Berkley's RC Van
Berkley's RC Van is a variant of the Pony featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, used by Berkleys RC. The van is infamous for being extremely rare as it can almost never be found outside the missions it appears in and the only sure way to obtain one is using a glitch (see below). It sometimes has boxes of model cars in the back - the same ones that can be seen in Zero RC. Even though it's based on the Pony there are a few differences, like the taillight design and the location of the gas cap door. There is an optional side-mission called Beefy Baron in the back room of Zero RC in which you must destroy these vans with an RC Baron within a time limit.
Performance
The van has a slightly higher top speed then most; according to the games files it is 80 miles per hour (134 kilometers per hour) and it has moderate acceleration. It can sustain quite a bit of damage due to its large size and it has pretty good stability when rounding corners. It actually has average handling in most scenarios.
Glitch
- There is a game glitch that can be used to obtain the Berkley Van. First, enter the Zero RC shop in Garcia. Head to the back of the shop, you will find a red marker. Enter it to start the Beefy Baron mission. Once the mission starts and you have control of the Baron press the change view button (PC default is V). Your view will change to a Berkley Van that has spawned high up above San Andreas with Carl Johnson in the drivers seat (you can't control it until the mission ends). The van will fall for about 15 seconds before smashing onto the roof of Zero's RC shop. Now fail the mission, (either by keeping the baron still for a while and pressing the LMB (PC) to self destruct it, or by waiting for the timer to run out.) you will appear back in the shop. Quickly run outside and use the Jetpack cheat (or use your own if you have one nearby) and use it to fly up the the roof of the shop. The Berkley Van will be there waiting for you, if it is not, then try again. Now you can simply drive it off the roof of the shop and its all yours.
- Another method is slightly simpler but you need to be quick. Start the mission and fly the Baron down onto the street right in front of the store. (As close as you can, preferably on the lane closest.) Wait for a Berkley van to pull up beside your plane. Do not get too close, other wise you will damage the van in the process of blowing up. Press LMB to self destruct. Once the camera reverts back to the inside of the store, run outside. The van should still be driving down the road. It's moving rather slowly, so it's a simple job of running after it and jacking it. Then you can save it to any nearby garage.
- In extremely rare cases, an RC Van will spawn in a random place. Unlike other cars, only one of these will spawn, and won't continue spawning once taken. This happens most often around the Las Venturas Airport.
Trivia
- The vehicle's ID, model, texture, and text entry names are Topfun. Only the text string has the name Berkleys RC Van.
- The default radio station in the Berkley's RC Van is Playback FM.
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