Questions about saving cars etc

[StormerBoy]

I'm a bit thick around this area. My understanding is that if you save a car in one of your garages then it is yours forever, so:

 

1. If I save it in my garage, then one day I take it out for a drive and blow it up, will it be in my garage again later on?

2. If I have a garage that is designed for two cars, but I can squeeze a third car in there, will that work?

3. If I store my damaged car in the garage, when I come back will it be fixed?

4. If I take the car out of my garage and use it on a mission, which involves leaving it on the other side of the map half way thru the mission, where will it be returned after the mission? I tried this and it was not returned to my garage nor the police impound. Does that mean I lost it as well as all the $50k modifications I put on it?

5. What would the consequence be of the firing a RPG into the garage, ie will the cars be f*cked forever or just until I go away and then come back again?

6. If I leave a car outside the garage on the drive-way, will that save it too? If so, can it be anywhere on the drive-way?

[rohra]

ALSO

 

How many cars can be owned within each character's safehouse ie. M,F & T. ?

If i buy a car thru online and then take it home.. will it be at home from then on ?

It's just very confusing this entire car-save thingy...R* has been very stupid this time..

[TheMarkofZollo]

.R* has been very stupid this time..

I think the problem is the manual came out 3 weeks after release and doesn't work still for some people!!

 

1. No, if destroyed it is exactly that unlike characters default cars which will respawn.

2. Could work but try it. I had two cars in T's garage, squeezed in a Sanchez and all three vanished. I had two cars and a bike in F's garage and when I came back the bike was gone so I reckon two max = a bit sh*t R*!

3. Should be after you load or go far away. If you just park, walk off 10 feet and come back it will still be damaged.

4. No, like 1., you will lose it. All the crappy cars I stole for one journey appear in impound but ones I bought or frequently used never did.

5. Try it, not sure. I would reckon it could 'cos with the Titan in the hanger when it blows up and you go off and come back it respawns but the planes work better than the cars in this respect I.E. always respawn. However same as 1. and 4. it may not work.

6. No it has to be in the garage.

7. See 2. Though you can buy each character another garage that fits 4 cars, check on map for properties. Another sh*t bit from R*, a garage that could fit prob 8 cars but only lets you put in 4. They never specified the 10 car garage as being online only, I expected it with the CE!

8. No buying online sends it to your 4 car garage, will only be available there once (press right on d-pad inside garage to access it).

 

Hope that helps

Edited October 21, 2013 by TheMarkofZollo

[StormerBoy]

Thank you.

 

1. By characters' default cars do you mean like Trevor's red pickup thing? Because I haven't seen Michael's car (the one that he first had when I got him as a character) since the first time I drove it and broke it somewhere?

 

2. On the other hand, every time Michael leaves his house there is some crappy red saloon car that is parked/saved on the drive-way. What is that all about?

 

3. Can I save cars in other peoples' garages? ie can Trevor leave his car in Michael's garage?

[MIGta]

I tried storing a car in Michael's garage when I was Trevor and the garage wouldn't open for Trevor.

[jamieleng]

Thank you.

 

1. By characters' default cars do you mean like Trevor's red pickup thing? Because I haven't seen Michael's car (the one that he first had when I got him as a character) since the first time I drove it and broke it somewhere?

 

2. On the other hand, every time Michael leaves his house there is some crappy red saloon car that is parked/saved on the drive-way. What is that all about?

 

3. Can I save cars in other peoples' garages? ie can Trevor leave his car in Michael's garage?

1 & 2. I'm not even halfway through the game, but from what I can tell, Franklin's green bike & white Buffalo/ Trevor's red Bodhi pickup always spawn outside their current safehouse, no matter where you abandon them or if you destroy them. Michael's permanent car has changed to that red car you mentioned. Maybe he's trying not to spend his illegal earnings to attract attention from enforcement agencies other than those he's in bed with.

 

3. No you can't. You can make them meet up in freeroam, by switching between them & driving each of them to the same spot. You can then take the other character's vehicle (but they will pull you out if you hang around).

 

As for the garage saving, I'm confused about how it works.

[TheMarkofZollo]

Thank you.

 

1. By characters' default cars do you mean like Trevor's red pickup thing? Because I haven't seen Michael's car (the one that he first had when I got him as a character) since the first time I drove it and broke it somewhere?

 

2. On the other hand, every time Michael leaves his house there is some crappy red saloon car that is parked/saved on the drive-way. What is that all about?

 

3. Can I save cars in other peoples' garages? ie can Trevor leave his car in Michael's garage?

1. Yes default cars being T's Bodhi, M's Tailgater and F's Buffalo and Bagger.

2. At some point in the game Jimmy leaves the house and takes Mike's car, he has to use the Premier until Jimmy gives the Tailgater back.

3. No, they cannot be accessed by other characters

[StormerBoy]

Thanks thanks thanks

[Gnocchi Flip Flops]

For 1: ANY CAR that explodes cannot be obtained again unless it is your personal car. Rockatar make insurance for Online on this but were some idiot there decided SP would not need it I presume. Boy he was wrong. So tip, DO NOT explode your car. If it explodes, you better not save.