Knowing a vehicle's limits: A Force Gurkha owner's perspective

There’s a sacred honeymoon period where the new owner and the vehicle get to know each other prior embarking on extreme excursions or long expeditions. This is being dangerously curtailed in recent times.

BHPian vigneshkumar31 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

As a satisfied Gurkha owner, I feel compelled to pitch in. I’m posting my video of the Island Gurkha here. I have another video of the low GC also in the same channel.

The vehicle is extremely capable but has its limitations. In understanding the limitations and stretching within its capabilities lies the key to a happy ownership:

Don’t get me wrong, there are definitely areas of improvement for Force to make the Gurkha better, and the company does need to give a hard look at such feedback and improve design.

On the other hand, I have a general observation not particular to the Sandakpu incident - I’m alarmed by the sheer number of new owners just driving off their brand new Gurkha without getting to know what it can and cannot do.

There’s a sacred honeymoon period where the new owner and the vehicle get to know each other prior embarking on extreme excursions or long expeditions. This is being dangerously curtailed in recent times.

We are hearing and reading sensational but anecdotal stories of owners who have not spared time for even a proper PDI or spent some time training themselves on the 4x4 hardware just shooting off into the sunset for the expedition of their lives. And when things go south, it is easy to be wiser in retrospect.

There’s a compelling fad to buy a new Royal Enfield and drive to Leh/ Spiti the next day. And vlog the experience of ‘’You Won’t Believe How RE is stuck in snow! ‘’ Or drive the Gurkha straight out of the showroom to another country. Regardless of how modern automotive technology has progressed, The fundamentals never change - Know Your Vehicle.

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