GTA Online Auto Shop: Prices, Contracts and Net Payouts

An Auto Shop combines Robbery Contracts, customer-car work and Exotic Exports. It is a good fit if you enjoy driving and a repeatable mission sequence. Choose it for the activities you want to play, rather than a headline hourly figure that leaves out preparation and travel.

Reviewed 22 October 2026. Prices and rewards below are labelled reference base figures. Check live discounts, the board and the final receipt before spending or comparing earnings.

Which Auto Shop is cheapest?

Mission Row is the cheapest base listing, not Rancho. These figures exclude optional upgrades. Visit the LS Car Meet before checking Maze Bank Foreclosures. GTABase property reference.

Compare the surrounding roads and your usual activities. Our advice is to leave money for routine play rather than buying the most expensive interior immediately. A convenient return route matters more than a cosmetic style when you will use the property repeatedly.

Start with one complete contract

Finish the property introduction and follow the Job Board. Robbery Contracts have preparation stages and a final job, and support solo play or a group. Choose an available job, read its equipment and approach requirements, then complete the stages in order. Rockstar’s property guide.

For a first run, work steadily through the objectives instead of changing plans whenever a faster-looking route appears in a video. Note which stage caused trouble. Your second attempt is the time to improve that section, not to assume every player can reproduce an expert’s finish time.

Union Depository: gross and take-home are different

GTABase lists leader rewards of GTA$270,000–337,500. First-completion awards and event boosts are separate. The upper value is not a guaranteed solo payment. Union Depository mission reference.

The useful comparison is what you keep after the whole run. For example, a GTA$270,000 receipt less GTA$10,000 of supplies leaves GTA$260,000. That supply cost is an illustration, not a fixed fee. Include both preparations, the finale, travel and retries in your own timing.

If the job is unavailable, decide whether you want another contract or another activity. Do not build a purchase calculation around running one exact board option continuously. A higher individual payout is not automatically the best use of a short session.

Customer cars: deliver what was requested

Customer work has a different rhythm from contracts. Check the specification, complete the requested work and keep the delivery controlled. Treat the service outlay and any loss on delivery separately from the amount arriving at the end. Optional delivery staff are a convenience choice, not a reason to assume every car earns its maximum.

If you prefer delivering yourself, test that route before buying staff. If your priority is moving straight back to contracts, compare the convenience against the actual receipts. Neither choice needs to be presented as universally correct.

Exotic Exports: a daily list, not guaranteed daily income

Check the blackboard for the current vehicle list and follow the required delivery destination. The list is a separate activity from customer cars and contracts. Rockstar describes it as daily work; completing a full list requires finding and delivering the vehicles, not simply owning the property.

Our recommendation is to keep the list in mind during ordinary travel, then decide whether a dedicated search is worth your remaining time. Do not count a full-list maximum as money you automatically receive every day. Check completion progress before chasing a vehicle you may already have delivered.

Are all modifications free?

No. The property reference describes discounted modifications, with Crew modifications and Classic respray colours free. That is different from every upgrade costing nothing. Always read the displayed price before confirming a modification. Modification reference.

Is it worth it for a solo player?

Our verdict is that the Auto Shop is worth considering if you enjoy its contract missions and want several car-related activities in one place. Try to compare a normal session, not a temporary bonus week, with the other work you already own. A property you use comfortably is usually a better next purchase than a theoretical hourly winner you dislike.

• Check the property price separately from optional staff, lifts and decoration.
• Read the board amount and identify whether it is before or after a cut.
• Complete a whole run before estimating hourly earnings.
• Keep customer-car and export receipts separate from contract money.
• Recheck dated bonuses rather than assuming last week’s multiplier still applies.

Use the business comparison or Agency guide to compare your next purchase. The free SixCentral app keeps these references beside your game.