Three robberies a week. Plan them properly.

This week's plan

Pick up to 3 — that is all the yard offers in a week.

• The Gangbanger Robbery~30 min · Easy
• The Duggan Robbery~35 min · Moderate
• The Cargo Ship Robbery~40 min · Moderate
• The Podium Robbery~35 min · Moderate
• The McTony Robbery~45 min · Hard

Sell or scrap

• • Each robbery costs GTA$20,000 to set up, and three are available each week from the Salvage Yard computer.
• • When the job is done you choose: deliver the car to Yusuf at the Terminal for the cash sale, or scrap it at the yard for parts and a slower payout.
• • Sell to Yusuf when the target is a high-value car — that is where the headline payouts come from.
• • Scrap it only when you want the parts and the passive income rather than the lump sum, or when delivery is too risky in a busy public lobby.
• • Deliver the vehicle undamaged. Cosmetic damage comes straight off the final figure.
• • Some weeks a target is marked claimable, which means you can keep the car instead of selling it. That is the week to check whether the car is one you actually want.
• • The staff upgrade cuts robbery salvage time from 192 to 144 minutes and raises daily income by 20%. It pays for itself faster than any other upgrade.

Yards and upgrades

• Paleto BayGTA$1,620,000Cheapest yard. Long drives to most city targets.
• Sandy ShoresGTA$2,030,000Central for desert targets, still a haul into Los Santos.
• Murrieta HeightsGTA$2,420,000Best value city yard. Quick access to the east side and the freeway.
• StrawberryGTA$2,570,000Closest to most robbery targets and to the Terminal delivery point.
• La PuertaGTA$2,690,000Priciest, but the docks and airport runs are short.

• StaffGTA$625,000Cuts tow salvage from 96 to 48 minutes, robbery salvage from 192 to 144 minutes, and raises daily income by 20%. Buy this first.
• Tow truck (beater)GTA$650,000Unlocks the daily tow missions that feed the passive income.
• Tow truck (clean)GTA$1,100,000Same missions, nicer truck. Cosmetic choice.
• Wall safeGTA$750,000Holds up to GTA$250,000 of accumulated income. Empty it before it caps.
• Trade rateGTA$450,000Permanent discount on Mors Mutual claims and Los Santos Customs repairs.

The Gangbanger Robbery

Easy · ~30 minutes solo · setup GTA$20,000

A gang-held property where the target car is being kept.

Approach: Straightforward smash and drive. Fight your way in, take the car, lose the heat.

Prep chain

1. 1Scope out the target and mark the guards from a distance.
2. 2Planning work from the Salvage Yard computer.
3. 3Optional equipment task — weapons and armour drop.

Run it clean

• • The loudest and fastest of the five. If you are only doing one robbery this week and the car is valuable, make it this one.
• • Take a jammer car to the scope-out; you will be shot at on the way out.
• • Wanted level clears easily under the freeway overpasses to the east.

The weekly routine

1. 1Check the three targetsOpen the Salvage Yard computer and look at this week's vehicles and their values before committing.
2. 2Set up the most valuable firstSetup is GTA$20,000 each. If you only have time for one, take the highest-value target.
3. 3Run the preps in one sittingScope out, planning work, then the support tasks. They stay completed, so you can stop between them.
4. 4Do the robbery in Invite OnlyEverything except the final delivery works in a private session.
5. 5Deliver cleanDrive the target to the Terminal without damage, or scrap it at the yard if you want the parts.
6. 6Empty the safeThe wall safe caps at GTA$250,000. Clear it whenever you visit.

Which three targets appear rotates with the weekly update, so check the yard computer before you commit. Timings are Redzone Ops's own solo estimates. Sources: GTA Wiki — Salvage Yard Robberies, GTAForums — Salvage Yard breakdown.