Stevie's Car Thefts
Car Thefts is a side mission in Grand Theft Auto IV involving the theft of 30 road vehicles for an unseen character known as Stevie.
Description
Stevie's Car Thefts is available after the player has opened up the Alderney Safehouse and completed No. 1, Smackdown and Brucie's Exotic Exports. Niko Bellic will first receive a call from Brucie and, shortly afterwards, a text message from Brucie's friend Stevie. He needs some cars (30 total) that Niko will need to find across Liberty City and deliver to S&M Auto Sales. It is similar to Brucie's Exotic Exports (email cars), except here the cars are parked and are not indicated on the map, and are never guarded by the owner. In addition, Stevie pays much more for these cars when they're in good condition than Brucie does. Just like stealing any car, if police witness a car theft, the player receives a one star wanted level. Occasionally the cars have alarms.
If the player finds the right vehicle, the game shows a message saying: "You've found the vehicle Stevie is looking for." The player then needs to drive the car to Stevie's garage in Bohan. The condition of the vehicle determines how much money Niko receives. Taking the car to a Pay 'n' Spray helps increase its value if the car is damaged. However, as there are no Pay 'n' Sprays in Bohan, it is difficult to reach the garage without damage. Another way of repairing the vehicle without resorting to cheats is by parking the requested car in the "RESIDENTS PARKING" space next to the South Bohan Safehouse. Then, just drive or run a block or two and return, the car will be fixed.
If a player wishes to complete these thefts quickly, it is recommended either that they save the game repeatedly at the nearby safehouse in Bohan, or repeatedly use a Pay 'n' Spray until they receive a text. These methods advance the time, which means Stevie will send a text in a matter of minutes after delivering a vehicle, instead of hours. The player can view the amount of vehicles stolen under "Cars Sold to Stevie" in the Score section of the Stats in the pause menu.
The player can have the vehicles destroyed or keep the vehicles at the parking spaces. The vehicle will be respawned at the original location as long as the vehicle is not delivered. The vehicles Stevie wants will only appear between the first contact with him to the last. They will not appear outside that time. The only incentive for storing the vehicles is their unique body colors, which are otherwise unavailable in other parts of the game; the vehicles are also otherwise similar in the range of accessories it may include; as is the case with the Rancher, Dukes and the DF8-90. It is interesting to note that the cars will not lose their unique colors even after resprays at Pay 'n' Spray, but motorbikes do lose their colors under the same situation.
Once all 30 cars are delivered, the player can make some extra cash by bringing in any vehicle they want. The player also earns the achievement You Got The Message for delivering all 30 vehicles.
List of vehicle requests
| Vehicle | Image | Location | Highest value[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banshee | File:Banshee-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Across the road from Randolf Art Center, Galveston Ave, Middle Park West, Algonquin. | $26,400 |
| Bobcat | File:Bobcat-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Rooftop of the multistorey parking lot, Francis International Airport, Dukes. | $8,250 |
| Bucanneer | File:Bucanneer-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Lompoc Ave, Industrial, Bohan. | $5,940 |
| Cavalcade | File:Cavalcade-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | On a driveway off Long John Ave (close to the Westdyke Memorial Hospital), Leftwood, Alderney. | $23,100 |
| Cognoscenti | File:Cognoscenti-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Off Boyden Ave, Alderney City, Alderney. | $29,700 |
| Comet | File:Comet-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Golden Pier parking lot, Westminster, Algonquin. | $19,800 |
| Contender | File:Contender-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In the Twitchin' Sugar factory compound, Creek Street, BOABO, Broker. | $8,250 |
| Coquette | File:Coquette-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In front of the Suffolk church, Liberty Lane, Suffolk, Algonquin. | $13,530 |
| DF8-90 | File:DF890-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Underneath Hove Beach station, Crocket Ave, Hove Beach, Broker. | $5,940 |
| Dilettante | File:Dilettante-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Across the road from Big Willis Mall, Saratoga Ave, Willis, Dukes. | $6,600 |
| Dukes | File:Dukes-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Vauxite Street (across the intersection from Modo), East Holland, Algonquin. | $7,260 |
| Faggio | File:Faggio-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Across the street from Dragon Heart Plaza, Diamond Street, Chinatown, Algonquin. | $2,310 |
| Freeway | File:Freeway-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In front of the Willis Wash and Lube, Lynch Street, Beechwood City, Dukes. | $6,600 |
| Huntley Sport | File:HuntleySport-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Next to the Bohan LCPD station (attached to the Bohan Medical & Dental Center), Leavenworth Ave. Northern Gardens, Bohan. | $13,200 |
| Infernus | File:Infernus-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Montauk Ave. Downtown, Broker. | $33,000 |
| Intruder | File:Intruder-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | On the southern end of the pedestrian promenade, Asparagus Ave. Rotterdam Hill, Broker. | $8,250 |
| Manana | File:Manana-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Car park next to a closed Burger Shot, Thornton Street Cerveza Heights, Dukes. | $3,960 |
| Moonbeam | File:Moonbeam-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Parking lot just north of the water treatment plant in Charge Island. | $7,260 |
| NRG 900 | File:NRG900-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Bismarck Ave, Lancaster, Algonquin. | $8,250 |
| Patriot | File:Patriot-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In front of a glass clad tower (connected to another tower via a skyway), South Parkway, The Exchange, Algonquin. | $16,500 |
| PMP 600 | File:PMP600-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Behind the New York Stock Exchange-like replica, Amsterdam Lane, The Exchange, Algonquin. | $10,560 |
| Rancher | File:Rancher-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | Parked behind a trailer in Roebuck Road, Port Tudor, Alderney. | $8,250 |
| Rebla | File:Rebla-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In front of the Colonnade Row replica (housing a Fanny Crabs restaurant), Columbus Ave, Easton, Algonquin. | $11,550 |
| Sabre GT | File:SabreGT-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | On a driveway of a house at Tudor Street, Meadow Hills, Dukes | $8,250 |
| Sentinel | File:Sentinel-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In a car park outside the Port Tudor gated entrance, Roebuck Road Normandy, Alderney | $7,750 |
| Sultan | File:Sultan-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | On the driveway of a house at Aspidin Drive, Berchem, Alderney. | $11,550 |
| Super GT | File:SuperGT-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In front of Exchange 69, Calcium Street, Chinatown, Algonquin. | $36,300 |
| Turismo | File:Turismo-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | On a driveway of a mansion at Owl Creek Ave, Westdyke, Alderney. | $36,300 |
| Voodoo | File:Voodoo-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In front of the LC24 Tower at Bunker Hill Ave, East Island City, Dukes. | $6,600 |
| Washington | File:Washington-GTA4-Stevie-front.jpg | In front of Steinway Park, Franklin Street Steinway, Dukes. | $7,260 |
External link
- gta4onlineguide.com - List of vehicles for Stevie
Reference
- ↑ BradyGames' Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series Guide