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Old 29th October 2009, 02:06   #316
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I recently saw this vehicle some time back in a Mahindra dealership, These days it comes with the same engine as in Bolero Di so the good part is its much more refined and tractable compared to the initial international tractor engine it came with decades back. Because much lighter than bolero and has shorter gearing its very peppy to drive for a jeep.

Downside is it still retains the same suspension, ride is horribly bumpy with bad high speed stablity and handling is again scary at speeds.

But off the road this is one of the best new production vehicle available in a showroom. Its a very popular vehicle in rajasthan and its still sells in good numbers there.

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Old 29th October 2009, 05:39   #317
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and how much does it cost there?
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Old 29th October 2009, 13:05   #318
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and how much does it cost there?
This vehicle can't be registered in NCR!!! I inquired sometime back about this vehicle and I think it shoul be about 5.40L (approx). In Uttar Pradesh.
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I second this completely.
All these fancy modifications as shown in the website, pictures etc are primarily cosmetic. Who wants that?
Why dont they listen to what we say over and over again?

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The Souvenir concept is absolute rubbish, they just make bling bling modifications for show-off crowd. Not one functional modification is done. If they added winch, lockable rear diff locks, SPoA, AC and lockable cabin for that 1.95L, they would tempt half the regulars on 4x4 section to sign up for it.
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Hello all teambhpians and Jeep gurus.
I am newbie in this exciting world of jeeps. I am closely watching this section " 4x4 & Off-Roding" for more than 4 months. Have started my efforts to acquire a CJ series beauty already. This month itself, I went for an auction on 23-10-2009 conducted by Kerala forest department, and the jeep was sold for 76K. It was not a 4WD, so i was not much interested and let it go.

Coming to the point, after reading through this section and the amazing pictures of OTR, I decided to buy a Jeep. There are two options now in front of me.

1. Brand new mahindra Major 4X4
3 Years warranty = Peace of mind
As i don’t have enough funds, i have to wait 6-10 months
2. MM 540 from Avadi military auction
It is difficult to get one by directly participating in auction.
It will be under my current budget (1 Lac)

TVS trivandrum Had Made this offer for Brand New Mahindra Major 4X4

On road price included road tax, insurance and registration charges they quoted me Rs 4,81,000
I think it is a nice deal. But i have to wait for some more time to get this beauty as Vitamin -M lacks

I don’t know, may be this is a stupid question...
Is there a chance that mahindra stop production of CL 550 in near future?

Another question, just because of my enthusiasm ...
Is there a possibility to become part of an Off-roading event without owning a 4X4 jeep?
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Old 31st October 2009, 00:55   #321
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TVS trivandrum Had Made this offer for Brand New Mahindra Major 4X4 On road price included road tax, insurance and registration charges they quoted me Rs 4,81,000
Groovy..!! Get this on a OFFICIAL Proforma invoice (say a official quote) and post it here. Cant believe it!! Make sure Jeep isnt Accident (while on drive from North to Kerala) and such things. Go to the yard and check the jeep for yourselves. Check the manufacturing date.
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Old 31st October 2009, 14:21   #322
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4,81,000 is an absolute steal!! Iam thinking of replacing my MM54o with it already. Will check the quote here in chennai. Registration isnt an issue as it will be done outside chennai. Let me see:-)
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Old 31st October 2009, 18:54   #323
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What's the price in US Dollars because I'm not familiar with Indian currency?
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@jeepMKd. Comes to about US$ 10,000.
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I have seen the Major at the Hyderabad dealership. Don't know how much it costs but I think the 4x4 will be with XD3P engine as that is the engine on the Bolero 4X4 as well. Isn't NGT 520GB the one that is available on Bolero CRDe?
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I have seen the Major at the Hyderabad dealership. Don't know how much it costs but I think the 4x4 will be with XD3P engine as that is the engine on the Bolero 4X4 as well. Isn't NGT 520GB the one that is available on Bolero CRDe?
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Groovy..!! Get this on a OFFICIAL Proforma invoice (say a official quote) and post it here. Cant believe it!! Make sure Jeep isnt Accident (while on drive from North to Kerala) and such things. Go to the yard and check the jeep for yourselves. Check the manufacturing date.
@ svsantosh
It was not an individual deal for a specific vehicle. It was the price quote for all customers. Have a booking period of 15 days. As i was not able to reach trivandrum this weekend, i asked the executive to send me the price quote and specification via mail.

CL 550 WD



Specifications



Engine MDI 3200TC A

Type 4 Stroke 4 cylinder Inline

Cubic capacity 2523 cc

Streeing Manual (5 speed gear)

Tyre 6.00*16, Battary 12 V

Fuel tank 45 lit

Kreb weight 1335 kg

GVW 1950kg

Ground Cle 200mm

Wheel base 2310mm

Turing Radius 6m


Price for pvt regn

Ex.Showroom 472000

Raod Tax 28320

Insurance 14469

Regn 2600

On Road 517389


Cash Discount Rs 36000/- ( October)

Thanking You

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517387 - 36000(Cash discount) = 481387

That was the final price for october, This month also they have the same offer of cash discount.
If you are interested i will provide you the mobile number of executive at tvs trivandrum.
You can talk to him .
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Guys, you can get a Major at Cai Industuries Coimbatore. Not sure on the price though.

I was never aware these were so much in demand.
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Hmm.. 36K discount on the only new Jeep model available in the country? What are they doing... clearing inventory? Making it cheaper to carve out a new segment for Thar?
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I have seen the Major at the Hyderabad dealership. Don't know how much it costs but I think the 4x4 will be with XD3P engine as that is the engine on the Bolero 4X4 as well.
Major doesn't come with the XD3P Engine. Only with DI Turbo in 4x2 and 4x4 form.

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Isn't NGT 520GB the one that is available on Bolero CRDe?
Bolero CRDe comes with the NGT530 and not NGT520.
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