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The Coach, as seen in Grand Theft Auto III.

The Coach is a recurring vehicle in all of the GTA III Era games, and is reminiscent of a charter bus.

Overview

Like its cousin, the Bus, it is one of the heaviest vehicles in the games and is probably also the longest, thus it has very wide turning radius. It is reasonably fast for its size, and has decent brakes. It's also highly durable and has a distinctive ability to carry a large number of passengers. The vehicle is intended to be a chartered version of the bus, featuring a sleeker design and more spacious intertior.

The Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories renditions of the Coach assume a modern design, with a curved front and partially rounded body. Due to its size, the Coach is capable of seating a large number of passengers (up to 8, as seen in the GTA III mission, The Fuzz Ball). The vehicle runs on six wheels, has tinted windows (which do not allow the player to see inside) and has two passenger access doors on both sides. The bus' bodywork permits two paint colors. In GTA III, the Coach is commonly seen throughout Liberty City, with two parked in a shed in Portland Island, south of Joey's Garage.

The Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories renditions of the Coach are essentially older versions of the GTA III Coach. These buses have a more boxy design, with colored stripes running along the sides. However, other design aspects of the vehicle are unchanged from its "future" version. The bus can still hold a large number of passengers (7 in San Andreas), and may be seen stopping at designated bus stops in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas. In Vice City, there exists a semi-secret bus driver mini-game for the Coach. Stealing the bus and stopping at bus stops will cause passengers to board, awarding the player $10 for each passenger.

In GTA San Andreas, the Coach can be obtained from a car park at the summit of Missionary Hill in San Fierro. They also appear on the main highway in Tierra Robada, on The Strip in Las Venturas, and on the road just outsideLos Santos International Airport, at specific times of the day.

Locations

Grand Theft Auto III

Bus depot, Portland View, Portland
Can be found throughout the city on main roads

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Can be found stopped on a bus stop sign, dropping off passengers Downtown, Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Car park adjacent to TV station building, Missionary Hill, San Fierro
Can be found on the main road, Tierra Robada
Can be found outside the Los Santos airport
Can be found driving on The Strip, Las Venturas

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Though there are bus stops everywhere in Vice City, they no longer serve any more to stop buses. The only way to obtain this vehicle is to go to Intergloblar films. Once Vic gets on the bus, mission crash is activated.

Gallery

The Coach, as seen in Grand Theft Auto

The Coach, as seen in Grand Theft Auto
The Coach, as seen in GTA Vice City.

The Coach, as seen in GTA Vice City.
The Coach, as seen in GTA San Andreas.

The Coach, as seen in GTA San Andreas.
The Coach, as seen in GTA Liberty City Stories

The Coach, as seen in GTA Liberty City Stories
The Coach, as seen in GTA Vice City Stories

The Coach, as seen in GTA Vice City Stories

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 [[Image:Coach_1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Coach, as seen in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''.]]
-The '''Coach''' is a recurring [[Wikipedia:bus|bus]] featured as a [[vehicles|drivable vehicle]] in all of the [[GTA III era]] games.
+The '''Coach''' is a recurring [[vehicle]] in all of the [[GTA III Era]] games, and is reminiscent of a charter bus.
 ==Overview==
-Like its cousin, the [[Bus]], it is one of the heaviest vehicles in the games and is probably also the longest, thus it has very big turning radius. It is reasonably fast for it's size, and has decent brakes. It's also highly durable and has a distinctive ability to carry a large number of passengers. The vehicle is intended to be the Bus' more modern or fancier counterpart, with sleeker bodywork.
+Like its cousin, the [[Bus]], it is one of the heaviest vehicles in the games and is probably also the longest, thus it has very wide turning radius. It is reasonably fast for its size, and has decent brakes. It's also highly durable and has a distinctive ability to carry a large number of passengers. The vehicle is intended to be a chartered version of the bus, featuring a sleeker design and more spacious intertior.
-The ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]'' renditions of the Coach assume a modern design, with a curved front and partially rounded body. Due to its size, the Coach is capable of seating a lot of passengers (up to 8 passengers, as seen in the ''GTA III'' mission, "[[The Fuzz Ball]]"). The vehicle runs on six wheels, has tinted windows (which do not allow the player to see inside) and has two passenger access doors on both sides. The bus' bodywork permits two paint colors. In ''GTA III'', the Coach is commonly seen throughout [[Liberty City]], with two parked in a shed in [[Portland Island]], south of [[Joey Leone]]'s workshop.
+The [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] renditions of the Coach assume a modern design, with a curved front and partially rounded body. Due to its size, the Coach is capable of seating a large number of passengers (up to 8, as seen in the GTA III mission, [[The Fuzz Ball]]). The vehicle runs on six wheels, has tinted windows (which do not allow the player to see inside) and has two passenger access doors on both sides. The bus' bodywork permits two paint colors. In GTA III, the Coach is commonly seen throughout [[Liberty City]], with two parked in a shed in [[Portland Island]], south of [[Joey's Garage]].
-The ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]]'' renditions of the Coach are essentially older versions of the GTA III Coach. These buses have a more boxy design, with colored stripes running along the sides. However, other design aspects of the vehicle are unchanged from its "future" version. The bus can still hold a large number of passengers (seven in ''San Andreas''), and may be seen stopping at designated bus stops in ''GTA: Vice City'' and ''GTA: San Andreas''. In ''Vice City'', there's a semi-secret bus driver 'mini-game'. If you steal the bus and stop at the bus stops, people will get on and you're awarded $10 for each passenger.
+The [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] renditions of the Coach are essentially older versions of the GTA III Coach. These buses have a more boxy design, with colored stripes running along the sides. However, other design aspects of the vehicle are unchanged from its "future" version. The bus can still hold a large number of passengers (7 in [[San Andreas]]), and may be seen stopping at designated bus stops in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas. In [[Vice City]], there exists a semi-secret bus driver mini-game for the Coach. Stealing the bus and stopping at bus stops will cause passengers to board, awarding the player $10 for each passenger.
-In ''San Andreas'', the Coach can be obtained from a car park at the summit of [[Missionary Hill]] in [[San Fierro]]. They also appear on the main road in [[Tierra Robada]], [[The Strip]] in [[Las Venturas]] and the road just outside the [[Los Santos]] airport at certain specific times of the day.
+In GTA San Andreas, the Coach can be obtained from a car park at the summit of [[Missionary Hill]] in [[San Fierro]]. They also appear on the main [[Highways|highway]] in [[Tierra Robada]], on [[The Strip]] in [[Las Venturas]], and on the road just outside[[Los Santos International Airport]], at specific times of the day.
 ==Locations==