Unlike the assassination jobs included in Saints Row: The Third, the vehicle theft jobs can be completed by stealing specific vehicles needed by some of the games NPCs. The video game features 30 vehicle theft jobs, all of them being revealed below.
Those who manage to complete these jobs will unlock the Hi-Jack It Trophy/Achievement.
All theft jobs in Saints Row: 3 follow the same pattern. Players will have to steal a vehicle (car, helicopter, boat or tank) and deliver it to an exact location.
The difference between a theft job and an assassination, is that as soon as a car is stolen the level of notoriety increases drastically. Since the player has to deliver the vehicles in one piece, these jobs may become harder than they seem to be; therefore, in the following guide we reveal several tips and tricks on how to complete them faster.
All these jobs award money and respect, but the cash earned depends on the vehicles condition. In other words, if the car the player delivers is damaged, the employer will lower the amount of money he initially offers.
To complete faster all theft jobs featured in Saints Row: The Third, players may opt to play them after the end of the main story.
This strategy offers several advantages, assuming that the player owns the town and he purchased several important upgrades included in the game.
Some of these advantages are the ability to travel faster between zones, using the VTOL, or the Mayors Forgiveness, which can be used when the notoriety level is too high. Players should know that even if these abilities have cool-down periods, they could be very useful during some side-missions (the Challenger job for example).
A well-known problem reported by many players is that during some missions, they receive a message informing them that the target vehicle was destroyed.
This problem can be solved by deselecting and selecting again the current mission (job). In this case, the target vehicle re-spawns and the player can steal it. The hint can be verified while standing near a helicopter or a boat required in some of these missions.
Using a rocket launcher, the player should destroy it, deselect the target using the cell phone, and then re-select the mission.
Another issue refers to some cars that must be delivered to BJ Barnes.
This employer needs military vehicles that spawn only when the police notoriety reaches a specific level; however, during the games main quest, players will notice that these cars spawn often (the N-Forcer, or the Lockdown).
If the player parked one of these cars in his garage during the main quest, he can always take it to BJ Barnes.
It is important to know that this strategy works only with the military vehicles mentioned above, since they dont have a specific pick-up region assigned.
Bootlegger
From: Grieves
Location: Rosen Oaks
Subject: You got talent, i got work. Let’s bank a Bootlegger
Job Description: I run the working mans chop-shop in town, and I need something big on power and short on brakes. This tricked-out Bootlegger is worth its weight in chrome, if you can find it. The owner usually hangs out around Rosen Oaks.
Shark
From: Rigg
Location: Camano Place
Subject: Rigg’s Sea-air supplies has an opening for a real shark.
Job Description: We specialize in air vehicles and watercraft, and we have an opening for someone in acquisitions. We can start small. Snag a Shark and bring it to the dock, and well talk more. Try up near Camano Place Waterfront.
Sovereign
From: Andi Dae Dieter
Location: Sunset Park
Subject: Dis autohaus is in need of Sovereigns
Job Description: You look to make an impression in this city. Dieter has heard this. Want to be known by all the right people? Find for Dieter a Sovereign. Real men drive them, but smart mean steal them. The Downtown district will provide.
Halberd
From: Andi Dae
Location: Brickston
Subject: Boost me a Halberd
Job Description: So my shop keeps the best parts in stock for Steelports tuners. You can start with a Halberd. Its short on Headroom, but entry-level tuners can make it fly, yo know? Look around Brickstone.
Neuron
From: Andi Dae
Location: Henry Steel Mills
Subject: Grab a Neuron for parts
Job Description: It isn’t a street race without a Neuron, which kinda makes their parts high-demand items. Look for them around the Henry Steel Mills.
Compensator
From: Grieves
Location: Yearwood
Subject: Take a Compensator to pay debts
Job Description: Somebody couldn’t pay their gambling debts, so we’re taking their Compensator instead as…uh… compensation. Find it in Yearwood.
Miami
From: Rigg
Location: Sunset Park
Subject: Snag me a Miami speedboat
Job Description: This particular Miami was featured in the first episode of an ’80 hit cop show, and a collector wants it bad. You can find it around the wharf in Sunset Park.
Lockdown
From: BJ Barnes
Location: N/A
Subject: Humanitarian Aid, Inc. – Locking down insurgents
Job Description: We provide police and military-grade equipment to an exclusive Third World clientele. We’re big-league, but if you can prove yourself by stealing a Lockdown van for us, we’ll enlist you further. Get law enforcement angry and take one from a roadblock.
How to complete this job: To complete this job, practically, you have to start a small war anywhere in the city. If you have a tank in your garage, now is a good time to use it. Kill some civilians, and then make sure you kill the cops that appear. Increase your Police notoriety to five and then drive around until you reach a blockade The Lockdown will be there, however, make sure you deliver the car before the soldiers destroy it.
EMU
From: Dieter
Location: Brickston
Subject: Dieter must have an EMU! For art!
Job Description: Dieter is a patron of the arts, darling. The Autohaus has commissioned a glam-trash installment piece featuring this kitschy, midtown ride. Since all the little people drive them, go looking in Brickston.
Torch
From: Andi Dae
Location: Ashwood
Subject: Runner up wants a Torch too, too
Job Description: This particular Torch is Steelport’s street racing champion. Now the sore-loser second-place finisher wants it. You’re gonna find it around Ashwood
Sandstorm
From: Grieves
Location: Burns Hill
Subject: Kick up a Sandstorm
Job Description: Those “Xtreme” supercross gearheads can’t get enough of the Sandstorm. That’s why they get stolen. So steal one. You might try looking around Burns Hill.
Oppressor
From: Rigg
Location: Sunset Park
Subject: No longer the oppressor
Job Description: The Oppressor’s been the cop’s eye in the sky, and a thorn in the side of honest criminals for years. It’s perfect for carrying cops….or framing them. Get my drift? The cops usually have one parked and at-the-ready down by the old power plant in Sunset Park.
N-Forcer
From: BJ Barnes
Location: N/A
Subject: Bravo target designation: N-Forcer
Job Description: Here at Humanitarian Aid, Inc., we think it’s unfair that STAG has these monsters and our clients don’t. Hep even the odds. If you don’t know how to get one of these N-Forcers after you by now, you’re doing something wrong.
Status Quo
From: Dieter
Location: New Baranec
Subject: Urgent! Dieter needs to keep the Status Quo!
Job Description: There is a fabulous party tonight to which Dieter is invited. Whether you are closing billion-dollar deals or parading around five escorts (Dieter does both) you need a Status Quo! Look along the New Baranec strip for Dieter.
Longhauler
From: Dieter
Location: Yearwood
Subject: Mixmaster Solution
Job Description: Problem people get cement shoes. Dieter’s clients have a lot of problems. Dieter needs a lot of cement. Find a Longhauler “Mixmaster” in Yearwood.
Justice
From: Dieter
Location: Henry Steel Mills
Subject: Dieter wants Justice!
Job Description: I simply must have a walnut dash and heated foot pedals. Nothing will do but a Justice. Find one in Henry Steel Mills.
Titan
From: Dieter
Location: Port Pryor
Subject: Find a Titan for me, won’t you?
Job Description: So big, so fierce, so bulletproof. But a Titan’s most-attractive feature to Dieter is how often they are filled with bags of cash. Find a few near the Three Count, picking up the casino take no doubt.
Vortex
From: Andi Dae
Location: Loren Square
Subject: Snatching this Vortex is a win/win
Job Description: European roadster styling meets high resale value in the Vortex, meaning baby, we can’t lose on this one. You can find them in or around Downtown.
Kaneda
From: Andi Dae
Location: Bridgeport
Subject: Feel like grabbing this Kaneda for me?
Job Description: Mint-condition Kanedas bring big bucks on the underground bikes racing circuits, if you can catch one. Try looking in Bridgeport.
Temptress
From: Andi Dae
Location: New Baranec
Subject: Need a super-exotic Temptress pronto
Job Description: You don’t see a lot of these… The Temptress is stylish, agile and very very fast. People pay top-dollar for these machines. I will, too yah? Try looking around the strip in New Baranec.
Scrubber
From: Grieves
Location: Sunset Park
Subject: Snag me a Scrubber
Job Description: These street cleaners keep Steeport’s streets and casino parking lots free of trash, blood and puke. You can find ’em pretty much anywhere Downtown late at night.
Steelport Municipal
From: Grieves
Location: Camano Place
Subject: Why do I need a trash truck?
Job Description: Because sometimes you just need to take out the trash. These hunks of municipal steel roam the streets all over in the wee of the morning.
Peterliner
From: Grieves
Location: Espina
Subject: Best to haul a big load with a Peterliner
Job Description: Gas ain’t cheap, and with prices going up, the Peterliner’s just the thing to bring back a tanker-load of black market fuel. You can find it in Espina.
Commander
From: Rigg
Location: Sierra Point
Subject: Require a Commander for a client
Job Description: This thing’s a seagoing enforcer. It’s just as good for chasing waterborne perps as it is cruising the Mekong Delta. And smugglers love ’em too. You can always find a Commander docked off Sierra Point… that’s the Guard base just north of the big statue.
Stork
From: Rigg
Location: Wesley Cutter INTL
Subject: Got a request for a heavy lifting Stork
Job Description: The Stork can transport just about anything… smuggled goods, smuggled people, smuggled goods IN smuggled people. Get one in or around the airport.
Woodpecker
From: Rigg
Location: Wesley Cutter INTL
Subject: Another airport run with a Woodpecker
Job Description: Normally I wouldn’t ask you to land a plane on the pier, but someone stuffed this Woodpecker with some contraband we need back. Find it on the tarmac up at the Cutter International.
Tornado
From: BJ Barnes
Location: Sierra Point
Subject: Charlie target designation: Tornado
Job Description: A very big client needs a Tornado to help him win a very little war. Check the Guard Base for one.
Vulture
From: BJ Barnes
Location: Port Pryor
Subject: Delta target designation: Vulture
Job Description: Killbane ordered one of these for his boys in a fit of grandiosity, but doesn’t have anyone who knows how to fly it. We’ll put this Vulture to better use. It’s parked on a dock near the Three Count.
Challenger
From: BJ Barnes
Location: Sierra Point
Subject: Echo target designation: Challenger
Job Description: Yes, we want you to steal a Challenger Tank. If it were easy we wouldn’t be paying you as much as we are. Try near the armory, and expect a lot more guards.
Condor
From: BJ BarnesLocation: Sunset Park
Subject: Foxtrot target designation: Condor
Job Description: This one is the big score. STAG’s heavy lifter could make somebody the ultimate gateway vehicle. The Condor is well guarded, but you can find one near their Base in Sunset Park.
