Hello, guys...
This is my strategy for getting a Rhino...
Requirements : Either done near the end of "Money for Nothing", or after "From Zero to Hero" for getting a six-star wanted rating, bullet-proof car (optional), a strong weapon of your choice (i prefer the AK if you're early), Molotov Cocktails, minigun/M249/rocker launcher, full health and armor
Plan : If you have all 30 empire buildings, grab a BP (bulletproof) car of your choice (the BP Sanchez will work, but you'll lose armor and health) (you can still do it while not owning the 30 buildings, but i prefer during the point were you own all the buildings)..
Now, go and make mayhem near cops, until you rack up your wanted level to 3, after that, head to the Diaz Mansion found on Starfish Island...
Go inside the short wall around the mansion, arm your self with the weapon of your choice (if you stay near the Mansion's walls, you won't hear the police chopper), and kill all the cops and their cars getting near the mansion's wall (destroy the chopper(s) if it gets in your way, too), until you rack the wanted level to 6-stars...
If you see any Rhino (tank) passing the street were it meet's the mansion's wall, quickly throw a molotov cocktail near it, so that the soldiers gets outside, kill them, steal the Rhino and voila ! You need to go and save it in a garage, because if you save while it's outside the garage, it will disappear...
You can also get bribes found all around Vice City, but that's a waste of time...
Anyway, hope may strategy helps you in getting one !
Diego Mendez (Asem Ahmed)
Asem Ahmed