[Bibendum90949]

This video on removing spare wheel and to be careful with the reverse cam may be useful for soon to be Roxx owners

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_dVf...p4bnN4c2RneHZ3

[for_cars1]

Originally Posted by Bibendum90949

This video on removing spare wheel

Don't ever recall the need to use the spare wheel after the advent of tubeless tyres and tyre inflator.

Any regular puncture does not leak air rapidly and can be conveniently inflated on the spot and leisurely driven to the puncture shop later. Carrying a portable tyre inflator is the key.

So the era of the need to use the spare in the event of a puncture has drastically reduced (unless the tyre has major damage/cut).

[Victor18]

Impact of Thar Roxx and overall slowdown in the Indian automotive sector.

Mahindra Thar gets up to Rs 1.5 lakh discount for the first time

https://www.autocarindia.com/car-new...st-time-432730

[SaNdY_AR]

It would be interesting to know what the various aftermarket accessories are being planned or discussed for Thar Roxx from different manufactures. The front grill will be the front runner obviously which will have various options.

[LokiPilaniya]

Originally Posted by for_cars1

Don't ever recall the need to use the spare wheel after the advent of tubeless tyres and tyre inflator.

Any regular puncture does not leak air rapidly and can be conveniently inflated on the spot and leisurely driven to the puncture shop later. Carrying a portable tyre inflator is the key.

So the era of the need to use the spare in the event of a puncture has drastically reduced (unless the tyre has major damage/cut).

Agree, I have never used spare wheel of my car which is now more than 7 years old and 129k km on the ODO.
Got the third set of tyres back in March, spare wheel was replaced with the one of the tyres from the second set.

I've done trips to Goa, KA, MH, UK, HP, all over Rajasthan, GJ and other nearby states of Rajasthan. Also 3 trips to Ladakh. I carry a tyre inflator(used when needed) and puncture repair kit(till now used it only once) in my car.

[originalamit]

Originally Posted by Abhi_abarth

1. Can this be a family car for 5 (3 Adults + 2 kids) in terms of comfort levels for city driving and long distance travels ?

3. Can this be considered in place of a creta which has become a household name for anybody aspiring for an upgrade ?

1- No. It would be a decent 4 seater and "comfort level" is defined on what you compare it to.
3 - Given the 5 door is not cheap and if you really dont need a 4x4, then you can look at a similarly priced XUV700 which will be extremely comfortable and you can get a 5/7 seater option in it or the Creta. The suspension and drive will be superior to the Thar in all aspects being a monocoque chassis.

Hope this helps. Just being practical given this 5 door will cost 20L + and is not cheap. There are other genuine options which can be better. Hope this helps

[Rajjaiswal92]

I don’t know why but i have a strong hunch that Mahindra won’t just give up on a beautiful name like Thar Savannah, maybe and i do wish that they bring in a drop top version in a desertish colour and call it Savannah.
100% sure it will find plenty of takers even if it comes at a premium, I for one will buy it for sure.

[nimbleguru]

Couple of questions:

1.What would be the expected waiting period for the Mahindra Roxx? Given the high demand for Mahindra's other products and their insanely long waiting periods, I'm curious if Mahindra has anticipated the interest in Roxx and ramped up production accordingly.

2.Regarding white interiors, keeping them clean can be quite a challenge, especially with kids. Is there a way to use dark-colored seat covers for ventilated seats as a workaround? Are there any ways to cover ventilated seats without hindering the ventilation?

[tbppjpr]

Originally Posted by for_cars1

Don't ever recall the need to use the spare wheel after the advent of tubeless tyres and tyre inflator.

You haven't experienced the need till date so maybe taking it lightly but the importance of spare wheel is still relevant even in this age. Let me share the chain of incidents I faced in last 3 years.

1. Jan 2022

I was driving my Polo on a busy four lane highway with 3 elderly co-pax in the night. Suddenly I heard increasing khat-khat noise from the rear of the car and I quickly sensed some puncture or quick reduction of air from the tyre.

I checked all the RVM and moved the car down the road, car remained composed. But when I got out of the car, I saw this:











I never experienced anything like this before this incident in my experience of driving the cars for around 20 years, have been driving this Polo since 2011 where also never faced anything except punctures. So I was also assured about having the tyre inflator itself is good enough. Even my tyre opening wrench was lost by the service station so I wasn't carrying it this time, obviously because I never felt the need of one in the past.

Thankfully a tyre repairing shop was at walking distance, I got help of them in replacing the damaged tyre with the spare wheel. But wait, even the spare wheel had few slow punctures which I never bothered to repair, so it did not have any air in it. But thankfully the tyre inflator came handy here which was enough to cover the reaming distance of 30-40 kms to my home.

Later came to know about a big nail in the damaged tyre, probably got in the tyre somewhere enroute which resulted into heavy loss of air when we stopped for a break at a restaurant. Air loss results into hot gas accumulation inside the tyre which causes tyre burst.

Actions taken after this incident:

Got the tyres replaced in pair and also got the TPMS installed in all four wheels at the same time so that I get warnings on time for precautionary majors. Got the spare wheel punctures also repaired.

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2. Year 2023

I was driving the same Polo on elevated 6 lane highway passing through my city in the night after last year monsoon. Suddenly car's front right tyre hit a big, very big crater, not just a pothole. Same increasing khat-khat noise and car steering got tilted towards the right side. I feared of some big damage this time.

Got the car on the shoulder of the fast moving highway in the night with family. Tried filling the air but the damage was bigger than a puncture. This was the one of the new tyre which I got replaced after the previous incident.

Even the TPMS could not help here since it wasn't a case of puncture or air lose.

Somehow managed to replace the tyre with spare wheel and had to buy new tyre again.

The factory suspension, which was nearing at it's end of life also gave up that day. But I used this as a reason to start the long pending suspension upgrade mod project so it did not pinch me that much. Thankfully the Momo alloys survived this trauma.

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3. Year 2024, Kunzum La, Spiti

I was driving brand new AWD XUV 700 of my cousin on the deadly Kunzum pass from Losar to Manali on the last day of my Spiti circuit. I heard hissing noise when I got out of the car at one stoppage, front right wheel was losing air. This was the last thing we wanted to have at this remote location with no network where we can't even contact the RSA.

I wasn't expecting the picture repair but since many new cars come with the inflators these days, I searched for it so that we can fill the air and can keep moving, but it wasn't there in the car, probably XUVs aren't supplied with one.

We asked for the inflator from other motorists, none of them had until I came across one guy with his XUV 700 who asked for the problem and got out of the car with puncture repair kit and fixed the puncture. If not this guy, we were left with no other option than replacing the puncture tyre with the spare wheel.

Also mind that the we usually have electronic tyre inflators and many of them sometimes struggle at the high altitude so they also may render useless.

One may ridicule the previous two incidents by saying the Polo is small car having soft tyres. But here it was a brand new XUV with much bigger, heavier and robust tyres which was being driven very cautiously, even I never scrapped the under-body in the region where we saw Fortuners and Innovas were banging their bellies.

So now even puncture repair kit is in necessary thing, doesn't matter if it will ever come handy or not, but whenever the need arises, nothing is more important than it.

I have seen many people take the tyre very lightly, even they cheap out while buying the tyres and alloys whereas tyres are the most important factor in deciding the safety. Tyre are the only part which remain in the contact with the ground and have to go through all the abuses which most people can't even imagine.

[1968chensaro]

Preference registered in official Mahindra website.

[ms001]

Originally Posted by 1968chensaro

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Preference registered in official Mahindra website.

Congratulations! Any idea how it works in terms of booking sequence.
Does this place on the que or not until you pay the booking amount?

[1968chensaro]

Originally Posted by ms001

Congratulations! Any idea how it works in terms of booking sequence.
Does this place on the que or not until you pay the booking amount?

This is only a preference registration. Has nothing to do with booking.

[kgt.v8]

Originally Posted by ms001

Congratulations! Any idea how it works in terms of booking sequence.
Does this place on the que or not until you pay the booking amount?

Originally Posted by 1968chensaro

Preference registered in official Mahindra website

This option was enabled since 15th August. If I recall this is how Scorpio-N bookings also started. You save your preferred colour and variant and pay booking amount directly when bookings open.

I have Battleship Grey Roxx saved for myself. Mahindra site is also giving option to add my KYC (PAN details) so booking can be done faster when the bookings open. Any idea how secure are these sites to ask for PAN and not leak it?

[puntolover]

For anyone who is considering Mx5 variant. Here is the video of it.

Roxx finally started reaching showrooms.

https://youtu.be/-cEDkuhF2FY?si=3JGnVgI0B2oOoC8k

[vij]

Originally Posted by puntolover

For anyone who is considering Mx5 variant. Here is the video of it.

Roxx finally started reaching showrooms.

https://Youtu.be/-cEDkuhF2FY?si=3JGnVgI0B2oOoC8k

The AX7 L AT RWD variant is at a higher state of tune, same as 4X4. Check updated brochure.