Editing Vehicle Theft

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'''Vehicle Theft''' is a [[Activities and Diversions in Saints Row: The Third|Diversion]] in ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]''. In ''[[Saints Row IV]]'', it is known as '''Virus Collection'''.{{ref|image=Virus collection named on map screen in livestream.jpg|Virus collection named on map screen in livestream}}
==Overview==
The objective of the Vehicle Theft is to hijack specific vehicle and drive it back to drop-off point. The player is awarded [[Cash]] and [[Respect]]/[[XP]] for completing each task.

===''Saints Row: The Third''===
Accessible from the [[Saintsbook]] menu in the [[Cellphone]], Vehicle Theft tasks the player with delivering certain [[Vehicles in Saints Row: The Third|vehicles]] for clients.

There are five contacts, each asking for six vehicles. The first four (Dieter, Andi Dae, Grieves, Rigg) are available after the mission "[[We're Going to Need Guns]]" and the last one (BJ Barnes) becomes available after the mission "[[Gang Bang]]", as it contains [[STAG]] vehicles.

Vehicle Theft can be difficult as some of the vehicles are difficult to obtain, and stealing one almost always garuantees [[Notoriety]], not to mention the long drive there. It is notable that Notoriety is applied every time the Playa enters a target vehicle while the associated vehicle theft is active.

After completing "[[My Name is Cyrus Temple]]", the bridges to the [[Downtown (Steelport)|Downtown]] District become raised after {{wp|martial law}} is declared by [[STAG]], making it difficult to deliver vehicles that suffer from poor performance or low damage thresholds. It is recommended to complete as many Vehicle Thefts as possible before completing the mission.

As with [[Chop Shop]], when delivering a vehicle from the [[garage]], that vehicle is removed from the garage.

===''Saints Row IV''===
[[File:SRIV map start chopshop.png|left]]
[[File:Saints Row IV - Virus Collection description.png|thumb|250px|Virus Collection description]]
The Diversion is returning in ''Saints Row IV'', but is renamed to Virus Collection. Unlike Vehicle Theft in ''Saints Row: The Third'', when specific vehicle is delivered to drop-off point, the player gets that vehicle as award.

Also, as every Target Diversion, Virus Collection is needed for [[City Takeover]].

In addition to starting Virus Collection from locations marked on the map, it is possible to start them from the [[Side Quest]] menu in the [[Hub]].

==Differences==
There are various differences between Vehicle Theft and [[Chop Shop]], most of these differences are similar to [[Hijacking]].
*The vehicles in each list must be delivered in order.
*The vehicles must be added to the HUD in order to be delivered.
*Some, but not all, of the vehicles must be delivered immediately and cannot be first stored in the [[Garage]].
*Duplicate vehicles cannot be delivered for extra [[Cash]].

==Chop Shops==
{| class="wikitable"
|Dieter[[File:Saintsbook Contact - Dieter.png|center]]
|Dieter's Chop Shop is located in southern [[Loren Square]], next to a [[Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax]] Activity.
|[[File:Vehicle Theft Dieters chpshp disautohaus d.png|Dieter's Chop Shop|200px]]
|-
|Andi Dae[[File:Saintsbook Contact - Andi Dae.png|center]]
|Dae's Chop Shop is located in [[Salander]], north of the [[Friendly Fire]] shop.
|[[File:Vehicle Theft chpshp bydae d.png|Andi Dae|200px]]
|-
|Grieves[[File:Saintsbook Contact - Grieves.png|center]]
|Grieves' Chop Shop is located in [[Bridgeport]], near [[Angel's Gym]] and the hospital.
|[[File:Vehicle Theft - Grieves' Chop Shop sign.png|Grieves|200px]]
|-
|Rigg[[File:Saintsbook Contact - Rigg.png|center]]
|Rigg's Chop Shop is located in [[Ashwood]], east of Snooky's Sundries And More.
|[[File:Vehicle Theft - Rigg's Sea and Air sign.png|Rigg|200px]]
|-
|BJ Barnes[[File:Saintsbook Contact - BJ Barnes.png|center]]
|BJ Barnes' Chop Shop is located in the west of the [[Wesley Cutter Intl|airport]].
|[[File:Vehicle Theft chop shop humanitarian.png|BJ Barnes|200px]]
|}
==Lists==
===''Saints Row: The Third''===
There are 30 Vehicle Theft targets.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Vehicle
![[Cash]]
![[Respect]]
!Shop
!Description
|-
|[[Sovereign]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_a1_Sovereign.png|200px]]
|$500
|100
|Dieter
|Re: Dis Autohaus is in need of Sovereigns
You look to make an impression in this city.  Dieter has heard this.  Want to be known by all the right people?  Find for Dieter a Sovereign.  'Real men' drive them, but smart men steal them.  The '''Downtown''' district will provide.
|-
|[[Emu]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_a2_Emu.png|200px]]
|$625
|125
|Dieter
|Dieter must have an Emu! For art!
Dieter is a patron of the arts, darling.  The Autohaus has commissioned a glam-trash installment piece featuring this kitschy, midtown ride. Since all the little people drive them, go looking in '''Brickston'''.
|-
|[[Status Quo]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_a3_Status_Quo.png|200px]]
|$625
|125
|Dieter
|Urgent! Dieter needs to keep the Status Quo!
There is a fabulous party tonight to which Dieter is invited.  Whether you are closing billion-dollar deals or parading around five escorts (Dieter does both) you need a Status Quo!  Look along the '''New Baranec''' strip for Dieter.
|-
|[[Longhauler]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_a4_Longhauler.png|200px]]
|$1000
|250
|Dieter
|Mixmaster solution
Problem people get cement shoes.  Dieter's clients have a lot of problems.  Dieter needs a lot of cement.  Find a Longhauler "Mixmaster" in '''Yearwood'''.
|-
|[[Justice]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_a5_Justice.png|200px]]
|$1000
|250
|Dieter
|Dieter wants Justice!
I simply must have a walnut dash and heated foot pedals.  Nothing will do but a Justice.  Find one in '''Henry Steel Mills'''.
|-
|[[Titan]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_a6_Titan.png|200px]]
|$1250
|300
|Dieter
|Find a Titan for me, won't you?
So big, so fierce, so bulletproof.  But a Titan's most-attractive feature to Dieter is how often they are filled with bags of cash.  Find a few near the '''Three Count''', picking up the casino take no doubt.
|-
|[[Halberd]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_b1_Halberd.png|200px]]
|$500
|100
|Andi Dae
|Boost me a Halberd
So my shop keeps the best parts in stock for Steelport's tuners.  You can start with a Halberd.  It's short on headroom, but entry-level tuners can make it fly, ya know?  Look around '''Brickston'''.
|-
|[[Neuron]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_b2_Neuron.png|200px]]
|$625
|125
|Andi Dae
|Grab a Neuron for parts
It isn't a street race without a Neuron, which kinda makes their parts high-demand items.  Look for them around the '''Henry Steel Mills'''.
|-
|[[Torch]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_b3_Torch.png|200px]]
|$750
|150
|Andi Dae
|Runner up wants a Torch, too
This particular Torch is Steelport's street racing champion.  Now the sore-loser second-place finisher wants it.  You're gunna find it around '''Ashwood'''.
|-
|[[Vortex]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_b4_Vortex.png|200px]]
|$875
|200
|Andi Dae
|Snatching this Vortex is a win/win
European roadster styling meets high resale value in the Vortex, meaning baby, we can't lose on this one.  You can find them in or around '''Downtown'''.
|-
|[[Kaneda]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_b5_Kaneda.png|200px]]
|$1000
|250
|Andi Dae
|Feel like grabbing this Kaneda for me?
Mint-condition Kanedas bring big bucks on the underground bike racing circuit, if you can catch one.  Try looking in '''Bridgeport'''.
|-
|[[Temptress]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_b6_Temptress.png|200px]]
|$1250
|300
|Andi Dae
|Need a super-exotic Temptress pronto
You don't see a lot of these...  The Temptress is stylish, agile, and very, very fast. People pay top-dollar for these machines.  I will, too, yah?  Try looking around the strip in '''New Baranec'''.
|-
|[[Bootlegger]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_c1_Bootlegger.png|200px]]
|$500
|100
|Grieves
|You got talent, I got work. Let's bank a Bootlegger
I run the working man's chop-shop in town, and I need something big on power and short on brakes.  This tricked-out Bootlegger is worth its weight in chrome, if you can find it.  The owner usually hangs around '''Rosen Oaks'''.
|-
|[[Compensator]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_c2_Compensator.png|200px]]
|$625
|125
|Grieves
|Take a Compensator to pay debts
Somebody couldn't pay their gambling debts, so we're taking their Compensator instead as... uh... compensation.  Find it in '''Yearwood'''.
|-
|[[Sandstorm]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_c3_Sandstorm.png|200px]]
|$750
|150
|Grieves
|Kick up a Sandstorm
Those 'Xtreme' supercross gearheads can't get enough of the Sandstorm.  That's why they get stolen.  So steal one.  You might try looking around '''Burns Hill'''.
|-
|[[Scrubber]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_c4_Scrubber.png|200px]]
|$875
|200
|Grieves
|Snag me a Scrubber
These street cleaners keep Steelport's streets and casino parking lots free of trash, blood and puke.  You can find 'em pretty much anywhere '''Downtown''' late at night.
|-
|[[Steelport Municipal]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_c5_Steelport_Municipal.png|200px]]
|$1000
|250
|Grieves
|Why do I need a trash truck?
Because sometimes you just need to take out the trash.  These hunks of municipal steel roam '''the streets all over''' in the wee hours of the morning.
|-
|[[Peterliner]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_c6_Peterliner.png|200px]]
|$1250
|300
|Grieves
|Best to haul a big load with a Peterliner
Gas ain't cheap, and with prices going up, the Peterliner's just the thing to bring back a tanker-load of black market fuel.  You can find it in '''Espina'''.
|-
|[[Shark]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_d1_Shark.png|200px]]
|$750
|150
|Rigg
|Rigg's sea-air supplies has an opening for a real Shark
We specialize in air vehicles and watercraft, and we have an opening for someone in acquisitions.  We can start small.  Snag a Shark and bring it to the dock, and we'll talk more. Try up near '''Camano Place''' Waterfront.
|-
|[[Miami]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_d2_Miami.png|200px]]
|$750
|150
|Rigg
|Snag me a Miami speedboat
This particular Miami was featured in the first episode of an '80s hit cop show, and a collector wants it bad.  You can find it around the wharf in '''Sunset Park'''.
|-
|[[Oppressor]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_d3_Oppressor.png|200px]]
|$1000
|250
|Rigg
|No longer the Oppressor
The Oppressor's been the cops' eye in the sky, and a thorn in the side of honest criminals for years.  It's perfect for carrying cops... or framing them.  Get my drift?  The cops usually have one parked and at-the-ready down by the old power plant in '''Sunset Park'''.
|-
|[[Commander]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_d4_Commander.png|200px]]
|$1250
|300
|Rigg
|Require a Commander for a client
This thing's a seagoing enforcer.  It's just as good for chasing waterborne perps as it is cruising the Mekong Delta.  And smugglers love 'em, too.  You can always find a Commander docked off '''Sierra Point''' ... that's the Guard base just north of the big statue.
|-
|[[Stork]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_d5_Stork.png|200px]]
|$1250
|300
|Rigg
|Got a request for a heavy lifting Stork
The Stork can transport just about anything... smuggled goods, smuggled people, smuggled goods IN smuggled people.  Get one in or around the '''airport'''.
|-
|[[Woodpecker]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_d6_Woodpecker.png|200px]]
|$1750
|400
|Rigg
|Another airport run with a Woodpecker
Normally I wouldn't ask you to land a plane on the pier, but someone stuffed this Woodpecker with some contraband we need back.  Find it on the tarmac up at '''Cutter International'''.
|-
|[[Lockdown]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_e1_Lockdown.png|200px]]
|$1000
|250
|BJ Barnes
|Humanitarian aid, inc. - Alpha target designation: Locking down insurgents
We provide police and military-grade equipment to an exclusive Third World clientele.  We're big-league, but if you can prove yourself by stealing a Lockdown van for us, we'll enlist you further.  Get law enforcement angry and take one from a '''roadblock'''.
|-
|[[N-Forcer]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_e2_N-Forcer.png|200px]]
|$1250
|300
|BJ Barnes
|Bravo target designation: N-Forcer
Here at Humanitarian Aid, Inc., we think it's unfair that STAG has these monsters and our clients don't.  Help even the odds.  '''If you don't know how to get one of these N-Forcers after you by now, you're doing something wrong.'''
|-
|[[Tornado]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_e3_Tornado.png|200px]]
|$1500
|350
|BJ Barnes
|Charlie target designation: Tornado
A very big client needs a Tornado to help him win a very little war.  Check the '''Guard Base''' for one.
|-
|[[Vulture]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_e4_Vulture.png|200px]]
|$1500
|350
|BJ Barnes
|Delta target designation: Vulture
Killbane ordered one of these for his boys in a fit of grandiosity, but doesn't have anyone who knows how to fly it.  We'll put this Vulture to better use.  It's parked on a dock near the '''Three Count'''.
|-
|[[Challenger]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_e5_Challenger.png|200px]]
|$1750
|400
|BJ Barnes
|Echo target designation: Challenger
Yes, we want you to steal a Challenger tank.  If it were easy, we wouldn't be paying you as much as we are.  Try near '''the armory''', and expect a lot more guards.
|-
|[[Condor]]<br/>[[File:ui_chopshop_e6_Condor.png|200px]]
|$2500
|500
|BJ Barnes
|Foxtrot target designation: Condor
This one is the big score.  STAG's heavy lifter could make somebody the ultimate getaway vehicle.  The Condor is well-guarded, but you can find one near their Base in '''Sunset Park'''.
|}

===''Saints Row IV''===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Vehicle
!Start location
!Vehicle location
!Notes
|-
|[[Cyber Bootlegger XL]]<br/>[[File:Bootlegger XL - Cyber.png|200px]]
|[[Salander]]
|[[Brickston]]
|Parked and guarded by private security.
|-
|[[Cyber Estrada]]<br/>[[File:Cyber Estrada in Saints Row IV - front right.png|200px]]
|Central [[Ashwood]]
|[[Henry Steel Mills]]
|Driven by [[Mascot]] around the neighborhood.
|-
|[[Cyber Gunslinger]]<br/>[[File:Cyber Gunslinger Chopshop.png|200px]]
|North [[Ashwood]]
|[[Brickston]]
|Driven by [[civilian]] around the neighborhood.
|-
|[[Chrome Lockdown]]<br/>[[File:Chrome Lockdown - front right in Saints Row IV.png|200px]]
|[[Loren Square]]
|[[Henry Steel Mills]]
|Parked and guarded by multiple police officers.
|-
|[[Chrome Rattler]]<br/>[[File:Chrome Rattler - front right in Saints Row IV.png|200px]]
|[[Henry Steel Mills]]
|[[Sunset Park]]
|Driven by [[civilian]] around the neighborhood.
|-
|[[Chrome Void]]<br/>[[File:Chrome Void - front right in Saints Row IV.png|200px]]
|[[Sunset Park]]
|[[Loren Square]]
|Parked and guarded by multiple [[Zin]].<br/>The drop-off point is [[Magarac Island]].
|-
|[[Wireframe Assert]]<br/>[[File:Wireframe Assert SRIV.png|200px]]
|[[The Grove]]
|[[Bridgeport]]
|Parked and guarded by multiple [[Zin]].
|-
|[[Wireframe Peacemaker]]<br/>[[File:Wireframe Peacemaker in Saints Row IV.png|200px]]
|[[Port Pryor]]
|[[Arapice Island]]
|Parked and is guarded by multiple police officers.
|-
|[[Wireframe Phantom]]<br/>[[File:Wireframe Phantom in Saints Row IV.png|200px]]
|[[Bridgeport]]
|[[New Baranec]]
|Driven by [[civilian]] around the neighborhood.
|}

==Rewards==
===''Saints Row: The Third''===
*After getting the last car of a list the player gets bonus [[Cash]] and [[Respect]].
*"Hi-Jack It" [[Achievements and Trophies in Saints Row: The Third|Achievement/Trophy]] (worth 10{{g}} or a bronze Trophy) for delivering all 30 vehicles.

===''Saints Row IV''===
*2,000 [[Cache]] and 500 [[XP]] for each vehicle.
*Delivered vehicle.

==Tips==
*Using "Mayor's Favor" (Notoriety Wipe - Law), "Police Forgiveness" (Notoriety Wipe - Police) and "Gang Forgiveness" (Notoriety Wipe - Gang) helps with later Vehicle Thefts; they can be bought from the [[Upgrades]] section of the [[Cellphone]].
*The Nitrous Upgrade gives nitrous to almost all vehicles in the game, and can help with both increasing speed and acceleration and getting over raised bridges. It can be purchased for $56,500 at level 26.
*After completing all missions in the game, STAG are no longer present in Steelport, so it is not possible to obtain new [[N-Forcer]]s. An N-Forcer is unlocked in the [[Garage]] after completing [[Three Way]] ("Kill Killbane" ending), but vehicles taken to the Chop Shop are removed from the [[Garage]], so delivering the reward vehicle is not ideal.
*When retrieving the [[Commander]] for Rigg, it is shown on the map when swimming around the restricted area, but credit is not given without travelling through the base itself.
*An easy way to prevent damage is to put the required vehicle in the [[Garage]] after stealing it, as well as marking the destination on the [[Map]] and taking the vehicle there prior to activating the Vehicle Theft.
**The [[Stored Vehicle Delivery]] Homie can also be used to deliver the required vehicle.
**Some vehicles, such as the Challenger and Condor, are from specific individuals, and only taking the spawned individual vehicle will activate the delivery location.
*Should the player elect to destroy the virus in "[[Zombie Attack]]", the Lockdown that one can call in is just as usable as any other Lockdown, thus the player can commandeer it without any real consequence (allowing one to conserve the full value).
*The STAG base at Sunset Park is located along a usually busy roadway. Due to a glitch, traffic continues to drive along this road. During the [[Condor]] hijack mission, aside from the amusement value of seeing STAG soldiers mowed down by civilians, this also serves as a distraction, making it easier to steal the aircraft. Note: although stealing the Condor during the theft mission triggers the expected high [[Notoriety]], after delivering it to the chopshop, the player can return to the base in Sunset Park and steal both a Condor and a [[F-69 VTOL]], now unguarded and with no [[Notoriety]].
*Always have a backup route planned prior to actually stealing the vehicle. The GPS route may not always be the most direct. It could lead you to substantial resistance and may more than often get you into significant trouble. If you deliver a battered or shot-up vehicle, you may as well have not delivered it in the first place.
*Using a fully upgraded [[RC Possessor]] with the "Ammo - Special 4" Upgrade that gives it unlimited ammunition, while time-consuming, can come in handy when delivering vehicles that trigger high [[Notoriety]].

==Trivia==
*Vehicle Theft does not count towards [[100% Completion]].
*The Cash and Respect reward goes down if the vehicle is damaged.

===''Saints Row IV''===
*No vehicle is located in the same neighborhood as the starting point.
*The Cyber Estrada is the only vehicle located in a different district to the starting point.
*All Cyber targets are started in [[Stanfield]], all Chrome targets are started in [[Downtown (Steelport)|Downtown]], all Wireframe targets are started in [[Carver Island]]. No Virus Collection targets are located in [[New Colvin]].

==Gallery==
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