Hello Folks!
I just joined this community, and I am very excited to see the new Roxor and to read about all the fun you guys are having. No, I don't own a Roxor yet. I'm a tech guy in Silicon Valley, California, and I am not sure how long it will be before I could buy one and make it street legal in California. Strictly off-road may not be very practical for us here.
So why am I here?! I grew up around these Mahindras in India before I moved here close to 20 years back for grad school. They were just called jeeps (as opposed to 'cars', as if they were a whole category of their own) and even had Jeep badging on them. They weren't only used by just a few sports enthusiasts, but were the mainstays of rural India. My grand folks would load their CJ3b clone with up to 2,000lbs of produce (cocoa, black pepper etc) and would have no issues negotiating the muddy slopes of the lush green Nilgiri rain forests. Jeep owners would run shuttles and taxis to places that were only reachable by jeeps. For us, the Jeep and the Willys name evoked feel good stories of America and WW-2, and our association with America during the war. Those stories played a big role in my admiration for American ingenuity, and my decision to pursue higher technical education in the US. 20 years later, I am a proud US citizen, having sworn to taking arms to defend this country.
The CJ7ish MM540 was introduced around 1988, and were adopted mainly by the urban users. The folks in the muddy mountains still stuck to the more utilitarian CJ3b clones until its production was stopped in 2010 when both the models were replaced by the Thar. There are still tons of them plying the mountain roads, and towns relying exclusively on them for transportation.
I see people compare the Roxor to side-by-sides and get excited that these are shaft driven and not belt driven. I think they have not even begun to scratch the surface. Get it, guys... this is a real Jeep! Its too bad I cannot get my hands on a Roxor yet, But I will be visiting India for Christmas 2018 and can't wait to get my hands on the wheels of one of the Mahindra Jeeps.
If you guys are looking for info, or to import any Thar accessories for your Roxor, I may be able to give you guys some pointers.
Cheers, and Enjoy your Roxor!
I just joined this community, and I am very excited to see the new Roxor and to read about all the fun you guys are having. No, I don't own a Roxor yet. I'm a tech guy in Silicon Valley, California, and I am not sure how long it will be before I could buy one and make it street legal in California. Strictly off-road may not be very practical for us here.
So why am I here?! I grew up around these Mahindras in India before I moved here close to 20 years back for grad school. They were just called jeeps (as opposed to 'cars', as if they were a whole category of their own) and even had Jeep badging on them. They weren't only used by just a few sports enthusiasts, but were the mainstays of rural India. My grand folks would load their CJ3b clone with up to 2,000lbs of produce (cocoa, black pepper etc) and would have no issues negotiating the muddy slopes of the lush green Nilgiri rain forests. Jeep owners would run shuttles and taxis to places that were only reachable by jeeps. For us, the Jeep and the Willys name evoked feel good stories of America and WW-2, and our association with America during the war. Those stories played a big role in my admiration for American ingenuity, and my decision to pursue higher technical education in the US. 20 years later, I am a proud US citizen, having sworn to taking arms to defend this country.
The CJ7ish MM540 was introduced around 1988, and were adopted mainly by the urban users. The folks in the muddy mountains still stuck to the more utilitarian CJ3b clones until its production was stopped in 2010 when both the models were replaced by the Thar. There are still tons of them plying the mountain roads, and towns relying exclusively on them for transportation.
I see people compare the Roxor to side-by-sides and get excited that these are shaft driven and not belt driven. I think they have not even begun to scratch the surface. Get it, guys... this is a real Jeep! Its too bad I cannot get my hands on a Roxor yet, But I will be visiting India for Christmas 2018 and can't wait to get my hands on the wheels of one of the Mahindra Jeeps.
If you guys are looking for info, or to import any Thar accessories for your Roxor, I may be able to give you guys some pointers.
Cheers, and Enjoy your Roxor!
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