[discoverwild]

This guy is a rich kid with the money to blow. Watched his Instagram feed and he's actually a menace. You can see him driving a Bharat Benz truck rashly because a car overtook him. In one, he's brandishing a pistol (albeit poorly). He also rides a Triumph Tiger and has a modified Swift and a Honda. There's a video of him driving the Isuzu on the main roads and this is just a disaster waiting to happen.

This is definitely not the kind of mods a serious off-roader makes to his vehicle. This is more like a Monster truck that they use in Demolition Derby with smaller wheels.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjFz6un...=1fw659fvs3gqh

[krishnaprasadgg]

Originally Posted by hserus

The question is whether the mvd has agreed to regularise the violations in that truck or if he’s expected to restore it to stock.

Isn’t this model solely for use as a yellow board transport vehicle?

So if the court rules against him which is most likely what will happen he will have to pay the fine and revert it to stock also if he intends to use it on public roads legally.

Apparently, his RC is already blacklisted, so maybe a few more hoops to get that cleared even.

No, the Vmax is a product made available to non-commercial uses as well, as is almost any vehicle which is not in the Heavy Motor Vehicle category. Same as the Tata Nexon, or mahindra scorpio pickup truck as well.

Cheers
Krishna

[sureshkishore]

Generally its very rare that you come across a heavily modded car plying on roads in Kerala.
I prefer that it stays that way.

The owner of the Izuzu might have done high quality mods that are reliable and safe, but once you let that one guy by-pass the law , it would be difficult for the law and order team to enforce it upon others. And that would be disastrous.

I think MVD team is definitely bound to take action on the based of the complaint/tip off.

Relatively speaking the RTO and MVD in Kerala are a much more reasonable lot in Kerala. Its one of the few states where you can get access to any MVD service without taking help of agents and paying bribes. Its in the interest of all of us that it stays that way, right!
So I reckon we must just let the law take its own course.

[landcruiser123]

So what next? Am I violating the law if I buy a Thar and bolt a winch in the front & back, add a snorkel, and raise the height of the exhaust to go off-road?

I’m not condoning his actions, but I think the government shouldn’t put a blanket rule banning all mods. There must be a proper certification process for modifying a vehicle. Components like power train, chassis etc shouldn’t be allowed to be changed.

[theREDcamero]

Hey all,

This vcross is owned by somebody in my locality near kolenchery. This vehicle is a piece of art. I do accept that it is not legal to do this sort of aftermarket work to your vehicles. But I do honestly feel that this is an art form and there should be some canvas for people doing this form of art.

Cheers to the mvd for doing their job promptly.

Cheers.

[hserus]

If you can prove to the RTO that you are using it exclusively off road and hire a flatbed to take the Thar to an offroad location, you're fine.

Drive it on a public road to get to your offroad location and they're fully within their rights to fine you and cancel the registration of your vehicle.

Originally Posted by landcruiser123

So what next? Am I violating the law if I buy a Thar and bolt a winch in the front & back, add a snorkel, and raise the height of the exhaust to go off-road?

I’m not condoning his actions, but I think the government shouldn’t put a blanket rule banning all mods. There must be a proper certification process for modifying a vehicle. Components like power train, chassis etc shouldn’t be allowed to be changed.

[Samurai]

How is the enforcement in Kerala these days? If someone buys a Thar and just puts a winch in the front, would that result in a fine?

[krishnaprasadgg]

Originally Posted by Samurai

How is the enforcement in Kerala these days? If someone buys a Thar and just puts a winch in the front, would that result in a fine?

The police are usually quite ok in most areas when it comes to 4 wheelers unless you have a window tint, it's almost zero tolerance in that case.

At least in my town and neighboring towns, there are plenty of modified Thars, Willis and Gypsys(we have a lot of offroading competitions happen in and around our area) and a good amount of them are used/seen on road a lot(Winches, AT tyres, small lifts, and bumpers to aid approach and departure angles), barring the heavily modified ones used solely for competition(have seen them being flat bedded too) and they are hardly stopped or fined.

Most of the mods or changes are not charged, being polite and talking with a cool head does help a lot. Have seen many instances and been in instances were talking to them in respect allows you to not get booked.

But then there also some mindless mods that are seen you know those with those tractor tyres and no windshields, the pure show-off ones, they are not left to slide whenever a checking goes on.

Then again, each district/area cops take to it differently, it's mostly lax in our area.

Cheers
Krishna

[Claws]

Originally Posted by n_aditya

That is one awesomely hot looking V-Cross.

Can anyone share the list of parts and accessories that the owner has installed on the vehicle?

I hope the vehicle is taken off-road going by all the mods instead of just show.

Here you go:
•6" Suspension Lift Kit
•Off-road Bumper
•Off-road Snorkel
•16" Lenso Camel Rims
•Custom Fender Kit
•PIAA LED Auxiliary Lamps
•Aftermarket LED Tail Lamps
•Chrome Delete

And no, from what I know, the car isn't really used off-road apart from photography.

[RedTerrano]

Firstly I feel the mods are awesome! The owner has ended up with a lovely monster machine. I would absolutely love to drive it.

Secondly, rules and laws exist for a reason. You might not like them, but you have to follow them.
Even on TBHP, we have rules no?
I have had my travelogue edited because of rule #11.
Posts that don't abide by this view, or containing ANY alcohol content (in text or pictures, directly or indirectly), will not be entertained on the forum.

Does it make sense?
Absolutely. Driving and alcohol never mix. Ever.

Do I like it?
Not really.
In my defense, my mention was about the different kind of beverage I had stumbled across in the NE, and thought it worth sharing.

In future, will I follow it?
Oh yes.

If we abide, by TBHP rules, how are RTO/MVA rules any different?

As for calling the whistle blower snitch/Karen, I absolutely agree. These are the same type of people who will scratch a brand new shiny car for purely perverted pleasure.
But Karen or no Karen, all you need is one alert cop and it's game over.
Instead, why not take the legal route and have your modded beast individually certified?

[Revmatch99]

Originally Posted by OSH

...God bless the soul who actually reported this car.

More like what a snitch, the guy who reported this car.

Originally Posted by OSH

On a side note, just a fine of 48k is not enough. For someone who has already spent so much money on making this atrociousity, 48k is not going to be a big amount. The authorities should demand that the car is reverted back to stock or else it gets impounded.

Yeah fine him more, fine all the people modding the cars and kill the car scene here which is already small, we already have stupid laws like the tinted windows law, last thing we need is India to turn into California and Australia where they come down heavily on modded cars.

Originally Posted by OSH

Car enthusiasts or not holds no relevance when the line of legality is crossed.

There are lots of people on and off our forum who drive bone stock cars and are still enthusiastic about their rides. Modification is not the only manner of venting out enthusiasm.

It's funny because in most international forums you will see people backing up their fellow enthusiast with a modded car, but in India its like "oh we need to ban modifications, good on the guy who reported it"

[shibujp]

Originally Posted by Samurai

How is the enforcement in Kerala these days? If someone buys a Thar and just puts a winch in the front, would that result in a fine?

Thars and Bullets are on the radar of the Kerala MVD. It is especially because most modifications on these are highly visible. They are also more prone to modifications as only a small percentage buy them for the utility they offer.

Drive on,
Shibu

[ajmat]

All these issues stem from a lack of any facilities to validate whether any modification would be road legalor safe. In Germany, you have the TUV certification etc. In the UK, they have specific vehicle testing stations for imported / heavily modified cars for assessing roadworthiness against guidelines, here we have nothing.

In the UK, any diversion from specification has to be disclosed to the insurers, be it an ECU flash or an increase in tyre size. If modifications are extensive, then the insurance will advise to get the car legally certified.

Another checkpoint is the annual (or is it Biannual?) MoT after the car turns 3 years old. The vehicle is evaluated on various points. Some areas are non negotiable - Pollution, DPF removal/ modification without paperwork, non standard HID. LED lights.

[OSH]

Originally Posted by Revmatch99

Yeah fine him more, fine all the people modding the cars and kill the car scene here which is already small.

So we should sit and tolerate this nuisance while waiting for someone to loose a life, is it ? All this because 'car scene is small in India' ?

I never knew that someone's enthusiasm and show-off holds more value than someone else's life.

It's funny because in most international forums you will see people backing up their fellow enthusiast with a modded car.

I don't think it is that difficult to understand something as simple as; different lands - different laws. Google the meaning of 'Law of the land'.

[Akash_1806]

I have seen this car on so many Instagram car pages being driven on public roads and being displayed with a modified Honda City V-TEC. Not even a single picture or video of this Isuzu being driven off the road or putting all that mods to use. This was more of a 'show off' vehicle. And from what I have seen in the videos, this V-Cross cannot be considered road legal.

Being a modding enthusiast myself, I feel it is our responsibility to make sure that our machines are safe for us and other people on the road as well. There are many vehicles on this forum also which might not be legal according to the Motor Vehicle Act but do not possess threat to other road users.