Tow Truck

This article is about the diversion. For the vehicle, see Shaft.

Tow Truck
Games	Saints Row 2
Unlock after	"Appointed Defender"
Objectives	Repossess vehicles from troubled owners for cash.
Rewards	Cash Tow Truck (Shaft)

Tow Truck is a Job Diversion in Saints Row 2

Overview

Upon entering a Shaft, there is an onscreen prompt to start the Tow Truck Diversion. The concept of towing vehicles is introduced in the mission "Three Kings", which features towing Ramon's vehicle who owes money to Carlos.

In this Diversion, a series of vehicles must be towed to the nearest Car Mechanic location. The owners of the vehicles are always standing nearby and attack when approaching. Cash is awarded based on the damage level of the repossessed car.

Some levels of this Diversion feature gang and law enforcement vehicles, and towing them gives 2-3 units of Notoriety.

The Shaft cannot be repaired, left for more than 30 seconds, or switched to a new Shaft mid-diversion. Forgive and Forget is unavailable and doesn't remove Notoriety.

Statistics

There are 2 Statistics for this Diversion in the Diversions menu.

• Vehicles Towed
• Cash Earned as Tow Truck Driver

Levels

Level	Cash	Distance	Time	Vehicles	Owners	Vehicle	Notoriety	Owner	Weapon
1	50	75	90	1	1	Varsity (Beater)	0	Civilian	Butterfly Knife
2	100	100	80	1	1	Mockingbird (Beater)	0	Civilian	Baseball Bat
3	200	150	70	1	2	Buffalo	1	Civilian	None
4	600	200	120	2	1	Tetsuo Thorogood	2 0	Ronin Civilian	T3K Urban Knife
5	800	215	120	2	2	Oring Churchill	1 2	Civilian Samedi	Baseball Bat T3K Urban
6	500	245	70	1	2	Ambulance	3	Police	Baseball Bat
7	2000	265	80	2	2	Tetsuo Kenshin	2	Ronin	T3K Urban
8	3000	285	80	2	2	Five-O Quota	3 2	Police	Tombstone
9	2000	300	80	1	4	Compensator	3	Brotherhood	T3K Urban
10	2500	325	80	1	3	FBI	3	Police	VICE 9

Rewards

• Tow Truck unlocked

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Tow Truck unlocked

• Cash: $50 to $2,500
• Respect: None
• Achievement: Blue Collar (10)
• Vehicle: Tow Truck (Shaft)
  

Tips

For the main article, see Tips.

• Exit and move away from the Shaft when being attacked, so that it is not damaged.
• This Diversion can be started in different areas around Stilwater with different geography, which can make it easier:
  • The Barrio parking garage has target cars which spawn at the very top level, which can be difficult.
  • The Suburbs is the best area to start the Diversion due to less traffic and many roads.
• Temporarily reducing the game difficulty level greatly helps finishing this Diversion.
• Prior to starting the diversion, upgrade the Shaft at Rim Jobs to increase performance and durability.
• Recruit two Homies to have one of them steal the target vehicle and follow Playa to the destination without gaining Notoriety.
• When towing a vehicle belonging to a rival gang use your phone book to dail 555-SWPD to call for a police car to help distract Ronin, Brotherhood and Samedi gangsters.

Trivia

• Killing the owner of the target vehicle was originally intended to fail the Diversion.
• If the target vehicle is destroyed, the same vehicle spawns in a different location, but with no NPCs guarding it.
• Target vehicles have more hitpoints than normal and are able to withstand more impact.

Gallery

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• Tow Truck tutorial
• Tow Truck unlocked
• Tow Truck unlock screen

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Tow Truck tutorial

Tow Truck unlocked

Tow Truck unlock screen