GTA Online Salvage Yard guide

Red’s Auto Parts Salvage Yard is one of the newest businesses for Grand Theft Auto players and this GTA Online Salvage Yard guide will help you understand every aspect of the property. Rockstar Games introduced it to the multiplayer game on December 12, 2023, with the Grand Theft Auto Online: The Chop Shop DLC. However, many players have yet to get started with the business.

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide will discuss all important aspects of the property and teach you how you can make the most money. There are multiple ways to make profits from the business and understanding them is important for the best output.

Note: Some parts of this GTA Online Salvage Yard guide are subjective and only reflect the writer’s opinions.

GTA Online Salvage Yard guide: An brief rundown of the Red’s Auto Parts business

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide will help you master the business in no time (Image via Rockstar Games)

The Salvage Yard in Grand Theft Auto 5 Online is mainly an active business that requires your direct involvement to make money. However, it also has some passive business elements where you have to wait for a certain period before the business operations generate cash. Nonetheless, it is an interesting business to run that comes with many exciting missions and tasks.

However, the GTA Online Salvage Yard guide would like to clarify that the Red’s Auto Parts business is an expensive business to set up, and new players may find it difficult to purchase the business right away. If you are one of them, we suggest you check out the Grand Theft Auto Online beginner’s guide so that you can level up in the game and afford the Salvage Yard business.

While the base price of the Salvage Yard starts at $1,620,000, it can go up to around $5.5 million if you opt for the additional upgrades and customizations. Since almost all of the upgrades are necessary for the smooth operation of the business, players should have enough money to afford them all. You can check out the GTA 5 money guide to know the best money-making sources in the game.

Acquiring the Salvage Yard business in Grand Theft Auto Online

GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should select their business location carefully (Image via Rockstar Games)

Rockstar Games offers five locations to set up the Red’s Auto Parts Salvage Yard business in Grand Theft Auto Online. While the interiors of all the locations are the same, their surroundings have different environmental benefits and therefore, the properties are priced differently.

The following are all the locations and their base price tags:

Paleto Bay Salvage Yard - $1,620,000
Sandy Shores Salvage Yard - $2,030,000
Murrieta Heights Salvage Yard - $2,420,000
Strawberry Salvage Yard - $2,570,000
La Puerta Salvage Yard - $2,690,000

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide advises you to choose your location carefully, as it will directly impact how smooth your operations will be. If you want suggestions, we advise you to get either the Strawberry Salvage Yard or the Murrieta Heights Salvage Yard.

Let’s move forward with how you can buy the property. The Red’s Auto Parts Salvage Yard business is listed on the Maze Bank Foreclosures website. Follow the below-mentioned steps to get it:

Go to the eyefind.info homepage on your in-game phone or laptop.
Click on the Money and Services tab and search for the Maze Bank Foreclosures website on the list.
Click on the Salvage Yards tab in the top right corner. This will filter out all the property locations.
Select your preferred location where you want to set up your Red’s Auto Parts shop.
Check the modification and customization list thoroughly and opt for the ones you want inside your business.
Once done, click on the Buy button.

After that, the Red’s Auto Parts Salvage Yard business will be yours. Visit the location to go through the introductory cutscene(s) where you will meet Yusuf Amir (a returning character from Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony) and Jamal Amir (Yusuf’s cousin). The latter will be the manager of your business.

Important upgrades for the Salvage Yard business in Grand Theft Auto Online

GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should opt for the necessary customization for their business (Image via Rockstar Games)

Rockstar Games offers the following five upgrades for your Salvage Yard business:

Tint (Nine colors): $75,000
Get Trade Rates: $450,000
Tow Truck: $650,000/$1,100,000
Wall Safe: $750,000
Staff: $625,000

The tint is only a visual upgrade that will change the wall colors inside your property. However, the GTA Online Salvage Yard guide advises players to get the others since they have notable benefits.

Here’s what each of the other upgrade options do:

Get Trade Rates: Applies a permanent discount to all claims from Mors Mutual Insurance and vehicle upgrades from the Los Santos Customs garage.
Tow Truck: Unlocks the Tow Truck business operation inside the property.
Wall Safe: Increase the money-holding capacity of the Safe Locker from $100,000 to $250,000.
Staff: A new staff member will be added to the business. The vehicle salvage time will decrease from 96 real-life minutes to 48 real-life minutes.

If you do not have the budget to acquire these upgrades right away, you can get them later as well. Readers can also follow the Grand Theft Auto Online Chop Shop guide for more details.

The Red’s Auto Parts Salvage Yard business makes money through two main channels: Salvage Yard robberies and Tow Truck Service. The Salvage Yard robberies are the main errands and offer the most money. The Tow Truck Service is a side activity that you can do to make extra cash from the business.

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide will now discuss both money-making methods in detail.

Understanding the Salvage Yard robberies in Grand Theft Auto Online

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should grind the robbery missions every week (Image via Rockstar Games)

The Salvage Yard robberies in Grand Theft Auto Online are very similar to mini heist-like missions. The main goal of these jobs is to steal expensive and unique cars from various high-profile targets and bring them to the Red’s Auto Parts business. After that, you can either sell them to Yusuf Amir or salvage them inside the property.

Rockstar Games included five types of Salvage Yard robbery missions that change every week on Thursdays. The missions are as follows:

The Duggan Robbery
The Gangbanger Robbery
The Cargo Ship Robbery
The Podium Robbery
The McTony Robbery

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should note that while the missions are fixed, they include different vehicles every week. The car list in the multiplayer game is big and Rockstar adds three random premium cars with every change. While the robbery missions are considerably easy, it is beneficial to know their objectives beforehand.

The missions and their objectives are as follows:

The Duggan Robbery: Steal a car from a Maze Bank Arena show hosted by the Duggan Crime Family.
The Gangbanger Robbery: Rescue a high-level gang member named King Tiny from the prison to get details of a prized car.
The Cargo Ship Robbery: Steal a valuable car container from a guarded cargo ship in the middle of the ocean.
The Podium Robbery: Steal a car from The Diamond Casino & Resort.
The McTony Robbery: Steal a valuable car belonging to Tony McTony from his RUNE Kosatka submarine.

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should go fully prepared for the robbery missions (Image via Rockstar Games)

Each of these stealing missions has some setup missions before the final robbery. The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide will discuss The McTony Robbery in brief so that you can understand the patterns of these missions.

The McTony Robbery has seven setup missions before the finale. While two of them are optional, players must complete the other five to progress in the mission. The following are all the setup missions and their objectives that GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should note:

Scope Out: Submarine - Go to Elysian Island and scope out the RUNE Kosatka submarine.
Planning Work: Tony's Submersible - Go to Elysian Island and steal Tony’s Kraken Avisa submersible.
Planning Work: Sonar Equipment - Steal a Sonar detector from a heavily guarded warehouse and bring it to the Salvage Yard.
Planning Work: Disrupt Weapons - This is an optional task where you have to disrupt a weapons supply for Tony’s security team stationed inside the RUNE Kosatka submarine. The mission should be done within the given time frame.
Task: Security Outfits - Steal Tony’s security team’s uniforms to wear during the finale.
Task: Cutting Torch - Steal a Cutting Torch to open sealed doors inside the RUNE Kosatka submarine during the final mission.
Task: Masks - This is an optional mission where you can buy mask(s) to wear during the final robbery.

Once these setup missions are complete, you will be able to start the final mission. The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should note down the following objectives for the McTony Robbery mission:

Go to Paleto Cove.
Use the Kraken Avisa submersible and find Tony McTony’s RUNE Kosatka under the ocean.
Get inside the Kosatka and go to the engine room.
Disable the navigation system of the Kosatka submarine.
Find Tony McTony's head of security personnel and kill him.
Search the head of security personnel’s body for control codes.
Go to the main control room (bridge) of the Kosatka submarine and enter the control codes.
Take control of the submarine and crash it onto the nearby beach.
Go to the landing pad inside the Kosatka submarine and activate it.
Enter the target vehicle and get out of the submarine.
Lose the wanted levels as soon as possible.
Deliver the vehicle to your Salvage Yard to complete the robbery.

GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers will surely have a great time playing The McTony Robbery mission (Image via Rockstar Games)

Here is a pro tip GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers can follow in The McTony Robbery mission. The road from Paleto Cove to your Salvage Yard could be long depending on where you set up the business. The mission also gives you a three-star wanted level as soon as you exit the RUNE Kosatka Submarine with the stolen car. However, there is a railroad and a tunnel in Paleto Forest.

You can drive the car on the railway track and enter the tunnel to get rid of the wanted level. The cops don’t usually enter the tunnel as long as they are not tailing you. Stay inside the tunnel for a few minutes to remove the wanted level completely. After that, you can enjoy your drive to the Salvage Yard with the stolen car in peace.

As mentioned before, you can either sell the stolen car to Yusuf or salvage its parts to make money. The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide advises you to always sell the car(s) as it provides the most money. The payout varies from car to car. However, you can earn anywhere between $200,000 and $400,000 for each car.

How to do the Tow Truck Service mission in Grand Theft Auto Online

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should grind the Tow Truck Service for fun (Image via Rockstar Games)

The Tow Truck Service can only be unlocked if you opt for the Tow Truck upgrade inside the Salvage Yard business. Rockstar Games offers two truck models and both of them offer the same features. Pick the one you would like to drive.

Here’s how you can start the Two Truck Service missions:

Enter the Tow Truck inside the Salvage Yard.
Select the Launch Tow Truck Service option in the Interaction Menu.
Jamal will give you the location of a certain vehicle that needs to be towed.
Go to the location and tow the marked car.
Bring the car back to the Salvage Yard while being attached to the Tow Truck.

The GTA Online Salvage Yard guide readers should note that, unlike the Salvage Yard Robbery missions, towed vehicles directly go into the salvage station. You will get paid around $40,000 to $60,000 once your staff completes the salvage process. The money will be stored inside the Safe Locker.

Also read: GTA Online car locations guide

Edited by Ashmita Bhatt