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

Take the job at a /gps Mechanic marker in Temple (LS), Redsands East (LV), Doherty (SF), or Commercial Facilities (CITy Island). The LS, LV, and SF markers are by a Pay and Spray.

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 pay the normal repair price for their own vehicles, with no 33% discount.
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 and 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 Temple, LS
• Pay and Spray in Redsands East, LV
• Pay and Spray in Doherty, 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.
2. Press X.
3. Click the vehicle.
4. Select Repair Vehicle.

The vehicle owner then accepts or declines the service. Player repairs cost the owner the same as a Pay n' Spray repair: vehicle shop price divided by 20,000 per damage point, usually at most $21,000, with no $500 minimum. The repairing player receives the whole amount paid.

To repair an abandoned vehicle, find one marked with an R on your radar. Walk up to it, press X, click it, choose the repair option, and stay beside it until the Repairing vehicle... bar fills.

Painting Vehicles

To paint a vehicle:

1. Buy or craft a spray can.
2. Aim at the vehicle.
3. Hold Right Mouse Button to spray.

Painting someone else's vehicle pays $1,500, charged to the vehicle owner.

Painting your own vehicle is:

• Free

Scrapper Mission

Mechanics can also do the scrapper mission.

The scrapper mission can pay in:

• Iron
• Engine Parts

Press N to toggle Iron or Engine Parts. Get a Towtruck from a Mechanic vehicle marker, lower its hook with Num_8, attach an abandoned recovery vehicle, raise the hook with Num_2, then tow it to the scrapyard. The LS scrapyard is next to the Street Cleaner and Waste Manager markers.

A scrap delivery that crosses the hourly earn limit gives no resources, but still counts toward Mechanic progress. Rank and VIP do not change the 250 Iron or 12 Engine Parts reward.

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. Mechanic level does not change it.
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 the normal repair price. For example, a 70-point repair of a $250,000 Towtruck costs $875.

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 by this cooldown.

Scrapper resource rate

The scrapper gives 12 Engine Parts per vehicle in Engine Parts mode, regardless of Mechanic level or VIP status. With the standard one-minute scrapper timing, that is about 720 Engine Parts per hour. Real results depend on mission availability, route, speed, and mistakes.

Current F5 panel

The Mechanic Panel has Repair Abandoned Vehicles, Recover and Scrap Vehicles, and Player Vehicle Repairs 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.

In Player Vehicle Repairs, filter by LS, SF, or LV and vehicle health at or below 30% -, 50% -, or 70% -. Choose Pin matching damaged vehicles for red flag radar blips or Unpin all player vehicles to clear them. With no filters selected, all listed damaged vehicles are pinned. Individual pins cannot be removed. A 0% vehicle cannot move.

Mechanics can 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. Recovery has an unseen delivery timer, and its duration varies. Reach the scrapyard before it expires.

Repair offer keys

Vehicle owners press K by default to accept and L to deny Mechanic repair or paintwork. You can deny donator repairs too. To check or change the keys, open /sbinds or /settings > Binds and find Mechanic Accept Key and Mechanic Decline Key under Job / Activity Binds.

See also

• Civilian
• Iron
• Engine Parts
• Engine Parts Factory