Can I get any car in director mode GTA 5?

No, unfortunately the director mode garage does not allow you to spawn just any vehicle you want. You are limited only to cars, bikes, and other rides that your GTA 5 story mode character owns. Vehicles purchased in GTA Online do not transfer over into director mode at this time.

How To Spawn Vehicles in Director Mode

To spawn a vehicle while in director mode, you first need to:

1. Hold down on the view button on your controller – this pulls up the director mode menu
2. Scroll down using the joystick to the "Garage" option and select it
3. Choose from the list of vehicles your GTA 5 story mode character owns

You cannot spawn vehicles your online character owns – only story mode vehicles appear in this menu.

Director Mode Garage vs GTA Online Garage

As you can see, director mode gives you access to far less vehicles overall compared to buying rides in GTA Online. You‘re limited to story mode car unlocks only.

Number of Vehicles in Story Mode

In total across all of GTA 5‘s story mode, there are about 230 vehicles you can add to your garage, stolen from the street or purchased on character‘s in-game phone. Of those, about 75 are bikes and specialty vehicles according to gtafandom.com.

That leaves around 155 cars and trucks for use in director mode currently. This gives director mode some nice variety, but still pales in comparison to GTA Online‘s whopping 700+ total vehicles available.

Why Director Mode Doesn‘t Allow Online Vehicles

The main theory as to why director mode does not grant you access to GTA Online‘s massive vehicle catalog comes down to one thing – exploitation potential.

GTA Online‘s in-game economy is dependent on people buying sharks cards to purchase expensive supercars, weaponized vehicles, and aircrafts. If these extremely valuable assets could be easily duplicated through director mode glitches, it could disrupt the entire GTA Online ecosystem.

By limiting director mode to only story mode vehicles, Rockstar greatly reduces the chances of any major duplication bugs popping up. It keeps GTA Online‘s vehicle economy protected.

What Players Are Saying on GTA Forums

In a popular Reddit thread, Ph1xus expresses this exact sentiment:

"I figure the reason we can‘t use Online purchased vehicles in Director Mode is that it could allow car duplications or outfit transfers. That would deflate Online‘s in-game economy which relies on people buying Shark Cards."

Most players seem to agree with this assessment when speculating on various forums. Unless that incentive structure changes dramatically, don‘t expect GTA Online vehicles in director anytime soon.

Tips to Unlock More Cars in Director Mode

While you‘re stuck with story mode vehicles only, here are some tips to grow your garage so you have more rides at your disposal in director mode:

• Complete theft and vehicle recovery side missions to keep stolen cars permanently
• Win unique vehicles from Beverly, Hao, and other random events
• Purchase new vehicles regularly via each character‘s in-game phone
• Fully mod any vehicle at Los Santos Customs for maximum performance

The more vehicles you own across Franklin, Michael, and Trevor, the bigger your director mode garage becomes!

Customizing Vehicles In Director Mode

Unfortunately director mode does not currently allow any vehicle customization. The vehicles appear in the state you last modified them during story mode via Los Santos Customs.

So customize all rides to your desired spec for director mode before jumping in. Spawn location and visual effects are the only options available while already loaded into your director mode session.

The Bottom Line

At the end of the day, director mode gives you plenty cars, bikes, and trucks to play with by leveraging your full story mode collection.

But to access the absolute entire GTA 5 catalog including DLC vehicles, custom weaponized rides, and rare supercars – you‘ll need to play GTA Online instead.

Hopefully this guide gave you a comprehensive overview explaining exactly how vehicle spawning works in director mode, its limitations, why those limitations exist, plus tips to maximize your options. Let me know if have any other director mode questions!