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Old 08-30-2018, 06:56 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cajunfj40 View Post
I do like them. Used old YJ Jeep is going to be cheaper, though, and street legal. Square headlights means cheap Jeep. Same leaf-spring suspension, though.

Mahindra has a really old license for building Jeeps, obtained from Willys-Overland. Been building them continuously since. Current version in India marketed as the Thar.
Cheaper but used and it won't get 32 mpg. Completely rebuilding a YJ including a new diesel conversion will cost much more than $15000. I actually looked at my local craigslist and the least expensive jeep, willy's, CG, YJ, TJ, etc. was $1750 and it didn't run. If anything, you buy that $1750 Jeep AND the $15000 Roxor and rebuild the Jeep with the Roxor. Heck the Roxor is sitting on a $1400 wheel and tire package.
I also went and looked at what a Thar, the Indian version, sells for in India and they are even gouging at $15000. The Indian version is a new design and has quite a few upgrades for under $13,000. The Roxor is the old version that sold for more like $10,000 with doors and a windshield in India.
For $20,000 (what a loaded up Roxor goes for) there is a Daybreak Thar with 37" tires, hard to, and more.
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