I want one, I REALLY do, but that suspension...

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/27/2018 at 15:45 • Filed to: None

looks a little worse than rough. see I want one with a PTO an enclosed cab with heater and a snow plow as a work vehicle for a remote property so it wouldn’t matter terribly, but I think if these take off its going to require a new aftermarket to pop up to tame the suspension a little (not to mention lifts and such)

DISCUSSION (20)

benjrblant > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 16:09

Mmm. Leaf springs.

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 16:10

$18k? Why not just buy a Jeep?

HammerheadFistpunch > DipodomysDeserti
03/27/2018 at 16:11

cause I want it to last.

HIYO!

Future next gen S2000 owner > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 16:12

Long travel off-road suspensions are for the softies. Real off-roaders crave harshness.

HammerheadFistpunch > Future next gen S2000 owner
03/27/2018 at 16:14

real men pee blood?

Future next gen S2000 owner > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 16:14

Kinja'd!!!

And smoke cigarettes, eat smoked meats, cheese, drink heavily and die of old age at 53.

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 16:26

So it’s a pretty side-by-side? I’m not convinced this is what everyone needs..

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 16:31

Touché

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > vicali
03/27/2018 at 17:02

The two things that boogle my mind are the price and the weight

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 17:03

How the hell does it weight 3000lbs? Seriously.

vicali > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/27/2018 at 17:09

You could have one of each Tracker/Sidekick/SunRunner versions ever made for $18K.. and then drive it home on the street.

HammerheadFistpunch > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/27/2018 at 17:12

dual solid axle, boxed frame, iron block diesel, steel body...it adds up.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > vicali
03/27/2018 at 17:12

Don’t forget 2 door RAV4 and a x90

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 17:14

I think the steel tub was a mistake a fiberglass would be just fin and shed weight with no real cost besides a more authentic feel

HammerheadFistpunch > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/27/2018 at 17:16

nah, fiberglass is terrible for a bed material. CFRP maybe but fiberglass would get trashed unless it was thick enough to have no practical weight advantage.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 18:24

Somebody is taking the piss...

Kinja'd!!!

... because we can get this Mahindra Pik-up single cab 4x4 for AU$27,000 drive away. So say AU$23,000 boc. That’s US$18,000.

https://mahindra.com.au/cars/pik-up-single-cab/

2.2 litre TDi, 6 speed manual transmission, Eaton diff lock in the rear diff, 2500 kg tow capacity, 900 kg payload...etc etc

HammerheadFistpunch > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
03/27/2018 at 18:25

clever naming mahindra...

The 5 door is called the Wah-Gon

benjrblant > DipodomysDeserti
03/27/2018 at 18:35

I was going to argue that $18k is $9k less than a new 2-door Wrangler and that $9k will get a lot in modifications, but Wranglers are so common on the used market that one could probably be found moderately modified for $18k.

Maybe if someone is looking for a UTV platform without all the electronicals, airbags, sensors, and with a turbo diesel?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HammerheadFistpunch
03/27/2018 at 18:46

Smarter than that...the five door wagon called XUV.

DipodomysDeserti > benjrblant
03/27/2018 at 21:23

Yeah, I guess if someone has money to blow then why not buy a $18k toy. I have no idea what the going rate is for non road legal big offroad toys. $18k just seems crazy for an Indian copy of an eighty year old design. Jeeps (the old ones especially) are good because they’re relatively cheap, not because they’re that good.