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Vehicles

Vehicles in CIT covers buying, owning, recovering, repairing, refuelling, locking, gluing, and upgrading vehicles.

Most vehicle management uses:

F2
/vehicles

Quick vehicle tools

Command or key	Use	Notes
`F2` or `/vehicles`	Open Vehicle Manager	Recover, hide, sell, lock, unlock, blip, pick, and organize owned vehicles.
`/pick ID`	Pick a vehicle by F2 number	`ID` is the number shown in the `F2` vehicle list.
`/recover`	Recover selected vehicle	If no vehicle is selected, it selects the top vehicle in F2 and recovers it.
`/cruise <KPH>`	Set cruise control speed	The bind can be changed in MTA settings under `CITcruise`.
`/maxspeed <number>`	Limit vehicle speed	Works on cars, motorbikes, and quadbikes.
`L`	Toggle vehicle lights	Vehicle lights are not controlled with `/lights`.

Vehicle rules players check often

Fact	Current behavior
New vehicles	Newly purchased vehicles start locked, like `/lock` was used.
Fuel	Fuel does not run down while stationary or moving under `5 KPH`. `Voltic` is electric and independent from the fuel system.
Recovery near AR	Vehicle recovery is blocked within `40` units of an Armed Robbery.
Large vehicles	Cops, criminals, and gangsters cannot recover `Bus`, `Coach`, `Trashmaster`, or `Fire Truck`.
Bullet resistance	Vehicles with `10 / 10` Bullet Resistance are immune to stinger traps. `Raindance` and `DFT-30` are `70%` bullet resistant.
Undercover Police	`Undercover Police` costs `$150,000`, has `161 km/h` top speed, and everyone can use it, but undercover features apply to cops only.

Quick navigation

Looking for	Go to	Notes
Manage owned vehicles	Vehicle Manager (F2)	Recover, hide, sell, lock, and view data.
Buy vehicles	Vehicle Shops	Vehicle shop entry point.
Compare data	Vehicle Data and Vehicle Stats	Vehicle values and stat tables.
Recover vehicles	Vehicle Recovery	Recovery behavior and pads.
Modify vehicles	Vehicle Mods	Mods, shops, and related settings.

Start here

Goal	What to use
Find a shop	`/gps` and the Vehicle Shops category
Buy a vehicle	Enter a vehicle shop marker and press `Z`
Manage owned vehicles	`F2` or `/vehicles`
Recover selected vehicle	`F2` or `/recover`
Open vehicle data	`/vehdata` or `F2 > View Data`

All players can use visible white vehicle markers to get vehicles that cost $5,000. Many jobs also have free vehicle spawners.

Core systems

System	Main facts	Main page
Vehicle Manager	Recover, hide, sell, lock, unlock, blip, unblip, pick, search, view data, and organize vehicles with categories.	Vehicle Manager (F2)
Vehicle shops	Shops sell cars, bikes, boats, planes, trucks, and other vehicles. The Vehicle Sales GUI shows price and estimated max speed.	Vehicle Shops
Recovery	VIP recovery can bring vehicles to you except when wanted. Without VIP, the vehicle goes to a recovery point or an allowed spawner.	Vehicle Recovery
Non VIP recovery	Some roles and jobs can recover specific vehicles without VIP.	Non-VIP Vehicle Recovery
Repair	Repair Kit, Pay n' Spray, Mechanic, DL1+, `/lawrepair`, and `/repair` in supported places.	Vehicle Repair
Refuel	Fuel stations or Jerry Can. `Basic Fuel Skills` gives `20%` extra fuel when refuelling.	Fuel
Glue	`/glue` attaches you to a vehicle. VIP can glue to any vehicle.	Vehicle Glue
Vehicle stats	Full vehicle stat table with listed value, max speed, acceleration, mass, braking, traction, and handling values.	Vehicle Stats

Ownership and selling

Vehicles sell back to the server only, with a 20% deduction from the original buy price.

Vehicle decay per spawn is 0.0001 of the vehicle value, with a minimum of $100 and a maximum of $1,000 per spawn.

Recovery details

Wanted players can hide a vehicle that is being recovered to them during the 10 second wait.

Military and Rebel recovery without VIP is historical because Military and Rebel are disabled.

Common non VIP recovery examples

Role	Vehicles
Everyone	`Faggio`, `Caddy`, `Moonbeam`, every pedal bike, `Dinghy`, and `Sweeper`
Criminals and gangsters	`Stafford`, `Greenwood`, and `Sultan`
Cops from any location	`Police LS`, `Medic Car`, `S.W.A.T.`, `Undercover Police`, and `HPV1000`
Police Chiefs	`Police Undercover`, `Transport Maverick`, `FBI Rancher`, `FBI Truck`, `MPCC Truck`, and `HPV-1000`

Civilian non VIP recovery depends on the job. Use Non-VIP Vehicle Recovery for the full list.

Special vehicles

Vehicle	Main facts
Advanced Hummer	Costs `$70,000,000`, top speed `168 km/h`, bullet resistant, heals `5%` HP every `6` seconds, flips itself upright, uses no fuel, and has Unarmed, Uzi armed, and M4 armed versions.
Hydra	Costs `$50,000,000`, top speed `138 km/h`, repairs `7%` HP every `5` seconds while not moving, and each missile costs `$2,000`. Missiles are free in the Law Dimension.
Rhino	Costs `$90,000,000`, top speed `33 km/h`, and is mainly a fun vehicle.

Vehicle stats

Use Vehicle Stats when you need the full stat table, exact max speed values, acceleration values, mass values, traction values, and ranking tables.

Extra vehicle notes

The MPCC shows on screen text for why it will not accept teleports.
The vehicle GUI shows auto despawn information.
MPCC shows on screen text explaining why it cannot accept teleports.
Everyone can use the Undercover Police vehicle, but undercover features apply to cops only.
An unwanted driver gets a chance to accept wanted level before ejecting a wanted passenger.
Vehicles are not auto hidden on arrest or jail if someone is in or on them.
Ask to Hide auto hides a vehicle if the player is idle for 60 seconds or more, except outside the main world.
Rustler air bomb timing is 15 seconds slower below danger level 1 and 15 seconds faster above danger level 2.
Stafford has the same glue limit as Hummer near Armed Robberies.
Vehicles with 10 / 10 Bullet Resistance are immune to stinger traps.
Rustler bombs are free in law and event dimensions, have reduced cooldown there, and use Left Shift.
Vehicle recovery is blocked within 40 units of an Armed Robbery.
/bvrp for toggling vehicle recovery pad blips.
Cops can use silent red and blue sirens on any vehicle they drive.
Drivers cannot drive while firing from a vehicle.
Anyone can fire Hydra rockets, with one heat seeking missile every 15 seconds.
F2 can select 3 vehicles every 15 seconds.
The owned vehicle system can hold about 500 vehicles.
Raindance and DFT-30 are 70% bullet resistant.
The vehicle requirement is Flatbed, Yankee, Mule, or Roadtrain.
Each car tuning level adds 0.05 bullet resistance.
Front and rear brake bias tuning controls where most braking power is.
Mod Shops show how many Engine Parts are needed for the next boost level.
Pressing X, clicking a vehicle, and choosing Convoy makes your vehicle follow the target vehicle more precisely.
Fuel does not run down while a vehicle is stationary or moving under 5 KPH.
MPCC Truck respawn cooldown is based on danger level, with higher danger shortening it and lower danger increasing it.
Personal vehicles can be recovered at race track, blood bowl, and demolition derby recovery pads.
Large planes can only be recovered at airports.
Cops, criminals, and gangsters cannot recover Bus, Coach, Trashmaster, or Fire Truck, and large vehicles are removed from areas with many wanted players.
MPCC Truck Rapid Transport blips show as a truck on the map.
Stafford and Hummer suspension can be upgraded at the Mod Shop.
A stinger deployed from a cop vehicle takes 2.5 seconds before it starts stinging tires.
The /engine lookup as turning a vehicle or aircraft engine on or off with /engine.
Clicking Recover in F2 clones your personal vehicle for temporary use in the Law Farm dimension.
Broken down vehicles can be hidden even if they are moving.
Cop only armor vehicle coverage for police cars, MPCC Truck, and Shelby.
Criminal only armor vehicle coverage for Huntley.
Vehicle armor buying fails if the player took damage in the last 3 seconds, and cops cannot buy armor from vehicles in LV.
All players can glue to the MPCC Truck.
MPCC spawn is not accessible if the owner has not moved in 120 seconds.
Spawning at an MPCC Truck disables collisions with the truck until exiting it.
Wanted player or prisoner vehicle recovery is visible to everyone, shows a half transparent vehicle, and spawns after 10 seconds.
Damage taken inside a broken down vehicle is reduced by 50%.
Car tuning gives 4% speed boost per level and 3% acceleration boost per level.
Vehicle passengers and attached players can buy food from drive through food stores.
Criminals and Gangsters can crash into a vehicle driven by a hit target.
Trying to enter a locked vehicle shows a message above the player as a reminder to the owner.
Recovering and driving vehicles except motorbikes is disabled inside open interiors and places vehicles outside buildings.
All player armor vehicle coverage for Advanced Hummer, Stafford, Patriot, Burrito, Hydra, and Rhino.
Players can recover vehicles in allied bases without VIP.
Static vehicles are non colliding.
Entering a static vehicle creates a clone and the original disappears for a while.
Players can enter static cars and bikes.
Vehicle shops can use bank balance if cash on hand is not enough.
/engine turns off a vehicle or aircraft engine, and using /engine again turns it back on.
Repaired vehicles do not collide with other vehicles for 15 seconds unless the driver is wanted.
Aircraft HUD MASL means metres above sea level and appears when driving helicopters and planes.
The Voltic is electric and independent from the fuel system.
Press X, click your own vehicle, then choose Ask to Hide.
Passengers are not ejected when a vehicle breaks down.
Damage to a broken vehicle hurts all occupants.
Car music stops when the player unglues from another player's vehicle.
Repair fees and fuel charges depend on the vehicle's original price.
Jerry Cans refuel a percentage based on vehicle price.
Vehicles over $1,000,000 cost more at Pay n Spray.
/recover no selected vehicle selects the top vehicle in the F2 list and recovers it.
The vehicle grid returns to the last scroll position.
Holding up or down keeps moving the selected vehicle while ordering.
Players can choose rotation direction or pause vehicle rotation while viewing vehicles for sale.
Rustler drops bombs.
Cropduster drops tear gas.
Bombs and tear gas cost $2,000 each.
Level 7 group Vehicle Tazer reduces a wanted driver's vehicle max speed for 20 seconds instead of removing controls.
Tram and passenger train carriages are enterable so players can glue to them.
Recovered trains are sent to the correct track.
A Repair Kit repairs 33%.
The repair shows how many Repair Kits are left.
To press W forward to cancel the repair.
A cancelled repair does not consume the Repair Kit.
The drone payment lookup only that drones need to be paid for once.
To enter a Topfun Van to drive drones.
The radio volume save lookup only says car radio volume is saved.
Players glued to the vehicle can hear the car radio.
Car radio volume saving and glued players hearing car radio.
Repair Kit vehicle use it repairs 33%, shows kits left, can be cancelled with W, and cancelled repair does not consume the kit.
/pick ID lookup for selecting a vehicle by the number shown in F2.
Aircraft refuelling at airport gas stations and any gas station where the aircraft can land.
Merged police car armor into the role based vehicle armor section for cops.
Aiming at a vehicle shows vehicle health information.
Vehicle hide speed rule: outside LV vehicles cannot be hidden while moving fast, while in LV vehicles can be hidden instantly.
/cruise <KPH> cruise control lookup and CITcruise bind note.
Merged Advanced Hummer armor into the role based vehicle armor section for all players.
Drone payment note that drones only need to be paid once and Topfun Van is used to drive drones.
Newly purchased vehicles start locked like /lock was used.
Repair Kit cancellation details, include showing kits left and not consuming the kit if cancelled.
Neon lights added with /neon are saved.
/maxspeed <number> for setting vehicle max speed, include motorbikes and quadbikes.
Advanced Hummer immunity to car taser effect.

Related commands

Command	Use
`/carmods`	Opens an interface to install optional vehicle mods or skins.
`/cv`	Toggles first person view for vehicles.
`/djv`	Destroys your spawned job vehicle if you no longer need it. Use `/hide` for owned vehicles.
`/engine`	Turns your vehicle or aircraft engine on or off.
`/hide`	Hides your current spawned owned vehicle.
`/lock`	Locks and unlocks nearby vehicles that you own or spawned for your job.
`/od`	Opens the vehicle doors feature panel.
`/pick <vehicle number>`	Spawns a vehicle by number from the F2 vehicle panel.
`/recover`	Recovers your owned vehicle.
`/repair`	Repairs your vehicle in certain dimensions such as event, Law Farm, and apartment dimensions.

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