Moke!

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
11/07/2018 at 08:40 • Filed to: None

How did I not know the new Mokes were a thing? Anyone know whether the gas version is street legal? (Seems safe to assume not, but...)

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DISCUSSION (19)

bhtooefr > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 08:52

The only way it’s possible is if the gas version is a kit car.

The electric version is a FMVSS 500 Low Speed Vehicle, so it’ll be legal.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 08:52

Gib original mini and beachify it

Liam Farrell > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 08:57

They have a bunch on Nantucket, and they’re slow as shit. They look very cheaply made. They’re classified as a low speed vehicle, which earns you a special plate. My Land Rover that has 63 hp is faster than those. I think their only market will be for vacation homes without highways.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 09:15

There’s an irritating aspect to this, the paradox of the obsolete predecessor. The original Moke was more or less the perfect original multipurpose cart in a world without good multipurpose carts. In a world swamped with dozens of kinds of carts, is there still any great need to stick with the Moke? Similarly, Steyr made the Haflinger, a tiny side-by-side 4WD vehicle which is now completely redundant to a SXS... so other than novelty there’s not a whole lot of reason to have one except that it’s classic.

And yet, because those other things are in demand, you take the price for those and add a classic premium. So, somebody who might want one for novelty but doesn’t “need” one enough to be in the normal market will never afford one.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner
11/07/2018 at 09:16

Beachify by adding larger wheels, taller suspension, etc.? In other words, you want to see a sedan Mini with California Moke upgrades?

GLiddy > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 09:17

The gas version will go 68mph? OMFG! I’d love to have one, but again the cost for something that is essentially a toy is too much. My neighborhood allows golf carts and some low speed vehicles but the regulations are odd. Its easier just to drive a car.

Nom De Plume > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/07/2018 at 09:51

I agree they went from shocking adoption by the elite resort community to lookatme meeting modern emissions and a retro-vibe at futuristic levels of inflation price point.

Nom De Plume > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 09:53

Like you needed to give me an excuse to post this.

Kinja'd!!!

Your boy, BJR > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 09:56

There’s a new high rise opening up in my home town, and they have these for I guess people who own condos in it to use. Growing up in a beach area , I’ve seen my fair share of original Mokes; in Cape May, Manasquan, Spring Lake. Basically any beach town with preppy white people has at least one. I gotta day, I immediately knew the new one wasn’t original. In person it LOOKS like a cheap knockoff. I’d love an original one, but they can keep their knockoff new ones.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 10:01

that is a sad excuse fro a website.

Just Jeepin' > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/07/2018 at 10:02

No kidding.

Just Jeepin' > Nom De Plume
11/07/2018 at 10:02

I love this comment:

Give it a third headlight to look like the fish that lived too close to the nuclear plant and tow it with a Homer van with Mr.Sparkle painted on the sides.

Nom De Plume > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 10:04

As painful as it is to remember. There was a time when BAT was pretty great.

Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/07/2018 at 11:10

Dune Mini oh my god lol

My bird IS the word > Just Jeepin'
11/07/2018 at 12:39

No w indshield or wipers, so I believe that's already a no in PA. Your local laws may differ.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Just Jeepin'
11/08/2018 at 06:35

i’m guess only to be used as a NEV

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Just Jeepin'
11/09/2018 at 10:51

So I completely forgot to post about the drive. Yay me!
Anyhow, me and a couple of local guys are gonna go drive IN135 anyways , you can join us if you want to.

Just Jeepin' > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
11/09/2018 at 11:50

I think I’ll pass on this one. Have fun, be safe, hope there are a few leaves left!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Just Jeepin'
11/09/2018 at 11:58

Thanks! Have a good weekend!