GTA Vice City: V.I.P. Walkthrough

GTA Vice City walkthrough · Businesses and asset missions

Win back the stolen fare in V.I.P., Kaufman Cabs' first mission. Collect the passenger on Starfish Island, stop the rival taxi and deliver him to the airport.

Mission type
Asset mission
Mission chain
Kaufman Cabs
Contact
Kaufman Cabs, Doris
Starting location
Kaufman Cabs, Little Haiti
Story prerequisite
Shakedown

Purchase the associated business after Shakedown to access its jobs. Finish earlier missions in that business chain where required.

The Kaufman taxi inside the depot in GTA Vice City
V.I.P. — GTA Vice City

Mission walkthrough

  1. Start from Kaufman Cabs

    Buy the taxi business and enter its mission vehicle. Drive to the pickup on Starfish Island and sound the horn in the marked area. Keep the cab undamaged on the way, since you will need it for the confrontation and delivery.

  2. Follow the rival taxi

    A competing driver takes the passenger. Chase the marked cab and damage it with controlled impacts until the fare decides to switch. Do not continue attacking once the passenger starts leaving the rival vehicle.

  3. Collect the passenger safely

    Stop nearby and give the passenger room to reach your cab. Avoid running him over or leaving your car pressed against a burning taxi. Wait until he is seated before pulling away.

  4. Drive to the airport

    Follow the airport destination and preserve the passenger through the journey. The rival may remain a nuisance, but the priority is the delivery marker. Do not turn a recovered fare into another street fight when the route to the airport is open.

Key point

You are recovering a passenger, not simply destroying a taxi. Stop the attack as soon as he changes cars so he survives the transfer.