! 3.4 - Saving certain vehicles from missions (LSC trick) 3.5 - Duplicating vehicles 3.6 - Snowy vehicles 4: Unique vehicles 4.1 - Unobtainable Cargo Plane, Planes (1st of 2) 4.2 - "Merryweather" Canis Mesa, Off-Road 4.3 - Unobtainable "Merryweather" Canis Mesa, Off-Road 4.4 - Unobtainable Declasse Asea, Sedans (snowy) 4.s1- Unobtainable Cargo Plane, Planes (2nd of 2) 5: Unique/blank license plate vehicles 5.1 - [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (1st of 3) 5.2 - [Blank] Taxi (1st of 2) 5.3 - [Unique] Red Nagasaki Blazer 5.4 - [Blank] Black JoBuilt Phantom 5.5 - [Blank] Black Vapid Sadler 5.6 - [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (2nd of 3) 5.7 - [Blank] Drumless Black HVY Mixer 5.8 - [Unique] Brown Towtruck 5.9 - [Unique] Orange Overflod Entity XF 5.10- [Unique] Dark Blue Grotti Cheetah 5.11- [Blank] Special Black Dinka Blista 5.12- [Blank] UW Black Vapid Peyote 5.13- [Unique] Black Gallivanter Baller 5.14- [Blank] UW Black Albany Cavalcade 5.15- [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (3rd of 3) 5.s1- [Unique] Torino Red Fathom FQ 2 5.s2- [Unique] Pfister Pink Cognoscenti Cabrio 5.s3- [Unique] Graphite Dundreary Landstalker 5.r1- [Unique] Gold Cheval Picador 5.x1- [Blank] Taxi w/ blank plate (2nd of 2) 5.x2- [Unique] Garnet Red Pegassi Faggio 5.x3- [Blank] "Lost" Declasse Gang Burrito 6: Specially colored/featured vehicles 6.1 - Special Orange Bravado Bison 6.2 - Special Yellow Karin BeeJay XL w/ set plate 6.3 - Special Yellow Karin BeeJay XL 6.4 - RGO Red PL Roof Matte Yellow Karin BeeJay XL 6.5 - Branded White Bravado Bison w/ winch 6.6 - Special Red Dinka Blista 6.7 - UW Special Black Roof Albany Emperor w/ set plate 6.8 - "Humane Labs" Brute Boxville 6.9 - Special Red Ocelot F620 6.s1- Special Blue Beater Albany Emperor 7: Unobtainable special vehicles 7.1 - [Unique] Red Dewbauchee Rapid GT 7.2 - [Unique] White Obey 9F Cabrio 7.3 - FIB w/ carbine rifle box 7.4 - [Unique] Black Declasse Burrito 7.5 - [Unique] "Bugstars" Declasse Burrito 7.6 - [Unique] Blue Nagasaki Blazer 7.7 - Cargobob w/ TPI graffiti 7.8 - Black Declasse Burrito w/ rifle in back 7.9 - [Unique] Black Gallivanter Baller 7.10- [Unique] Gray Dewbauchee JB 700 (1st of 2) 7.11- Barracks w/ armor boxes 7.12- [Unique] Yellow Pegassi Monroe 7.13- [Unique] Red Grotti Stinger 7.14- [Unique] Orange Overflod Entity XF 7.15- [Unique] Dark Blue Grotti Cheetah 7.16- [Unique] Gray Dewbauchee JB 700 (2nd of 2) 7.17- [Unique] Black Z-Type 7.s1- [Unique] Light Blue Rapid GT 7.s2- Special Blue Beater Albany Emperor w/ stash box 7.s3- Random Bravado Duneloader w/ stash box 7.s4- Bronze Speedo w/ gardening equipment 8: Rare vehicles 8.1 - [Unique] Franklin's Ice White Bravado Buffalo 8.2 - [Unique] Franklin's Bright Green Western Bagger 8.3 - [Unique] White Vapid Speedo 8.4 - [Unique] Michael's Black Obey Tailgater 8.5 - Green "ProLaps" Caddy w/ golf club bag 8.6 - [Unique] Amanda's Torino Red Ubermacht Sentinel 8.7 - [Unique] Tracey's Yellow Weeny Issa 8.8 - [Unique] Trevor's Garnet Red Canis Bodhi 8.9 - "Lost" Declasse Gang Burrito 8.10- "Smoke on the Water" Brute Pony 8.11- Overflod Entity XF, Super 8.12- Grotti Cheetah, Super 8.13- Truffade Z-Type, Sports Classics 8.14- Dewbauchee JB 700, Sports Classics 8.15- Pegassi Monroe, Sports Classics 9: Set license plate vehicles 9.1 - Silver Albany Cavalcade 9.2 - Galaxy Blue Ubermacht Oracle (1st of 2) 9.3 - Galaxy Blue Ubermacht Oracle (2nd of 2) 9.4 - Michael's Special Red Declasse Premier 9.s1- Mariner Blue Declasse Premier (1st of 3) 9.s2- Mariner Blue Declasse Premier (2nd of 3) 9.s3- Mariner Blue Declasse Premier (3rd of 3) 10: Vehicle list 11: Mission list 12: Frequently Asked Questions 13: Contact info 14: Credits 15: Version history 16: Boilerplate ============================================================================== *1* GLOSSARY OF TERMS ============================================================================== This is a glossary of all the special terms used in this guide. ------------------------------------------------------------ VEHICLE NAMES: Make - The company that produced a vehicle. This is the first name listed in a vehicle's full name when inside of a vehicle. Some examples are Declasse, Karin, and Albany. Multiple vehicles can have the same make listed. Model - This is the traditional GTA vehicle name, and is located after the make, and followed by a comma and the class. This is all that was shown on the screen when getting in vehicles in previous GTA games, and most models should be easily recognizable for veteran GTA players. Class - This is the class of the vehicle, such as sports, sedans, or service. This is simply a reference to what type of vehicle it is, and may indicate performance (e.g., a sports car will be expected to perform better than a sedan, while being less resistant to damage). The class is listed last in a vehicle's full name, following a comma after the model. ------------------------------------------------------------ [F] - This is used to denote a mission that Franklin participates in. [M] - This is used to denote a mission that Michael participates in. [T] - This is used to denote a mission that Trevor participates in. Any combination of the three letters may appear in brackets, describing all characters that participates in a given mission (e.g., [MT] means that both Michael and Trevor are part of the mission). Which characters participate in a mission is based on which character have their missions completed stat increased by 1 after completion (e.g., Trevor isn't listed in the prologue, because only Michael gets credit for that mission). [MFT] indicates that all three characters participate, although in some select circumstances, only one of the three actually plays the mission (but all 3 still get credit for it). ------------------------------------------------------------ Tags: These tags may be appended to the list of attributes of a vehicle, such as mission, difficulty, and required resources. These denote certain specifics of the vehicle, and will be preceeded by two asterisks (**). **Complete mission: This vehicle requires completion of the mission to obtain, and thus only one copy can be acquired normally. **Post-mission: This vehicle exists only after the mission ends. While it is technically not part of the mission, it is usually attached to a switch event that specifically happens only immediately following the mission. Thus, it is considered as part of the mission for the purposes of this guide. **No interior garage: This vehicle can't be stored in an interior garage, except by exploiting the trick in section 3.3. **Persistent vehicle: A persistent vehicle is a vehicle that will always respawn completely intact, including any modifications added to it. The vehicles of the characters, such as Franklin's Buffalo and Michael's Tailgater are persistent vehicles. **LSC trick: This vehicle can be obtained from the mission by using the LSC trick (outlined in section 3.4). Modify it during the mission at a LSC garage and then finish the mission. It will be parked nearby. For some vehicles, this is the only way to obtain them. For others, its simply another (possibly easier) way. ------------------------------------------------------------ PL - Pearlescent color. This is simply an abbreviation for pearlescent used in vehicle names, to conserve space and reduce length. RGO - Regular garage only. These vehicles either have some property that will disappear if saved in an interior garage, or cannot be stored in an interior garage. They must be stored inside one of a character's safehouse garages. The specifics of the requirement will be outlined in each vehicle's profile. UJ - Unjackable. Vehicles with this property cannot be stolen or driven by the player, even though there's no reason the character couldn't break the window and get in. It's even more ridiculous when they refuse to get on a motorcycle. Regardless, you're simply not going to be driving a UJ vehicle. UW - Unequipped wheels. These vehicles do not have any wheels shown as equipped when modding them, despite the fact they obviously do have wheels. The wheels category in the LSC garage will default to Sport, although the vehicle actually has the default wheels of its class (e.g., Canis Mesa, an off-road vehicle, will have the default Off-Road wheels, although they will not be shown as equipped). Beater - An old, dilapidated vehicle. Rusty, damaged/broken windows and other parts, engine problems. Not something you'd entrust your safety to in a police chase or hectic situation. Blank plate - A license plate that is blank, with nothing on it. These seem to be found in vehicles that involve switching to another character after a mission they take part in, or at point in the game. This will be denoted in vehicle titles by the tag [Blank] at the start of the name. Branded - A branded vehicle contains decals, markings, or other indications of belonging to a particular business or brand. Unbranded means the opposite: a lack of branding, usually on a vehicle that normally is branded. Classic - Classic colors are just the color in question with a glossy finish. The only difference between classic and metallic is that the latter has a pearlescent finish to it. Description - A description of unique color/feature vehicles and WHY they are unique. Vehicles with a unique color will have a description of the colors available that most closely resemble their actual colors. Difficulty - A general summary of the relative difficulty, out of 5 stars. The difficulty level assigned to a vehicle will be based on the easiest strategy that requires the least of or no mission failures, deaths, arrests, and cheats. The existence of strategies that utilize those things are usually much easier than ones without (i.e., the difficulty of obtaining a vehicle may be in getting it without failing a mission, possibly putting it at 3 stars, while just accepting the mission failure would make obtaining it a 1-star difficulty). ------------------------------ * Car is practically (or literally) given to player during and/or after mission, or requires very little effort with no skill or luck. ------------------------------ ** Car is readily available, but requires a little luck or a minimum of effort to successfully obtain. ------------------------------ *** Car requires some determination and manipulation of the game to acquire. Possibly a little luck. ------------------------------ **** Car is difficult to obtain, some luck may factor in, and requires a keen knowledge of and skill at the game. ------------------------------ ***** Car is extremely difficult to obtain; very luck-based, requires difficult maneuvers to succeed, such as pushing to a parking spot despite a wanted level. ------------------------------ ********** There's no god here today. Just this vehicle. ------------------------------ Discovered by - This is not necessarily the first person to discover a vehicle, but rather the first person to report it to me. I will add the original discoverer if I'm able to determine who originally found it, however. Double-drive - Double-driving is used in some vehicle strategies. It involves driving two vehicles at once back to your safehouse. One is the special vehicle you're trying to obtain, the other is a vehicle some important person from the mission is in, and if you go too far away, you will fail. You essentially drive one car partway towards the destination, then get out and drive the other a bit farther, and repeat ad nauseum. Slow, but guaranteed to work, as long as you don't put too much distance between them. You don't risk failing the mission, but rather the vehicle you're trying for may vanish. Equipped - This term denotes what features a vehicle is shown as having in the customization garages. Normally, a vehicle will show its current features, including colors, with an icon in place of the price on the list of options. However, many special vehicles do not show any color on the list as the current color, due to using a unique color not normally available. Formulated by - This is who informed me of the strategy to obtain the vehicle. Vehicles that were pointed out to be, but where I was given no strategy to obtain it often lead to me developing the strategy, although most will have the same entry for Discovered and Formulated by. Jack - To jack a vehicle means to steal it. This is probably not a necessary entry, but I figured I'd add it just in case. LSC garage - Los Santos Customs garage. This is the vehicle modification garage, where you... modify vehicles. Metallic - Metallic paint is the same as the classic color, but has a pearlescent layer on top of it that adds a "luster" to it. When metallic paint is equipped on a vehicle, it will unlock the option to change the pearlescent color. Each metallic color has a pearlescent shade to it. Modded - This simply refers to a vehicle that has modifications already installed. This can make vehicles from missions unique since it may offer modifications for a vehicle before they are unlocked to be purchased normally. A list of the non-stock modifications the car is equipped with will be provided. Most Recent Vehicle - This is a self-descriptive term. It refers to the last vehicle a character was inside. Note that it only considers vehicles a character was actually inside of and driving, not as a passenger. The vehicle "driven" does not have to have been functional, so even stalled and damaged vehicles will work, so long as the game allows a character to get inside. Palette - The selection of colors a vehicle can be found in. Usually randomly selected when a vehicle is created. Each vehicle in the game seems to have a discrete catalog of colors in their palette, rather than randomly choosing from the entire potential list of colors available during customization. Pearlescent - Pearlescent paint is a "luster" that is applied on top of a metallic paintjob. Only metallic colors have a pearlescent layer, and all metallics will have the layer. Pearlescent paint is what makes metallic colors different from their classic counterparts. Each metallic color has a default pearlescent that accompanies it when purchased, but it will also unlock the option to choose a different pearlescent. Pearlescent is only an option for the primary color on a vehicle, and will be applied to the secondary color as well (if one is present). Persistent vehicle - These vehicles are character's personal vehicles in the game. Persistent vehicles are so named because they will retain upgrades and changes made to them even if you end up losing it somehow. They will also always spawn in certain locations (such as outside a character's safehouses). These vehicles cannot be stored in interior garages, despite most being able to fit. Plate - An easier way of saying license plate. Usually only used in the context of unique license plates. Normal "random" license plates follow the format of 2:3:3 letters, numbers, letters. Several unique plates follow this format, and are only classified as unique because it always has the same combination, rather than a random one. Random - Denotes a property that is randomized on a vehicle, such as color. Rare - This is used in the guide to denote an "unlockable" vehicle. Refresh - When a vehicle is refreshed, it refers to the ability of a garage to "reset" the vehicle, repairing all damage, removing extraneous properties (such as some of those found in the UJ vehicles section), and removing the UJ property from a vehicle. When a vehicle is in a garage, refreshing happens if the game is saved and loaded, or if the player travels far enough away from the garage before returning. Certain other things can trigger a refresh, as well. Set plate - A license plate that follows the normal randomly-generated format, but is always set to the same thing. Not quite a truly unique plate, since in theory it could be randomly generated, but still worthy of note. Special (color) - A special color is one that does not exist in the color menu during customization, which means the vehicle in question cannot be replicated by customizing. A special colored vehicle's description will try to explain which colors are the closest approximation of the actual color, and in what way the special color is unique. Most "Special" colored vehicles have a color that is extremel close to an existing color or colors, though, and barely look different. There are few monumentally different "special" colors available. Switch event - These are the various situations a character will appear in when switching to them, usually after a mission, a new day, an autosave, or anything else that would recalculate their position. Most are just mundane things, like exiting a store or waking up, severely hung over, on a rooftop with no ladder down. However, some switch events are one-time special situations that may contain a special vehicle. Unique - This vehicle is unique and found in story missions only, or other limited-time availability missions, and thus can be missed altogether. Unique plate - A vehicle with a license plate that does not follow the format for randomly-generated plates. This will be denoted in vehicle titles by the tag [Unique] at the start of the name. Unlockable - This term in my guide denotes a vehicle that is only infinitely available either through story missions and/or by unlocking it at some point through the story, whether by completing a mission, finishing a side mission, or even a vehicle that is only available during a side mission, but is repeatedly available by doing the mission over and over at your leisure. Unobtainable - A vehicle that, for whatever reason, cannot be obtained and/or stored with its properties. In GTAV, most UJ vehicles are unobtainable due to being unable to get them to a garage (and in some cases, unable to store them in an interior garage). ============================================================================== *2* SAFEHOUSES AND GARAGES ============================================================================== These are places to store your vehicles. There are two types of garages: small, single-car garages, like in classic GTA games, and large, indoor garages that can store multiple vehicles and are an interior. NOTE: Throughout the storyline, sometimes certain safehouses become unavailable temporarily or permanently. With the exception of Michael's house, any safehouse that is lost WILL DELETE ALL VEHICLES CONTAINED WITHIN THE GARAGE. Move vehicles out of the garage before losing the safehouse to keep vehicles. The impound lot can provide a quick, temporary storage method for one or both vehicles in these garages, so long as you're careful to get them out ASAP and not replace them with other vehicles. SAFEHOUSE GARAGES: -Can hold 1-2 vehicles each, depending on size -Hard limit is 2 vehicles (beyond this, vehicles start disappearing) -Part of the game world -Found at each character's safehouse INTERIOR GARAGES: -Can hold 4 vehicles -Separate interior, with vehicles automatically aligned -Unique for each character -Will not hold certain vehicles (primarily vehicles too large to fit in the characters' normal-sized safehouse garages). A glitch mentioned in section 3.3 can be used to put any vehicle inside, though. -Allows access to DLC vehicles (and contains an infinite supply of them) All garages are unique for the character listed, meaning other characters cannot access them. Additionally, garages will only repair vehicles if enough time has passed, or if the game is saved and then loaded. Repairs are not instant, as in previous GTA games. Unlike other open-world games, all garages only store one copy of vehicles. If you take a vehicle out of the garage and lose it, it will be gone forever. Make sure to always return your vehicles to the garage after use. However, the vehicles can often be found at the impound lot is lost during a mission or abandoned on the street. The impound only stores 2 vehicles, though; any previous ones are lost forever. Getting a car out of impound costs $250. Capacity listed for safehouse garages is relative, with the actual capacity depending on the vehicles that are stored. If all entrances to a vehicle are blocked, the vehicle cannot be entered. If all entrances to all vehicles are blocked, the garage is effectively clogged, and can only be cleared by blowing up some or all of the vehicles inside. ------------------------------------------------ FRANKLIN'S GARAGES: ------------------------------------------------ INTERIOR: Grove Street Garage, Grove St., Davis ---------- SAFEHOUSE 1: Franklin's House, Forum Dr., Strawberry ==Available after Franklin and Lamar ==LOST AFTER HOTEL ASSASSINATION Relative capacity: 1 car + 1 motorcycle A medium-sized garage that isn't deep. It can only fit one car, and if it's on the smaller end, a motorcycle can also fit beside it. Two motorcycles would fit easily. NOTE: Remove any vehicles stored within the garage before completing the mission "Hotel Assassination" for Lester. Anything in the garage after the mission will be lost forever! ---------- SAFEHOUSE 2: Investment Property, Whispymound Dr., Vinewood Hills ==Available after Hotel Assassination Relative capacity: 2 medium cars A wider garage, similar to Michael's, but with a much lower clearance. Two cars can fit in easily, but there isn't much depth. ------------------------------------------------ MICHAEL'S GARAGES: ------------------------------------------------ INTERIOR: Vinewood Garage, Spanish Ave., West Vinewood ---------- SAFEHOUSE 1: Michael's House, West Eclipse Blvd., Rockford Hills ==Available after Complications ==Temporarily lost after Caida Libre ==Regained after Monkey Business Relative capacity: 2 cars (1 large, 1 small) This is a large garage with a lot of space. It can even fit vehicles like the Towtruck. Take advantage of this one to store some of the bigger vehicles. NOTE: Although Michael temporarily loses access to his safehouse during the storyline, the vehicles stored in the garage are safe and will be available again after regaining access following Monkey Business. ---------- SAFEHOUSE 2: Trevor's Trailer, Marina Ave., Sandy Shores ==Available after Caida Libre ==Lost after Monkey Business Relative capacity: 1 large car or 2 motorcycles The garage is a standard garage, about able to fit a large van. It is deep, so adding a motorcycle in behind another vehicle may be possible. NOTE: After finishing Caida Libre, Michael gains access to Trevor's trailer as a safehouse. He also gains access to the garage, however he and Trevor will share the garage space. They don't each get to store two vehicles. ------------------------------------------------ TREVOR'S GARAGES: ------------------------------------------------ INTERIOR: Pillbox Hill Garage, Adam's Apple Blvd., Pillbox Hill ---------- SAFEHOUSE 1: Trevor's Trailer, Marina Ave., Sandy Shores ==Available after Mr. Philips Relative capacity: 1 large car or 2 motorcycles The garage is a standard garage, about able to fit a large van. It is deep, so adding a motorcycle in behind another vehicle may be possible. ---------- SAFEHOUSE 2: Floyd's House, Magellan Ave., La Puerta ==Available after Friends Reunited ==LOST AFTER CAIDA LIBRE Relative capacity: 2 large cars (or even trucks) Regarding Floyd's "garage," it is actually a parking spot, similar to GTAIV. Vehicles parked in the area surrounding the blue tarp underneath the overhang near Floyd's apartment will be stored, despite not being an actual garage. As with other safehouse storage, up to two vehicles can be stored. Even large vehicles, such as the tractor cab JoBuilt Phantom, can be fit by creatively maneuvering as much of the vehicle as possible close to the blue tarp, which seems to be the focal point of the parking spot. All characters have access to the parking spot, as well, and can both see vehicles parked there as well as park vehicles there. This makes trading vehicles between characters very easy, at least for the duration the game grants access to this safehouse. (Thanks to Arthur Heng for helping me figure out how this space works!) NOTE: After completing Caida Libre, this safehouse and its garage is lost for the remainder of the game. Any vehicles stored in the parking spot will be lost forever at this point. ---------- SAFEHOUSE 3: Vanilla Unicorn, Elgin Ave., Strawberry ==Available after Hang Ten Relative capacity: 2 large cars (or even trucks) The Vanilla Unicorn has a parking zone similar to Floyd's house. The specific parking zone is along the east side of the building, encompassing the several parking spots with standards against the wall. Although only two vehicles will be saved at a time, it can fit even large vehicles. Also similar to Floyd's house is that Michael and Franklin can see and use any vehicles parked in the spot. However, unlike Floyd's house, only vehicles parked by Trevor will be saved, reducing the utility the spot provides. ============================================================================== *3* OTHER INFORMATION AND TECHNIQUES FOR ACQUIRING VEHICLES ============================================================================== This section explains various things that won't fit elsewhere in the guide. ----------------------------------------------- 3.1 - Major changes from GTAIV ----------------------------------------------- Several things have changed with regards to vehicle hunting between GTAIV and GTAV. This is a quick list. -Failing missions are no longer recorded as a statistic, leaving no "proof" of failing a mission beyond owning a vehicle that requires it. -Garages return from classic GTA, and replace parking spots as a means of vehicle storage. There are also large interior garages that can save 4 vehicles very reliably, but will sometimes not allow certain vehicles (such as the characters' personal vehicles) to enter. A glitch detailed in section 3.3 describes how to put any vehicle into the interior garages. -Most UJ vehicles are unobtainable, but some can be pushed or towed into a character's safehouse garage to obtain them. -Each character's garages are separate, however it is possible to "transfer" a vehicle from one character to another by maneuvering two characters close to each other, then having one get out of the vehicle and switching to the other, and taking the vehicle. Otherwise, each character's special vehicle selection is limited to what is found in their missions. -"Lustered" vehicles are now pearlescents. Pearlescent is a secondary color that is applied on top of any metallic color (and only metallics). In fact, pearlescent is the only difference between a metallic color, and its classic counterpart. The menu option to respray a vehicle as pearlescent is only available if a metallic paintjob is applied as the primary color. Due to how the game works with what color is "equipped" as the primary color, it is possible to recreate any combination of normal and pearlescent colors and have the result be identical to a seemingly-unique pearlescent vehicle found in a mission. ----------------------------------------------- 3.2 - Character-switch vehicle retrieval ----------------------------------------------- Often you will encounter a vehicle that cannot be parked in a safehouse for some reason, even though you are able to get inside. However, it may be possible to obtain it so long as you are able to switch to a different character. Get inside, then switch to someone else. Waste some time, then switch back to the previous character. If successful, they will either be driving the vehicle in question, or it will be parked nearby. This can be used to restart vehicles that have stalled, or become stuck in an irrevocable position (such as wedged in between obstacles). A character not currently in use will return to their default vehicle at midnight of a new day, however, so make sure not to spend too much time on someone else. ----------------------------------------------- 3.3 - Storing any vehicle inside interior garages! ----------------------------------------------- Courtesy of StuntmanSnake! This is surprisingly simple. To store vehicles in interior garages that normally can't be stored there, drive close to the garage door and park so the driver's side door of the vehicle is as close to the garage as possible. Then, get out, and when the prompt to enter the garage on foot comes up, get back inside. As soon as the character finishes getting inside, press the button to enter the garage. If done correctly, the vehicle will be stored inside the garage! This does not seem to have any consequences, even for storing larger vehicles, and can make safely storing vehicles much easier. If the button is pressed too early, the character will enter his garage without the vehicle. Exiting without choosing a vehicle will allow another chance, as the vehicle will still be sittng outside, either next to the garage door, or parked in a nearby parking space. You can also obtain multiple copies of the character's special vehicles (the persistent ones) with this trick. If a persistent vehicle is stored in an interior garage using this method, it becomes "disconnected" from the persistent version of the vehicle. It will become like a normal car, with upgrades isolated to just that specific copy of the vehicle. It can also be stored in interior garages normally afterwards. The persistent vehicle will also still spawn normally at the character's safehouse, so you'll just have an additional copy of it. Note that this glitch does not allow you to store a vehicle during a mission, or to exceed the four-vehicle capacity of the garage. Even the largest vehicles, such as tractor cabs and buses, will fit without issue. ----------------------------------------------- 3.4 - Saving certain vehicles from missions (LSC trick) ----------------------------------------------- Courtesy of fnxrak (discovery) Arthur Heng (exploiting it)! This is a simple trick that can allow you to obtain various vehicles featured in missions. It only applies to vehicles that can actually be driven during the mission, though. Once inside the vehicle of choice, go to an LSC garage. Enter and modify the vehicle in some way. This will set it as the "active" vehicle for that character, and it will appear parked nearby after the mission ends, even if its a mission-important vehicle. However, sometimes the vehicle in question will be impounded instead; in that case, just go to the impound lot and pay to get it out of impound. Don't forget about it! Some missions result in a message stating that LSC is closed. This trick cannot be used in such missions, for obvious reasons. ----------------------------------------------- 3.5 - Duplicating vehicles ----------------------------------------------- Courtesy of StuntmanSnake! You just do the thing where one vehicle becomes two! You know, mitosis. (it actually involves getting in a vehicle in a safehouse garage, then getting out and switching characters just as their feet both hit the ground. I'll make a more detailed description once I test it more.) ----------------------------------------------- 3.6 - Snowy vehicles ----------------------------------------------- This section was created to save multiple vehicle entries that are all unobtainable and similar. Vehicles in North Yankton are special "snowy" versions, covered in - you guessed it - snow! No doubt a result of the more northern climate of North Yankton compared to the normally balmy San Andreas weather, these cars are actually special versions of their respective vehicles. However, as an inevitable result of their existence only in North Yankton, they are all unobtainable. However, North Yankton is only visited in two missions: Prologue, and Bury the Hatchet, and only the latter allows any real minimum of exploration. In addition, Bury the Hatchet only shows these vehicles if Michael is the one to start the mission; starting as Trevor bypasses the whole driving scene. Aside from having a special snowy texture, these vehicles also have "Yankton" state license plates, as opposed to the San Andreas state plates of Los Santos and Blaine County. Vehicles seen during "Prologue": -Police Roadcruiser, Emergency (North Yankton state police livery) -Police Rancher (North Yankton state police livery) -Brute Stockade, Commercial ("Bobcat" livery) -Albany Emperor, Sedans -Declasse Rancher XL, Off-Road -Stanley Fieldmaster, Utility Vehicles seen during "Bury the Hatchet": -Declasse Asea, Sedans (also a unique vehicle in and of itself) -Vapid Sadler, Utility -Albany Emperor, Sedans -Declasse Rancher XL, Off-Road -Canis Mesa, SUVs -Declasse Burrito, Vans NOTE: I fully expect someone to discover some esoteric glitch that allows one (or more) of these vehicles to be brought back to Los Santos somehow. This will probably happen 3-4 years after the game's release. There, my prediction is here for all the world to see. Bow before your prophet! ============================================================================== *4* UNIQUE VEHICLES ============================================================================== These vehicles only appear during story missions, and once the game is completed, cannot be acquired without cheating. Unique vehicles are denoted by having a unique vehicle name not found elsewhere. Unique versions of existing vehicles are found under specially colored/featured vehicles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.1 - Unobtainable Cargo Plane, Planes (1st of 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Minor Turbulence [T] (Michael) Discovered by: Many people ---------------------------------------- Description: A massive cargo transport aircraft, this is a huge vehicle and handles like one. During the section of the mission with the military escort, the LAZERs practically can fly circles around this. It's honestly a mystery as to why (and how) Trevor thought this could possibly fit on his tiny airstrip in Grapeseed. ---------------------------------------- Unobtainable: The plane is part of the mission and obviously vanishes if the mission is failed. Completing the mission sees it plummet into the Alamo Sea. Even if it could somehow be taken to a hangar, there's no chance it could possibly fit inside. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.2 - "Merryweather" Canis Mesa, Off-Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Minor Turbulence [T] (Michael) Difficulty: ***** Required: Pushing vehicle, patience, and luck Discovered by: Many people **Complete mission ---------------------------------------- Description: The Merryweather Off-Road Canis Mesa is heavily-modified with large off-road tires. Used exclusively by the "security consulting" company, this Mesa is quite unique and even classified differently than the normal Mesa, which is an SUV and not Off-Road vehicle. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: After the air force critically damages the Cargo Plane, Trevor will bail out, and has the option to drive this out of the cargo bay instead. Once he does, he'll have to bail or else the Mesa will explode when it hits the ground and kill him. But since this will usually land close to Trevor's Sandy Shores safehouse, it is possible to parachute down safely and get a vehicle to push this to the garage at that safehouse. With a lot of luck and a vehicle to prop open the garage door, it can be pushed inside and will, hopefully, be resurrected by the garage. This can take a lot of luck, though, and the garage is prone to causing the vehicle to just vanish instead of reviving it. Unless you REALLY want this one, just get one from a later mission. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.3 - Unobtainable "Merryweather" Canis Mesa, Off-Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Derailed [MT] (Trevor) Discovered by: Lancet Jades ---------------------------------------- Description: A unique version of the Canis Mesa, classified as Off-Road instead of an SUV, and with numerous unique body modifications. This one is black in color. ---------------------------------------- Unobtainable: Trevor and Michael encounter this while escaping the wreckage in the Dinghy. As the controls are locked to the boat at this time, it is impossible to get out and obtain it, and it would likely vanish even after the mission ends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.4 - Unobtainable Declasse Asea, Sedans (snowy) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Bury the Hatchet [MT] (Michael) Discovered by: Many people Unique license plate: [LB080984] ---------------------------------------- Description: This is a somewhat compact little sedan that is as rare as it is... mediocre. Nothing particularly stands out, yet it is only found in two places, one of which is this unobtainable snowy version. Note that to see this vehicle, YOU MUST START THE MISSION AS MICHAEL. Starting as Trevor bypasses the while driving scene, and this this vehicle won't be seen (along with the other snowy vehicles). It also has a unique license plate, for what little that matters next to the mountain of other unique things. ---------------------------------------- Unobtainable: Michael uses this car during the North Yankton segment of the mission. As it is in North Yankton, there is no way to retrieve it for return to San Andreas (barring some esoteric glitch that someone will no doubt find a few years after release). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4.s1 - Unobtainable Cargo Plane, Planes (2nd of 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Franklin): Liquidity Risk (Dom) Discovered by: Many people ---------------------------------------- Description: A massive cargo transport aircraft, this is a huge vehicle and handles like one. Not that you get to fly it in this mission, but you should remember from Minor Turbulence. I doubt many advances in aviation have been made in the couple of in-game weeks since then. ---------------------------------------- Unobtainable: The plane is part of the mission and is already taking off on the runway, leaving no chance to obtain it. And unlike Trevor in Minor Turbulence, you don't even have the luxury of commandeering it. You just drive a Blazer out the back like a straight busta. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================== *5* UNIQUE/BLANK LICENSE PLATE VEHICLES ============================================================================== These vehicles all have a unique or blank license plate, making them special (and very visibly so). They may or may not also have a special color or feature that is similarly unique, and if so, it will be noted as well. These vehicles are special because they cannot be found outside of the mission(s) where they are present. Descriptions will be provided, listing exactly why and how the vehicle is special. Colors on vehicles that cannot be customized are approximated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.1 - [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (1st of 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Complications [MF] (Simeon) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: A metallic black Canis Mesa with a random pearlescent color and an uncovered back. The license plate is blank, and it doesn't show any wheels as equipped, even though it has Off-Road default wheels. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: This can be found by switching to Franklin immediately after completing the mission. Once in control of him, head north, and this will be parked alongside the road. Note that this vehicle is spawned by the switch event with Franklin talking to Lamar on the phone, and if Michael gets too close to the location of the event, it will prevent the event from happening. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.2 - [Blank] Taxi (1st of 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Father/Son [MF] (Michael) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: StuntmanSnake / Lancet Jades (easier strategy) **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: A plain, ordinary taxi that just happens to have a blank license plate. The taxi does not seem to have a Taxi light on the roof. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: The only way to obtain this is to switch to Michael shortly after finishing the mission. He will be getting out of the taxi. Quickly get inside and take it to a garage. Alternatively, loading an autosave from immediately after the mission seems to generate a random Michael switch event, with this Taxi as his active vehicle, making it that much easier to obtain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.3 - [Unique] Red Nagasaki Blazer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Nervous Ron [T] (Trevor) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Skellington87 Unique license plate: [TPI1000] ---------------------------------------- Description: Trevor's red quadbike with a unique license plate. The plate hints that this is a vehicle in service to Trevor Philips Industries. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: Keeping this bike is as simple as getting on at the start of the mission and driving to the airfield southwest of the start location. This will fail the mission. Choose to exit, and Trevor will still be riding this quad after the mission ends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.4 - [Blank] Black JoBuilt Phantom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Fame or Shame [MT] (Michael) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt **Post-mission **No interior garage ---------------------------------------- Description: A large Phantom tractor cab with a blank plate. Nothing very remarkable, plate aside. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: After the mission ends, you'll be controlling Michael. Switch to Trevor, and he'll be driving this vehicle. It is presumably the same Phantom from the mission, but with a blanked license plate. Use the trick in section 3.3 to store it in Trevor's interior garage. It can technically be stored in Floyd's parking spot, but since that is lost forever at a certain point in the story, it is not a permanent solution, and there will be a period of time where no suitable safehouse garage exists to store this. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.5 - [Blank] Black Vapid Sadler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Hood Safari [FT] (Franklin) Difficulty: * Required: Start or finish mission as Trevor (without failures) Discovered by: Timcatgt **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: A metallic black Sadler with a random pearlescent and a blank plate. Nothing else is particularly memorable about the vehicle, including the slow acceleration and clunky handling. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: If the mission either begins or ends with Trevor (or both), and you have NOT failed the mission and kept going, switching to the other character after the mission ends will find him taking cover in a cylindrical structure that is under construction near the southern docks. This will be parked nearby, slightly to the east. Just get inside and drive to a garage. The last chance to switch characters during the mission is during the second part of the Seashark chase, where the trio is heading southeast under bridges. Once the "Lose the Cops" objective appears, you're locked into whoever you're controlling. ---------------------------------------- NOTE: This is mutually exclusive with 5.6 - Black Canis Mesa w/ blank plate and 5.7 - Drumless Black HVY Mixer. As they appear after the mission, only one of the three can be obtained. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.6 - [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (2nd of 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Hood Safari [FT] (Franklin) Difficulty: * Required: Start and finish as Franklin Discovered by: Timcatgt **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: A metallic black Mesa that has a blank license plate and a random pearlescent color. Seems to be the same one as seen after Complications if switching to Franklin, as it always spawns without the fully-closed back. The wheels also don't show as equipped, as with the previous one. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: If the mission starts and ends as Franklin, switching to Trevor will find him taking cover behind a concrete wall bordering a road near the southern docks. This will be parked nearby, slightly to the west. Just get inside and drive to a garage. The last chance to switch to Franklin during the mission is during the second part of the Seashark chase, where the trio is heading southeast under bridges. Once the "Lose the Cops" objective appears, you're locked into whoever you're controlling. ---------------------------------------- NOTE: This is mutually exclusive with 5.5 - Black Vapid Sadler w/ blank plate and 5.7 - Drumless Black HVY Mixer. As they appear after the mission, only one of the three can be obtained. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.7 - [Blank] Drumless Black HVY Mixer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Hood Safari [FT] (Franklin) Difficulty: * Required: Start and finish as Trevor; fail mission at least once (but don't exit the missio) Discovered by: Timcatgt (Columbo for confirming) **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: This is quite a unique Mixer, as it is missing the mixing drum! Everything but the drum is present, so it looks like the drum was just deleted off of the vehicle. The color is black and the plate is blank, as well. An odd vehicle that any collector should consider! ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: To cause this to appear, you must start AND finish the mission as Trevor. In addition, the mission must be failed at least once (die, get busted, or fail some objective). After finishing the mission, switch back to Franklin and he will be slightly northwest of where he would normally be after the mission. Head northeast and you'll find this on the north side of the building. Once it is in sight, the rather unique appearance will be easy to notice. You can play as Franklin during most of the mission, so long as it ends as Trevor. <> ---------------------------------------- NOTE: This is mutually exclusive with 5.5 - Black Vapid Sadler w/ blank plate and 5.6 - Black Canis Mesa w/ blank plate. As they appear after the mission, only one of the three can be obtained. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.8 - [Unique] Brown Towtruck ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Scouting the Port [T] (Trevor) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [5T3ALM3] ---------------------------------------- Description: This is a rusty brown Towtruck (similar to JB's Towtruck) with a unique plate that is somewhat out of place, given that there is no reason in this mission for it to exist. Interestingly, the license plate seems to spell out "STEALME," with numbers substituted for some letters. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: This is parked outside the drydock to the right after Trevor acquires the briefcase of manifests and Floyd gets his ass kicked. Get inside and drive to the mission destination. After the mission ends, this will be waiting outside. Unfortunately, Trevor doesn't have a garage that can fit this, so arrange an impromptu meeting between Trevor and Michael, let Michael take the Towtruck, then park it in his safehouse garage. Or you could store it in Trevor's interior garage using the trick in section 3.3 <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.9 - [Unique] Orange Overflod Entity XF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: I Fought the Law... [MFT] (Devin) Difficulty: * Required: A little money (also mission failure for this + car 5.11) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [MKB652] **LSC trick ---------------------------------------- Description: This is a metallic orange Entity XF with black trim and a unique license plate. Driven by one of the targets in the mission, this car is truly a sight to behold and a pinnacle of performance. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 1: Obtaining this vehicle is as simple as using the LSC trick. Take the car to a LSC garage before finishing the mission and apply a modification. Then, complete the mission. Afterwards, this will be waiting in the police impound lot. Spend the money to get it out and it's yours! Note that doing this may make the mission's time requirement difficult to meet, as this mission does not give a lot of spare time due to the expected top speed you're supposed to spend most of the mission at. ---------------------------------------- (For both this and car 5.10) STRATEGY 2: To acquire both this and the blue Cheetah in the same mission, proceed with the first strategy up until the other characters arrive at the destination garage. Do the LSC trick on this vehicle, then get in another vehicle and drive away. You'll fail the mission for abandoning the vehicle. Exit the mission and go retrieve it from impound, then replay the mission and do the LSC trick on the other. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.10 - [Unique] Dark Blue Grotti Cheetah ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: I Fought the Law... [MFT] (Devin) Difficulty: * Required: A little money (also mission failure for this + car 5.10) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [SDTM1YP] **LSC trick ---------------------------------------- Description: This is a metallic dark blue Cheetah with black trim and a unique license plate. Driven by one of the targets in the mission, this car is truly a sight to behold and a pinnacle of performance. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 1: Obtaining this vehicle is as simple as using the LSC trick. Take the car to a LSC garage before finishing the mission and apply a modification. Then, complete the mission. Afterwards, this will be waiting in the police impound lot. Spend the money to get it out and it's yours! Note that doing this may make the mission's time requirement difficult to meet, as this mission does not give a lot of spare time due to the expected top speed you're supposed to spend most of the mission at. ---------------------------------------- (For both this and car 5.9) STRATEGY 2: To acquire both this and the orange Entity XF in the same mission, proceed with the first strategy up until the other characters arrive at the destination garage. Do the LSC trick on this vehicle, then get in another vehicle and drive away. You'll fail the mission for abandoning the vehicle. Exit the mission and go retrieve it from impound, then replay the mission and do the LSC trick on the other. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.11 - [Blank] Special Black Dinka Blista ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: I Fought the Law... [MFT] (Devin) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: A Blista with a special black color that is somewhere between Carbon Black and Graphite, along with a random pearlescent color and a blank license plate. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: After finishing the mission, switch to Franklin. He will be near the car wash in Strawberry, near his aunt's house. Head towards the car wash (to the northwest), and it should be parked in the middle of the alley. Take it to a garage. ---------------------------------------- NOTE: To obtain both this and 5.12 - UW Black Vapid Peyote, follow Strategy 2 for that vehicle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.12 - [Blank] UW Black Vapid Peyote ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: I Fought the Law... [MFT] (Devin) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: This metallic black Peyote has a random pearlescent and stock Lowrider wheels that don't show up as equipped, along with a blank plate. Sound familiar? ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 1: After finishing the mission, switch to Trevor. He will be standing on a sidewalk in Mission Row. Head east along the sidewalk and look up what appears to be a street (but isn't). This will be parked in the middle of the glorified parking lot. Just take it and drive to a garage. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 2: To obtain both this and 5.11 - Special Black Dinka Blista, make sure to complete "Hotel Assassination" prior to this mission. Switch to Trevor and get inside the Peote, then switch to Franklin. With luck, it will trigger a switch event with him in his Vinewood house, which will then place the Blista outside his house. Put it in his garage, and then switch back to Trevor and place the Peyote in a garage as well. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.13 - [Unique] Black Gallavanter Baller ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Minor Turbulence [T] (Michael) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Arthur Heng Unique license plate: **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: The Baller that Trevor and Michael drive off in at the end of Caida Libre makes another appearance! Now's your chance to claim it for your collection. ---------------------------------------- --STRATEGY: After finishing the mission, switch to Franklin. He'll be driving this vehicle somewhere in the mountains southwest of Sandy Shores. Just drive it to a garage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.14 - [Blank] UW Black Albany Cavalcade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Predator [MFT] (Trevor) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Sean Lim **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: This metallic black Cavalcade has a random pearlescent and the stock SUV wheels that don't show up as uneqipped, along with a blank plate. Sound familiar? ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: After finishing the mission, switch to Franklin. He'll be driving this vehicle somewhere in the mountains southwest of Sandy Shores. Just drive it to a garage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.15 - [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (3rd of 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Pack Man [FT] (Devin) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: A metallic black Mesa that has a blank license plate and a random pearlescent color. Seems to be the same one as seen after Complications if switching to Franklin, as it always spawns without the fully-closed back. The wheels also don't show as equipped, as with the previous one. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: After finishing the mission, switch to Trevor. He'll be standing on a sidewalk in Paleto Bay, and this will be parked right across the street. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.s1 - [Unique] Torino Red Fathom FQ 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Franklin): Paparazzo - The Sex Tape (Beverly) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: StuntmanSnake Unique license plate: [P4P4R4Z0] ---------------------------------------- Description: Beverly's car from the mission, this is metallic torino red with a matte gray secondary color. The only unique feature is the plate, spelling out Beverly's profession in no uncertain or undouchey terms. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: Approach the mission location and fire a gun at Beverly to scare him off and cancel the mission. Then, get inside and drive to a garage. <> ---------------------------------------- NOTE: fnxrak reports that in the European version, this vehicle may be locked, preventing easy acquisition. It may be necessary to cancel the mission and push it to Franklin's garage to obtain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.s2 - [Unique] Pfister Pink Cognoscenti Cabrio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Franklin): Paparazzo - The Meltdown (Beverly) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Many people Unique license plate: [POPPYM15] **Complete mission ---------------------------------------- Description: Poppy's pink Cognoscenti Cabrio is one fine piece of work, much like the star herself. Not only is it classic Pfister pink, but it has a slew of upgrades already applied and a unique plate. ---------------------------------------- Modifications: -Brakes: Street Brakes -Engine: EMS Upgrade, Level 3 -Horn: Musical Horn 1 -Turbo: Turbo Tuning -Wheels: Wheel Type: FiftyNine -Wheels: Wheel Color: Black ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: This is one of the easiest cars to get. Wait for the mission to end, then wait for the cops to disperse. Once they've left, simply get in and drive off. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.s3 - [Unique] Graphite Dundreary Landstalker ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Franklin): A Starlet in Vinewood (Dreyfuss) Difficulty: Required: Nothing Discovered by: fnxrak Set license plate: [DR3YFU55] ---------------------------------------- Description: A metallic graphite Landstalker with a non-default pearlescent color and a black secondary color. The unique plate clearly indicates its owner. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: This couldn't be easier to keep. Just drive to the stranger location, then get inside and drive off. Starting the actual mission isn't even required. You can also get it by starting the mission and completing it (assuming the target isn't allowed to escape in this vehicle). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.r1 - [Unique] Gold Cheval Picador ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Random event: Countryside Gang Fight [MFT] Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [WDU 696] ------------------------------------------------------------ Description: This is a metallic gold Picador with a unique plate. ------------------------------------------------------------ Availability: This event occurs in Sandy Shores, directly north of the western end of the large airstrip. It involves protecting a man against two Lost bikers, then guarding him against the reinforcements that show up. ------------------------------------------------------------ STRATEGY: This is the vehicle used by the victim in this event. After killing the first two bikers, he will run to it. Proceed to kill the biker's reinforcements, then the mission will end with the victim getting inside (after throwing $1000 onto the ground), and driving off. Simply jack the vehicle before he drives off and take it to a garage. Don't forget the money, though! <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.x1 - [Blank] Taxi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Switch event: Talk with Tanisha [F] Difficulty: ** Required: Nothing Discovered by: StuntmanSnake -------------------- Description: A plain, ordinary taxi that just happens to have a blank license plate. The taxi has no light on the roof. -------------------- Availability: Randomly occurs when switching to Franklin, or loading an autosave with Franklin as the active character. This event will no longer occur once the mission Mr. Philips is complete. This event consists of Franklin having a conversation with Tanisha in his aunt's safehouse. After the conversation ends, she will leave the safehouse and drive off in this Taxi. -------------------- STRATEGY 1 (requires online access): This can only be done before finishing the mission Complications. First, to trigger the event, make sure the most recent save file is the one you want to obtain this on. Enter GTA:O and start a session. Then, return to single player. With luck, this event will trigger. Once it has triggered, pursue the Taxi in Franklin's Buffalo and pull in front. Force the driver from the vehicle, either by shooting or by ramming it repeatedly. Once he's out, attempt to enter the Taxi. You will fail because it is UJ. Now, switch back to GTA:O (you can do this via the character switch wheel; select the bottom slot). Once in, return once again to single player (easily doable via the character wheel again). If done correctly, the Taxi should be parked nearby, unlocked. <> -------------------- STRATEGY 2: Get in a Towtruck (easily found outside the LSC garage near the Airport) to mark it as your "active" vehicle. Now, trigger an autosave as Franklin, and load that save. With luck, it will load the event, and the Towtruck will be waiting outside Franklin's house. Get inside and chase after the Taxi, and after catching it, hook it up. Tow it to a garage, and maneuver it inside to store. Then you can save and load the game to refresh it and make it usable, or drive far enough away and return. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.x2 - [Unique] Garnet Red Pegassi Faggio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Switch event: Scooter Brother [T] Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [BETTY 32] -------------------- Description: A red Faggio with a unique license plate. Given that it is garnet red and has the same plate as Trevor's Bodhi truck, it can be assumed that this scooter belongs to Trevor, and was not just appropriated from some poor guy (at least recently). -------------------- Availability: Randomly occurs when switching to Trevor, or loading an autosave with Trevor as the active character. It will only occur after finishing Friends Reunited (when Trevor officially moves to Los Santos), and will place Trevor on one of the highways leading out of Los Santos. -------------------- STRATEGY: Trevor is riding this vehicle during the event. Once you notice the distinctive "scooter brother" situation, turn around and drive it to a garage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.x3 - [Blank] "Lost" Declasse Gang Burrito ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Switch event: Lost - Off the Bridge [T] Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt **No interior garage -------------------- Description: This is a Gang Burrito with the usual Lost biker gang livery. The big difference is this one has a blank license plate, and it can actually be saved in a garage unlike many appearances of this van. -------------------- Availability: Randomly occurs when switching to Trevor, or loading an autosave with Trevor as the active character. It will only occur after finishing Friends Reunited (when Trevor officially moves to Los Santos), and will place Trevor on a bridge in Los Santos, teaching a Lost biker how to fly. -------------------- STRATEGY: After the event ends, this Gang Burrito will be parked on the road nearby. Get inside and drive it to Trevor's trailer garage in Sandy Shores. Alternatively, you can store it in Trevor's interior garage using the trick in section 3.3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================== *6* SPECIALLY COLORED/FEATURED VEHICLES ============================================================================== This section lists all vehicles that have a special color or feature that cannot be normally obtained, thus making them "special" vehicles, that do NOT have a unique or blank license plate. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.1 - Special Orange Bravado Bison ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Repossession [F] (Simeon) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Lancet Jades **LSC trick ---------------------------------------- Description: This is a bright orange Bison, not to be confused with the actual "bright orange" color. The actual color is somewhere in between classic orange and bright orange, and cannot be replicated with any existing color. It also has unique lighting effects and what appears to be a bright white pearlescent coloring. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 1: Once you reach the alley, run to the Bison and get in. The mission will fail once the window is broken. Choose to exit the mission, and Franklin will still be inside the truck (or standing right outside). Drive it to a garage. Sometimes this will not work, and the Bison will vanish after exiting the mission, but if so, just try again. This should be your go-to strategy unless you're really stuck-up about never ever failing a mission, ever. ---------------------------------------- (This strategy is for 360 players to obtain without mission failure) STRATEGY 2: Once the Vagos have been killed and the objective to catch the bike is displayed, get inside the Bison instead of leaving the alley. Use the Bison to knock the driver off the bike, and Lamar will drive it back to the meeting point. Once you've taken the bike there, it will be parked nearby. It is important that the biker is allowed to escape and that Lamar gets inside before killing the biker in order for this to be obtainable! If the biker is killed BEFORE Lamar gets inside the truck, it will be UJ after finishing the mission. Still technically obtainable, but needlessly difficult. <> ---------------------------------------- (This strategy is for PS3 players to obtain without mission failure) STRATEGY 3: This vehicle is a bit harder to obtain without mission failure on PS3. Using the above strategy won't work because the Bison won't be at the car wash in the PS3 version. Proceed with the mission until all the Vagos are dead. Once they are, quickly run to the entrance of the alley. The target will appear for a moment before driving off. Shoot him off the bike at this moment. Once the objective appears to drive the bike back to the car wash, go get the Bison. Now, you must double-drive this and the Bagger to a LSC garage. Modify the Bison, then drive the bike to the destination and finish the mission. Afterwards, the Bison will be waiting in the police impound lot. <> ---------------------------------------- NOTE: It has been reported that strategy 3 is unnecessary for many people, even on the PS3 version. Try it if strategy 2 doesn't work, but sometimes it is a matter of not killing the biker too quickly. Letting him survive a little while seems to solve the problem of the Bison vanishing, and killing him before he drives off may stop that from working on PS3 altogether. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.2 - Special Yellow Karin BeeJay XL w/ set plate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Complications [MF] (Simeon) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: StuntmanSnake Set license plate: [57EIG117] **Complete mission ---------------------------------------- Description: Jimmy's SUV, purchased from Simeon during the ending cutscene of Franklin and Lamar. Its color is unique, being somewhere between classic yellow and classic race yellow, with different lighting. This is the same BeeJay XL that is found after this mission, however this one differs by having a set license plate (the same one seen during the mission). ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: This will be found in the showroom immediately after the mission ends. If this is not taken immediately (before leaving the area), it will lose its unique license plate and become vehicle 6.3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.3 - Special Yellow Karin BeeJay XL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: After Complications [MF] (Simeon), before Father/Son [MF] (Michael) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Lancet Jades **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: Jimmy's SUV, purchased from Simeon during the ending cutscene of Franklin and Lamar. Its color is unique, being somewhere between classic yellow and classic race yellow, with different lighting. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: After finishing the mission, leave the BeeJay XL in the car dealership and go do something else (or load an autosave made after the mission). When you return, the vehicle will still be there, but will no longer have a unique license plate. This vehicle will stay in the dealership until either you have passed Father/Son, or a character enters the vehicle (whether they actually take it or not). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.4 - RGO Red PL Roof Matte Yellow Karin BeeJay XL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: After Complications [MF] (Simeon), before Father/Son [MF] (Michael); or after Father/Son and before Mr. Philips via an exploit Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Lancet Jades **Post-mission ---------------------------------------- Description: Sitting in Simeon's car dealership after the mission, this is a matte yellow BeeJay XL with a classic dark steel secondary color. The primary color is not equipped, despite being exactly the same as matte yellow. The roof (which is the secondary color) has a red pearlescent color to it, which is very unique considering that it only affects the secondary color, not the primary. ---------------------------------------- RGO reason: The red pearlescent on the secondary color will disappear if saved inside an interior garage. Additionally, choosing to respray the primary color during customization will also remove the pearlescent (although the secondary color can be changed if desired). ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 1: After finishing the mission, there will be vehicles inside the dealership. These will continually appear until finishing Father/Son. This is the BeeJay XL farthest inside the dealership. However, initially upon finishing the mission, this will be a red BeeJay XL. Load an autosave from after the mission, or drive a distance away and back, and it will now be replaced with this vehicle. This will continue to respawn no matter how many are taken. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 2: This can be obtained after Father/Son by exploiting the game's imperfect loading of non-static obstacles. It is recommended to use Franklin to exploit his special ability for avoiding traffic. Drive down Adams Apple Blvd. (the street that Trevor's interior garage is on) to the west, towards the freeway overpass. After crossing underneath, the road ahead will look like a bridge. At this point, turn around and drive back towards the dealership. Drive at high speed towards the wooden cover in the corner where Franklin crashed the SUV in Complications. What should happen is the game will load a placeholder graphic for the wood, then remove it for a split second before replacing it with the actual solid obstacle. During this window of opportunity, you are able to drive inside and claim this vehicle. If the wood fully loads, just drive away and try again. If playing on an Xbox 360, consider making sure the play disc is not installed to a USB drive to maximize the game's loading time and increase the window of opportunity. Once inside the dealership (and if this vehicle actually spawned; it won't always be there), get inside and call the other character to hang out. Switch to that character, and the game will teleport the one trapped in the dealership to outside, so that the meeting can happen. You can either scare off the other character or hang with them once the meeting happens, but afterwards, make sure to switch back to them to get control of this vehicle and finally be able to garage it. Really, you should try to get this BEFORE Father/Son and save yourself all this trouble. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.5 - Branded White Bravado Bison w/ winch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Marriage Counseling [MF] (Michael) Difficulty: ** Required: Nothing (Franklin in a SUV or truck helps) Discovered by: Lancet Jades ---------------------------------------- Description: A special utility Bison with a winch in the back and branding for McGill-Olsen Construction, "The Original Cowboy Builder." Similar to the lawn care branded utility Bison. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: This will require maneuvering Franklin and Michael to Michael's driveway, near where the mission starts. Have Michael stand in the middle of his driveway (near the Bison) on foot, then switch to Franklin and have him drive to Michael's house. Get an SUV or light truck on the way (something like a Cavalcade or another Bison is ideal). Once Franklin arrives at Michael's, the mission icon should have vanished. Switch back to Michael once Franklin is in the driveway, which will trigger Franklin to leave the vehicle and comment on meeting Michael like this. Then, have Michael jack Franklin's vehicle, and then push the Bison into the nearby garage (be careful once it gets close to the garage door, or you can pin the door shut and have to start all over). Once it is inside, drive away from Michael's house until the mission icon reappears. The Bison should be waiting inside the garage. At this point, you can also move it to an interior garage if desired. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.6 - Special Red Dinka Blista ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Marriage Counseling [MF] (Michael) Difficulty: ** Required: Nothing (Franklin in a SUV or truck helps) Discovered by: Lancet Jades ---------------------------------------- Description: A red Blista that is somewhere between grace red and blaze red. The difference is very subtle and difficult to see. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: This will require maneuvering Franklin and Michael to Michael's driveway, near where the mission starts. Have Michael stand in the middle of his driveway (near the Blista) on foot, then switch to Franklin and have him drive to Michael's house. Get an SUV or light truck on the way (something like a Cavalcade or another Bison is ideal). Once Franklin arrives at Michael's, the mission icon should have vanished. Switch back to Michael once Franklin is in the driveway, which will trigger Franklin to leave the vehicle and comment on meeting Michael like this. Then, have Michael jack Franklin's vehicle, and then push the Blista into the nearby garage (be careful once it gets close to the garage door, or you can pin the door shut and have to start all over). Once it is inside, drive away from Michael's house until the mission icon reappears. The Blista should be waiting inside the garage. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.7 - UW Special Black Roof Albany Emperor w/ set plate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: The Big Stretch [F] (Lamar) Difficulty: * Required: Mission failure Discovered by: Lancet Jades / StuntmanSnake Set license plate: [07KZF345] **LSC trick ---------------------------------------- Description: Very unique, this Emperor possesses a special black color on the roof (the secondary color), which has lighting different from any existing color types. The primary color is classic dark blue. It also has stock lowrider wheels, but does not show them as equipped, which makes it even more unique. It also has a unique license plate, although this point is rather moot, as it is already very unique, and the plate follows the normal plate format. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 1: Once the mission begins, quickly get inside and drive off before either Lamar or Stretch can get inside. Once one of the two is left behind, drive away until the mission fails, than exit it. Now take it to a garage. <> ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 2: After purchasing the shotgun, drive to a LSC garage and add a modification to this vehicle. Proceed to complete the mission and return to Franklin's house. Once the mission ends, this car should be parked on the street nearby. This will only occur if it has been modded, and speedy and efficient evasion of the cops can still score you a gold medal while also keeping this car. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.8 - "Humane Labs" Brute Boxville ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: BZ Gas Grenades [M] (Vangelico Heist - Smart) Difficulty: ** Required: Completing this mission before Bugstars Equipment Discovered by: Lancet Jades / StuntmanSnake **Complete mission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS IMPORTANT that you do this mission BEFORE Bugstars Equipment, or else this mission cuts directly into the heist, and this truck will be lost! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---------------------------------------- Description: This Boxville has the Humane Labs and Research livery, which is not one of the normal liveries for this vehicle. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: Keeping this requires jacking it during the mission and finishing the mission with it as your active vehicle. Michael will be inside once the mission is over, and it can be taken to his safehouse garage, or stored in his intgerior garage using the trick outlined in section 3.3. Failing the mission will cause the truck to disappear (even if currently driving it), and it does not seem possible to cancel the mission. <> ---------------------------------------- NOTE: It is possible to complete the optional objective and obtain this truck. Simply make sure to shoot open the back doors and collect the package before jacking the truck. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.9 - Special Red Ocelot F620 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: I Fought the Law... [MFT] (Devin) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt ---------------------------------------- Description: A F620 with a unique shade of red, a little brighter than grace red and darker than blaze red. The shade is quite a rich red, too, when compared to those two colors. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: Drive to the mission start point, but not close enough to start the mission. Shoot at any of the three cars parked inside the lot, and the mission will be cancelled. Now you can get inside this car and take it to a garage at your leisure! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6.s1 - Special Blue Beater Albany Emperor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Franklin): Grass Roots - The drag (Barry) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Lancet Jades ---------------------------------------- Description: This is a beater Emperor in bad shape, but with a unique gray- blue paintjob on both the primary and secondary color. This color is unlike any other gray or blue classic, metallic, or matte color. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: Enter the scrapyard where the car is located, but don't get too close. Shoot at the car, and the mission will be cancelled. Now, get inside and switch to another character. Play as that character for a little while, then switch back to Franklin. He'll be driving this Emperor somewhere. Now, you can just drive it to a garage. Note that you can switch back immediately after switching, but this will cause the mission to start again, requiring that Franklin fail it (destroy the new Emperor, or drive far enough away) to properly save the car. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================== *7* UNOBTAINABLE SPECIAL VEHICLES ============================================================================== These vehicles are unobtainable for whatever reason is listed. This can include any vehicle type from the previous sections, but as they cannot be acquired permanently, there is no need to put them in those sections. Colors are approximated, considering that these vehicles either cannot be customized, or cannot be driven at all. Only unobtainable vehicles with a noticeable, provable special feature or color will be added. UJ and other unobtainable vehicles that cannot have their color checked and have no obvious evidence of being somehow special will not be added to this list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.1 - [Unique] Red Dewbauchee Rapid GT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Franklin and Lamar (Beginning) Discovered by: Lancet Jades Unique license plate: [2603AM56] -------------------- Description: This sleek red sports car not only has an automatic retractable roof, but also comes equipped with a unique license plate. It is the left of the two cars, and also the red one. Taking it prompts Lamar to call Franklin a "baby big dick." -------------------- Unobtainable: No damn way to get it out of the mission. It doesn't help that this is one of the two "beginning" missions, and thus cannot be cancelled or exited. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.2 - [Unique] White Obey 9F Cabrio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Franklin and Lamar (Beginning) Discovered by: Lancet Jades Unique license plate: [5912FL34] -------------------- Description: This sweet white sports car not only has an automatic retractable roof, but also comes equipped with a unique license plate. It is the right of the two cars, and also the white one. Taking it prompts Lamar to call Franklin a "choosy motherfucker." -------------------- Unobtainable: No damn way to get it out of the mission. It doesn't help that this is one of the two "beginning" missions, and thus cannot be cancelled or exited. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.3 - FIB w/ carbine rifle box ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Carbine Rifles [M] (Vangelico Heist - Loud) Discovered by: Lancet Jades -------------------- Description: A regular FIB truck with a wooden box of carbine rifles in the back seat. This box is not found in these trucks outside of the target in this mission. -------------------- Unobtainable: Failing the mission will cause the truck to disappear, and completing it will lead directly to the heist. Although the truck is driving around prior to the mission actually starting, it does not seem possible to cancel the mission and prevent it from starting. And since LSC won't touch police vehicles, the LSC trick won't work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.4 - [Unique] Black Declasse Burrito ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: The Jewel Store Job [MF] (Heist - Loud) Discovered by: Lancet Jades Unique license plate: [RW1602BO] -------------------- Description: The only unique feature on this black Burrito is its unique plate. It may seem like a standard plate, but it has four numbers in the middle instead of the usual three. -------------------- Unobtainable: This van is an essential part of the mission and does not exist outside of it. it will inevitably be left behind while escaping, and failing the heist does not give an option to exit the mission. Even if it did, it's highly likely the van would disappear anyways. And LSC will not allow modification of this vehicle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.5 [Unique] "Bugstars" Declasse Burrito ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: The Jewel Store Job [MF] (Heist - Smart) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [TODO PT1] -------------------- Description: This is a Burrito with the Bugstars livery and a unique license plate. This van is not unique, despite seeming so, as they will randomly spawn in the Bugstars garage outside of this mission. -------------------- Unobtainable: This van is an essential part of the mission and does not exist outside of it. it will inevitably be left behind while escaping, and failing the heist does not give an option to exit the mission. Even if it did, it's highly likely the van would disappear anyways. And LSC will not allow modification of this vehicle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.6 - [Unique] Blue Nagasaki Blazer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Nervous Ron [T] (Trevor) Discovered by: Skellington87 Unique license plate: [B3L13V3] -------------------- Description: This is Ron's blue quadbike, and it has a unique license plate that hints at his paranoia and conspiracy theory-based personality. -------------------- Unobtainable: This bike is UJ during the mission, and will be long gone by the time the mission is over. Failing the mission through any means and exiting will also cause it to disappear, leaving no options for obtaining it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.7 - Cargobob w/ TPI graffiti ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: The Merryweather Heist [MFT] (Heist - Offshore) Discovered by: Lancet Jades -------------------- Description: A standard Cargobob with graffiti sprayed on it indicating it is now the property of "TPI," or Trevor Philips Industries. As Franklin points out, despite the graffiti, existing military logos are not sufficiently obscured so as to hide the fact it is a stolen military helicopter. Despite its checkered past, it performs valiantly as a bastion from which the gang can fight the New World Order's lizard army. -------------------- Unobtainable: This is only used during the mission, and vanishes before the mission ends. It will also vanish if the mission is failed and exited. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.8 - Black Declasse Burrito w/ rifle in back ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Caida Libre [MT] (Martin Madrazo) Discovered by: Lancet Jades -------------------- Description: This Burrito is loaded with a high-powered sniper rifle in the rear, used to shoot down the jet during the mission. -------------------- Unobtainable: It is required to be destroyed as part of the mission, and as it is a mission-important vehicle, any attempt to fail the mission while driving it will still result in it vanishing. LSC also will not accept this vehicle for modification. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.9 - [Unique] Black Gallivanter Baller ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Caida Libre [MT] (Martin Madrazo) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [MADRAZO] -------------------- Description: A black Baller SUV with a unique license plate spelling out exactly who owns it. -------------------- Unobtainable: This is found at the end of the mission, but it drives off without a chance to obtain it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.10 - [Unique] Gray Dewbauchee JB 700 (1st of 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Deep Inside [F] (Devin) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [4G3NT] -------------------- Description: This secret agent-looking car is painted gray and looks really cool. Also has a unique license plate hinting that the JB stands for Bond. James Bond. -------------------- Unobtainable: This is a mission-important vehicle that vanishes after the mission is completed, and will also vanish if the mission is failed, even if Franklin is still driving it. Also, LSC is closed during the mission, preventing the LSC trick from allowing it to be kept. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.11 - Barracks w/ armor boxes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Military Hardware [MFT] (Heist - Paleto) Discovered by: Lancet Jades -------------------- Description: Just a normal Barracks truck with some boxes inside the bed that contain the heavy body armor to be used in the heist. -------------------- Unobtainable: There is no way to get the vehicle out of the mission, and even if there was, it is likely that the boxes would vanish, as happens with most "vehicles that contain a box." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.12 - [Unique] Yellow Pegassi Monroe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Pack Man [FT] (Devin) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [FA5T66] -------------------- Description: A bright yellow Monroe with a unique plate. Sleek design, high speed, and excellent handling will make you regret the fact that this is unobtainable. -------------------- Unobtainable: This is a mission-important vehicle that vanishes after the mission is completed, and will also vanish if the mission is failed, even if Franklin is still driving it. Also, LSC is closed during the mission, preventing the LSC trick from allowing it to be kept. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.13 - [Unique] Red Grotti Stinger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Pack Man [FT] (Devin) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [ALPHADOG] -------------------- Description: A bright red Stinger with a unique plate. Somehow manages to be even more unobtainable than the previous Monroe, as it is already on the Packer and cannot be removed. -------------------- Unobtainable: As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, this car is already loaded onto the Packer and cannot be removed, making this extra unobtainable. Even if the LSC trick worked in this mission, it wouldn't work for this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.14 - [Unique] Orange Overflod Entity XF ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Pack Man [FT] (Devin) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [MKB652] -------------------- Description: This is a metallic orange Entity XF with black trim and a unique license plate. As with the Stinger in the same mission, this comes pre-loaded onto the Packer, and cannot be removed. -------------------- Unobtainable: As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, this car is already loaded onto the Packer and cannot be removed, making this extra unobtainable. Even if the LSC trick worked in this mission, it wouldn't work for this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.15 - [Unique] Dark Blue Grotti Cheetah ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Pack Man [FT] (Devin) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [SDTM1YP] -------------------- Description: This is a metallic dark blue Cheetah with black trim and a unique license plate. As with the Stinger in the same mission, this comes pre-loaded onto the Packer, and cannot be removed. -------------------- Unobtainable: As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, this car is already loaded onto the Packer and cannot be removed, making this extra unobtainable. Even if the LSC trick worked in this mission, it wouldn't work for this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.16 - [Unique] Gray Dewbauchee JB 700 (2nd of 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Pack Man [FT] (Devin) Discovered by: Timcatgt Unique license plate: [4G3NT] -------------------- Description: This secret agent-looking car is painted gray and looks really cool. Also has a unique license plate hinting that the JB stands for Bond. James Bond. This version also has spikes that can be deployed behind the car, and a machine gun that fires forward, at the perfect level for shooting through car windows to hit the occupants. -------------------- Unobtainable: Even though this car seems some action during the mission, it cannot be retrieved from the mission, and LSC garages are closed (not that you could get it to one during the time you're driving it, anyways). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.17 - [Unique] Black Z-Type ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Pack Man [FT] (Devin) Discovered by: Columbo Unique license plate: [V1NTAG3] -------------------- Description: A very classy car that has a distinctive appearance. This is metallic black, and was featured in Eye in the Sky, albeit without the unique license plate. It comes pre-loaded onto the car carrier and cannot be kept. -------------------- Unobtainable: As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, this car is already loaded onto the Packer and cannot be removed, making this extra unobtainable. Even if the LSC trick worked in this mission, it wouldn't work for this one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.s1 - [Unique] Light Blue Rapid GT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Franklin): Paparazzo - The Sex Tape (Beverly) Discovered by: StuntmanSnake Unique license plate: [POPPYMI4] -------------------- Description: This is (supposedly) A Rapid GT that has a unique license plate, betraying that its owner is Poppy Mitchell. It is light blue, but the exact color is nearly impossible to pin down as it is unobtainable. -------------------- Unobtainable: It will vanish after the mission ends, and cannot be obtained before ending the mission. Failing the mission will cause it to vanish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.s2 - Special Blue Beater Albany Emperor w/ stash box ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Franklin): Grass Roots - The Pickup (Barry) Discovered by: Lancet Jades -------------------- Description: An Emperor with a unique blue color (both primary and secondary) and a stash box of marijuana in the backseat. -------------------- Unobtainable: The stash box in the back will vanish if the car is stored in a garage, or even if you switch characters to someone else and back. Even then, it requires sniping the truck from outside the mission start radius to even prevent it from vanishing, since the car will not start, and vanishes if the mission is failed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.s3 - Random Bravado Duneloader w/ stash box ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Franklin): Grass Roots - The Pickup (Barry) Discovered by: Lancet Jades -------------------- Description: A Duneloader truck with a box loaded onto the back, containing the marijuana stash that Barry needs. The truck's color is randomly determined from what seem like various grays. -------------------- Unobtainable: The stash box in the back will vanish if the truck is stored in a garage, or even if you switch characters to someone else and back. Even then, it requires sniping the truck from outside the mission start radius to even prevent it from starting; failing the mission (even while inside the truck) will cause it to vanish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7.s4 - Bronze Speedo w/ gardening equipment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Trevor): Vinewood Souvenirs - Tyler (Nigel) Discovered by: Lancet Jades -------------------- Description: This is a bronze Speedo van with a rake and a bag of gardening tools in the back. There is also a helmet in the back of the van, but this will most likely fall out as soon as the vehicle accelerates. -------------------- Unobtainable: The only unique feature (the gardening equipment) will disappear once the vehicle is refreshed, whether in an interior garage, safehouse garage, or even impounded. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================== *8* RARE VEHICLES ============================================================================== These vehicles aren't anything inherently special, but are nonetheless unique for various reasons, often requiring completion of a mission or side mission to unlock. These can all be obtained at the end of the game without any problem. In GTAV, this also includes each character's personal vehicles, which are persistent objects in-game, and will retain all modifications and upgrades even if lost or abandoned. These personal vehicles cannot be stored in interior garages, and will usually not properly save even in normal safehouse garages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.1 - [Unique] Franklin's Ice White Bravado Buffalo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Franklin and Lamar [F] (Beginning) Unique license plate: [FC1988] **No interior garage **Persistent vehicle -------------------- Description: The proud tradition of the Buffalo as a high-powered muscle car continues, albeit with it classified as a "sports" car in this game. This is an excellent car with amazing acceleration, speed, and handling when fully upgraded. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.2 - [Unique] Franklin's Bright Green Western Bagger ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Complications [MF] (Simeon) Unique license plate: [FC88] **No interior garage **Persistent vehicle -------------------- Description: This is a rather mediocre motorcycle that is given to (read: forced upon) Franklin by Lamar. It is not necessarily a bad vehicle, but its acceleration and handling leave something to be desired when it competes with the likes of the PCJ 600 and Bati 801. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.3 - [Unique] White Vapid Speedo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Repossession [F] Found: Call Lamar to hang out, and approach the location on foot. Lamar should arrive in this vehicle. Unique license plate: [LAMAR G] ---------------------------------------- Description: Lamar's van seems to be an ice white Speedo that has a unique license plate, although the exact color is impossible to determine since it cannot enter LSC garages. ---------------------------------------- Missions this vehicle may also be found in: -Chop -Hood Safari ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.4 - [Unique] Michael's Black Obey Tailgater ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked (1): After Complications [MF] (Simeon) Lost (1): After Did Someone Say Yoga? [M] (Michael) Unlocked (2): After Monkey Business [MFT] (FIB) Unique license plate: [5MDS003] **No interior garage **Persistent vehicle -------------------- Description: A black four-door sedan with good statistics across the board. Not a bad car, but rather unremarkable given how saturated the game is with sedans. Both the primary and secondary colors are classic black. -------------------- NOTE: When this vehicle is returned after Monkey Business, all previous modifications will have been stripped, and new ones applied. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.5 - Green "ProLaps" Caddy w/ golf club bag ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: When Golfing becomes available as an activity. Found: Start a game of golf and choose to drive to a hole. -------------------- Description: This is a green caddy with a ProLaps livery. What makes it special is the presence of a blue golf club bag on the back. You would think most caddies on the golf course would have one, but alas, no. -------------------- Missions this vehicle may also be found in: -Vinewood Souvenirs - Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.6 - [Unique] Amanda's Torino Red Ubermacht Sentinel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Marriage Counseling [MF] (Michael) Lost: After Did Somebody Say Yoga? [M] (Michael) Unique license plate: [KRYST4L] **No interior garage **Persistent vehicle -------------------- Description: The classic GTA car is back, with metallic torino red as the primary color (with a bluish steel pearlescent), and torino red as the secondary - because who can get enough torino red? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.7 - [Unique] Tracey's Yellow Weeny Issa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Marriage Counseling [MF] (Michael) Lost: After Did Somebody Say Yoga? [M] (Michael) Unique license plate: [P3RSEUS] **No interior garage **Persistent vehicle -------------------- Description: This Issa has a unique plate and is metallic yellow with a shadow silver secondary color. The secondary also seems to have a random pearlescent color. Since this is a persistent vehicle in-game, it is likely that the pearlescent is determined when starting Daddy's Little Girl, since that is the first time this vehicle appears. However, the vehicle sometimes spawns in the driveway prior to this mission, and if it does, the pearlescent will be determined then. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.8 - [Unique] Trevor's Garnet Red Canis Bodhi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Mr. Philips [T] (Michael) Unique license plate: [BETTY 32] **No interior garage **Persistent vehicle -------------------- Description: A rugged and robust pickup truck that handles fairly well in the desert of Blaine County. Its speed and acceleration are not the greatest, although upgrades will make it a formidable vehicle. The wheels of this truck are the default off-road wheels, but they do not show up as equipped; a slightly unique attribute. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.9 - "Lost" Declasse Gang Burrito ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: When random events become available (for the first chances). Found: In various random events, switch events, and missions. The best recurring source of this vehicle is in random missions at the Scrapyard. **No interior garage -------------------- Description: This is a larger version of the Burrito van, with a black and red paintjob and the "Lost" biker gang's livery. Unlike the normal Burrito, this cannot be stored in interior garages unless using the trick in section 3.3. -------------------- Missions this vehicle may also be found in: -Mr. Philips -Nervous Ron -Friends Reunited ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.10 - "Smoke on the Water" Brute Pony ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: When Franklin purchases "Smoke on the Water." Found: In "Smoke on the Water" random property missions. **No interior garage -------------------- Description: A normal van, like many others, but with the livery for the prescription marijuana shop "Smoke on the Water." The van is black, with a green marijuana leaf motif for the front. -------------------- --STRATEGY: To obtain this, first store a Towtruck at the Floyd's house parking spot. Wait for a Smoke on the Water mission to appear, and then obtain the van and return it to the store. It will now be UJ. Fetch the Towtruck from the nearby parking spot at Floyd's house and tow the van there. Leave and return (or save and load) and it can be driven! However, it is still unable to be stored in an interior garage normally, so either keep it in a normal garage (such as Floyd's), or use the trick in section 3.3 to put it into an interior garage. Formulated by: fnxrak ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.11 - Overflod Entity XF, Super ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After I Fought the Law [MFT] (Devin) Found: Purchase online at Legendary Motorsport for $795,000. Requires at least one empty space in the buyer's interior garage. -------------------- Description: An elegant and busy-looking super car that has an excellent blend of speed, handling, and power. -------------------- Missions this vehicle may also be found in: -I Fought the Law -Pack Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.12 - Grotti Cheetah, Super ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After I Fought the Law [MFT] (Devin) Found: Purchase online at Legendary Motorsport for $650,000. Requires at least one empty space in the buyer's interior garage. -------------------- Description: An elegant and sleek-looking super car that has an excellent blend of speed, handling, and power. -------------------- Missions this vehicle may also be found in: -I Fought the Law -Pack Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.13 - Truffade Z-Type, Sports Classics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Eye in the Sky [FT] (Devin) Found: Purchase online at Legendary Motorsport for $10,000,000. Requires at least one empty space in the buyer's interior garage. -------------------- Description: A limited edition classic sports car that is overpriced, but has a very unique look. -------------------- Missions this vehicle may also be found in: -Eye in the Sky -Pack Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.14 - Dewbauchee JB 700, Sports Classics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Eye in the Sky [FT] (Devin) Found: Purchase online at Legendary Motorsport for $475,000. Requires at least one empty space in the buyer's interior garage. -------------------- Description: This car is modeled after what a secret agent might drive, with the name no doubt being a reference to James Bond (JB), agent 007 (700). In the storyline, this vehicle has various weapons, such as machineguns, a spike deployer, and an ejection seat, but this is a decommissioned version that is just a normal car. -------------------- Missions this vehicle may also be found in: -Deep Inside -Pack Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8.15 - Pegassi Monroe, Sports Classics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unlocked: After Pack Man [FT] (Devin) Found: Purchase online at Legendary Motorsport for $490,000. Requires at least one empty space in the buyer's interior garage. -------------------- Description: This car is yet another sports classic capable of holding its own against even Super cars. Better yet, it looks damn fine while doing it, too. -------------------- Missions this vehicle may also be found in: -Pack Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================== *9* SET LICENSE PLATE VEHICLES ============================================================================== These vehicles are ones that are only even remotely special because their license plate is always the same. What sets these apart from unique plate vehicles is that these plates follow the normal random naming convention: 2 numbers, then 3 letters, then 3 numbers. These are most likely NOT actually unique or special, as they could theoretically be created randomly in normal gameplay at any point. I'm only including this section because people would complain if I just ditched these vehicles from the guide LIKE I SHOULD. Remember, these vehicles are only here, in this section, because their "set" license plate is the ONLY thing making them special. Any serious special vehicle collectors would turn their noses up at this section like a gourmand rejecting dog food. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.1 - Silver Albany Cavalcade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: The Big Stretch [F] (Lamar) Difficulty: ** Required: Nothing Discovered by: Timcatgt Set license plate: [34MTA729] ---------------------------------------- Description: A metallic silver Cavalcade with its default pearlescent. The license plate is always the same, although it may not be truly unique, as it follows the random plate format and could theoretically be generated on any random Cavalcade. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: After escaping the building and the grounds, Franklin will be tasked with losing a three-star wanted level in a conveniently-provided Jackal. Look down the street to the northwest and the Cavalcade will be parked on the side of the road. Get in, escape the cops, and finish the mission, then take it to a garage. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.2 - Galaxy Blue Ubermacht Oracle (1st of 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Three's Company [MFT] (FIB) Difficulty: * Required: Mission failure Discovered by: Timcatgt Set license plate: [81TDS937] ---------------------------------------- Description: A nice-looking Oracle with a galaxy blue paintjob (primary and secondary), and an unknown pearlescent. It has a set license plate, and is apparently used by agent Dave Norton. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: As soon as the mission begins, drive into the food court of the FIB building and ram the two agents sitting at the table. This will fail the mission. After exiting, drive to a garage. Interestingly, hitting the nameless agent near the car will NOT fail the mission, and Dave says he'll just pretend he didn't see that happen. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.3 - Galaxy Blue Ubermacht Oracle (2nd of 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: Three's Company [MFT] (FIB) Difficulty: * Required: A little money Discovered by: Timcatgt Set license plate: [81TDS937] **LSC trick -------------------- Description: A nice-looking Oracle with a galaxy blue paintjob (primary and secondary), and an unknown pearlescent. It has a set license plate, and is apparently used by agent Dave Norton. -------------------- STRATEGY: During the mission, take the car to LSC and modify it in some way. After finishing the mission, it will be impounded, allowing an easy retrieval, provided you can pay the $250 impound fee. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.4 - Michael's Special Red Declasse Premier w/ set plate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mission: After Did Somebody Say Yoga? [M] (Michael); before Monkey Business [MT] (FIB) Difficulty: * Required: Nothing Discovered by: Lancet Jades Set license plate: [88OHS995] **No interior garage **Persistent vehicle -------------------- Description: This is a rental car that Michael possesses after his car is taken following Did Somebody Say Yoga? Not a particularly amazing car, but it gets the job well enough. The red color seems to be unique, though, and not exactly similar to any existing colors. -------------------- STRATEGY: Although technically a persistent vehicle, this is lost forever after finishing Monkey Business. As a result, this vehicle is actually classified as a "special" vehicle due to its set license plate (which isn't truly unique, unlike other persistent vehicles' plates). The only way to keep this is to use the 3.3 trick to put it into an interior garage. There's no way to preserve its persistent property, though, since putting it in the interior garage will strip the persistence from it. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.s1 - Mariner Blue Declasse Premier (1st of 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Trevor): Nigel and Mrs. Thornhill (Nigel) Difficulty: * Required: Towtruck Discovered by: fnxrak Set license plate: [28BNT310] ---------------------------------------- Description: This is apparently Nigel's car, and is parked nearby the mission location. It is metallic Mariner Blue with a random pearlescent. The license plate is set to a specific combination. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: First, get a Towtruck, from the LSC Garage near the Airport if needed. Next, drive to the mission start location (it's in Vinewood Hills) and fire a shot near Nigel to scare him off, cancelling the mission. This is parked up the street to the northeast of Nigel's position. Hook it up the Towtruck, drive it to Floyd's house, and leave it in the parking spot. Drive away and return (or save and load), and there it is! This can also be done later in the game with the Vanilla Unicorn's parking spots. If for some reason you want to get this during the period between access to Floyd's house and the Vanilla Unicorn, you can try to carefully and tediously wedge it into Trevor's Sandy Shores garage. But don't do this unless it is absolutely necessary. It's a pain in the dick. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.s2 - Mariner Blue Declasse Premier (2nd of 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Trevor): Vinewood Souvenirs - Al Di Napoli (Nigel) Difficulty: * Required: Towtruck Discovered by: Timcatgt Set license plate: [28BNT310] ---------------------------------------- Description: This is apparently Nigel's car, and is used to help apprehend the target. It is metallic Mariner Blue with a random pearlescent. The license plate is set to a specific combination. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY: First, get a Towtruck, from the LSC Garage near the Airport if needed. Next, drive to the mission start location and fire a shot near Nigel to scare him off, cancelling the mission. This is parked next to where Nigel was on the street. Hook it up the Towtruck, drive it to Floyd's house, and leave it in the parking spot. Drive away and return (or save and load), and there it is! This can also be done later in the game with the Vanilla Unicorn's parking spots. If for some reason you want to get this during the period between access to Floyd's house and the Vanilla Unicorn, you can try to carefully and tediously wedge it into Trevor's Sandy Shores garage. But don't do this unless it is absolutely necessary. It's a pain in the dick. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9.s3 - Mariner Blue Declasse Premier (3rd of 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stranger (Trevor): Vinewood Souvenirs - The Last Act (Nigel) Difficulty: * Required: Towtruck Discovered by: Timcatgt Set license plate: [28BNT310] ---------------------------------------- Description: This is apparently Nigel's car, and is used to dispose of the target. It is metallic Mariner Blue with a random pearlescent. The license plate is set to a specific combination. ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 1: First, get a Towtruck, from the LSC Garage near the Airport if needed. Next, drive to the mission start location and fire a shot near Nigel to scare him off, cancelling the mission. This is parked next to where Nigel was in the alley. Hook it up the Towtruck, drive it to Floyd's house, and leave it in the parking spot. Drive away and return (or save and load), and there it is! This can also be done later in the game with the Vanilla Unicorn's parking spots. If for some reason you want to get this during the period between access to Floyd's house and the Vanilla Unicorn, you can try to carefully and tediously wedge it into Trevor's Sandy Shores garage. But don't do this unless it is absolutely necessary. It's a pain in the dick. <> ---------------------------------------- STRATEGY 2: If you choose to free Al Di Napoli, you will have possession of this car even after the mission ends. Drive it to a garage at your leisure. Note that this is incompatible with both of the gold medal criteria, for what little it may matter. <> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================== *10* VEHICLE LIST ============================================================================== This is a list of all vehicles in the game, along with their make and class. The lists are based on class, with vehicles in that class listed by model, and the make afterwards. The model is the traditional GTA vehicle name, while the make and class were mostly left unknown in-game. In-game, when inside a vehicle, the game lists the make, model, and class in this order and format: [MAKE] [MODEL], [CLASS] If n/a is listed for the make, it means there is no make listed in the game. If the make is listed in parentheses, it is not shown in-game, but it can be seen during vehicle selection for races in GTA: Online. ------------------------------- BOATS: Model Make ------------------------------- Dinghy n/a Jetmax Shitzu (make listed as Ocelot in GTA:O) Marquis Dinka Seashark Speedophile Squalo Shitzu (make listed as Buckingham in GTA:O) Submersible n/a Suntrap Shitzu (make listed as Ocelot in GTA:O) Tropic Shitzu (make listed as Buckingham in GTA:O) ------------------------------- COMMERCIAL: Model Make ------------------------------- Benson Vapid Biff HVY Hauler JoBuilt Mule Maibatsu Packer MTL Phantom JoBuilt Stockade Brute ------------------------------- COMPACTS: Model Make ------------------------------- Blista Dinka Dilletante Karin Issi Weeny Prarie Bollokan ------------------------------- COUPES: Model Make ------------------------------- Cognoscenti Cabrio Enus Exemplar Dewbauchee F620 Ocelot Felon Lampadati Felon GT Lampadati Jackal Ocelot Oracle Ubermacht Sentinel Ubermacht Zion Ubermacht Zion Cabrio Ubermacht ------------------------------- CYCLES: Model Make ------------------------------- BMX n/a Cruiser n/a Endurex Race Bike n/a Fixter n/a Scorcher n/a Tri-Cycles Race Bike n/a Whippet Race Bike n/a ------------------------------- EMERGENCY: Model Make ------------------------------- Ambulance n/a FIB n/a Fire Truck n/a Lifeguard n/a Park Ranger (Declasse) Police Cruiser n/a Police Bike n/a Police Rancher n/a (only found during mission "Prologue") Police Riot n/a Police Roadcruiser n/a (only found during mission "Prologue") Police Transporter n/a Sheriff Cruiser n/a Sheriff SUV n/a Unmarked Cruiser n/a ------------------------------- HELICOPTERS: Model Make ------------------------------- Annihilator (Western) Buzzard Attack Chopper (Nagasaki) Cargobob (Western) Frogger (Maibatsu) Maverick (Buckingham) Police Maverick (Buckingham) ------------------------------- INDUSTRIAL: Model Make ------------------------------- Dock Handler n/a Dozer HVY Dump HVY Mixer HVY Rubble JoBuilt Tipper Brute ------------------------------- MILITARY: Model Make ------------------------------- Barracks n/a Barracks Semi HVY Crusader Canis ------------------------------- MOTORCYCLES: Model Make ------------------------------- Akuma Dinka Bagger Western Bati 801 Pegassi Bati 801RR Pegassi Daemon Western Double-T Dinka Faggio Principe (originally made by Pegassi) Hexer LCC Nemesis Principe PCJ 600 Shitzu Ruffian Pegassi Sanchez Maibatsu Vader Shitzu ------------------------------- MUSCLE: Model Make ------------------------------- Buccaneer Albany Dominator Vapid Gauntlet Bravado Phoenix Imponte Picador Cheval Ruiner Imponte Sabre Turbo Declasse Vigero Declasse Voodoo Muscle ------------------------------- OFF-ROAD: Model Make ------------------------------- Blazer Nagasaki Blazer Lifeguard Nagasaki Bodhi Canis Dune Buggy BF Duneloader Bravado Injection BF Mesa Canis (the Merryweather custom model) Rancher XL Declasse Rebel Karin Sandking SWG Vapid Sandking XL Vapid ------------------------------- PLANES: Model Make ------------------------------- Cargo Plane n/a Cuban 800 (Western) Duster (Western) Luxor Buckingham Mallard (Western) Mammatus (JoBuilt) P-996 LAZER n/a Shamal Buckingham Velum (JoBuilt) ------------------------------- SEDANS: Model Make ------------------------------- Asea Declasse Asterope Karen Emperor Albany Fugitive Cheval Ingot Vulcan Intruder Karen Premier Declasse Primo Albany Regina Dundreary Romero Hearse Chariot Schafter Benefactor Stanier Vapid Stratum Zirconium Super Diamond Enus Surge Cheval Tailgater Obey Washington Albany ------------------------------- SERVICE: Model Make ------------------------------- Airport bus n/a Bus n/a Rental Shuttle Bus n/a Taxi n/a Tourbus n/a Trashmaster n/a ------------------------------- SPORTS: Model Make ------------------------------- 9F Obey 9F Cabrio Obey Banshee Bravado Buffalo Bravado Carbonizzare Grotti Comet Pfister Coquette Invetero Elegy RH8 Annis Feltzer Benefactor Fusilade Schyster Futo Karin Penumbra Maibatsu Rapid GT Dewbauchee Schwartzer Benefactor Sentinel XS Ubermacht Sultan Karin Surano Benefactor ------------------------------- SPORTS CLASSICS: Model Make ------------------------------- JB 700 Dewbauchee Manana Albany Monroe Pegassi Peyote Vapid Stinger Grotti Tornado Declasse Z-Type Truffade ------------------------------- SUPER: Model Make ------------------------------- Adder Truffade Bullet Vapid Cheetah Grotti Entity XF Overflod Infernus Pegassi Vacca Pegassi Voltic Coil ------------------------------- SUVS: Model Make ------------------------------- Baller Gallivanter BeeJay XL Karin Cavalcade Albany Dubsta Benefactor FQ 2 Fathom Granger Declasse Gresley Bravado Habanero Emperor Landstalker Dundreary Mesa Canis (the normal model) Patriot Mammoth Radius Vapid Rocoto Obey Seminole Canis Serrano Benefactor ------------------------------- UTILITY: Model Make ------------------------------- Caddy n/a Docktug n/a Fieldmaster Stanley Ripley n/a Sadler Vapid Scrap Truck n/a Towtruck n/a Tractor n/a Utility Truck n/a ------------------------------- VANS: Model Make ------------------------------- Bison Bravado Bobcat XL Vapid Boxville Brute (the normal model) Boxville n/a (the GoPostal livery model) Burrito Declasse Camper Brute Gang Burrito Declasse Journey Zirconium Minivan Vapid Rumpo Bravado Speedo Vapid Surfer BF Taco Van n/a Youga Bravado ============================================================================== *11* MISSION LIST ============================================================================== A list of all missions in the game, along with what vehicles are available in those missions. This list is the order used to sort the vehicles. Strangers and Freaks missions are also listed. While the 100% checklist mentions 20 of these missions, there are actually many more, with only some of them counting towards the actual 100%. These list all of the missions, regardless of whether they count. Some missions do not count towards the 69 required for 100% completion, but still have an entry in the Replay Missions list, as well as award a medal based on completion of optional criteria (that count towards the 70 gold medals achievement). These will be denoted with an asterisk (*) and numbered with the same number as the previous mission in the list. This keeps the numbered missions at 69 total while still including these "non-mission" missions. Note that the characters listed as participating in each mission are basded on which actually is part of the mission, and not who the game awards completion of the mission to. For example, only Michael gets credit for finishing Prologue, but both he and Trevor are part of that mission. STORY MISSIONS: 1: Prologue [MT] (Beginning) 2: Franklin and Lamar [F] (Beginning) 7.1 - Unobtainable [Unique] Red Dewbauchee Rapid GT 7.2 - Ubobtainable [Unique] White Obey 9F Cabrio 3: Repossession [F] (Simeon) 6.1 - Special Orange Bravado Bison 4: Complications [MF] (Simeon) 5.1 - [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (1st of 3) 6.2 - Special Yellow Karin BeeJay XL w/ set plate First chance for 6.3 - Special Yellow Karin BeeJay XL First chance for 6.4 - RGO Red PL Roof Matte Yellow Karin BeeJay XL 5: Chop [F] (Franklin) 6: Father/Son [MF] (Michael) Last chance for 6.3 - Special Yellow Karin BeeJay XL Last chance for 6.4 - RGO Red PL Roof Matte Yellow Karin BeeJay XL 5.2 - [Blank] Taxi (1st of 2) 7: Marriage Counseling [MF] (Michael) 6.5 - Branded White Bravado Bison w/ winch 6.6 - Special Red Dinka Blista 8: The Big Stretch [F] (Franklin) 6.7 - UW Special Black Roof Albany Emperor w/ set plate 9.1 - Set Plate Silver Albany Cavalcade 9: Daddy's Little Girl [M] (Michael) 10: Friend Request [M] (Lester) 10*: The Good Husband [M] (Phonecall) 11: Casing the Jewelry Store [M] (Lester) 12a: Carbine Rifles [M] (Vangelico Heist - Loud) 7.3 - Unobtainable FIB w/ carbine rifle box 12b: BZ Gas Grenades [M] (Vangelico Heist - Smart) 6.8 - "Humane Labs" Brute Boxville 12b*: Bugstars Equipment [M] (Vangelico Heist - Smart) 13a: The Jewel Store Job (Heist - Loud) [MF] 7.4 - Unobtainable [Unique] Black Declasse Burrito 13b: The Jewel Store Job (Heist - Smart) [MF] 7.5 - Unobtainable [Unique] "Bugstars" Declasse Burrito 14: Mr. Philips [T] (Michael) 15: Nervous Ron [T] (Trevor) 5.3 - [Unique] Red Nagasaki Blazer 7.6 - Unobtainable [Unique] Blue Nagasaki Blazer 16: Trevor Philips Industries [T] (Chinese) 17: Crystal Maze [T] (Chinese) 18: Friends Reunited [T] (Trevor) 19: Fame or Shame [MT] (Michael) 5.4 - [Blank] Black JoBuilt Phantom 20: Hotel Assassination [F] (Lester) 21: Dead Man Walking [M] (FIB) 22: Three's Company [MFT] (FIB) 9.2 - Set Plate Galaxy Blue Ubermacht Oracle (1st of 2) 23: By the Book [MT] (FIB) 9.3 - Set Plate Galaxy Blue Ubermacht Oracle (2nd of 2) 24: Did Somebody Say Yoga? [M] (Michael) First chance for 9.4 - Set Plate Michael's Special Red Declasse Premier 25: Hood Safari [FT] (Franklin) 5.5 - [Blank] Black Vapid Sadler 5.6 - [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (2nd of 3) 5.7 - [Blank] Drumless Black HVY Mixer 26: Scouting the Port [T] (Trevor) 5.8 - [Unique] Brown Towtruck 27: Minisub [T] (Merryweather Heist - Either) 27*: Cargobob [T] (Merryweather Heist - Offshore) 28a: The Merryweather Heist [MFT] (Heist - Freighter) 28b: The Merryweather Heist [MFT] (Heist - Offshore) 7.7 - Unobtainable Cargobob w/ TPI graffiti 29: Tow Truck [MFT] (Heist - FIB) 30: Trash Truck [MFT] (Heist - FIB) 31: Boiler Suits [MFT] (Heist - FIB) 32: Masks [MFT] (Heist - FIB) 33: Getaway Vehicle [MFT] (Phonecall) 34: Blitz Play [MFT] (Heist - FIB) 35: Mr. Richards (Solomon) 36: I Fought the Law... [MFT] (Devin) 5.9 - [Unique] Orange Overflod Entity XF 5.10 - [Unique] Dark Blue Grotti Cheetah 5.11 - [Blank] Special Black Dinka Blista 5.12 - [Blank] UW Black Vapid Peyote 6.9 - Special Red Ocelot F620 37: Eye in the Sky [FT] (Devin) 38: Caida Libre (Martin Madrazo) 7.8 - Unobtainable Black Declasse Burrito w/ rifle in back 7.9 - Unobtainable [Unique] Black Gallivanter Baller 39: Deep Inside [F] (Devin) 7.10 - Unobtainable [Unique] Gray Dewbauchee JB 700 (1st of 2) 40: Minor Turbulence [T] (Michael) 4.1 - Unobtainable Cargo Plane, Planes (1st of 2) 4.2 - "Merryweather" Canis Mesa, Off-Road 5.13 - [Unique] Black Gallivanter Baller 41: Paleto Score Setup [MT] (FIB) 42: Predator [MFT] (Trevor) 5.14 - [Blank] UW Black Albany Cavalcade 43: Military Hardware [MFT] (Heist - Paleto) 7.11 - Unobtainable Barracks w/ armor boxes 44: The Paleto Score [MFT] (Paleto Heist) 45: Derailed [MT] (Trevor) 4.3 - Unobtainable "Merryweather" Canis Mesa, Off-Road 46: Monkey Business [MFT] (FIB) Last chance for 9.4 - Set Plate Michael's Special Red Declasse Premier 47: Hang Ten [T] (Trevor) 48: Surveying the Score [MFT] (Trevor) 49: Bury the Hatchet [MT] (Michael) 4.4 - Unobtainable Declasse Asea, Sedans (snowy) 50: Pack Man [FT] (Devin) 5.15 - [Blank] UW Black Canis Mesa (3rd of 3) 7.12 - Unobtainable [Unique] Yellow Pegassi Monroe 7.13 - Unobtainable [Unique] Red Grotti Stinger 7.14 - Unobtainable [Unique] Orange Overflod Entity XF 7.15 - Unobtainable [Unique] Dark Blue Grotti Cheetah 7.16 - Unobtainable [Unique] Gray Dewbauchee JB 700 (2nd of 2) 7.17 - Unobtainable [Unique] Black Z-Type 51: Fresh Meat [MF] (Franklin) 52: 53: 54: 55: 56: 57: 58: 59: 60: STRANGERS AND FREAKS - FRANKLIN: F1: Pulling Favors (Tonya) F2: Pulling Another Favor (Tonya) F3: Pulling Favors Again (Tonya) F4: Still Pulling Favors (Tonya) F5: Pulling One Last Favor (Tonya) F6: Shift Work (Hao) F7: Paparazzo (Beverly) F8: Paparazzo - The Sex Tape (Beverly) 5.s1 - [Unique] Torino Red Fathom FQ 2 7.s1 - Unobtainable Light Blue Rapid GT w/ unique plate F9: Paparazzo - The Partnership (Beverly) F10: Paparazzo - The Meltdown (Beverly) 5.s2 - [Unique] Pfister Pink Cognoscenti Cabrio F11: Paparazzo - The Highness (Beverly) F12: Paparazzo - Reality Check (Beverly) F13: Far Out (Omega) F14: Grass Roots - Franklin (Barry) F15: Grass Roots - The drag (Barry) 6.s1 - Special Blue Beater Albany Emperor 7.s2 - Unobtainable Special Blue Beater Albany Emperor w/ stash box F16: Grass Roots - The Pickup (Barry) 7.s3 - Unobtainble Random Bravado Duneloader w/ stash box F17: Grass Roots - The Smoke-in (Barry) F18: Risk Assessment (Dom) F19: Liquidity Risk (Dom) 4.s1 - Unobtainable Cargo Plane, Planes (2nd of 2) F20: F21: F22: Exercising Demons - Franklin (Mary Ann) F23: A Starlet in Vinewood (Dreyfuss) 5.s3 - [Unique] Graphite Dundreary Landstalker STRANGERS AND FREAKS - MICHAEL: M1: Grass Roots - Michael (Barry) M2: Exercising Demons - Michael (Mary Ann) STRANGERS AND FREAKS - TREVOR: T1: Special Bonds (Maude) T2: Target Practice (Cletus) T3: Fair Game (Cletus) T4: Rampage One (Rampage - Rednecks) T5: Rampage Two (Rampage - Vagos) T6: Rampage Three (Rampage - Ballas) T7: Rampage Four (Rampage - Soldiers) T8: Rampage Five (Rampage - Hipsters) T8: Nigel & Mrs. Thornhill (Nigel) 5.s5 - Mariner Blue Declasse Premier w/ set plate (1st of 3) T9: Vinewood Souvenirs - Kerry (Nigel) T10: Vinewood Souvenirs - Mark (Nigel) 7.s4 - Unobtainable Caddy w/ golf club bag T11: Vinewood Souvenirs - Tyler (Nigel) 7.s5 - Unobtainable Bronze Speedo w/ gardening equipment T12: Vinewood Souvenirs - Willie (Nigel) T13: Vinewood Souvenirs - Al Di Napoli (Nigel) 5.s6 - Mariner Blue Declasse Premier w/ set plate (2nd of 3) T14: Vinewood Souvenirs - The Last Act (Nigel) 5.s7 - Mariner Blue Declasse Premier w/ set plate (3rd of 3) T15: Grass Roots - Trevor (Barry) T16: The Civil Border Patrol (Minute Men) T17: An American Welcome (Minute Men) T18: Minute Man Blues (Minute Men) T19: Extra Commission (Josh) RANDOM EVENTS: R1: Countryside Gang Fight [MFT] (random event) 5.r1 - [Unique] Gold Cheval Picador SWITCH EVENTS: S1: Talk with Tanisha [F] (switch event) 5.x1 - [Blank] Taxi (2nd of 2) S2: Scooter Brother [T] (switch event) 5.x2 - [Unique] Garnet Red Pegassi Faggio S3: Lost - Off the Bridge [T] (switch event) 5.x3 - [Blank] "Lost" Declasse Gang Burrito ============================================================================== *12* FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ============================================================================== Q: You missed [insert vehicle]! A: Email me, and let me know. You will receive full credit for it. Q: [Insert vehicle] isn't special, but you still have it listed here! A: Send me the info on where it can be found at any time (especially the end of the game), and I'll adjust or remove it from this guide accordingly. Q: One of the vehicles you listed is one I discovered first, and here's proof! Thief! A: If you have proof you discovered a vehicle first, show it to me and if I determine you really did discover it first, credit will be given. ============================================================================== *13* CONTACT INFORMATION ============================================================================== My screenname is LancetJades on GameFAQs. Feel free to IM me on AIM as well. If I don't respond, I'm not ignoring you, I just tend to wander away from my computer at times. If you wish to contact me, just email me: lancet at ever more forums dot com (remove the spaces, obviously, and replace the at with the proper sign) Alternatively, IM me at: AIM: Lancet Jades YIM: lancetjades (not on often) Skype: lancetjades (on sporadically) I don't check my yahoo email address, so don't bother sending any mail there. I'm a perfectionist, so if you have anything to contribute or correct, please do so. You'll receive full credit (credit goes to the screenname you talk to me from, so if you want another name, you have to specify it). Even if you're just pointing out a spelling or grammatical mistake, please do so, no matter how small. Keep in mind though that I live in the U.S., and as such, I use American English spellings such as "color" and "criticize," as opposed to "colour" and "criticise." If you wish to use this guide on your site, aside from asking my permission, I require you in question to automatically fetch any updates I make from GameFAQs.com yourselves. I only update to GameFAQs.com and if I discover other sites carrying my guides have out-of-date versions, I will ask that it be removed. ============================================================================== *14* CREDITS ============================================================================== Arthur Heng ~Informed me of where the car storage spot at Floyd's safehouse actually was, after I had concluded it didn't exist. A great help! Also confirmed that even big trucks can be stored there with creative parking. Even discovered that fnxrak's "mod a vehicle at LSC to keep it afterwards" trick works on a bunch of mission vehicles! Found a bunch of other assorted things, too. Columbo ~Found a strategy to get both the blank plate Blista and Peyote from after I Fought the Law, and a way to obtain the vehicles in Simeon's dealership (except for the Special Yellow Karin BeeJay XL) up until completing the first heist. Also found that the Z-Type in Pack Man had a unique plate. fnxrak ~Helped elucidate the issues with the orange Bison in Repossession. Also suggested that the FQ 2 in Beverly's second mission might be difficult or impossible to get on the European version. Also discovered a trick to keep vehicles from missions by modding them at LSC. lol232 ~Pointed out that the special orange Bison in Repossession might not be obtainable by failing the mission in some versions of the game. Sean Lim ~Found a blank plate black Cavalcade after Predator. Skellington87 ~Found that the two Blazers in Nervous Ron have unique license plates. StuntmanSnake ~Helped me out a lot with many vehicles, and gave me someone to discuss vehicles, strategies, and other things with. A huge help! And he'll probably discover dozens more vehicles in the future. Also discoverd how to save any vehicle at interioer garages!!! And how to duplicate vehicles. Timcatgt ~Found numerous special vehicles (most of which have not been added yet). Many of his finds were vehicles that were not very visible and easily missed. Really, he's by far one of, if not THE most prolific special vehicle discoverer person thingy for GTAV thus far. ============================================================================== *15* VERSION HISTORY ============================================================================== 0.20 Completed October 3rd, 2013. First release, has vehicles through the first several missions detailed. 0.22 Completed October 8th, 2013. StuntmanSnake discovered how to keep the unique plate version of the yellow BeeJay XL after Complications, and how to get the unique Bison with winch in Marriage Counseling. Also added more vehicles. 0.25 Completed October 21st, 2013. Completed through the first heist and a little bit beyond. 0.27 Completed October 23rd, 2013. Completed a few more missions. 0.28 Completed October 25th, 2013. Finished a lot of stranger missions and another story mission. Bigger updates next week! 0.30 Completed November 1st, 2013. More progress and some fixes, courtesy of fnxrak! 0.40 Completed November 4th, 2013. Made more story progress, and added a bunch of vehicles that Timcatgt found. 0.50 Completed November 8th, 2013. Even more main story progress, and some fixes and addition things completed (like the safehouse list... I think). Also ran a spellcheck on the guide. It was much needed. fnxrak found a third copy of Nigel's blue Premier, and Arthur Heng filled me in on the garage mechanics, especially Floyd's house. 0.52 Completed November 11th, 2013. A bunch of new tactics, including storing any vehicle in interior garages, duplicating vehicles, and modding vehicles during missions to keep them afterwards. Great work, StuntmanSnake and Arthur Heng!!! 0.55 Completed November 18th, 2013. fnxrak found a wat to get both the Cheetal and Entity XF from I Fought the Law. Also... other stuff. Maybe? Also more garage info from Arthur Heng, mainly when certain garages are lost. 0.60 Completed November 26nd, 2013. A blank plate Cavalcade after Predator, and added a blank plate Blista from I fought the law that I had overlooked. Also covered A Starlet in Vinewood. 0.75 Completed November 29th, 2013. Made more story progress and added vehicles accordingly. Also removed the online trick as it is apparent that it only works before finishing the mission Complications early in the game. Also improved the formatting of the vehicle sections a lot, better distinguishing between different entries and sections. Split main sections into "unique/blank plates" and "other special things," and also made a special "set plates" section to quarantine them away from all the vehicles that are ACTUALLY special. 0.76 Completed December 27th, 2013. Columbo reported a way of getting both blank plate vehicles from I Fought the Law, and a way to access inside Simeon's dealership after Father/Son (up until finishing the last setup mission for the first heist). Also a bunch of other small additions I can't be bothered to keep track of. ============================================================================== *16* BOILERPLATE ============================================================================== This document Copyright 2013 John Hoffnagle IV. Do not reproduce this document for any purpose besides personal use without asking me first. I'm not stingy; if you ask, you'll most likely get permission to host it. Otherwise, it's a violation of copyright, and I WILL pursue legal action, especially if you sell it for money. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. None of which are me.