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Mission
The Driver
	Hilary KingHilary King; Hilary King
Game	GTA Vice City
For	Tommy Vercetti
Target	Finish Line
Location	Vice Point, Vice City
Reward	$5000, Respect
Unlocks	The Job
Unlocked by	The Shootist
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The Driver is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. It is one of the missions which protagonist Tommy Vercetti does independently, and is accessed from the Malibu Club, a club located in Vice Point, Vice City.

Mission

Plot

Tommy, Ken and Phil are all in the club, with Tommy saying that the heist plan is coming together nicely, and the only thing left to do is to hire a driver. Ken suggests himself, but Phil suggests Hilary King, describing him as a great driver. Phil calls Hilary, and asks if he can offer his services to Tommy. He says yes, but only if Tommy beats him in a race.

Tommy goes outside to Hilary, who is inside his Sabre Turbo. He explains that if Tommy loses to him, he will not work for Tommy. Tommy then gets inside a Sentinel and races against Hilary. He passes through all checkpoints scattered around Vice Beach, all while being chased by the Vice City Police Department for illegal racing. Later on, he eventually passes the finish line first, and Hilary agrees to work for him.

Walkthrough

See /Walkthrough for details on how to complete the mission.

Transcript

Tommy Vercetti: Things are starting to come together nicely here.

Ken Rosenberg: What's the plan, Tommy? Que pasa, amigo?

Tommy Vercetti: The plan is you keep doing that like a moron.

Phil Cassidy: (laughs)

Tommy Vercetti: Anyhow, we need a driver.

Ken Rosenberg: Tommy, I'll do it. I can drive.

Phil Cassidy: You want Hilary, mister. Not some smart-talking law school chump. Hilary's the real deal. You ain't never seen anyone drive so fast. I'll give him a call here. (dials phone) Hey Hil, it's Phil. How's it going? No, don't talk. We'll reminisce later. You want to do me a favor? I got me a guy from up north. No, no, I don't think he was in the service; but he wants a driver. For a bit of action. Okay, I understand.

Tommy Vercetti: What'd he say?

Phil Cassidy: Well, he'll do it, no problem. Well, there might be a little problem - see, he has abandonment issues. Seems he won't work for anyone who can't beat him. Something to do with his momma. Anyway, he wants to race you first, said he'd meet you outside.

(Screen turns black)

Tommy Vercetti: Abandonment issues! Who is this freak... why can't I meet someone normal for a change?

(Outside the club)

Hilary King: You Tommy? Of course you're Tommy. I mean, why else would anyone want to speak to me? OK. Consider it this way - I'll drive for you IF, and only IF, you can drive properly. Leave me alone - and I'll never forgive you.

(While racing)

VCPD: Illegal street race in progress at Vice Point. Calling all officers. Street racers, this is illegal and forbidden!

(After racing, when Tommy has won)

Hilary King: OK. I'll drive for you, but please, treat me bad.

Reward

The reward for this mission is $3,000. The mission The Job is unlocked.

External Links

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-'''The Driver''' is one of the asset missions for The [[Malibu Club]] in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] in which [[Tommy Vercetti]] must race [[Hilary King]] and win. Although it seems very easy, one has to beat Hilary in his [[Sabre Turbo]] with a [[Sentinel]].
+{{infobox mission
+|name=The Driver
+|image=HillarKingGTAVC.jpg
+|caption=[[Hilary King]]
+|size=100px
+|game=VC
+|for=[[Tommy Vercetti]]
+|location=[[Vice Point]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
+|target=Finish Line
+|reward= [[Money|$5000]], [[Respect]]
+|unlocks= [[The Job]]
+|unlockedby=[[The Shootist]]
+}}
-This could be the most difficult and/or frustrating missions in GTA Vice City. Hillary's car, at first blush, appears to be faster than Tommy's Sentinel; but in fact, he can only accelerate faster and corner slightly better than Tommy. In a straight-a-way Tommy will be able to pass him.
+'''The Driver''' is a mission in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]. It is one of the missions which [[protagonist]] [[Tommy Vercetti]] does independently, and is accessed from the [[Malibu Club]], a club located in [[Vice Point]], [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]].
-Two strategies for completing this missing:
+==Mission==
+===Plot===
+Tommy, [[Ken Rosenberg|Ken]] and [[Phil Cassidy|Phil]] are all in the club, with Tommy saying that the heist plan is coming together nicely, and the only thing left to do is to hire a driver. Ken suggests himself, but Phil suggests [[Hilary King]], describing him as a great driver. Phil calls Hilary, and asks if he can offer his services to Tommy. He says yes, but only if Tommy beats him in a race.
-. When Hillary is turning or weaving, try to tip the rear end of his car and put him into a spin.
+Tommy goes outside to Hilary, who is inside his [[Sabre Turbo]]. He explains that if Tommy loses to him, he will not work for Tommy. Tommy then gets inside a [[Sentinel]] and races against Hilary. He passes through all checkpoints scattered around [[Vice Beach]], all while being chased by the [[Vice City Police Department]] for illegal racing. Later on, he eventually passes the finish line first, and Hilary agrees to work for him.
-. If the player passes him and gets far enough ahead of him, an oncoming police vehicle will ram him (due to the preprogrammed way the cop cars make u-turns to come after Tommy).
+===Walkthrough===
+:''See [[/Walkthrough]] for details on how to complete the mission.''
-Regardless, one has to run a nearly perfect race to win it. Beware if Hillary is right on Tommy's tail; he'll try to point-and-turn Tommy.
+==Transcript==
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': Things are starting to come together nicely here.
-Known bug: if the player runs this race with a six-star [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]] (which is fun to try), and Hillary is destroyed by a tank, the mission will not end. When Tommy crosses the finish line the game will display "Mission failed!" and "Hillary is dead!" Then the screen goes to black and never comes back.
+'''Ken Rosenberg''': What's the plan, Tommy? Que pasa, amigo?
-==Tip==
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': The plan is you keep doing that like a moron.
-Hillary's car is bulletproof. The player can wait for him just ahead of the finish line and shoot him through the windshield as he approaches. Don't let the car out of Tommy's sight after Hillary's corpse falls out, or the system will "garbage collect" it. This isn't the only way to get into Hillary's car, which is otherwise locked; it's also possible to ram Hillary's car after a failed mission to knock the doors off, thus granting entry.
-If Tommy starts this mission with a sniper rifle in hand, after the 3-2-1 countdown jump Tommy out of the car and quickly lock on to a tire on Hillary's car and take it out. Though Hillary will gain a sizable lead, with a flat tire Tommy easily passes him and cruises to a win.
+'''Phil Cassidy''': (laughs)
-You can also use the 'spawn Hotring racer' cheat to win, it gives Hilary a big lead but you can win it back back easy with the Hotrings speed.
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': Anyhow, we need a driver.
-[[Category:Missions]]
+'''Ken Rosenberg''': Tommy, I'll do it. I can drive.
+'''Phil Cassidy''': You want Hilary, mister. Not some smart-talking law school chump. Hilary's the real deal. You ain't never seen anyone drive so fast. I'll give him a call here. (dials phone) Hey Hil, it's Phil. How's it going? No, don't talk. We'll reminisce later. You want to do me a favor? I got me a guy from up north. No, no, I don't think he was in the service; but he wants a driver. For a bit of action. Okay, I understand.
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': What'd he say?
+'''Phil Cassidy''': Well, he'll do it, no problem. Well, there might be a little problem - see, he has abandonment issues. Seems he won't work for anyone who can't beat him. Something to do with his momma. Anyway, he wants to race you first, said he'd meet you outside.
+(''Screen turns black'')
+'''Tommy Vercetti''': Abandonment issues! Who is this freak... why can't I meet someone normal for a change?
+(''Outside the club'')
+'''Hilary King''': You Tommy? Of course you're Tommy. I mean, why else would anyone want to speak to me? OK. Consider it this way - I'll drive for you IF, and only IF, you can drive properly. Leave me alone - and I'll never forgive you.
+(''While racing'')
+'''VCPD''': Illegal street race in progress at Vice Point. Calling all officers. Street racers, this is illegal and forbidden!
+(''After racing, when Tommy has won'')
+'''Hilary King''': OK. I'll drive for you, but please, treat me bad.
+==Reward==
+The reward for this mission is $3,000. The mission [[The Job]] is unlocked.
+==External Links==
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptNBCUVjBwo The Driver mission on YouTube by GTAmissions - PlayStation 2 version]
+*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDxqLMGeCc The Driver mission on YouTube by GTAmissions - PC version]
 [[Category:Missions in GTA Vice City]]