Actually it’s the opinion of two owners. 100% agree with your assessment of the situationIn 2018, Roxor was aggressively introduced. Roxor arrived as a superior product distributed by a reasonable number of dealerships, supported by decent factory response and an expanding line of accessories. Mahindra went out of its way to build a loyal following -- stuff like jacket giveaways and periodic manufacturing progress announcements -- and generally made owners feel like stakeholders in a new adventure. Because free markets not so secretly prefer monopoly to competition, little Roxor's fine start was quickly portrayed as a threat to mighty jeep world. After the FCA lawsuit, things nose-dived. MANA acted as if they were afraid of their own shadow. Silence was the order of the day. Dealerships collapsed. Blaming lawyers, reorganization, redesign complications, COVID and supply chain delays increasingly started sounding like excuses. It has since become clear, at least to many original pre-2020 owners, that no one should expect any rapid return to the good ole days. We're just left to hope Roxor stays afloat until it can somehow regain its footing. Between the insatiable combination of lawyers and corporate profit, and as indicated in the latest legal news, the jury appears very much out. Sanity will not necessarily be a deciding factor. Meanwhile, Fiat and every manufacturer of disposable UTVs are quietly cheering the sidelining of a formidible threat. Understand, this is the opinion of only one owner.
Actually it’s the opinion of two owners. 100% agree with your assessment of the situation
Very sensible and honest perspective. After having gone through months of calling Mahindra and Dealers this year to get my instrument cluster fixed, I can no longer recommend the product to friends and those who ask me about it while filling up at the gas station. We do have an outlet for aftermarket parts through some amazing dealers like Wade at Diesel Freaks but most of us have no dealer within hundreds of miles for service that is beyond our skill level.In 2018, Roxor was aggressively introduced. Roxor arrived as a superior product distributed by a reasonable number of dealerships, supported by decent factory response and an expanding line of accessories. Mahindra went out of its way to build a loyal following -- stuff like jacket giveaways and periodic manufacturing progress announcements -- and generally made owners feel like stakeholders in a new adventure. Because free markets not so secretly prefer monopoly to competition, little Roxor's fine start was quickly portrayed as a threat to mighty jeep world. After the FCA lawsuit, things nose-dived. MANA acted as if they were afraid of their own shadow. Silence was the order of the day. Dealerships collapsed. Blaming lawyers, reorganization, redesign complications, COVID and supply chain delays increasingly started sounding like excuses. It has since become clear, at least to many original pre-2020 owners, that no one should expect any rapid return to the good ole days. We're just left to hope Roxor stays afloat until it can somehow regain its footing. Between the insatiable combination of lawyers and corporate profit, and as indicated in the latest legal news, the jury appears very much out. Sanity will not necessarily be a deciding factor. Meanwhile, Fiat and every manufacturer of disposable UTVs are quietly cheering the sidelining of a formidible threat. Understand, this is the opinion of only one owner.
I have purposefully avoided the whole FCA vs Mahindra lawsuit issue hoping that it would get resolved and we could just enjoy our machines and have good dealer support going forward. It is getting increasingly unlikely that this will happen.
Though Mahindra is obviously suffering financially over this, we as owners are the ones caught in this legal meat-grinder. All of the stories about lack of dealer warranty support, no parts, and general uncertainty is unacceptable. To me, Mahindra should do a better job of supporting us even with the ongoing legal challenges, but FCA is also culpable for effectively shuttering Mahindra's production of the Roxor and associated parts!
All that said, I intend to keep my Roxor and hope that this ridiculous legal battle will end with an effective solution for us owners; whatever that means.
With the demand for this wonderful diesel roxor, I can see some enturprenur start building jeep kits with frame up units made for a 4cyl diesel. Sticking a chevy Luv diesel or like type engine with a 4 5sp and transfer in in a flatfender body reproduction would be supper.
Three owners….Actually it’s the opinion of two owners. 100% agree with your assessment of the situation