Everything You Need to Know About the GTA Online LS Car Meet

Quick Facts

How to Find the LS Car Meet and Become a Member

Shortly after you log in, Mimi texts and emails you an invitation to a warehouse in Cypress Flats, and the LS icon appears on your map so you can set a waypoint. You can find the exact spot on our interactive map.

Anyone can walk in and browse for free, but to actually use anything you need the one-time GTA$ 50,000 membership from Mimi. That single payment unlocks Test Drives, Time Trials, Sprint Races, the weekly Prize Ride Challenge, and the entire Reputation system.

Your first visit plays a few intro cutscenes and introduces Sessanta, who becomes your contact for Auto Shop Contracts if you pick up an Auto Shop. One underrated perk: you can set the LS Car Meet as your session spawn location, so you load straight into the building every time you start GTA Online or switch sessions. Very few non-owned locations let you do that.

Is the membership worth GTA$ 50,000? Absolutely. The free Prize Ride car alone repays it within a week or two, and that is before you count the vehicle trade-price discounts and unlimited Test Track access.

The LS Car Meet Reputation System (and How to Level It Fast)

Reputation is the meet's membership-gated progression system, and it runs deep: 1,000 levels, with a GTA$ payout at every single level-up plus clothing, liveries, wheel styles, vehicle mods, vehicle trade prices, and new race types along the way (full breakdown in the next section).

The fastest way to level up LS Car Meet Reputation is also the laziest: simply standing inside the building earns 10 Rep every 4 minutes. Wear any clothing bought from the LS Car Meet Merch shop and that doubles to 20 Rep every 4 minutes. There is one catch that stops it being infinite: the passive gain caps at 100 Rep (200 in merch) every 40 minutes, then pauses for an 8-minute cooldown before the cycle restarts, so over a full hour you actually bank around 125 Rep, or roughly 250 in merch. It is still one of the best AFK setups in the game: buy a merch tee, park yourself inside, and let it tick up while you do something else.

On top of the passive gain, a set of daily activities on a 24-hour cooldown tops you up, and races pay a placement bonus of up to 120 extra Rep (bigger fields and higher finishes pay more). Showing up consistently pays too: attendance streaks award 100 Rep at 7 days in a row, 250 at 14, and 500 at 21.

The cash rewards scale up as you climb: every level-up pays GTA$ 5,000 for levels 1 to 100, GTA$ 10,000 for 101 to 200, GTA$ 20,000 for 201 to 250, and GTA$ 50,000 per level from 251 onward, capping with a GTA$ 1,000,000 payout at level 1,000. The grind quite literally pays for itself.

What Reputation Unlocks

Almost every level hands you something: exclusive clothing at the Merch shop, liveries, wheel styles, and other vehicle mods at the Mod Shop, vehicle trade prices (discounts) on the Tuners cars, and a handful of gameplay features.

The Euros trade price unlocks immediately at Level 1 with your membership, and the remaining tuner trade prices drip in every five levels up to around Level 75 (browse them all in the vehicles hub). After Level 100 every trade price is unlocked, so from there each five levels awards a one-day, single-use 10% discount voucher for a vehicle website instead.

Rep also unlocks four Auto Shop Contract abilities that make Auto Shop Contracts noticeably easier: Quick Fix, Diversion, Setup, and Wingman. Race types open up too: Pursuit Series races arrive at Level 5, and Private Takeover (renting the whole meet, covered later) at Level 20.

The Test Track, Test Rides, and Races

The Test Track is a private underground track off the main floor. You can enter it in one of the Test Rides or in your own Personal Vehicle through the in-car Vehicle Options menu, then run it solo (ghost cars, no contact, perfect for practice) or in a shared instance with other members.

Three tuner cars sit by the Test Track entrance as Test Rides: free to drive, in stock form, rotating every week with the event update. It is the game's built-in try-before-you-buy, and if a Test Ride happens to be on sale you can buy it on the spot, test livery included at no extra cost. Check the Premium Test Rides page for the current line-up and history. On the Enhanced edition there is an extra Hao's Special Works Premium Test Ride, a high-performance HSW car.

Three race modes run on the track itself, launched from the LS Car Meet menu: Time Trial (solo, beat your best lap), Head-to-Head (two players in a five-leg there-and-back drag), and Scramble (two to four players, first to hit 20 checkpoints). The Race Organizer in the meet also starts Sprint, Street, and Pursuit races out in the city. Every one of them feeds your Reputation.

The Weekly Prize Ride, the Mod Shop, and Hao's Special Works

Every week Los Santos Customs parks a free prize vehicle on a Slamtruck in the middle of the meet. To win it, complete that week's Prize Ride Challenge, viewable from the Interaction Menu; the challenge varies but is often placing well in LS Car Meet Series races across several days. Finish it and you claim the car for free from the same menu. Both the car and the challenge change weekly, so keep an eye on the Prize Rides page and the weekly updates.

The meet also houses a four-bay Mod Shop, used straight from your in-car Vehicle menu, so you never have to leave the building to customize. It is also the only Mod Shop that can fit Low Grip Tires to the Tuners-update cars, essential if you want to drift them.

On the Enhanced edition (next-gen consoles and PC Enhanced), Hao takes over the Mod Shop with Hao's Special Works: best-in-class HSW performance upgrades, HSW races and Time Trials, and Chameleon paint. You unlock it by taking Hao's phone call and beating a time trial in an HSW-modified car. Playing on PS4, Xbox One, or the older PC version instead? Our guide to the fastest non-HSW cars in GTA Online ranks what you can actually buy.

Once you reach Reputation Level 20, you can pay Mimi GTA$ 50,000 for a Private Takeover, turning the whole meet invite-only until you close the game. Rounding out the venue: the Merch shop sells Rep-gated clothing (and wearing it doubles your passive Rep, so buy something early), and there is a tattoo parlor, though it adds no new tattoos.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does LS Car Meet membership cost?

Membership costs GTA$ 50,000, paid once to Mimi. You can walk in for free, but you need the membership to use any of the features.

Is the LS Car Meet membership worth it?

Yes. The free weekly Prize Ride car repays the GTA$ 50,000 quickly on its own, and you also get vehicle trade-price discounts, the Test Track, and cash rewards at every Reputation level-up.

How do you level up LS Car Meet Reputation fast?

Idle inside the meet wearing LS Car Meet merch for 20 Rep every 4 minutes, then stack the daily activities, races, and Auto Shop Contract preps on top.

How do you get the free Prize Ride car?

Complete the week's Prize Ride Challenge from the Interaction Menu, usually by placing in LS Car Meet Series races over several days, then claim the car for free from the same menu.

Where is the LS Car Meet in GTA Online?

It sits in Cypress Flats / La Mesa in East Los Santos. Mimi texts you an invite shortly after you log in, and the LS icon then appears on your map.

Can you test drive cars at the LS Car Meet?

Yes. Three Test Ride cars rotate weekly and are free to drive on the Test Track, and if one is available for sale you can buy it on the spot.