Rumpo

The Rumpo as depicted in Grand Theft Auto III.

The Rumpo is a van that made it's first appearance Grand Theft Auto III and went on to feature in all of the following games of the GTA III Era.

Overview

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 of the vans, it tends to be most common in the industrial areas. In GTA III, the van appears to be based on a first generation Dodge Ram Van. This van is fairly fast, but with average handling and a tendency to two-wheel and tip over under rough cornering. A modified version of this van is used by the Southside Hoods gang.

From GTA: Vice City onwards, the Rumpo is very different and is basically a Pony with an enlarged roof (see the next section for details). This new van handles much like the smaller Pony, but is slightly slower and quite a bit heavier. Also, because of it's height and stiff suspension it has a nasty tendency to jolt around and even tip on bumpy roads. Despite it's weight it's not particularly good at ramming things, so all of these factors combine to make the Rumpo a vehicle to avoid if you can help it.

Name confusion

There is some confusion over the differences between the two vans - the Pony and the Rumpo - as the vehicles that appear under those names in GTA III are renamed in GTA: Vice City. In GTA III: The Rumpo looks almost identical to the van known as the Burrito in subsequent games, while the Pony is a larger van with an enlarged roof. In GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas, however, the Pony was redesigned with a lower roof, and this (now seperate) tall-roof design was renamed the Rumpo, while the van known as the Rumpo in GTA III was given an entirely new name, Burrito.

Locations

GTA III

Near 8-Ball’s bomb shop, Saint Marks.
Liberty City Sawmill, Callahan Point.
Import/Export garage, Portland Harbor, after completing all vehicles on the list.

Appears In

Variants

Hoods Rumpo XL

Gallery

A Rumpo parked in Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

A Rumpo parked in Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas