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Car Forum / Australian Car Forums / General Car Topics (Australian group) / June 2007The new "Mahindra"
http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx From what I can see is Cheap but well equipped. Ugly and slow Engine weak and torque less for a common rail turbo diesel. 247 nm my farts have more torque than this thing. :-)  SignatureRegards Dan > http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Engine weak and torque less for a common rail turbo diesel. > 247 nm my farts have more torque than this thing. :-) And made in India :) Anyone who has ever had anything to do with anything made of metal from India would not want to go within 2 miles of one unless they enjoy getting their fingers burnt. The Indians have no concept of metallurgy whatsoever, to the point of making the Chinese & Italians look like masters. -- Regards, Noddy. > And made in India :) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The Indians have no concept of metallurgy whatsoever, to the point of making > the Chinese & Italians look like masters. Yup thank f.ck I have no desire to ever go to India. Although they are flocking over here like bloody cane toads as well. SignatureRegards Dan > Yup thank f.ck I have no desire to ever go to India. Lucky they've got enough stupid racist bogans over there Dan so they won't miss you too much. SignatureKnob >> http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > The Indians have no concept of metallurgy whatsoever, to the point of making > the Chinese & Italians look like masters. No sh.t. Rust is a factory installed option. Fraser > No sh.t. Rust is a factory installed option. I thought it was standard you just have to switch it on by adding water. :-) SignatureRegards Dan > >http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Regards, > Noddy. Can't wait until the chinese start flogging their Cherry or Red Star or Great Wall or whatever (Oriental Sun??) stuff here, wonder which will be the, um, lesser - they, or our friends from the sub-continent? At least they make Proton look good. Hmmm, no wait, that might be going a bit tooo far ... :) Steve > http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Engine weak and torque less for a common rail turbo diesel. > 247 nm my farts have more torque than this thing. :-) The Indians subjected themselves to a national car for about 40 yrs which was a copy of the 1954 Morris Oxford. In all that time the body was not updated,..the mind boggles. Its only in the last few years that they updated. Here's a photo: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C18654?pt=pf Jason > The Indians subjected themselves to a national car for about 40 yrs which > was a copy of the 1954 Morris Oxford. In all that time the body was not > updated,..the mind boggles. Its only in the last few years that they > updated. > > Here's a photo: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C18654?pt=pf And some people call our local cars dinosaurs. :-) SignatureRegards Dan > > The Indians subjected themselves to a national car for about 40 yrs which > > was a copy of the 1954 Morris Oxford. In all that time the body was not [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > And some people call our local cars dinosaurs. :-) I guess during those years they just didnt put a premium on car looks or development. They did upgrade the engine, but that horrible body was being stamped out for new Hindustans or whatever they called them) right up until the early '90s. f.cking unbelievable. Jason >> http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jason Bloody wonderful car , I had one circa 1967 . "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message news:467255a4$0$1189$61c65585@un-2park-reader->> Here's a photo: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C18654?pt=pf >> Jason >> > Bloody wonderful car , I had one circa 1967 . An MGB is basically a Morris Oxford in drag. (ducks for cover) huddo > "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message > news:467255a4$0$1189$61c65585@un-2park-reader->> Here's a photo: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > An MGB is basically a Morris Oxford in drag. (ducks for cover) > huddo yes but the mgb lurches much less in corners "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message news:467325df$0$1187$61c65585@un-2park-reader- > yes but the mgb lurches much less in corners I'd take the "much" out of that sentence. MG's are the most unsportslike "sports cars" ever made :) -- Regards, Noddy. > "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message > news:467325df$0$1187$61c65585@un-2park-reader- [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > MG's are the most unsportslike "sports cars" ever made :) For a start they were made by that comglomerate which forever left its mark on the mind of many a poor boy's attempt at buying his first car: BMC =bloody minded *unts. :-) The instances are numerous. My older bro's 1st car was an A40. It almost sent him looney,..and I got more punches for taking the mickey out of him than usual, until he dumped it. Jason >> "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message >> news:467325df$0$1187$61c65585@un-2park-reader- [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jason A40's were great cars once fitted with the J2 van motor , reliability went from crap to drivable , in fact I have an A40 parked in the yard right now , mind it doesn't have much of the factory car left :) and when I started driving then they were not that old . > >> "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message > >> news:467325df$0$1187$61c65585@un-2park-reader- [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > right now , mind it doesn't have much of the factory car left :) > and when I started driving then they were not that old . They did have a gigantic diff which some rodders thought (at the time ='60s) could take a V8 (cusso), but broken axles was the result. Admit like most cars of that era they didnt get better with age :) The one thing apart from a broken rusted thru chassis (this is '66) and an engine which spat out pie-crust valves, that really sh.t my bro, was the detent balls in the selectors. f.cking things used to sproing out at the slightest brisk change, and it took ages to put them back in,..much swearing by bro and ducking by me, as I tried to watch this procedure and dared to giggle... Jason >>>> "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message >>>> news:467325df$0$1187$61c65585@un-2park-reader- [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > me, as I tried to watch this procedure and dared to giggle... > Jason they were fine with some skinny wire in a figure 8 wrap to keep them in > "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message > news:467325df$0$1187$61c65585@un-2park-reader- [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > MG's are the most unsportslike "sports cars" ever made :) Nah Nod. In the "Useless and unsportscar like performance and handling" stakes, a Sunbeam Alpine absolutely snots an MGB. The Tiger at least went fast in straight lines, but handled even worse than the Alpine. And both came equipped with an item of mechanical depravity that only an Englishman could dream up - Armstrong lever action shockabsorbers. I fought unendingly with the bastards until I did two smart things:- 1/. Adapted telescopic shockies to fit. 2/. Sold the useless prick of a thing. Park a Sunbeam on an uneven surface and come back in 30 mintues and you can't open the doors. -- Blue Heeler wrote: >> "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message >> news:467325df$0$1187$61c65585@un-2park-reader- [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > And both came equipped with an item of mechanical depravity that only > an Englishman could dream up - Armstrong lever action shockabsorbers. For f.cks sake did you have to remind me of those things:-) I owned a Mk3a Austin Healey Sprite and I spent more time and money replacing those horrible shocks than I care to remember. > I fought unendingly with the bastards until I did two smart things:- > 1/. Adapted telescopic shockies to fit. I've seen lots of Sprites that had that mod, I wish I have done it to mine, it looked easy enough to do. > 2/. Sold the useless prick of a thing. People pay stupid money for old Pommy sports cars these days, if you had the space you could have stored it for 30 yrs and watched it grow in value. > Park a Sunbeam on an uneven surface and come back in 30 mintues and you > can't open the doors. LOL. Daryl John Hudson blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": > "atec 77" <""atec7 7 \"@ hotmail dot com"> wrote in message > news:467255a4$0$1189$61c65585@un-2park-reader->> Here's a photo: [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > An MGB is basically a Morris Oxford in drag. (ducks for cover) > huddo Give 'em a break - try Morris Major....which is itself a Farina Oxford. Hang on - maybe the MGA is the Oxford, and the MGB is the Major. And the AH Sprite an Midget MG is a Morris Minor in drag - a Farina Morris Minor in drag.. Question is, the MG's are Farina machines, to, are they not? -- Toby > John Hudson blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Give 'em a break - try Morris Major....which is itself a Farina Oxford. > Hang on - maybe the MGA is the Oxford, and the MGB is the Major. The Adam's family of BMC engines at that time were "A" and "B" series. The Morris Major shitbox had an "A" series, I think the MGA was afflicted with the same engine. The MGB had the Austin 1800 engine which was less prone to self-destruction. The sprites had to the Mini engines. They were another series of engines I think. The Farina A40 was a resurrection of the infamous "A40" but didnt bear any mechanical resemblance to *that( horror machine. Jason > And the AH Sprite an Midget MG is a Morris Minor in drag - a Farina > Morris Minor in drag.. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Toby Jason James blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": >> John Hudson blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": >> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> >> Toby hehe- there was an A and a B series. that's about all there were in production for quite a while. The A powered the Mini, the Morris 1000, 1100 the MG Midget, and the AH Sprite etc The Big Guns were powered by the B Series. Australia got the Blue Streak which was 1 and a half B Series engines at 2.433Litres IIRC. I figure it was named after the missile developed by the Poms,which in turn was named for a certain prominent vein on dicks of caucasian males. -- Toby >> John Hudson blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": >> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> Toby I had a couple of farina's , the first blew the motor after 3 months the other after a week and got a v6 transplant from my A35 :) > >> John Hudson blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": > >> [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > I had a couple of farina's , the first blew the motor after 3 months the > other after a week and got a v6 transplant from my A35 :) A35,..A50..A55,..A110,..then that was it. Any more HP and they would have put wings on them. An A55 2-door, one of the ugliest cars ever made, was restored by a fellow here in town,..fuckin' hell.:) Jason >> John Hudson blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": >> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > the same engine. The MGB had the Austin 1800 engine which was less prone to > self-destruction. > The sprites had to the Mini engines. They were another series of engines I > think. Sprite and Mini engines are "A" series but there are lots of variations in the "A" series engine from the 850 in the early Mini up to the 1275 Cooper S engine. Daryl > John Hudson blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > And the AH Sprite an Midget MG is a Morris Minor in drag - a Farina > Morris Minor in drag.. The Sprite is an A30 with a different body. Daryl > http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Engine weak and torque less for a common rail turbo diesel. > 247 nm my farts have more torque than this thing. :-) The review wasn't all bad, if it wasn't so gutless and heavy it might be reasonable for the price. Daryl > The review wasn't all bad, if it wasn't so gutless and heavy it might be > reasonable for the price. Yeah although I still have the new 70 series Landcruiser still thanks. :-) SignatureRegards Dan >> The review wasn't all bad, if it wasn't so gutless and heavy it might be >> reasonable for the price. > > Yeah although I still have the new 70 series Landcruiser still thanks. :-) Except you could buy 3 Mahindra's for the cost of 1 Landcruiser:-) I wouldn't mind a new 70 series but they aren't cheap. Daryl > Except you could buy 3 Mahindra's for the cost of 1 Landcruiser:-) > I wouldn't mind a new 70 series but they aren't cheap. True but I would be buying 3 dubious Mahindra's over 1 reliable landcruiser. :-) I know they aint cheap but I would probably keep it for many many years. :-) SignatureRegards Dan >> Except you could buy 3 Mahindra's for the cost of 1 Landcruiser:-) >> I wouldn't mind a new 70 series but they aren't cheap. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I know they aint cheap but I would probably keep it for many many years. :-) I'd probably do the same, those Cruisers seem to be damn near indestructible. Daryl > I'd probably do the same, those Cruisers seem to be damn near > indestructible. Yup im looking at the mid spec GX model cab chassis with a/c and diff lockers fitted and one thing for sure it aint going to be white either I like the red ones better. :-) SignatureRegards Dan Dan--- blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": >> Except you could buy 3 Mahindra's for the cost of 1 Landcruiser:-) >> I wouldn't mind a new 70 series but they aren't cheap. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I know they aint cheap but I would probably keep it for many many years. :-) Rust never sleeps. -- Toby > Except you could buy 3 Mahindra's for the cost of 1 Landcruiser:-) You sure could, but what would you do in 12 months time when all three of the Mahindra's are f.cked and worth nothing while the LandCruiser is still like new and still worth a pretty penny? :) -- Regards, Noddy. >> Except you could buy 3 Mahindra's for the cost of 1 Landcruiser:-) > > You sure could, but what would you do in 12 months time when all three of > the Mahindra's are f.cked and worth nothing while the LandCruiser is still > like new and still worth a pretty penny? :) Drive one and keep 2 for spares would make it last a bit longer:-) Bloody Toyota is so reliable I forget to look under the bonnet occasionally, it ticked over to 100,000klms today and it still drives like new. Daryl >http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx> >Engine weak and torque less for a common rail turbo diesel. >247 nm my farts have more torque than this thing. :-) What sort of torque would you expect from a 2.5 litre diesel hack? This one has a specific torque figure of 99Nm per litre... which is consistent with a boost of around 0.43at. By comparison, the current 3.0 litre Hilux produces 115Nm per litre (and no doubt uses a bit more boost). The current 3.0 litre Rodeo only manages 93NM per litre in a manual (and no doubt uses a bit less boost). A typical na 4-stroke diesel makes around 70Nm per litre (irrespective of the fuel system). If the engine happens to be made in India, the more pertinent question might be... how long for? :) SignatureJohn H John_H blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": >>http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx> >>Engine weak and torque less for a common rail turbo diesel. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > of the fuel system). If the engine happens to be made in India, the > more pertinent question might be... how long for? :) Hmm, and what the hell's wrong with 1 Bar for a Diesel, anyway. Shouldn't hurt them at all. Unless of course the cooling system is crap. -- Toby >John_H blathered on in Re: The new "Mahindra": >>>http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Shouldn't hurt them at all. >Unless of course the cooling system is crap. Nothing wrong with it at all, but you're not likely to find many utes designed for peasants (or anyone else for that matter) running 1bar. Around 0.5 is par for the course... which was the point I was hoping to make. At least to those who have some grasp of the significance of torque. Back in the days when the majority of their readers had some understanding of things technical, car magazines even used to include bmep in their road test specs (which actually tells you something about an engine's design). The practice ended in the 1960's or thereabouts, when such publications became nothing more than an adjunct to masturbation for stockbrokers' clerks and the likes. To make matters worse, motoring writers (and car salesmen) now go to the same schools as stockbrokers' clerks. Will these poor misguided folk ever wake up to the fact that maximum torque (quoted in isolation) is nothing more than a w.nk factor! ;-) SignatureJohn H >>http://www.carpoint.com.au/car-review/2688752.aspx> >>Engine weak and torque less for a common rail turbo diesel. >>247 nm my farts have more torque than this thing. :-) > > What sort of torque would you expect from a 2.5 litre diesel hack? At least over 300 nm which I have seen in many 2.5 litre hacks! > This one has a specific torque figure of 99Nm per litre... which is > consistent with a boost of around 0.43at. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > of the fuel system). If the engine happens to be made in India, the > more pertinent question might be... how long for? :) Don't ask me I have a hangover! :-p SignatureRegards Dan |
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