In Grand Theft Auto IV, garages were replaced with parking spaces outlined in yellow outside any safehouse marked with 'Residents Parking Only'. Once the garage opens and closes, a brand new type of that vehicle respawns, which is useful for acquiring unique vehicles such as the bulletproof Securicar in Van Heist.

In the 3D Universe, garages can be used to repair damaged or even destroyed vehicles, similar to Pay 'n' Spray. In some places, such as the Paradiso Safehouse in San Fierro, it is possible for a passing pedestrian to enter the garage while the door is open and actually attempt to steal a vehicle parked within. This is a particular annoyance in the Johnson House where Grove Street Families gang members may congregate within a garage, though they disappear after a save or if Carl exits the immediate area. The vehicle chosen to be removed from the garage is entirely random.Ĭomputer-controlled pedestrians are also prone to wander into garages if the doors are open. This can occur when the number of vehicles stored in the garage exceeds its storage limit - this is particularly the case with adding motorbikes, although it's possible for vehicles to disappear even if the maximum capacity is not met. GTA San Andreas contains a glitch that causes vehicles to occasionally vanish from a garage. Despite its huge size in which it may store up to at least 30 cars, it can still hold only four vehicles just like any other garage. A variation on this is the large hangar at the Verdant Meadows airstrip, in which larger vehicles including planes can be stored.

In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a maximum of four vehicles will be saved in any of the garages though fewer or more may actually fit inside, depending on the size of the garage as well as the vehicle. Parking a vehicle in a garage usually protects it (with exceptions noted below). The primary purpose of the garage is to allow the player to preserve vehicles that have been obtained normally, vehicles left outside are subject to disappearing after the player saves a game and restarts it later. Garages may vary both in number of spaces and height clearance (for tall vehicles such as a Barracks OL or Hotdog).

The first type is garage for storing vehicles, almost exclusively attached to a safehouse, or located near one.

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