Rancher

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A Rancher in GTA Vice City.

The Rancher is an SUV/pickup truck that appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV.

Description

The Rancher is described as a medium-sized SUV designed with off-road capabilities in mind, featuring large tires, soft suspensions and a high ground clearance. Despite its size, the two-door Rancher is only capable of holding two occupants, as it rear compartment is not capable of carrying passengers, similar to two-door pickup trucks in the series. In general, the Rancher resembles a 1981-1991 Chevrolet K5 Blazer (but with different headlights). In GTA IV rendition, however, resembles the second generation or 1973-1980 K5 Blazer but the headlights look a bit closer to a third generation Ford Bronco. The GTA IV rendition is stated to be manufactured by Declasse.

Until GTA IV, the Rancher is depicted with a camper shell permanently included over its bed. The GTA IV rendition, however, features variants of the Rancher with or without a camper shell. Pickup variants of the Rancher may also include a roll bar with top-mounted offroad lights, a brush guard, or a bull bar. All variants of GTA IV's Rancher also feature nerf bars. It is also interesting to note that the rear bed lid of pre-GTA IV Ranchers are hinged to the top, while those of the GTA IV rendition have been modified with the lid hinged to the bottom on the truck bed, and an additional glass lid hinged to the top for the camper shell variant.

As a medium SUV/truck, the Rancher may be considered above average in performance. While having only moderate acceleration and top speed, the Rancher's cornering is also acceptable due to its heighten and soft suspensions (despite its weight and size). The Rancher's bottom-heavy design also minimizes rollover.

Locations

GTA San Andreas

• Spawns regularly in the desert and countryside
• Parked by a garage to the south west of the form at Blueberry Acres, Red County (only when wanted for export)
• At the Import/Export Ship at Easter Basin, San Fierro for $40,000
• Parked next to a building northwest of Hunter Quarry and east of Cluckin' Bell in Bone County.
• Parked between trailers north of Ammu-Nation in eastern Bone County.

Modifications

The Rancher can be modified at the TransFender mod garage with paint (two colours), hoods, exhausts, spoilers, lights, nitrous (All), roofs, wheels, stereo (Bass Boost) and hydraulics. However, the Rancher spawned by cheat (with blacked out windows) cannot be modified, nor can it be exported.

Variations

• FBI Rancher (GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas)
• Police Ranger (GTA San Andreas)
• Sandking (GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories)
• Rancher spawned through cheat code (Has black-tinted windows) (GTA San Andreas)
• Gang Rancher (GTA Vice City Stories)

Gallery

• GTA Vice City rendition; rear quarter view.

  GTA Vice City rendition; rear quarter view.

• A Rancher in GTA: San Andreas.

  A Rancher in GTA: San Andreas.

• A Rancher in GTA IV with a camper shell.

  A Rancher in GTA IV with a camper shell.

• GTA IV rendition; rear quarter view with a camper shell.

  GTA IV rendition; rear quarter view with a camper shell.

• GTA IV rendition; pickup variant (without a camper shell).

  GTA IV rendition; pickup variant (without a camper shell).