From bike to supercar, and what it costs.
The vehicle economy on Roleplay Project covers dealerships, gas pumps, body shops, plates, insurance, mods, citations, rideshares, and the Metro. Catalog runs from $8,000 hatchbacks to $2.7m hypercars. Most of the money happens after the sticker price: fuel, monthly insurance, repairs, tickets, finance interest.
Buying a vehicle
Walk into a dealership, pick from the catalog
Dealerships are scattered around the city. The catalog ranges from $8,000 (entry-level economy) up to $2.7m (top-tier supercars). Pay in full from your bank or finance it (see Insurance & Finance below). The vehicle is registered to you on the spot and parked outside the dealer with a temporary plate.
Once you own it, the car lives in the world. You can store it in a garage; otherwise it stays parked where you left it. If you can't find it, use /findvehicle from a registered owner phone to get a GPS waypoint.
Get a driving licence first
Written test, then practical
You can drive without a licence, but if a cop stops you, that's a charge. Get tested at the DMV.
| Class | What it covers | Written | Practical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class C | Standard cars and bikes | $150 | $300 |
| Class C - Taxi | Taxi endorsement (Ryde driver) | $150 | $300 |
| Class C - Truck | Light commercial / box trucks | $150 | $300 |
| Class A - Commercial | Heavy commercial (trucking) | $150 | $300 |
Fail the test, wait 24 hours, retake. The licence sits on your character profile and gets read by the MDC when an officer pulls you over.
Fuel and car wash
27 gas stations, prices float every 20 minutes
Pull up to a pump, run /fuel, choose a quantity. Prices fluctuate between $2.80 and $4.50/gallon on a 20-minute tick; the baseline is around $3.20 to $4.00. Premium pumps cost a touch more for performance fuel.
Running out of fuel mid-drive means a tow. Watch the dashboard gauge.
Car wash: 6 locations, four packages
Run /wash at any wash bay. A dirty car looks bad, sets off your insurance company, and bumps the chance of citations from observant cops.
| Package | Price | Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $50 | None |
| Standard | $120 | 2 hours, 4x slower re-dirt |
| Premium | $250 | 4 hours |
| Deluxe | $500 | 6 hours, 8x slower re-dirt |
Insurance and finance
Insurance is rotated between providers
Run /insurance to see active plans. The lowest premium rotates between companies on a regular schedule. Criminal record adds a surcharge to your monthly. File a claim with /claim after a wreck and a tow truck gets dispatched to your last GPS ping.
Custom plates cost $250 from /plate. You can keep them across vehicles.
Finance terms scale with credit score
If you don't want to pay full price up front, /finance at the dealer. Term lengths are 12, 24, or 36 months. Interest rate is set by your credit score (300 to 900 range). Better credit = lower rate.
Miss three monthly payments in a row and your car is repossessed. You lose what you've paid in. Credit score takes a real hit too. Set up reminders if you're juggling other bills.
Mods at Los Santos Customs
100+ modifications across body, engine, tuning, performance
Drive into any LS Customs and run /mechanic. Browse the catalog by category. Prices vary by car class: a turbo on a Cavalcade is cheaper than a turbo on a Pfister.
| Category | Range | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Engine upgrade | $5,000 to $25,000 | Top speed, acceleration |
| Brakes | $3,000 to $12,000 | Stopping distance |
| Wheels | $2,000 to $6,000 | Cosmetic + grip |
| Turbo | $10,000 | +15% acceleration above 50 mph |
| Drift tuning | $10,000 to $25,000 | Modified handling for tail-out driving |
| Body kits | $2,000 to $30,000 | Cosmetic, no performance |
Most mods are installed on the spot. Custom paint and decals save to the vehicle file.
Speed cameras and fines
Cameras tick automatically, fines are real
Automated speed cameras are placed at known choke points. They check your speed against the local limit with a 2 mph tolerance. Anything over that is a citation, served to your phone with the camera ID and an optional photo.
| mph over | Fine | Statute |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 15 over | $238 | VC §22350 |
| 16 to 25 over | $367 | VC §22356 |
| 26 to 50 over | $490 | VC §22356 (excess) |
| 51 to 99 over | $720 | VC §22356 (reckless) |
| 100+ over | $900 | Reckless driving |
Run /fines to see unpaid tickets. /fine pay <id> settles one. /fine appeal <id> sends it to the courts for review. Unpaid fines pile up: enough of them and you get a bench warrant.
Rentals
8 rental locations, hourly rates with surge
Run /rental at any rental lot. Pay an upfront $200 deposit plus the first hour. Late return: $25/hour. Surge multiplier (1.0x to 2.5x) applies during peak demand.
| Tier | Per hour |
|---|---|
| Economy | $30 |
| Standard | $45 |
| Premium | $60 |
| Luxury | $75 |
Return the car clean and full of fuel for full deposit back. Dirty or empty: partial refund.
Postal and delivery
Mail and parcel runs
Buy stamps and ship parcels with /mail. Standard, Priority, and Express options.
| Tier | Stamp cost | Delivery driver pay |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $10 | $8 |
| Priority | $25 | $22 |
| Express | $50 | $35 |
To drive routes yourself, /postaljob at any post office. Pick up parcels, follow GPS markers, drop them at the 35+ postal codes around the map. Finished route pays driver pay times stops completed.