Rockford Roll

Giver
Simeon Yetarian
Location
Pause Menu job list, or Simeon's invite; you start on foot in Los Santos at night, with a vehicle available nearby.

Simeon has spotted a 9F Cabrio parked at the Rockford Hotel and wants it repossessed. You steal it from the front of the hotel, lose the cops and bring it to his dealership.

Before you start

Armor and a pistol are enough, but you rarely need to fight.

A partner can ride along and keep an eye on the guards while you drive.

Objectives

  1. Retrieve the Cabrio.
  2. Deliver the Cabrio to the dealership.
  3. Lose the Cops.

Rockford Roll walkthrough

Head for the hotel

Get a vehicle and follow the marker toward Rockford Hills. The route runs through Vinewood and onto the wide boulevards, so you can drive fast as long as you stay off the pavement. As you get close, slow down and pick a side street so that you reach the hotel without drawing attention. The Cabrio is parked in front of the hotel entrance, which is lit and busy even late at night.

Starting out at night with the hotel marker set
Driving a dark SUV down a Vinewood road
Following the road through the lit parks of Rockford Hills

Take the Cabrio

Stop near the hotel and walk up to the Cabrio. Hotel security waits on the far side of the building in a car, so you have a few seconds before they react. Hop in and drive away right away; stealing it gives you a wanted level straight away. Do not stay to fight the guards, since the Cabrio is quick and they are easy to outrun.

Reaching the hotel entrance with the Cabrio parked out front
Walking up to the parked cars beside the hotel
Standing beside the dark Cabrio before getting in

Lose the cops

Your objective changes to Lose the Cops. Take the wide roads first to open a gap between you and the pursuers, then turn into side streets and tight lanes so patrol cars lose sight of you. Keep an eye on the map and leave the search area, then stop somewhere dark and quiet until the stars disappear. The Cabrio handles well and corners sharply, so use it to make hard turns that the heavier police cars cannot copy.

Racing the Cabrio along a street with the stars up
Cutting across a corner away from the police
Turning into a quiet side street under dim lights
Waiting in a dark lane for the search to end
Parked in a shadowed side street until the stars clear

Deliver the car

Once you are clean, drive to the dealership marked on your map. Stay on normal roads at a sensible speed and obey the lights where you can, as a new wanted level adds a repeat of the chase. The final stretch runs along Power Street and Del Perro Freeway. Pull into the dealership garage to finish the job.

Driving toward the dealership with the delivery marker up
Crossing an intersection close to the dealership

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • the Cabrio is destroyed
  • the team runs out of lives

After the mission

Simeon praises you in the dealership garage and pays out cash and RP. From the end screen you can replay the job or return to the Pause Menu for the next contact job.

The Mission Passed card