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[[Image:ExpressCarService-GTA4-exterior.jpg|thumb|325px|right|[[Roman Bellic|Roman Bellic's]] Express Car Service in GTA IV.]]
[[Image:ExpressCarService-GTA4-exterior.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Roman Bellic|Roman Bellic's]] Express Car Service in GTA IV.]]


'''Express Car Service''', also known as '''Roman's taxi service''' or '''(Roman) Bellic Enterprises''', is a taxi service featured in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].
'''Express Car Service''', also known as '''Roman's taxi service''' or '''(Roman) Bellic Enterprises''', is a taxi service featured in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].
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During the Broker arc of GTA IV's storyline, Roman is seen to be actively running the service, although his operation is beset by threats from [[Dardan Petrela|Albanian]] [[Bledar Morina|loan]] [[Kalem|sharks]]. Roman's service has also been used to ferry small-time criminals regularly, as is the case with [[Jermaine Andrews]] ("[[Easy Fare]]") and [[Little Jacob]] ("[[Jamaican Heat]]"); this may had been the initial reason [[Michelle]] requested Roman drive her and [[Mallorie Bardas]] in "[[Three's a Crowd]]".
During the Broker arc of GTA IV's storyline, Roman is seen to be actively running the service, although his operation is beset by threats from [[Dardan Petrela|Albanian]] [[Bledar Morina|loan]] [[Kalem|sharks]]. Roman's service has also been used to ferry small-time criminals regularly, as is the case with [[Jermaine Andrews]] ("[[Easy Fare]]") and [[Little Jacob]] ("[[Jamaican Heat]]"); this may had been the initial reason [[Michelle]] requested Roman drive her and [[Mallorie Bardas]] in "[[Three's a Crowd]]".


After "[[Russian Revolution]]" reveals that the [[Russian Mafia]], then led by [[Dimitri Rascalov]], have learned of Niko's relation with [[Ray Bulgarin]] and turned against the Bellic cousins, Roman's Broker depot, along with his Broker home, is burnt down by the Russian Mafia under orders of Rascalov. This forces the cousins to flee [[East Island]], seeking refuge in [[Bohan]]. Although a witness account of the fire in a [[Weazel News]] report claimed that it was intentionally started using [[Molotov Cocktail|Molotov cocktails]], it is later revealed in a phone call from Roman following "[[Blow Your Cover]]" that the insurance company wrongfully believed that it was an electrical fire, not arson, that gutted the depot, allowing Roman to receive a financial settlement. The money is then used by Roman to finance the founding of a new depot, which location is unknown to the player.
After "[[Russian Revolution]]" reveals that the [[Russian Mafia]], then led by [[Dimitri Rascalov]], has learned of Niko's relation with [[Ray Bulgarin]] and turned against the Bellic cousins, Roman's Broker depot, along with his Broker home, is burnt down by the Russian Mafia under orders of Rascalov. This forces the cousins to flee [[East Island]], seeking refuge in [[Bohan]]. Although a witness account of the fire in a [[Weazel News]] report claimed that it was intentionally started using [[Molotov Cocktail|Molotov cocktails]], it is later revealed in a phone call from Roman following "[[Blow Your Cover]]" that the insurance company wrongfully believed that it was an electrical fire, not arson, that gutted the depot, allowing Roman to receive a financial settlement. The money is then used by Roman to finance the founding of a new depot, which location is unknown to the player.


It is unknown what happens to the depot after [[Mr and Mrs Bellic|Roman's death]] in the "[[Deal]]" ending of GTA IV. However, it is presumed that Roman's business continued after the "[[Revenge]]" ending, as he is still alive and has no need to stop.
It is unknown what happens to the depot after [[Mr and Mrs Bellic|Roman's death]] in the "[[Deal]]" ending of GTA IV. However, it is presumed that Roman's business continued after the "[[Revenge]]" ending, as he is still alive and has no need to stop.
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Several additional gameplay-related features are tied to Roman's taxi service. Having aided Roman as a non-employee, Roman [[Taxi Driver|eventually offers work]] to the player to carry passengers for his business following the end of "Jamaican Heat"; however, these jobs are made permanently unavailable after "Roman's Sorrow", as there is no physical base of operation from which the player can obtain the taxicab to perform the side-mission.
Several additional gameplay-related features are tied to Roman's taxi service. Having aided Roman as a non-employee, Roman [[Taxi Driver|eventually offers work]] to the player to carry passengers for his business following the end of "Jamaican Heat"; however, these jobs are made permanently unavailable after "Roman's Sorrow", as there is no physical base of operation from which the player can obtain the taxicab to perform the side-mission.


The player will also be able to utilize Roman's taxi service to travel around the city for free between "[[Bleed Out]]" and "Roman's Sorrow", and after "Blow Your Cover", once they managed to reach a [[Friendships in GTA IV|friendship]] level of 60% or more with Roman; [[Mohammed]] is always the designated chauffeur for the player. If Roman is killed following the "Deal" ending, the player loses access to the taxi service.
The player will also be able to utilize Roman's taxi service to [[Taxi Rides|between "[[Bleed Out]]" and "Roman's Sorrow", and after "Blow Your Cover", once they managed to reach a [[Friendships in GTA IV|friendship]] level of 60% or more with Roman; [[Mohammed]] is always the designated chauffeur for the player. If Roman is killed following the "Deal" ending, the player loses access to the taxi service.


== Vehicles ==
== Vehicles ==
[[Image:RomansTaxi-GTA4-front.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Roman's Taxi]] in GTA IV.]]
Roman's taxi service utilized two different vehicles over the course of the storyline. Prior to "Roman's Sorrow", the service employed the use of multiple [[Roman's Taxi]] sedans, a specialized variant of the [[Esperanto]]. After Roman taxi service is restarted after "Blow Your Cover", however, the service upgrades to using a fleet of black [[Cavalcade]] SUVs.
Roman's taxi service utilized two different vehicles over the course of the storyline. Prior to "Roman's Sorrow", the service employed the use of multiple [[Roman's Taxi]] sedans, a specialized variant of the [[Esperanto]]. After Roman taxi service is restarted after "Blow Your Cover", however, the service upgrades to using a fleet of black [[Cavalcade]] SUVs.


A regular [[Esperanto]] with a random driver will also constantly be found parked inside the Broker depot before "Roman's Sorrow", although the player will only be able to steal the car rather than ride it like a taxi.
A black Esperanto with a random driver will also park at Broker depot's garage, although the player will only be able to steal the car rather than ride it like a taxi. It is constantly available until the depot is razed.


== Depots ==
== Depots ==
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In GTA Chinatown Wars, set a year after GTA IV, the Broker depot is depicted to be in good condition, although it is by no means certain whether the depot was actually repaired and reused as a taxi depot following the conclusion of the storyline. Nevertheless, this could be evidence that the [[Revenge]] ending of the game is canon, if this is taken as a sign that Roman still owns the building.
In GTA Chinatown Wars, set a year after GTA IV, the Broker depot is depicted to be in good condition, although it is by no means certain whether the depot was actually repaired and reused as a taxi depot following the conclusion of the storyline. Nevertheless, this could be evidence that the [[Revenge]] ending of the game is canon, if this is taken as a sign that Roman still owns the building.


== Trivia ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80yRNHmOX-8 It is possible] to enter the Express Car Service depot in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] (or the [[Episodes from Liberty City]] versions of the [[The Lost and Damned]] and The Ballad of Gay Tony) using a vehicle cheat code and a clipping glitch, simply spawning a motorbike in a garage door of the Express Car Service depot with a cheat code and getting on the bike. If done correctly, the player should pass through the garage door and find themselves inside the depot. However, there is hardly anything to do in the depot. Unlike other interiors which can only be entered via a glitch, the player does not need to kill themselves in order to leave the depot, only needing to jump through the wooden boards.
== Gallery ==
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ExpressCarService-GTA4-garage.jpg|Broker Express Car Service's garage, GTA IV.
ExpressCarService-GTA4-garage.jpg|Broker Express Car Service's garage, GTA IV.
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Express Car Service Fire.jpg|Broker Express Car Service [[Roman's Sorrow|on fire]] in GTA IV.
Express Car Service Fire.jpg|Broker Express Car Service [[Roman's Sorrow|on fire]] in GTA IV.
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== Trivia ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80yRNHmOX-8 It is possible] to enter the Express Car Service depot in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] (or the [[Episodes from Liberty City]] versions of the [[The Lost and Damned]] and The Ballad of Gay Tony) using a vehicle cheat code and a clipping glitch, simply spawning a motorbike in a garage door of the Express Car Service depot with a cheat code and getting on the bike. If done correctly, the player should pass through the garage door and find themselves inside the depot. However, there is hardly anything to do in the depot. Unlike other interiors which can only be entered via a glitch, the player does not need to kill themselves in order to leave the depot, only needing to jump through the wooden boards.


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