Selling Import/Export cars was the worse thing added to the game...for Rockstar.

[RyuNova]

I used the double money event recently to boost my cash by a large amount all Solo.

Got a million stored in my Bunker for rainy days and half a million in my biker business but those are my rainy day funds so they dont get touched.

[ntinoskonsta]

Making I/E so OP was a grave mistake on R*'s part. Everything else pales in comparison. Sure it can get boring but when you're making so much money you learn not to mind it. Today my export earnings surpassed 25 million dollars after 243 exports and I can keep going

[HaRdSTyLe_83]

Its 100k because after you have sourced/delivered your top range with Cargobob(little to 0 damage), you grab your armed aircraft and get 20.5 k/2min with Headhunter.

 

IE ftw...

 

 

 

 

SO ?

its still only 80k for each I/E car and not 100k like you said in your post

the headhunter is a separate payout that takes its own time aswell

 

by your logic i can say I/E gives 1 million bcuz after selling the car i can sell the bunker and the coke

Edited September 1, 2017 by HaRdSTyLe_83

[EggsAndJam]

 

its still only 80k for each I/E car and not 100k like you said in your post

 

 

More like 60k no?

 

80k for the sale - 20k to upgrade.

60k profit

[Sentinel Driver]

 

 

its still only 80k for each I/E car and not 100k like you said in your post

 

 

More like 60k no?

 

80k for the sale - 20k to upgrade.

60k profit

 

Nope. 20k to upgrade. Sold for 100k

100k - 20k = 80k

[Picklez]

 

Even by adding overpowered NPCs with perfect accuracy players can still make a lot of money from I/E

 

I guess that's why Rockstar decided to stop adding business that actually make profit lol

Why does everyone keep saying that? They're not overpowered, game has been out for 4 years or so, more than enough time to learn enemies. Anyone who thinks they are, sucks.

 

Letting them get artificial speed boosts in Sultan RS's, shoot through solid objects, and make even Zancudo's finest snipers look like amateurs is not balanced or fair enemy design. Don't even try to defend that sh*t.

Edited September 1, 2017 by Picklez

[JSwartz0181]

 

Its 100k because after you have sourced/delivered your top range with Cargobob(little to 0 damage), you grab your armed aircraft and get 20.5 k/2min with Headhunter.

 

IE ftw...

 

 

 

 

SO ?

its still only 80k for each I/E car and not 100k like you said in your post

the headhunter is a separate payout that takes its own time aswell

 

by your logic i can say I/E gives 1 million bcuz after selling the car i can sell the bunker and the coke

 

No, it checks out, as the cooldown on exporting means, more often than not, you'll have some downtime between sales, even after you source a vehicle to sell. Headhunter easily fits in that time (the number of times I finish a source, have 6-10 mins left on cooldown, do a HH, return to my warehouse, and STILL have time to wait.....). It's not I/E that gets you $100k, it's with it you can get $100k every ~25 minutes (the cooldown starts after the sale finishes). Unless you can fill a bunker and coke, sell both, AND do I/E every 25 minutes, your counterargument doesn't work.

[flexcreator]

Nothing they have given us compares anywhere near to the money you can make from Import/Export and R* knows this

 

Unpopular opinion: Gunrunning was a profitable addition.

 

I mean Solo players can make ~160-200K easily by driving a heavily armored vehicle from point A to point B.

 

but they cant change anything without a massive backlash

 

 

I'm pretty sure they can change anything they want.

And they don't care about player opinions

[JSwartz0181]

 

 

Only problem is that my Cargobob still suffers from spontaneous combustion when leaving it unattended. So each time when I park it outside my warehouse n walk in it usually blows up out of itself. So I have to drive the car to the dropoff.

 

But ye I only did the 42 missions to unlock discounts now im allready back to I/E. Im very lazy though so IF I even do vip work inbetween it's only Fortified(1min drive and 9 mins afk for 35.000$) xD

If you're doing this in solo sessions, I recommend not spawning the bob, start the sale, leave the car, request CEO Buzzard, then spawn Bob, then complete sale. The magical blue Sultans don't spawn if the car doesnt move.

Im allways with 1-3 friends in a solo sess so the Sultans never show up. But it's just annoying when I source with the bob, deliver it, then park it outside warehouse and once inside it blows up. And going back 2 office or hospital to grab a new one takes to long id rather drive

 

@edit forgot the new spawn feature, but that still takes 2 long prolly idk where they spawn though

 

As for your edit, again, it all depends on your location (you won't know until you try for yourself). For me, the spawning is PERFECT! Lombank office, from the roof, it spawns for me on the beach near the pier. If I jump off the roof and pull my parachute right away, I land right at the cargobob! It's almost too perfect actually, as I wish I would land a few steps short to give time for the pack removal animation to complete so I wouldn't have to wait to be able to enter the vehicle!

[HKM87]

Yeah maybe for now.

 

But wait and see how the economy's gonna inflate, even 100K every 20 mins wouldn't be enough

 

Plus, you forgot that selling a vehicle requires getting it first, time & money on the line there.

[Guest]

 

Nothing they have given us compares anywhere near to the money you can make from Import/Export and R* knows this

Unpopular opinion: Gunrunning was a profitable addition.

 

I mean Solo players can make ~160-200K easily by driving a heavily armored vehicle from point A to point B.

 

$75k cost, $210k profit, 5 minutes of game play, a few hours of doing anything else (or being AFK at monitors overnight). GR has increased my income by $135k at least once each time I log on. Much like Coke, Meth, Counterfeit Cash and Weed increase it too. Passive businesses, very much profitable (if cost of supplies is less than sale price)

 

 

 

 

but they cant change anything without a massive backlash

I'm pretty sure they can change anything they want.

And they don't care about player opinions

 

I believe they care a little but you're right, if they wanted to nerf I/E they would do so without thinking about the complaints.

 

Yeah maybe for now.

 

But wait and see how the economy's gonna inflate, even 100K every 20 mins wouldn't be enough

 

Plus, you forgot that selling a vehicle requires getting it first, time & money on the line there.

Time - 5 minutes max

Money - Before SR $200 for a bob. After SR, nothing (free instantly spawned bob). Using a cargobob causes no damage on either supply or sale if you know what you are doing.

[Mrnrfan182]

Best money maker:

 

Resupply my bunker by paying 75k right before I sell 210k worth of supplies

 

THEN

 

Resupply my coke business by paying 75k right before I sell 124k (not sure on that, I don't pay much attention) worth of supplies

 

THEN

 

have my character look at a security screen while I do literally anything else in the world. Usually it's watch a movie, play something on the Xbone (I play GTA on PS4), mow the lawn, shop for groceries, work on the car, spend time with the girlfriend, peruse these forums...generally anything but playing the game. Every couple of hours I sell about 300k worth of sh*t, AFK some fortified and go back to my day...as a matter of fact, my character is staring at the security screens right now and I'm about to watch a movie with the girlfriend...

[CaliMeatWagon]

Only problem is that my Cargobob still suffers from spontaneous combustion when leaving it unattended. So each time when I park it outside my warehouse n walk in it usually blows up out of itself. So I have to drive the car to the dropoff.

 

But ye I only did the 42 missions to unlock discounts now im allready back to I/E. Im very lazy though so IF I even do vip work inbetween it's only Fortified(1min drive and 9 mins afk for 35.000$) xD

 

I personally use Transporter in-between. A good portion of the maps finish around Chumash. The Wastelander spawns at the gas station right below Ft. Zancudo. Deliver it to Elysan Island. Easy ~$20K in ~5 min.

 

Also, I found a trick for dealing with the NPC's. Hurry up and get past them, then keep your speed at 100 once the shooting stops. They'll stay just far enough behind you that they won't cause traffic to freak out, but not far enough that new ones spawn in front of you.

 

 

Nothing they have given us compares anywhere near to the money you can make from Import/Export and R* knows this

 

Unpopular opinion: Gunrunning was a profitable addition.

 

I mean Solo players can make ~160-200K easily by driving a heavily armored vehicle from point A to point B.

 

but they cant change anything without a massive backlash

 

 

I'm pretty sure they can change anything they want.

And they don't care about player opinions

 

 

Gunrunning is the most profitable of the passive business. Especially when you start getting into dollar per minute. The Biker Businesses (any of them) are not as profitable and are now a time sink. Unless you spend a lot of time inactive in-game. I've shut all mine down and rely only on I/E and the Bunker.

[Hécate-II]

 

Unpopular opinion: Gunrunning was a profitable addition.

 

I mean Solo players can make ~160-200K easily by driving a heavily armored vehicle from point A to point B.

GR Is rentable af, I.m still glitching supplies, near 35Mio solo...probably my fav business after IE.

[JPull07]

Its 100k because after you have sourced/delivered your top range with Cargobob(little to 0 damage), you grab your armed aircraft and get 20.5 k/2min with Headhunter.

 

IE ftw...

 

 

. How do you use cargobob for car deliveries

[Hécate-II]

I don't understand your question.

[SKZ11_]

Can someone confirm. Is I/E when you buy an office and then a car warehouse?

Edited September 2, 2017 by SKZ11_

[redamed9292]

Can someone confirm. Is I/E when you buy an office and then a car warehouse?

Yes.you buy the office to acess securoserv to source the cars.and in the warehouse the cars are stored

[JPull07]

I don't understand your question.

i don't understand your not understanding it.

[CosmicBuffalo]

The bunker is better money. And way way less work. IE is quick, but you are required to steal the cars and some of the steal missions are far away and difficult. And I have a very expensive warehouse. The bonus of selling in a full lobby. That one of the good things about IE, any lobby will do, but no bonus.

 

Never making 100k unless you sell a collection. You must spend 20k to mod the car. As well as, the repair damage for me is usually around 6k even with the cagobob because of helicopters ai.

 

Prefer bunker steals to IE because I can usually use the buzzard or now hydra to return. Can spawn in the business, dont have to go to another location to start a new mission. All of the to and fro takes time and its pretty annoying. I have the farmhouse which is the best location.

Edited September 2, 2017 by GenericGTAO

[Hécate-II]

 

I don't understand your question.

i don't understand your not understanding it.

 

 

Can you re-phrase the question? I use Cargobob for 99% of sourcing/exporting missions.What else? You get your helico, grab the car and thats all.

 

[JPull07]

It hooks the car after you deploy it? I didn't know you could do this. Can it work for crates too or no?

[JustCallMeNiko]

The IE update was intended as a solo friendly dlc since the updates before it were very much multiplayer... it's very hard to cater to such a diverse player base.

 

Most players who love IE are probably those who don't enjoy playing with others. If you play with a group of friends the MC stuff and GR are better ways to make money and have fun since it doesn't take 4+ people to steal 1 car.

[Rafae]

It hooks the car after you deploy it? I didn't know you could do this. Can it work for crates too or no?

Yes, press right on the d-pad to bring out the hook underneath. It takes some skill successfully hitching the cars though. You can only use this for I/E and a few Gunrunning supply missions.

[Hécate-II]

It hooks the car after you deploy it? I didn't know you could do this. Can it work for crates too or no?

 

No. The game does not allow you to lift trucks/vans from Biker and Finance and Felony DLC(Special Cargo crates, MC supplies, Biker contract's vans...etc).

 

Check that thread.

 

http://gtaforums.com/topic/888040-import-export-the-cargobob-way/

 

If you're on PC I can help and show you directly.

Edited September 2, 2017 by Hécate-II

[LL Cool L]

im confused...are you happy or not that you can make good money?....whats the purpose of this thread?

 

a big f*ck you to R*? I don't get it?

[flexcreator]

 

It hooks the car after you deploy it? I didn't know you could do this. Can it work for crates too or no?

 

No. The game does not allow you to lift trucks/vans from Biker and Finance and Felony DLC(Special Cargo crates, MC supplies, Biker contract's vans...etc).

 

 

Works with Gunrunning vans though

 

[elfoam]

Not exactly true OP, Heists still makes the most and crates is at least a match for import export, crates and heist require more skill however to do them quickly.

[Ledorus]

A bit off topic but is it really worth getting a cargobob for I/E? I'm grinding I/E and GR again after splurging on the DLC and I'm wondering if the Cargobob is worth the investment.

[HamwithCheese]

im confused...are you happy or not that you can make good money?....whats the purpose of this thread?

 

a big f*ck you to R*? I don't get it?

Op is pointing out that new businesses since I/E aren't nearly as profitable and lone wolf friendly. But, now that they're hiding new content, you kinda have to buy them if you want new stuff.