:) Police Impound :)

[alexsermon0]

Ok, When you go 2 some of the impounds across san andreas all the cars u have been busted in go there. so what have you found there before?

 

last time i found a shamal, comet, sabre, and a cab (i had a bit of trouble getting the shamal out)

[Knife]

Uhh, I thought that code was cut and doesn't happen. All I have ever seen are pilice cars, police cars and three cars at the back in one of them. Oh and a hydra which you can't steal.

[Mxyzptlk]

I had an AT-400 in there once, it was half-spawned in the wall and blew up shortly later.

[SWEETSAPRIK]

I've seen planes but they usually blow up.

 

Originally I'd see the same type of car that I'd been driving, but I just assumed that it was because of the way cars that you're in are more likely to spawn in GTA games.

 

However, once I saw a tampa that I had modded in the SF impound, I know it was mine because it had those gold rims "twist" I think they're called.

 

I kept trying to get it to happen again, with no luck. I have to assume that you have to be busted in it for the car to have a chance at it appearing, since I'd tried everything else. But it's basically useless to me since I reload after getting busted, so I stopped trying to figure out exactly how it works.

Edited September 14, 2005 by SWEETSAPRIK

[Mxyzptlk]

so I stopped trying to figure out exactly how it works.

Same here, it seems very random and not reliable to any degree.

[TheGuyFromThere]

Can I ask where these impounds are?

[Knife]

At/behind all the police stations.

[SWEETSAPRIK]

@Mxyzptlk

Yeah, if I'd ever actually had it happen the way I heard it was originally supposed to work, it would be different. I heard they wanted it to work so that cars would even show up in there if you just left them on the street. As if someone came along and towed it. That would have actually been useful, and I might have stuck with it. But after a few hours of getting busted just to try and get it to work I totally lost interest.

 

@Dom0803

The impounds are underneath the police stations. One in LS, one in SF, and one in LV. You get a (I think it's three star) wanted level once they see you. You can sometimes get in and out without being seen if you switch to a knife, or your hands, and sneak. But usually I drive a motorcycle in and then steal whatever decent car I find in there.

 

LS

SF

LV

 

 

Edited September 14, 2005 by SWEETSAPRIK

[Mr. Someguy]

@Mxyzptlk

Yeah, if I'd ever actually had it happen the way I heard it was originally supposed to work, it would be different. I heard they wanted it to work so that cars would even show up in there if you just left them on the street. As if someone came along and towed it. That would have actually been useful, and I might have stuck with it. But after a few hours of getting busted just to try and get it to work I totally lost interest.

 

@Dom0803

The impounds are underneath the police stations. One in LS, one in SF, and one in LV. You get a (I think it's three star) wanted level once they see you. You can sometimes get in and out without being seen if you switch to a knife, or your hands, and sneak. But usually I drive a motorcycle in and then steal whatever decent car I find in there.

 

LS

SF

LV

 

 

I beleve there are 2 in LS .

[51L3N7 4554551N]

Well I believe you are wrong, there is only one Police Station in LS

[GritSandWiches4Breakfest]

I found my modded Slamvan there after getting busted the other day, but that was only once in about getting busted 7-8 times.

[TheGuyFromThere]

@Mxyzptlk

Yeah, if I'd ever actually had it happen the way I heard it was originally supposed to work, it would be different. I heard they wanted it to work so that cars would even show up in there if you just left them on the street. As if someone came along and towed it. That would have actually been useful, and I might have stuck with it. But after a few hours of getting busted just to try and get it to work I totally lost interest.

 

@Dom0803

The impounds are underneath the police stations. One in LS, one in SF, and one in LV. You get a (I think it's three star) wanted level once they see you. You can sometimes get in and out without being seen if you switch to a knife, or your hands, and sneak. But usually I drive a motorcycle in and then steal whatever decent car I find in there.

 

LS

SF

LV

 

 

Cheers for that man. You too knife.

[pdescobar]

 

The impounds are underneath the police stations. One in LS, one in SF, and one in LV. You get a (I think it's three star) wanted level once they see you. You can sometimes get in and out without being seen if you switch to a knife, or your hands, and sneak. But usually I drive a motorcycle in and then steal whatever decent car I find in there.

 

You are correct -- the trespassing penalty is 3-stars, although it doesn't seem to trigger until about 20-30 seconds after you are spotted. Note that if you want to simply look around and not take anything, you can safely drive in there in a police vehicle; the gate and garage door will both open for you. You can then check out the lot and so long as you remain in your car and don't go doing anything provocative like running over anybody, you can leave without incurring any wanted level at all(*). I have done this with a Police, an HPV1000 and a Rhino without causing a fuss and I expect that probably any vigilante-capable vehicle would work(**).

 

Also, I don't believe Barbara's cop uniform will let you go unnoticed (I vaguely remember testing this) even though I, personally, think it should.

 

* Edit #1: Actually, if you run over everybody quick enough in your police vehicle, it seems you can still get away with just a 1-star level, even if you subsequently get out and jack one of the impounded cars.

 

** Edit #2: All vigilante-capable land vehicles, including the S.W.A.T., will let you in to the impound safely. The Hunter does not.

Edited September 16, 2005 by pdescobar

[alexsermon0]

i havent actually been to the 1 in LS, i bet there is loads and loads of my cars in there, at least 2 tanks and maybe a couple of greenwoods