What do you think about this non-street legal “Jeep” clone?

[AbleGuy]

Slow day, kinda bored....I’m gonna have to try to liven things up a bit here.

So, What do you think about this little Indian “Jeep”?
Other than it’s not street legal, seems like it could be something fun.

See Photos of the Mahindra Roxor

news.yahoo.com

 

[DaveInDenver]

It's not really an imitation, Mahindra actually has a license from Willys that dates back to the 1940s to build Jeeps in India for India, which they call a Thar. The Roxor UTV they build in Michigan is basically that vehicle with a different grill to get around the Jeep trademark in the U.S.

 

[AbleGuy]

Thx DID ?, I went ahead and changed the post title.

 

[Buddha.]

I want one.

 

[nickw]

Cool rigs, I saw lots of them in Moab for rent a few months back. Good alternative to a traditional side x side...at least that's where I see them in the marketplace.

 

[dreadlocks]

Thats pretty neat, have you seen the Volkswagen Iltis? those are street legal and old enough to import from canada w/out much hassle.. and cheaper than any 4 seater UTV.

 

[Kmrtnsn]

Good luck finding an Iltis.

 

[pugslyyy]

I dunno. It's like a Samurai just not as good as one, because it's not street legal. You can get a nice Sammy for $4-5k and have $15k left to spend on other toys.

Reality Check - it is a leaf sprung, solid axled, diesel powered pig - with a 5-speed manual transmission. Who in the USA is going to pick that over a normal zippy, comfy, reliable side-by-side? I'm not seeing it.

 

[billiebob]

You can buy a restored original street legal CJ2 for the same money.
But it might be cool at the golf course.... if they let it on.

 

[billiebob]

who's endorsing them

who is endorsing them ?

 

[dreadlocks]

Good luck finding an Iltis.

Found a guy in canada willing to help me import his fairly easy.. for about $5k USD + import fees.. he gave me all the dimensions, it'd fit in my intech toy hauler but I'd have to ride with the fridge in and alot of the other gear inside the vehicle with as little floor space as I'd have left.. I'm having a hard time not justifying this stupid purchase heh, especially since I have a TDI engine on a stand in my garage that would bolt right up to it with about a weekends worth of effort.

 

[billiebob]

Good luck finding an Iltis.

They are a dime a do

Nugent. They have some sort of deal with each other. I can't be party to that sort of rubbish.

sometimes idiots make good decisions too
I loved his Bronco

 

[Scott Brady]

I dunno. It's like a Samurai just not as good as one, because it's not street legal. You can get a nice Sammy for $4-5k and have $15k left to spend on other toys.

Reality Check - it is a leaf sprung, solid axled, diesel powered pig - with a 5-speed manual transmission. Who in the USA is going to pick that over a normal zippy, comfy, reliable side-by-side? I'm not seeing it.

They have been fairly popular her in Arizona. I know a few ranchers that use them, and they can be plated for street use in AZ too. I think the ranchers like the classic styling and the diesel engine.

 

[Todd n Natalie]

Kinda neat. Up here they are around 25K. You could spend a lot less on a small highway legal vehicle you could still take on trails. CJ5, Samurai, Tracker.....

 

[pugslyyy]

They have been fairly popular her in Arizona. I know a few ranchers that use them, and they can be plated for street use in AZ too. I think the ranchers like the classic styling and the diesel engine.

Interesting. For sure solid axles can be better suited for real work, but most farmers/ranchers I know use the Kubota RTV or John Deere Gator.