Though many new autos added to GTA Online are ridiculously costly and bristling with turbochargers and missile launchers, treasures for crimefolks who grind or buy all that microtransaction cash, this week’s replace has added a automobile for the remainder of us: a knock-off Lada which might even be customised with cardboard physique kits. The Rune Cheburek is reasonable, it’s cheerful, and I’ve had an entire lot of enjoyable driving my rusty new crapmobile round Los Santos.
The Rune Cheburek is a mixture of a number of basic Ladas from the 1980s, I’m informed, and arrived in yesterday’s update. It prices solely $145,000 from Southern San Andreas Super Autos, and it’s not costly to mod – particularly in case you go for the fashionable $100 cardboard components. It’s not necessary to trash your Cheburek, thoughts. Rockstar exhibit this shiny one:
If you do wish to go scrappy, you actually can. You can clad it in cardboard, slap on rust, and whack a giant subwoofer within the again to pump out Britney to drivers round you. It’s leaning into the jokes of “cardboard ricer” mods and–going by many footage I’ve seen of gamers with their Chebureks–that humorous ol’ Internet’s questionable memes about Slavs and Russian “gopniks”. It even has the ubiquitous Russian dashcam.
But I like that the Cheburek is each an homage to basic automobiles, celebrating and preserving them, and having fun with how scrappy and foolish lots of them have ended up. A mate of mine had a Lada in such a sorry state that I can not consider it even ran, a state I’m certain many Ladas ended up in. The front-left seat’s flooring mat was taped right down to cowl a gap the place rust had eaten by it. I’m glad to keep in mind that as I drive this.
It is a enjoyable automobile to drive, surprisingly quick and wonky in a method that offers it character. I choose online game autos (and weapons) with quirks and character over ones that are, like, truly good, so I’ve had a good time pootling round Los Santos. My rusty wreck seems to be so good, this NPC pedestrian stopped to take a photograph on her telephone – and don’t you attempt to inform me that is one thing they’ll do for simply any automobile.
Oh, and yesterday’s replace additionally added new Madrazo Dispatch Services contact missions from Martin. He’ll bug you now and again to sneak into someplace, homicide some individuals, and customarily rise up to no good. I’ve not had a go but as a result of they’re just for 2-Four gamers–no solos, sadly–and no person on-line was biting. They’re providing double XP and money for the primary week so hey, there’s incentive to type a bunch.
Disclosure: I do know a couple of of us who work at Rockstar, although I’m not truly certain what they do. We don’t actually discuss work?
