Rumpo

Vehicle
Rumpo
	A Rumpo in GTA III.(Rear quarter view); A Rumpo in GTA III.
Appearance(s)	GTA III ; GTA Vice City ; GTA San Andreas ; GTA Advance ; GTA Liberty City Stories ; GTA Vice City Stories ; GTA V
Vehicle type	Commercial van
Body style	Full size van
Capacity	4 (driver and 3 passengers)
Manufacturer	Bravado (HD Universe)
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The Rumpo is a full sized commercial/industrial van introduced in Grand Theft Auto III, recurring in six successive games.

Description

Design

The Rumpo is an average-sized van capable of carrying four passengers (two in the front, two in the back). It is common and can be found in most areas in the cities in which it appears, but like all vans, it tends to be most common in industrial areas. It also has 2 small windows at the very rear of the vehicle. In GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories, the van appears to be based on a first generation Dodge Ram Van. A modified version of this van is used by the Southside Hoods gang.

From Grand Theft Auto: Vice City onwards, the Rumpo is very different, taking on the design originally sported by the Pony (see Naming confusion below). Rumpos typically sport a variety of company logos (eg. Final Build Construction).

In GTA V, the Rumpo is based primarily on the 2008-2014 Ford E-Series. A camper variant called the Paradise appears as part of the Beach Bum Update.

GTA III (Rear quarter view).
GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).
GTA San Andreas (Rear quarter view).
GTA Advance.
GTA Liberty City Stories (Rear quarter view).
GTA Vice City Stories (Rear quarter view).
GTA V (Rear quarter view).

Performance

When originally introduced in GTA III, the Rumpo is fairly fast, but with average handling and a tendency to two-wheel and tip over under rough cornering.

The redesigned Rumpo in GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories handles much like the smaller Pony, but is slightly slower and heavier (weighting at 1700 kg, 100 kg less than the GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories renditions). Also, because of it's height and stiff suspension it has a nasty tendency to jolt around and even tip on bumpy roads.

Despite its weight, the Rumpo is not particularly good for ramming, so all of these factors combine to make the Rumpo a vehicle to avoid. All Rumpos in the GTA III era are also front-wheel drive (except in GTA Advance, which does not specify) while the GTA V rendition is rear wheel drive.

Variants

Black Rumpo

In GTA III, a unique all-black Rumpo (with black trims) appears during the "Under Surveillance" as a vehicle occupied by two targets which the player must kill. To acquire the van, the player must open fire at the vehicle at close range using a gun, forcing the occupants to exit the vehicle; if shot from a distance, the driver may use the van as a weapon to run over the player, making the act of retrieving the van more difficult. Once the targets are killed, the player may take control of the vehicle and save it in a garage after the mission is complete.

Rumpo derivatives

Naming confusion

A comparison between the Rumpo (white), Pony (red) and Burrito (gray) in GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).

There is some confusion regarding the names and designs of the Rumpo, the Burrito and the Pony between GTA III and GTA Vice City Stories.

In GTA III, the Rumpo chiefly resembles a Dodge Ram Van; in subsequent games, however, the Ram Van-derived vehicle is named Burrito. In GTA III, the Pony is a large van with an elevated roof; in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, the Rumpo inherited this design, and the Pony was given a new one.

Trivia

The GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, and GTA Vice City Stories renditions of the Rumpo feature a cosmetic glitch in which any Rumpo using a Pay 'n' Spray will emerge with its front bumper facing in the opposite direction, towards the rear. The problem can be remedied simply by parking the vehicle in a garage, leaving the garage so that its door shuts, then returning. This glitch is also present in GTA Vice City's Pony.
The white Rumpo driven by Colombian Cartel members in the opening cutscene of GTA III lacks the panelling on the rear doors and sides seen on ordinary Rumpos.^[1]
The Rumpo plays the following radio stations when entered:
- Playback FM in GTA San Andreas.

Locations

GTA III

Near 8-Ball's bomb shop, Saint Marks.
Liberty City Sawmill, Callahan Point.
Underground parking in Liberty Tree complex.
Newport parking garage.
Carson General Hospital, Rockford, Staunton Island.
Francis International Airport parking lot, Shoreside Vale.
Behind some crates in the center area south of the fire station in Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale.
2 spawn at the gate in the south part of the area with all the planes and hangars at Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale.
A unique black Rumpo in the mission Under Surveillance.

GTA Vice City

In an alley on the north side of the Malibu Club, Vice Point.
In an alley just south of the Boatyard, Viceport.

GTA San Andreas

Near the entrance of Hunter Quarry, which is located between Bone County and Las Venturas
Can be found quite regularly around Ocean Docks

GTA Liberty City Stories

Outside 8-Ball's bomb shop in Harwood, Portland.
Across the road from the police station in Portland View.
In the car park for Liberty City Memorial Stadium, Staunton Island.
In the car park for Francis International Airport, Shoreside Vale.
Spawns regularly around Portland.
Joseph Daniel O'Toole owns a white Rumpo in the mission Bone Voyeur!, which can be obtained after the mission.

GTA Vice City Stories

Commonly spotted in various districts within Vice City Mainland (Viceport, Little Havana, Little Haiti and Downtown).
Spawns at a corner of the hotel construction site featured in a mission, Downtown.