Grand Theft Auto IV Walkthrough

Vlad will give you this mission from the bar at the outset, but most of the instruction will come on the walk to his car, and in the car itself. Vlad has a bit of a drug problem, as you'll soon find out in the cutscene, but he'll give you a task totally unrelated to narcotics. This time around, instead of scaring store owners into paying him protection, he'll ask you to head to the ghetto to grab a car parked there. You can't drive there, either. No sir -- you have to take the subway.

Thankfully, the subway station (represented by a yellow dot on the HUD) is just up the street from the bar, so there's no need to jack a car to get there. Instead, simply walk or run there. Walk into the station and follow the on-screen prompts to the middle platform, where the train you seek is located. Once the train arrives, take it one stop over, which should bring you to the section of the borough called Steinway. It's here that the vehicle you are to steal, a silver Blista Compact, is located.

Nearby Yorktown Avenue is your destination. It's a dead end street due north from the station, and is easy enough to spot, especially with a turquoise blue blotch on your HUD representing its location. Approach the car, and you'll see a guy polishing it. As you get close to the car, Niko will talk to him automatically, and then he and his friend will go after you, even if you don't try to get into the car immediately. Your best bet here is to jump in the car as soon as you can and use it as a giant, several ton metal battering ram to eliminate the deadbeat and his friend. You might as well kill 'em with the very car they stole from Vlad.