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Just saw a really neat propper 4x4 , and at a good new price of 20k , basically its a 2.5 diesel Jeep , soft top .
ONLY 2 things wrong .
I would like a hard top , so you can leave it on the street locked , you can get a hard top kit , so thats fixable .
The other is maybe impossible , its not road legal , thats the BIGGIE .
What is it , its a Mahindra Thar , Jeep from India , they are already in NZ , so I can buy one , just NOT use it .
Yeah, Ok if you can sell it straight on to a farm, where they're pitching it as a safer alternative to quad bikes etc, but what about servicing? You still can't even drop it into the local agent without putting it on a transport trailer.
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Just googled them, Temuka motors, why can they not be registered?
Probably the same deal as those Suzuki farm worker trucks, can't be road registered due to not meeting safety and emissions regulations I think.
Cheers GB.
The engines are new , so it should meet emissions , its the safety they proablily donot meet , ie airbags etc .
Donot see many air bags on on Landies , just our GovT being wan$%s .
No change .
P.S. Some one show me a basic 4x4 thats brand new and under 20k , and not 50-60k , Opps , one that you are not afraid to hose the inside out .
Seen one road legal out of Temuka a month or so ago..............but I'll stick with my dirty old 'Lux any day!!
Chris, the illogical part of your request is "4x4" and "brand new" together in the same sentence :P
Just buy a used Suzuki mini 4x4. Road legal, you can spend oodles on tricking it out and still be under 20K, and it will go where most full-sized trucks cant even dream on going. Plus you can thrash it from day one and never feel guilty :thumbsup:
The motor might be new but having looked under the bonnet, there is nothing modern about them.
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I like the little Suzuki's , but they are a little small for 4 people ( for 2 they are perfect ) , where the Jeep is a bit bigger , and I mention the 20k new , NOT because I can afford it , BUT because the likes of the Defenders/Jeeps are 60k+ , and thats truelly insane .
In 4yrs time when the Thars are 2nd hand at approx 10k , at that level , I would look forward to being able to maybe afford one in say 2018 , got to have something to aim for .
http://www.mahindraauto.co.nz/
They do a road pick up that starts at $21K
They have just brought a road legal one at a station I hunt on so we will see how it lasts.
Be interesting to follow how it goes, interior etc seems to break pretty quickly but if it's always full of mud you don't care about that stuff, I'm more interested in the running gear etcand how that survivesQuote:
Originally Posted by Brian
Mahindra are the worlds largest tractor producing company. The tahr is basically a new version of the willy's jeep. They may have new fittings etc but they are very simple to work on. They are incredibly capable off-road but cant be registered in NZ on road because of their safety ratings, or lack of. Mahindra's vehicles are ugly, most people agree. Most people bag them out for being Indian. Most people also said the same thing about Kia, Hyundai & Ssanyong to name a few, before they became some of most popular vehicle makes on the road today.
YEAP , so the ONLY vehicle Mahindra make that I am remotely interested in , and its not able to be used on NZ roads , thanks GovT .
I feel so SAFE now .
Meh. Buy 2nd hand jeep wrangler. You'll get a kitted out one pretty cheap.
I Agree Josh that's what I'd do or buy an older Landy Defender - But because they last so long those things cost an arm and the perverbial for the post 2000 ones. They sold the last of the Army V8 Petrol ones a few years ago didn't they out of Trentham ???Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
The SWB Wranglers and Sizuki Vitara's seem to now be filling this mould and turning up at the local off road clubs that seem to be a thumbs up vote for me..
I just want me something with a fold-down front window for pot-shotting the hares on the farm.....
The NZ Mahindra site says they are NOT able to be road registered , and so does the local dealer that has one on the show room floor .
RE the Jeep Wrangler , yes a option , BUT , bloody hell , its got a 4Litre donk , my car is 1.3L , and I cannot afford to feul that , let a lone a 4L .
Meh - your 1.3 litre is gonna do a shite load more KM's over tar seal than for a specifically bought off-roader - if that really is what you're saying here it's still faster than walking and extra grunt does come in handy...
If you're worried about fuel consumption go the Suzuki route with a old Vitara or FJ - much lighter frame chassis. Still remember driving these on a entertainment day over at Off Road NZ just out of rotorua a number of years ago. Amazing where these little wagons would go with 4 adults inside too.
Some of you guys will know better than me but a mate researching offroad options told me that a 4WD fitted with a permanent front A frame and towed behind the regular vehicle does not need to be reg'd on the road - If this is true then one of these could be brought along to the roadend then set free
Probably too much bother but if true it might suit some people's style
