Swap Main Ride [Enhanced] 1.3
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Ever wished Michael's Tailgater would vanish into a fireball of mediocrity and be replaced with your own fully-kitted Sentinel Classic?
This mod does exactly that!
Swap Main Ride lets you override the default personal vehicle of each protagonist with a fully customized ride of your choosing.
Important:
This mod was developed exclusively for Enhanced (Gen9). Community testing reports this mod does have backward compatibility with Legacy.
Feature list:
Installation Instructions:
Install Script Hook V (download from dev-c.com/gtav/scripthookv).
Place SwapMainRide.asi in your GTA V main directory.
Load the game; press F7 to open menu (Can be changed in the ini).
SwapMainRide.ini is created upon the mod's first load.
Requirements:
GTA V (PC version 1.0.335.2 or later).
Script Hook V (latest version).
Known Issues:
- During Character switching, the original vehicle may still show up. It will 'swap' as soon as you exit.
Future Plans:
- Vehicle State Persistence
- Better UI Element
Changelog:
📦 v1.3 — The 'Stability & Persistence' Fix (2026-03-19)
Added mission and cutscene awareness
Added save/load detection with cooldown
Fixed vehicle model hash persistence
Fixed mods array initialization
Fixed periodic vehicle replacement logic
Fixed blip tracking
Added bulletproof tyres support
Added model load timeout
Fixed model memory leak
Fixed custom color detection
Fixed plate text buffer overflow
Fixed menu duplication
📦 v1.2.1 — The 'Input & Loop' Fix (2025-09-20)
Fixed arrow key popups in vehicles during menu nav
Removed controller menu open (keyboard-only for stability)
Remapped controller close to B (Xbox layout)
Blocked same-model swaps to prevent spawn loops
📦 v1.2 — The 'Additional Ride' Fix (2025-09-03)
Added all Protagonist's 'Secondary' vehicles to the system (They currently do not spawn on their own)
Corrected Vehicle state Capture on 'Set Main Ride'
Added Vehicle State Persistence to Enter/Exit
Implemented Logging/Monitoring for Dev
📦 v1.1.1 — The 'UI' Fix (2025-08-30)
Removed 'X' from Menu Header
Reduced Keypress Sensitivity with Repeat Functionality
Enabled Background Controls (Fixed cell phone controls from v1.1)
Switched to KeyDown Detection (Shout out to @JoyLucien for the suggestion)
📦 v1.0 — Initial Release (2025-08-25)
Full .ASI mod for GTA V Story Mode
INI-based persistence for all three protagonists
Custom vehicle spawning and override system
Dynamic in-game UI menu
Tagging system to identify swapped and original vehicles
Color-coded map blips by character
Full support for vehicle mod slots and cosmetic details
This mod does exactly that!
Swap Main Ride lets you override the default personal vehicle of each protagonist with a fully customized ride of your choosing.
Important:
This mod was developed exclusively for Enhanced (Gen9). Community testing reports this mod does have backward compatibility with Legacy.
Feature list:
- Toggle mod on/off;
- Set current vehicle as main ride;
- Spawn main ride with blip;
- Revert to original;
- Supports vehicle states like doors, windows, lights, and engine;
Installation Instructions:
Install Script Hook V (download from dev-c.com/gtav/scripthookv).
Place SwapMainRide.asi in your GTA V main directory.
Load the game; press F7 to open menu (Can be changed in the ini).
SwapMainRide.ini is created upon the mod's first load.
Requirements:
GTA V (PC version 1.0.335.2 or later).
Script Hook V (latest version).
Known Issues:
- During Character switching, the original vehicle may still show up. It will 'swap' as soon as you exit.
Future Plans:
- Vehicle State Persistence
- Better UI Element
Changelog:
📦 v1.3 — The 'Stability & Persistence' Fix (2026-03-19)
Added mission and cutscene awareness
Added save/load detection with cooldown
Fixed vehicle model hash persistence
Fixed mods array initialization
Fixed periodic vehicle replacement logic
Fixed blip tracking
Added bulletproof tyres support
Added model load timeout
Fixed model memory leak
Fixed custom color detection
Fixed plate text buffer overflow
Fixed menu duplication
📦 v1.2.1 — The 'Input & Loop' Fix (2025-09-20)
Fixed arrow key popups in vehicles during menu nav
Removed controller menu open (keyboard-only for stability)
Remapped controller close to B (Xbox layout)
Blocked same-model swaps to prevent spawn loops
📦 v1.2 — The 'Additional Ride' Fix (2025-09-03)
Added all Protagonist's 'Secondary' vehicles to the system (They currently do not spawn on their own)
Corrected Vehicle state Capture on 'Set Main Ride'
Added Vehicle State Persistence to Enter/Exit
Implemented Logging/Monitoring for Dev
📦 v1.1.1 — The 'UI' Fix (2025-08-30)
Removed 'X' from Menu Header
Reduced Keypress Sensitivity with Repeat Functionality
Enabled Background Controls (Fixed cell phone controls from v1.1)
Switched to KeyDown Detection (Shout out to @JoyLucien for the suggestion)
📦 v1.0 — Initial Release (2025-08-25)
Full .ASI mod for GTA V Story Mode
INI-based persistence for all three protagonists
Custom vehicle spawning and override system
Dynamic in-game UI menu
Tagging system to identify swapped and original vehicles
Color-coded map blips by character
Full support for vehicle mod slots and cosmetic details
Carregat per primera vegada: 26 de Agost de 2025
Actualització més recent: fa 1 dia
Últim descarregat: Fa 1 minut
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More mods by 5kY1iN3:
Ever wished Michael's Tailgater would vanish into a fireball of mediocrity and be replaced with your own fully-kitted Sentinel Classic?
This mod does exactly that!
Swap Main Ride lets you override the default personal vehicle of each protagonist with a fully customized ride of your choosing.
Important:
This mod was developed exclusively for Enhanced (Gen9). Community testing reports this mod does have backward compatibility with Legacy.
Feature list:
Installation Instructions:
Install Script Hook V (download from dev-c.com/gtav/scripthookv).
Place SwapMainRide.asi in your GTA V main directory.
Load the game; press F7 to open menu (Can be changed in the ini).
SwapMainRide.ini is created upon the mod's first load.
Requirements:
GTA V (PC version 1.0.335.2 or later).
Script Hook V (latest version).
Known Issues:
- During Character switching, the original vehicle may still show up. It will 'swap' as soon as you exit.
Future Plans:
- Vehicle State Persistence
- Better UI Element
Changelog:
📦 v1.3 — The 'Stability & Persistence' Fix (2026-03-19)
Added mission and cutscene awareness
Added save/load detection with cooldown
Fixed vehicle model hash persistence
Fixed mods array initialization
Fixed periodic vehicle replacement logic
Fixed blip tracking
Added bulletproof tyres support
Added model load timeout
Fixed model memory leak
Fixed custom color detection
Fixed plate text buffer overflow
Fixed menu duplication
📦 v1.2.1 — The 'Input & Loop' Fix (2025-09-20)
Fixed arrow key popups in vehicles during menu nav
Removed controller menu open (keyboard-only for stability)
Remapped controller close to B (Xbox layout)
Blocked same-model swaps to prevent spawn loops
📦 v1.2 — The 'Additional Ride' Fix (2025-09-03)
Added all Protagonist's 'Secondary' vehicles to the system (They currently do not spawn on their own)
Corrected Vehicle state Capture on 'Set Main Ride'
Added Vehicle State Persistence to Enter/Exit
Implemented Logging/Monitoring for Dev
📦 v1.1.1 — The 'UI' Fix (2025-08-30)
Removed 'X' from Menu Header
Reduced Keypress Sensitivity with Repeat Functionality
Enabled Background Controls (Fixed cell phone controls from v1.1)
Switched to KeyDown Detection (Shout out to @JoyLucien for the suggestion)
📦 v1.0 — Initial Release (2025-08-25)
Full .ASI mod for GTA V Story Mode
INI-based persistence for all three protagonists
Custom vehicle spawning and override system
Dynamic in-game UI menu
Tagging system to identify swapped and original vehicles
Color-coded map blips by character
Full support for vehicle mod slots and cosmetic details
This mod does exactly that!
Swap Main Ride lets you override the default personal vehicle of each protagonist with a fully customized ride of your choosing.
Important:
This mod was developed exclusively for Enhanced (Gen9). Community testing reports this mod does have backward compatibility with Legacy.
Feature list:
- Toggle mod on/off;
- Set current vehicle as main ride;
- Spawn main ride with blip;
- Revert to original;
- Supports vehicle states like doors, windows, lights, and engine;
Installation Instructions:
Install Script Hook V (download from dev-c.com/gtav/scripthookv).
Place SwapMainRide.asi in your GTA V main directory.
Load the game; press F7 to open menu (Can be changed in the ini).
SwapMainRide.ini is created upon the mod's first load.
Requirements:
GTA V (PC version 1.0.335.2 or later).
Script Hook V (latest version).
Known Issues:
- During Character switching, the original vehicle may still show up. It will 'swap' as soon as you exit.
Future Plans:
- Vehicle State Persistence
- Better UI Element
Changelog:
📦 v1.3 — The 'Stability & Persistence' Fix (2026-03-19)
Added mission and cutscene awareness
Added save/load detection with cooldown
Fixed vehicle model hash persistence
Fixed mods array initialization
Fixed periodic vehicle replacement logic
Fixed blip tracking
Added bulletproof tyres support
Added model load timeout
Fixed model memory leak
Fixed custom color detection
Fixed plate text buffer overflow
Fixed menu duplication
📦 v1.2.1 — The 'Input & Loop' Fix (2025-09-20)
Fixed arrow key popups in vehicles during menu nav
Removed controller menu open (keyboard-only for stability)
Remapped controller close to B (Xbox layout)
Blocked same-model swaps to prevent spawn loops
📦 v1.2 — The 'Additional Ride' Fix (2025-09-03)
Added all Protagonist's 'Secondary' vehicles to the system (They currently do not spawn on their own)
Corrected Vehicle state Capture on 'Set Main Ride'
Added Vehicle State Persistence to Enter/Exit
Implemented Logging/Monitoring for Dev
📦 v1.1.1 — The 'UI' Fix (2025-08-30)
Removed 'X' from Menu Header
Reduced Keypress Sensitivity with Repeat Functionality
Enabled Background Controls (Fixed cell phone controls from v1.1)
Switched to KeyDown Detection (Shout out to @JoyLucien for the suggestion)
📦 v1.0 — Initial Release (2025-08-25)
Full .ASI mod for GTA V Story Mode
INI-based persistence for all three protagonists
Custom vehicle spawning and override system
Dynamic in-game UI menu
Tagging system to identify swapped and original vehicles
Color-coded map blips by character
Full support for vehicle mod slots and cosmetic details
Carregat per primera vegada: 26 de Agost de 2025
Actualització més recent: fa 1 dia
Últim descarregat: Fa 1 minut

Hey Hey uhh i just wanted to say that im testing the mod on Legacy GTA V and it works just fine, yall can use it on legacy too!
My favorite persistence mod has over 100K downloads but still somehow flies under the radar. I didn't download it until ten years after it was posted. The other persistence mods don't seem to accomplish the same thing as this:
https://www.gta5-mods.com/scripts/szabo-s-persistance-mod
Just thought I'd mention it here since it might be of interest to someone
@5kY1iN3 with pressing right and down arrows in vehicle the main menu popup .. plz fix this
@elsanhoty Thanks for your report! I'll put this on the board for when I'm able to circle back around to this mod.
does the car stay even when you uninstall the mod
does anyone know if this is compatible or has any issues with the Persistence 3 mod or any other car mod.
@kickman While I haven't tested Persistence 3 yet, the way my mod's logic works I don't see any reason why they would conflict. As long as there's nothing that messes with the vanilla protagonist's vehicles, you should be good.
Yo bro love the mod the only reason for the 4,5 stars is that it doesnt safe the maincar forever… idk if i did something wrong or it is not possible to do that but it would be soooo cool if i can change the main car and it will keep it till i dont have the mod anymore
Greetings from Germany keep up :)
@PizzaGollum It sounds like your ini is not being created. Make sure the permissions are correct on your game directory. If you need an ini that already exist I have one posted on my Nexus, but if there's something wrong with the permissions in the first place, the mod might not being able to write to the ini to save the vehicle.
Hi! The mod works great, but there's something that I've been a little confused about and would prefer for it to be fixed. When I save game away from the protagonist's home near my swapped ride, and exit the game then load into the save and look at the map, I see an icon for the protagonist's car at the house garage, even though the car is there with me away from the house. And if I drive home, I see a duplicate of my car. Thank you for your efforts of improving this mod. It is much appreciated
Hey! Does this work with MP cars in SP? So far I think it does but I'm experiencing a crash when trying to go towards a Los Santos Customs
Had a weird glitch in one of Franklins first missions "Complications".
Frank couldn't go through the window at Michael house - He would just stare.
As soon as i disabled the mod, I was able to move trough the window and complete the mission.
@dannayp I had this same issue but didn't realise it was this mod that was causing it. I've also had this mod duplicate itself when I open it with F7 so that I see 2 or 3 of the same window open under each other and cars also stop spawning when requested...
Hey, firstly thanks for doing this, Enhanced really needed it. Secondly The mod is refusing to update the ini for Michael and Trevor. Franklin's car was successfully swapped and Michael's was for a time but now just Franklin's works and for Michael and Trevor it doesn't matter what car I save it never updates the ini. Any idea what the issue is? I selected the GTA V folder and disabled the read only check but I'm not sure that did anything.
Figured it out. Franklin's car I had found in the wild, the other two I had spawned with a trainer so it seems they don't count. Works like a charm now.
Scratch that nothing has saved upon exiting the game. :(
Unfortunaly the enhanced Version Trigger some reproduceable Crashes. For example reproduceable when benchmarking at Jet Szene but although randomly on Map
Hi there, can you plz fix the mod? so it can stay saved swapped cars. every time i closes my game and restart it is all gone:(
all others work fine.
Please fix your mod, it softlocks during Complications. It's such a good QoL too
To anyone having issues during missions. This mod has not been tested by me for a full playthrough, which is why the 'Disable' and 'Enable' feature in the menu should be used before and after any missions you encounter issues with. As long as your ini files shows the correct details of your vehicle, it should load accordingly. If you ini fails to save, please check your ability to write to your game's directory.
Life is stupid and it's taking way longer to come back to this than I'd hoped. Hoping to do something before GTAVI's release. Thank you to all for the downloads and kind words!!
in Casing the Jewel Store (jewel store heist's first prep mission) mission would instantly fail once the first cutscene is over. and it prompts "car is destroyed" or something, and lester is standing on the ground and no car to be seen.