Updated Title Publisher
Updated Title Publisher
Updated Title
Published Title Score Editor's Choice
Published Title Score
Table of Contents
Expand All

Grand Theft Auto III - The Definitive Edition

Purchase on Amazon

Taxi Driver

By
Shane Williams

For information on The Definitive Edition, visit Taxi Driver .

The goal of this mission is to find fares, pick up them up, and take them to their destination as quickly as you can. After dropping them off, you’ll get a bundle of cash. You’ll also have a timer to get that fare there; run out of time and the mission ends.

Additionally, your Taxi cannot get too damaged or your fare will get terrified and flee. To repair it, head over to a Pay ‘N’ Spray; you won’t be able to pick up another fare until doing so, and you’re still on a timer.

As you begin to rack up the fares, you’ll learn that you get bonuses after each five-fare streak, and bonuses for going to the destination extraordinarily quickly.

As such, I like to use the Taxi missions to get familiarized with an area. Since you need 100+ fares (non-consecutive) for the 100% Completion credit, I distribute them across Portland, Staunton, and Shoreside by going with 30, 30, and 40 fares, respectively.

Do what you want with that, however. Personally, I do it when I immediately arrive at the area. Note that going to St. Mark’s in Portland will become a pain later in the game, so you may want to do it now.

The end result from this mission is getting a fair deal of money, familiarization with your locale, 100% Completion credit at one hundred fares (no need for consecutiveness), and the Borgnine Taxi will appear in Harwood near HEAD Radio after making one hundred fares.

There is one glitch that may help you out.

First, enter a Taxi and drive near a vehicle you’d prefer to do this mission in. I’d recommend using Banshees, Stingers, Cheetahs, Infernuses, the bullet-proof Patriot, a Rhino, or the Dodo (for fun).

In the Taxi, press AND HOLD R3 . Hold it until I say to release it. Press Triangle to exit the Taxi, then maneuver over to the other vehicle. Press Triangle to get inside and, once the radio is on for a second or two, release R3. The Taxi mission should start in this vehicle and be completely usable.

No Comments
Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Rockstar Games
  • Platforms,
    Android, iOS, PC
  • Genre
    Action Adventure, Third-person shooter
  • Guide Release
    10 November 2021
  • Last Updated
    29 November 2021
    Version History
  • Guide Author
    Daniel Chaviers

Share this free guide:

Rockstar’s third entry to the timeless Grand Theft Auto series was a marvel on so many levels. The first 3D game that allowed you to cause havoc in an open-world stirred up more than just controversy; it also stirred the hearts of many gamers when it was released on the PS2. With it now home on also the original Xbox, PC, iOS and Android-based systems, we felt it was time to relive those wonderful moments and take you through its sandbox once again.
Inside our guide you’ll find:

Get a Gamer Guides Premium account: