Buying FiveM vehicles: what to check before you pay

Almost every paid FiveM vehicle is an add-on resource: a stream folder with the model (.yft, _hi.yft) and textures (.ytd), the meta files (vehicles.meta, handling.meta, carvariations.meta, carcols.meta, sometimes vehiclelayouts.meta) and an fxmanifest.lua that loads them. How those pieces fit is in how to add an add-on vehicle to a FiveM server.

Paid resources usually arrive through Cfx.re Asset Escrow. The purchase goes to your Cfx.re account, you download it from Granted Assets in the Portal, and the server can only start it if its license key belongs to that same account. The full path is in how to install a FiveM resource from Cfx.re Escrow.

Check	Why it matters	Where to look
Which files stay open	Escrow can lock files. If handling.meta is locked you cannot tune speed or grip for your server.	Product page or the seller's docs. Ask before buying if it is not written.
LODs	A model with only the high level is drawn in full at any distance. Ten of them on one street costs frame rate.	The seller should list the LOD count. Four levels (High to Very Low) is the full set.
Texture memory	FXServer warns about assets past 16 MiB of physical memory, and oversized vehicles are a classic cause of texture loss.	Ask for the .ytd sizes, or check them yourself with the YTD texture size checker.
Framework	A plain vehicle works anywhere. Extras like a garage, fuel or key script may need a specific framework.	Product page: ESX, QBCore, QBox, standalone.
Real brand or lore-friendly	The Cfx.re platform license does not allow assets that infringe someone else's IP, and real car brands are the usual case.	Logos, badges and the body shape. See real-brand vs lore-friendly cars.
carcols IDs	Two resources with the same modkit or siren ID break each other's tuning or lights.	Drop all your carcols.meta files into the carcols ID conflict checker.
Proof	A render is not gameplay.	An in-game video, ideally with the vehicle moving, entering and leaving.

• Real logos, badges or a car that is clearly a real model with the badges removed. Cfx.re said in 2023 that removing the badges is not enough.
• No video in the game, only renders or photos.
• No word on LODs or texture sizes at all.
• A "pack" of hundreds of cars at a very low price. That size usually means ripped models from other games or real brands.
• The handling is locked, so you cannot change speed, grip or mass for your server.

Packs look cheaper per car, but every client downloads every model in a started resource, used or not. A handful of well-made vehicles you actually put in your dealership usually serves players better than a hundred you never spawn. The full comparison is in FiveM car packs vs single vehicles.

1. Download from Granted Assets and upload the folder as it came, without renaming it.
2. Add ensure to server.cfg and restart the whole server.
3. Spawn it by name and drive it. Check doors, lights and the view from a distance, where the LODs show.
4. To sell it in a dealership, add the spawn name to your framework's vehicle list: see adding a vehicle to ESX, QBCore and QBox.
5. If it does not show up or looks wrong, go through FiveM vehicle troubleshooting.

Since you are reading this on our site: our vehicles and hoverboards are original models with no real brands. The Coil S-Cooter and the three hoverboards ship with four LODs, the handling and vehicle metas stay open, and they run on ESX, QBCore, QBox or standalone. Each product page has an in-game video. The catalogue is in vehicles and hoverboards.