Yeah, I've been having a good time messing about in Free Mode as well.
I really like taking Bounties. I'm so happy that the game has citizens assign bounties for 'jacked cars. Some people are really good at evasion, make it a really thrilling hunt. Some of them get on the game's chat channel and start taunting people as well. My favorite weapon for chasing is the Remote Charge C4. If the dude is in a car, racing all over, just holding LB until the reticle is on his car, and then that's all she wrote. Once it's on there, you can take a moment to enjoy the view. Give them space. I liked the AP Pistol for a while, but there is a lot to be said for turning them and their car into an oversized ashtray.
Today the special green High Value Export car for Simeon was grabbed, so I went and waited by the docks for the player to show up. I'm watching him come down, and when he's near, I call Lester to go Under the Radar for a minute, so I'm not visible to anyone on the map. I've also left a car right near the entrance, which will let the guy know something's amiss, but also prevent him from going straight into the garage. Unfortunately he's got another competitor RIGHT on his tail, and the HVE zooms right past the garage while he rethinks what to do next. The other guy in pursuit decides to block the garage, so I blow my rigged car, taking the competition out. The HVE comes back around the corner, and I take out the driver just as he's pulling up to the garage door.
With all of us respawning, and the cops showing up with three or four cars, the whole thing turns into this massive firefight; just as I have the upper hand, I try to pull into the garage, but Simeon won't take it while the police are pissed. I managed to get out of there and all the way back down to the Pay-N-Spray, where the firefight continued.
A couple more jokers managed to steal the car and get it back to the docks, but were still fighting there. I barely, barely squeezed in and managed to get the car dropped off.
Good god, I was squeaking like a doge's chew toy. Such epic. Butt cheeks. So clenching.