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'''Sunshine Autos''', also known as the '''Sun Yard''' or the '''Car Showroom''' simply, is a car showroom in [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]] featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] and its prequel, [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. In both games, Sunshine Autos is located just south of [[Little Havana]] on a patch of underdeveloped land.

== Description ==

=== GTA Vice City ===

The showroom [[Assets#GTA Vice City|becomes available for purchase]] for $50,000 after "[[Shakedown (GTA VC)|Shakedown]]", when the player unlocks the ability to purchase various businesses in the city. Once purchased, the player will not only have access to the [[Sunshine Autos Import Garage|vehicle theft sidequest]] at [[A+B Auto]], but will also be allowed to participate in [[Vice Street Racer|a set of street races]], as well as utilize the showroom's four garages that are capable of storing up eight road vehicles (Each garage is capable of holding two vehicles, but can only support up to specific models of mid-size trucks, including the [[Mule]], [[Spand Express (truck)|Spand Express]] and [[Benson]]; the [[Yankee]], [[Packer]], [[Coach]] or [[Bus]] cannot be stored in the garages).

=== GTA Vice City Stories ===

Sunshine Autos circa [[1984]] in GTA Vice City Stories is originally a two-building, open-air used car dealership based further north (in front of the Little Havana-Escobar International Airport shortcut, which does not exist in GTA Vice City); during events in GTA Vice City Stories, the old showroom exists in tandem to the construction site of the "new" Sunshine Autos a short walk south, which is surrounded by a trailer park where [[Trailer Park Mafia]] reside. It is implied that the old dealership was completely cleared away after the completion of the new showroom between events in GTA Vice City Stories and GTA Vice City.

The dealership is primarily used by the player to purchase various vehicles, and hosts a series of [[Turismo (race)|Turismo]] races, which can be accessed from the side of the main building.

Once all the listed cars are delivered to [[A+B Auto|A+B Auto's]] [[Sunshine Autos Import Garage]] in GTA Vice City, the [[Deluxo]], [[Sabre Turbo]], [[Sandking]] and [[Hotring Racer]] cars start spawning inside. Also before these cars start to spawn, a [[Sentinel]] can be found inside.

In GTA Vice City Stories, several special vehicles are available for purchase after completing several missions:

*A [[Quad]] for $3000 after completing the mission [[When Funday Comes]]

* Much like [[Wang Cars]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]], the Sunshine Autos' showroom in GTA Vice City is an ideal defensive position that allows the player to survive for extended periods of time while on high [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted levels]], offering the best chance to acquire otherwise hard-to-obtain law enforcement vehicles (like the [[FBI Rancher]] or [[Rhino]]).<p>The two-floor design of the showroom, coupled with poor pathfinding of NPC AI, results in hostile law enforcements NPCs being unable to reach the player if the player is holed up on the second floor; in addition, [[Police Maverick|police helicopters]] will not pursue the player if the player hides within the confines of the showroom. The showroom's built-in [[Spray Shop|spray shop]] also makes for escapes from the law far easier.

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[[Category:Auto Dealerships]]

[[Category:Criminal Businesses]]