Comments on: The Mahindra Pik Up has arrived in Australia

By: David Whitehead

David Whitehead — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:02:05 +0000

Hi Guys,

I’ve had my single cab 4×4 for a month and am totally delighted with it.
It now has 4500km up and not a worry.

I regularly run up the Bells Line of Road from Epping to Clarence, near Lithgow, sometimes with a 1 tonne pallet in the back.

I get 850km on 71 litres of fuel and it cost me $19000.00 on the road.

Yes, it is as ugly as a hatful of a***holes, but it is a work truck.

I too, had a Commondore ute that spent a lot of time in their workshop.

Most of you previous “commentators”, most of whom have probably never even sat in one, need to get over your petty racist attitudes.

On the question of safety, this vehicle replaced a 1990 model Nissan. The Nissan had about the same level of safety features as the Mahindra. None.

But the Mahindra is much safer than the car it replaced.

Every day I see idiots on the Bells road, mostly octogenarians in Mazdas and Toyotas who think they can out-drive professional truck drivers. These are the bigger dangers on the roads, not a lack of ABS and airbags!

By: Anthony Golding

Anthony Golding — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:53:14 +0000

Greetings,
A mate who lives in Lithgow NSW has the 4 door pick-up and loves it. Took it for a drive on the 4 wheel drive roads around the back of the Zig Zag Railway at Clarence. Some of these tracks are low range 1st gear stuff, and the Mahindra handled it with ease. Did about 120Kms on dirt, blue metal stone, water crossings etc. Excellent ground clearance, lots of torque and very solid in the body. Only faults are the quality of the plastic in the dashboard, rough. Gearbox action is excellent! Reminds me of a much better and bigger Lada Niva.

By: gozi

gozi — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:50:11 +0000

hello guys ? i just wanna tell u something about this engine is fitted with turbo so its acceleration in first gear cant imagine like sports car ? u just feel like a smart ride with diesel engine and one more thing i wanna share that its not bad looking the front headlights called wolf eyes its so aggressive in front if it fitted with bullbar ………i love this car and want to buy asap?

By: rahul4wd

rahul4wd — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:14:23 +0000

Hi Guys,

Im a logistics professional and my bread and butter is to ensure that my company gets all the required materials on time.I need to travel extensively through desert roads to coordinate with the remote dealers(I live and work in the middle east). I have been using pick-ups regularly as these type of vehicles suit my requirements. My company owns variety of trucks and I have used all the models for my trips.From Toyota Hilux (4×4) to Tata Telcoline (4×4)I have driven all. My first drive in the Mahindra double cab 4×4 was a memorable one. We were travelling form Dubai to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and the route was around 2500 Km.We were a group of 9 people and three double cab 4×4 among us. I requested our transport incharge to lend us the Mahindra “For a 2k km testdrive”! The team comprised of the Mahindra,one Toyota Hilux (2008) and my trusted Mitsubishi L200 (2007).On the highway, the toyota and the mitsubishi pulled fast doing 160+ while the mahindra was trailing at 150kmph and occasional 160kmph. The first stop we made was for the L200. The cooling pump malfunctioned and the engine was heating up. We towed the full ladened truck behind the Mahindra for 250Kms. We all were suprised with the truck completing the towing journey at 100Km+ without the slightest frown. The A/C was working great, engine was running smooth and at times we felt may be the L200 has dislodged from the towchain. But, the rear veiw mirror assured us that it was trailing.We got the L200 done and moved on.The delay made us stay overnite at awayside motel.Late into the night, we all had a mad adrelin rush and we moved on. the headlights of the Mahindra were the best among the three. Desert nights are scary.there is not much reflection and all you see is the yellow and white marking on the road to keep you on track. Just before dawn, the Hilux lost track and landed on the sand.The driver had misjudged and it went off the road. The Hilux was stuck in the sand and with all efforts it did not budge. We tried towing but, the chain gave way.It was a mad option but we did it. I placed the Mahindra bumper to bumper with the Hilux, engaded the 4×4 and pushed. Guess what, the Hilux was back on the road without even using its own power !!! Luckily the remaining distance was smooth apart form a puncture repair for the L200.We completed our work and was back on the road after 2 days.But, boys must have fun after work ! what we have in mind? Dune Blasting ! Man, we were left without words for the Mahindra’s performance.It didn’t stop even once ! The Mahindra was stopped only to pull out the other two pick ups. Man we are impressed ! Arabs are very hard to please. Mind It. They are carzy about 4×4s. But,our Mahindra pleased them all. Yes, creature comfort etc are lacking. The vehicle will not win any desert rallies in stock trim. Nor will it win the best looking pick-up award but, It does the job it is ment to do without any grunts. Hey, guys that too by buring DIESEL and not Petrol! So, guys before forming an opinion about the Mahindra take a test drive !!! Or, be happy in your frog well.

By: JohnG

JohnG — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:01:04 +0000

I recently spent a month riding around the mountains in Sikkim and around Darjeeling, in these SUV’s made in India by Mahindra and Tata. These are known locally as ‘jeeps’, and thousands of them serve the roll as taxiis and small buses. The roads were often VERY rough and potholed, and very steep….. I was really impressed by their tractability – they pulled up those slopes with 9 passengers crammed inside and big loads on the roof. Pulling really well at low revs with no fuss. I was impressed. The strength of chassis and running gear of a small truck. The owners reckon they are very trouble-free and easy to repair. They aren’t fast and smooth-riding like the modern SUV’s, but are great workhorses. Horses for courses, eh…

By: ABNER

ABNER — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:07:30 +0000

WHY NOT BUY AMERICAN KEEP AMERICAN CAR COMPANY’S GOING THERE’S AN IDEA, SO THEY CAN AFFORD TO PAY TO SEE MORE CROCIDILE DUNDEE MOVIES

By: warrigal

warrigal — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:39:27 +0000

land cruiser don’t make the utility body version any more only tray back

By: warrigal

warrigal — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:31:23 +0000

I think they look good , if you look at the company they are actually European

A lot cheaper than a land cruiser
and the same size

i don’t find a problem with them.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:18:34 +0000

Hi there all, your comments are very interestingm however, no one has memtioned towing capacity. I know it states it it rated to tow at 2.5t, but has anybody actually towed with it. The low KW and Torque factors worry me. Can anybody shed some light on the query for me. Maybe even Tony from Mahindra. I live in Portland Victoria, and towing 2 to 3 tonne of wood on a regular basis will what i will be using it for. My question is, “Can it handle it?”

By: Daphne

Daphne — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:12:03 +0000

Hi all,

I already bought 2 Mahindra’s, the Scorpio 4×4 Pick-up and the Scorpio 2.5D SUV, and I am MOST satisfied and very impressed with both. And concerning the toughness of this vehicle, I can agree with Claire’s experience…

This vehicle compete very well with the other popular pick-ups and SUV’s and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg for what it offers…

I’m HAPPY WITH MINE..!!

Cheers,
Daphne

By: Beau

Beau — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:31:21 +0000

With it not having manual wind-up windows is a big draw-back for me living on a farm with irrigation channels. If a vehicle goes in the water the electrics won’t work and the only option is to break a window which takes time (to clear away the shards) and causes injury. Whilst this is also happening with other 4WD’s it is a major part of what vehicle I’ll buy as I want to know that no matter what the accident I want to be safe. On another note, a bloke that lives nearby where I live when I’m in Sydney reckons its an awesome vehicle that performs well for what he needs it for.

By: Skip

Skip — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:57:28 +0000

good morning, i have read some of the above and i disagree with most of the nurds that have written utter rubbish with out even knowing what they are talking about, i agree with Mick, Dustin, Claire etc with positive feedback, the only thing i can find fault with the Pik up is it is not supplied with a Bullbar, Tow Bar, and flat deck, manualy wind up windows etc, i’m a professional roo shooter in western queensland and the above mentioned items are most important to people that work of the land, at presant i drive a Tata as it is getting weary with 600,000 k’s on the clock i’m looking seriously at a Mahindra Pik Up to replace the Tata Telcoline

By: Mick

Mick — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:08:40 +0000

Hi Interesting reading however as a rural person and 4wd ute prospective buyer the main thing that comes to my own mind prior to all the negative comments by most of the people above is to compare ” apples against apples ” in the $$$ range any of us wish to spend, and for the price these utes are advertised ( which caused me to look @ websites about them in the first instance ) is the same prices that any of us out here can buy a 5-6yo ute of ” main name brands ” and all the secondhand man name brands have over 100000km at least on the clock.
This alone makes me consider them in my secondhand mid $20000,s buying equation as they are new and with warranty with no kms and nothing like being new owner of anything compared to 5yo comparison with over 100000km on it.
Regards no airbags neither has most in similar pricerange and secondhand and 5years older in diesel turbo 4wd with over 100000km on it.
Unlike city income people with the rural lands income stream @ present none of us out here would even consider a $50000 plus SR5 ute that takes 6 months to get here after we desire it, let alone figure out how to pay for it, this is my only chance of a new 4wd diesel turbo ute @ present & I will genuinely consider it before just reading negative vibes about it, as a common saying is when the $$$ drops the B—–T stops

By: Dustin

Dustin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:35:23 +0000

g’day, i have just wread what has been written about the Mahindra Pik Up, most of what i wread was utter dribble from people who are vigorously touching themselves, what is wrong with the Indian Made Mahindra Pik Up?? where is the Australian spirit of “giving it a go” before knocking it? i can see no reason at all why the Mahindra Pik Up will not be a “good beast of burden” except for the electric windows and the USB ports etc which in my humble option are like “tits on a bull”, bloody useless and bound to fail when needed, the pik up is ideal for the outdoors man/woman great for the farmers etc, just look at the price of a Tojo or any other single / duel cab 4×4 ute then start raving n ranting about the Mahindra Pik up, as for all you milk bar cowboys driving your Torack Tractor up and down the hiway too dam frightend to take you “Show Pony” off road should stick to driving what your best suited for and that is a Volvo car, as far as the Mahindra Stockman & Bushranger goes, i owned several of these great little 4×4’s and found that if you knew how to drive, then they were not a problem at all especially off road, they were as honest as the day is long and very economical, i just pray that the Mahindra Pik Up is half as good as the Stockman & Bushranger, maybe the Mahindra knockers should get there facts correct in the first place regarding when the Mahindra Stockman & Bushrangers were first brought into Australia, and just for there informasion Mahrinda & Mahrinda Co of India did not import the Stockman & Bushranger into Australia it was a yank bloke who was a business man living in Perth Western Australia who died in in 1989 just after his first big shipment of Stockman arrived in Perth for sale in Australia.regarding the statement made above by some tosser stating that Mahindra were in court case’s etc etc, bloody rubbish the only court case’s that involved the Mahindra Vehicles were the old yank from Perth WA trying to fight the big named 4×4 makers who were trying to stop him bringing into Australia the Mahindra 4×4’s, he first started his fight to import the Mahindra jeep into Australia in or around 1980-81 so there ya go,

By: martin

martin — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:20:01 +0000

Claire must work for the dealer

By: Jiang

Jiang — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:42:36 +0000

I have drove it once. Two words would suffice to explain this machine.

“Pure Gold”
:)

Don’t take my words for it; try it once, at least.

Cheers,

By: Me.

Me. — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:56:49 +0000

Oh Yuk, looks just like a Ssangyong.

By: Not Too Sure

Not Too Sure — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:06:32 +0000

Knowing how Mahindra work, they wrote the above review.

By: Claire

Claire — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:26:20 +0000

Hi all, I just spent this weekend just gone clocking up about 300km in a pik-up. The dealer told me to take it for a good drive – and test it out. So, that’s exactly what i did. It was the 4×4 single cab. I live in a rural area, so with mates in tow, we went down to our local produce shop and started checking out the size and weight. We had a 2001 Nissan Navara single cab and a 1999 Toyota Landcruiser ute to do comparisons with. First test was how many bales of hay can you fit in the back. The Nissan could stack 40 at a squeeze, we were left pondering whether it was a legal load… The Toyota stacked forty with out too much effort. The Pikup stacked a whopping 50, and breezed it in. However to keep the test even we all set out with 40. Next stop was a 2.5 km steep hill affectionateley known as “the gap”. I have had the displeasure of tailing heavy loaded trucks up this hill as they struggle in 2nd gear and going at 10km per hour. The loaded hill climb results were as follows; Nissan took the longest to get up the gap and had to drop to FIRST gear… Second was the Toyota Matt struggled to get his truck up the top just about blew his box but had to drop to second gear about 400 meters from the top. The Pikup as II said before we loaded 50 bales onto it, so it already won points with me for that, anyhow we had a good run up to the gap and got to the 3/4 mark was still in fourth gear and doing 60 km phr. Just were the Toyota had to drop to second gear, I dropped to third and crested the summit at 55km per hr. After returning the borrowed hay I loaded a 1 tonne bag of horse feed on the back, everyone couldn’t get over how much extra room there was in the tray. And back to “the gap”. Got same results as the first time. Next test was the off-road capability; We went to a mates farm and set out the course. A really rough 5km bush fire access track, a rock climb, and and an empty dam with a steep wall climb out. Again, and we were starting to wonder whether it was the machine or the operater, but the Pik up kept on blitzing all the test we put it through. Anyhow, its Monday morning and I dropped the Pikup back to the dealer, put down a deposit for my dual cab 4×4. And can’t wait till it gets here. I have a sneaky feeling that a lot of the guys and girls in my area will be trading in their trucks and following the new generation, that is we love our trucks but when it comes down to the price vs performance the Pikup is a winner for me and my friends.

By: Seon

Seon — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:22:23 +0000

Hey Guys,
Proud of Aussie Rules and Cricket?? Next time when you go to a Sport store take time to see “Made in India” stamp on Sherrin footballs and kookaburra bats.

Btw, Mahindra also produces Logan (Renault) cars in India!

That gives Mahindra enough credibility to venture into captive and competitive Aussie market.