Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Beginning "T-Bone Mendez" with a Fire Truck and driving it to the location shown in the Video
02:40 - Launching the Fire Truck off the ledge to knock the AP (All Proof) Boxville away from the Cutscene Trigger Zone
04:10 - Going to retrieve the Boxville without activating the Cutscene
05:00 - Taking the Boxville to the location shown in the Video and putting it deep into the water to retain the AP Properties
07:35 - Going back to trigger the Cutscene and do the Mission like normal
09:40 - Going back to the Pleasure Domes to pass the Mission and then immediately point the camera in the direction of where the Boxville is in the water
10:00 - Pushing the Boxville out of the water and then driving it back to a Garage
15:40 - Proving the AP Properties and showing off the AP Boxville
This Method will work EXACTLY as shown on PS2, Xbox, PC, Mobile, and Definitive Edition since all of these Platforms/Versions allow the Method shown in the Video.
Before you begin, you may want to have the Sawn-Off Shotguns so you can blast the Boxville into the water deeper, however, it's not required. It just makes things faster. It's also recommended to have as much muscle as possible since that matters. The more muscle you have, the quicker it will be to get the Boxville out of the water. In the Video, I had ZERO muscle!
If you don't succeed with knocking the Boxville away from the Cutscene Trigger Zone on your first Fire Truck, you can continuously go back and get another one at the Fire Station in Doherty. However, I recommend to just reload if you have not succeeded after three or four Fire Truck's because it'll get quite time consuming.
I've tried putting the Boxville in other locations in the water, like the old Methods, however, every time the Mission would pass, it would vanish. I'm just going to guess it's because PS2 camera control is very slow to turn around nearly 180 degrees after the Mission is passed, thus it vanishes OR the Draw Distance is so bad on PS2, that it would vanish no matter what the moment the Mission passes simply for being too far away from it even when looking directly at it. I figured I should find a location in the water so that when the Mission is passed and CJ is looking FORWARD, turning the camera is much easier and can be done quicker, so it doesn't vanish after passing the Mission!
This optimized Method saves a LOT of time and headache since the old Method was pushing the wreck of the AP Boxville back to the Garage using a Fire Truck and/or Traffic Vehicles. Now, you can just DRIVE it back to a Garage with ease!
The Boxville featured in the Mission has Traffic Default Colors and changes upon reloading the Mission. None of them are special.
I am recording this Video on PCSX2 Version 1.6.0. Game Version is SLUS-20946 (Version 1.03) of GTA San Andreas for PS2.
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Beginning "T-Bone Mendez" with a Fire Truck and driving it to the location shown in the Video
02:40 - Launching the Fire Truck off the ledge to knock the AP (All Proof) Boxville away from the Cutscene Trigger Zone
04:10 - Going to retrieve the Boxville without activating the Cutscene
05:00 - Taking the Boxville to the location shown in the Video and putting it deep into the water to retain the AP Properties
07:35 - Going back to trigger the Cutscene and do the Mission like normal
09:40 - Going back to the Pleasure Domes to pass the Mission and then immediately point the camera in the direction of where the Boxville is in the water
10:00 - Pushing the Boxville out of the water and then driving it back to a Garage
15:40 - Proving the AP Properties and showing off the AP Boxville
This Method will work EXACTLY as shown on PS2, Xbox, PC, Mobile, and Definitive Edition since all of these Platforms/Versions allow the Method shown in the Video.
Before you begin, you may want to have the Sawn-Off Shotguns so you can blast the Boxville into the water deeper, however, it's not required. It just makes things faster. It's also recommended to have as much muscle as possible since that matters. The more muscle you have, the quicker it will be to get the Boxville out of the water. In the Video, I had ZERO muscle!
If you don't succeed with knocking the Boxville away from the Cutscene Trigger Zone on your first Fire Truck, you can continuously go back and get another one at the Fire Station in Doherty. However, I recommend to just reload if you have not succeeded after three or four Fire Truck's because it'll get quite time consuming.
I've tried putting the Boxville in other locations in the water, like the old Methods, however, every time the Mission would pass, it would vanish. I'm just going to guess it's because PS2 camera control is very slow to turn around nearly 180 degrees after the Mission is passed, thus it vanishes OR the Draw Distance is so bad on PS2, that it would vanish no matter what the moment the Mission passes simply for being too far away from it even when looking directly at it. I figured I should find a location in the water so that when the Mission is passed and CJ is looking FORWARD, turning the camera is much easier and can be done quicker, so it doesn't vanish after passing the Mission!
This optimized Method saves a LOT of time and headache since the old Method was pushing the wreck of the AP Boxville back to the Garage using a Fire Truck and/or Traffic Vehicles. Now, you can just DRIVE it back to a Garage with ease!
The Boxville featured in the Mission has Traffic Default Colors and changes upon reloading the Mission. None of them are special.
I am recording this Video on PCSX2 Version 1.6.0. Game Version is SLUS-20946 (Version 1.03) of GTA San Andreas for PS2.
