Mechanic

Mechanic

Mechanic is a civilian service job where you repair, paint, and scrap vehicles for money or resources.

Mechanic job marker.

What Mechanics do

Mechanic is a civilian service job near Pay and Spray in North East LS, North Central LV, East SF, or Commercial Facilities on City Island SF.

Action	Current fact
Repair others	Stand still next to a vehicle, press X, click the vehicle, and select Repair Vehicle. The owner accepts with K or denies with L.
Self repair	Mechanics repair their own vehicles for 33% of the usual price.
Paint vehicles	Use a spray can. Painting someone else's vehicle pays $1,500; painting your own is free.
Scrapper mission	Can toggle between Iron or Engine Parts.
Skin IDs	0, 50, 192, 268, 305

How the job works

Mechanic is a service job on the Civilian side.

As a Mechanic, you help players by repairing and painting vehicles.

You can also do the scrapper mission, which can pay in Iron or Engine Parts.

Locations

Mechanic can be found near:

• Pay and Spray in North East LS
• Pay and Spray in North Central LV
• Pay and Spray in East SF
• Commercial Facilities on City Island SF

How it works

Mechanic has 3 main parts:

• Repairing vehicles
• Painting vehicles
• Scrapper mission

Repairing Vehicles

To repair a vehicle:

1. Stand next to the vehicle.

1. Press X.

1. Click the vehicle.

1. Select Repair Vehicle.

The vehicle owner then accepts or declines the service.

Painting Vehicles

To paint a vehicle:

1. Buy or craft a spray can.

1. Aim at the vehicle.

1. Hold Right Mouse Button to spray.

Painting someone else's vehicle pays:

• $1,500

Painting your own vehicle is:

• Free

Scrapper Mission

Mechanics can also do the scrapper mission.

The scrapper mission can pay in:

• Iron
• Engine Parts

You can toggle the scrapper mission pay between Iron and Engine Parts.

Rewards

Mechanics get paid by:

• Repairing vehicles
• Painting vehicles
• Doing the scrapper mission

Skin

Mechanic uses these skin IDs:

• 0
• 50
• 192
• 268
• 305

Pay facts

Work	Value
Broken or static vehicle repair	$8,000 without VIP or $9,600 with VIP
Iron scrapper	250 Iron
Engine Parts scrapper	12 Engine Parts

Progression

Mechanic progression is based on total money earned as a Mechanic.

Levels are:

• L0 Engine Enthusiast, $0 earned
• L1 True Petrolhead, $25,000 earned
• L2 Hobby Mechanic, $60,000 earned
• L3 Apprentice Technician, $150,000 earned
• L4 Novice Mechanic, $350,000 earned
• L5 Advanced Mechanic, $800,000 earned
• L6 Experienced Mechanic, $1,400,000 earned
• L7 Motorsport Technician, $2,150,000 earned
• L8 Military Technician, $2,900,000 earned
• L9 Expert Mechanic, $3,750,000 earned
• L10 Xzibit, $5,000,000 earned

At Level 10, you unlock:

• /go mechanic

Job Notes

• Mechanic is a Civilian service job.
• It is based around repairing, painting, and scrapping vehicles.
• Repairing a vehicle needs X and a click on the vehicle.
• Vehicle repairs must be accepted by the owner.
• Painting needs a spray can.
• Painting another player's vehicle pays $1,500.
• Painting your own vehicle is free.
• The scrapper mission can pay in Iron or Engine Parts.
• Mechanic progression is based on total money earned in the job.
• At Level 10, you unlock /go mechanic.

Repair notes

To repair a vehicle as Mechanic:

• stand still next to the vehicle
• press X
• choose Repair Vehicle

Mechanics repair their own vehicles for:

• 33% of the usual price

Rapid Transport restriction

The broken-vehicle repair mission cannot start or pay during the 1 minute Rapid Transport cooldown. The Towtruck scrapper mission is not blocked.

Scrapper resource rate

The scrapper gives 12 Engine Parts per vehicle in the tested Engine Parts mode, regardless of the tested rank or VIP status. With the standard one-minute scrapper timing, that is about 720 Engine Parts per hour.

Current F5 panel

The Mechanic Panel has Repair Abandoned Vehicles, Recover and Scrap Vehicles, and Settings tabs. The repair mission can toggle its 3D repair icons while keeping radar blips. The recovery tab can toggle 3D icons for both recovery vehicles and scrapyard points while keeping radar blips.

Mechanics can filter vehicles by damage, select and pin work, use X for supported vehicle actions, and choose the reward before scrapping. A completed scrap gives either 250 Iron or 12 Engine Parts and increases Cars Scrapped by 1. A repaired abandoned vehicle pays $8,000, or $9,600 with VIP. There is no recovery delivery timer.

See also

• Civilian
• Iron
• Engine Parts
• Engine Parts Factory