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8-Ball Autos, also referred to as Eightballs Autoyard in Grand Theft Auto III, is an automobile bomb shop in the GTA III Era. The business appears in GTA III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto Advance, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. The business is owned by explosives expert 8-Ball, who at one point in 2000/2001 employs Slick at the Portland Island shop in Liberty City.

Locations

Liberty City

Vice City

Viceport, Vice City (GTA Vice City)
Downtown, Vice City (GTA Vice City Stories)

San Andreas

El Corona, Los Santos, San Andreas

Cost

In GTA III and GTA Advance each bomb fitted costs $1,000.
In GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories each bomb fitted costs $500.

Trivia

The telephone number of 8-Ball Autos in GTA San Andreas is (555) 010012, with 010012 being the zip code of Rockstar Games in New York City.
Detonation in GTA III and GTA San Andreas occurs automatically about eight seconds after the detonation sequence is triggered. Whilst in GTA Vice City, the detonation is triggered by a detonator button.
Bombs from the business are used in the missions Bomb Da Base Act II and Bringing the House Down.
The shop in Harwood, Portland Island serves as the starting location for 8-Ball's missions in GTA Advance.

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-==8-Ball Autos==
+'''8-Ball Autos''', also referred to as '''Eightballs Autoyard''' in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], is an automobile bomb shop in the [[GTA III Era]]. The business appears in GTA III, [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], [[Grand Theft Auto Advance]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]. The business is owned by explosives expert [[8-Ball]], who at one point in [[2000]]/[[2001]] employs [[Slick]] at the [[Portland Island]] shop in [[Liberty City in GTA Advance|Liberty City]].
-Is a place in all [[GTA III Era|GTA III era games]] where one can load a car with explosives and then detonate them.
-There are many places it can be found.
 ==Locations==
-{{cleanup|The descriptions of the Liberty City and Vice City locations should match the standards of that of San Andreas.}}
+'''Liberty City'''
+*[[Harwood]], Portland Island
-==Liberty City==
+*[[Newport]], [[Staunton Island]]
--Ball's house.
+*[[Pike Creek]], [[Shoreside Vale]]
-==Vice City==
+'''Vice City'''
-[[Vice Point]] - a single garage amongst many in an area behind a large building and wall.
+*[[Viceport]], [[Vice City in GTA Vice City|Vice City]] (GTA Vice City)
+*[[Downtown (VC)|Downtown]], [[Vice City in GTA Vice City Stories|Vice City]] (GTA Vice City Stories)
-===San Andreas===
+'''San Andreas'''
--Ball Autos is located where [[Idlewood]] meets [[Little Mexico]] at the northern tip of [[El Corona]] in [[Los Santos]]. There is a road that borders the north brick wall of the [[Unity Station]] parking lot, and that road intersects another road in front the 8-Ball auto shop.
+*[[El Corona]], [[Los Santos]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]]
-==Additional Information==
+==Cost==
-In [[GTA San Andreas]] ang [[GTA III]] the bomb can then be driven wherever the car can be taken. The car is activated by pressing A or B (Xbox Version) and takes approximately 8 seconds to detonate. This allows the player to park the vehicle and run away, or drive fast and jump out.
+*In GTA III and GTA Advance each bomb fitted costs $1,000.
+*In GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories each bomb fitted costs $500.
-In [[GTA Vice City]] the bomb i activated by a detonator.
+==Trivia==
+*The telephone number of 8-Ball Autos in GTA San Andreas is (555) 010012, with 010012 being the zip code of [[Rockstar Games]] in New York City.
+*Detonation in GTA III and GTA San Andreas occurs automatically about eight seconds after the detonation sequence is triggered. Whilst in GTA Vice City, the detonation is triggered by a detonator button.
+*Bombs from the business are used in the missions [[Bomb Da Base|Bomb Da Base Act II]] and [[Bringing the House Down]].
+*The shop in Harwood, Portland Island serves as the starting location for 8-Ball's missions in GTA Advance.
-Bikes cannot be armed, and it is thought than any 4 wheeled road-vehicle other than an ATV that can ''FIT INSIDE THE SHOP'' can be armed.
+[[Category:Businesses]]