Compare to... Asea Asterope Asterope GZ Chavos V6 Cinquemila Cognoscenti Cognoscenti (Armored) Cognoscenti 55 Cognoscenti 55 (Armored) Deity Emperor Fugitive Glendale Glendale Custom Hardy Ingot Intruder Minimus Premier Primo Primo Custom Regina Rhinehart Romero Hearse Schafter LWB Schafter LWB (Armored) Schafter V12 Schafter V12 (Armored) Sentinel XS4 Stafford Stanier Stratum Stretch Super Diamond Surge Tailgater Tailgater S Turreted Limo Vorschlaghammer Warrener Warrener HKR Washington The Benefactor Schafter is a Sedans Car featured in Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online. This vehicle also appears in Grand Theft Auto IV.
In GTA V Story Mode, the Schafter can only be found and stolen (see the spawn locations in the "Appearances" section below). It is not available for purchase.
The Schafter can be simply found and stolen on the street (see the spawn locations in the "Appearances" section below), or it can be purchased for a price of $65,000. The Schafter can be stored in any of your Properties/Garages as a Personal Vehicle. It can be customized at Los Santos Customs. You can also modify it in a Vehicle Workshop inside one of your owned properties. Once acquired, you can request the delivery of the Schafter from the Mechanic. The Schafter is also one of the "wanted" vehicles that can be required for the Simeon's Export Requests freemode mission, giving you a reward of $9,750 when delivered to his garage.
The design of the Benefactor Schafter is based on a real life Mercedes-Benz E-Class.
The actual top speed of the Schafter in GTA V is 111.50 mph (179.44 km/h) when it's fully upgraded, as it's been accurately tested in-game by Broughy1322.
Yes, it's possible to sell the Schafter. If you purchased the vehicle, you can sell it for a resale price of $39,000 (60% of the original purchase), plus 50% of the value of your upgrades. Otherwise, if you stole the Schafter from the street, you can sell it for $6,500.