mahindra xuv500

[bigbertha]

have just found this tow vehicle a mahindra xuv 500 and was wondering if anyone has one or knows much about them .apparently they are made in india and use the ssang yong motor . have read the reviews and they sound quite impressive. priced new at around $30,000 - $33,000 depending on if you want front wheel drive or all wheel drive. they tow 2500 kg and use 6.7litres / 100 kms . any thoughts or reviews appreciated.

 

[relgate]

Sounds interesting. I think my mobile phone customer service is in the same factory.

 

[macca]

It has a 4 star crash rating. I always look at that stuff before I see what it can tow. Leg protection is poor.

 

[Soaring]

Take my comments with a grain of salt given I work for a manufacturer, but STAY CLEAR".
Both Chinese and Indian companies do not follow established durability, safety, and design protocols that established manufacturers have done for decades.
Material specs are ignored in favour of low cost, and service part continuity will always be sacrificed.
Pay a little more upfront, and you will save it back in repairs and resale.

 

[17triton]

Sounds interesting. I think my mobile phone customer service is in the same factory.

That's gold:first:

 

[straydingo]

I reckon give them a few years. They are too young to produce any quality. Hyundai was the same when it first brought out the excel way back in the early 90s. Utter utter junk, but a few years later the next generations were better, and now brilliant cars.

 

[Soaring]

I reckon give them a few years. They are too young to produce any quality. Hyundai was the same when it first brought out the excel way back in the early 90s. Utter utter junk, but a few years later the next generations were better, and now brilliant cars.

spot on SD, but "brilliant" is a little bit of a stretch. Costs of coarse increase as the cars get better. Hyundai is now manufacturing in India to keep costs down!
( when I mention Indian and Chinese manufactures above, I refer to Indian or Chinese owned)

 

[17triton]

I remember the early excels when I was window tinting them, you only had to look at the door trim and something would break.

 

[relgate]

I remember the early excels when I was window tinting them, you only had to look at the door trim and something would break.

Amazingly you still see the odd one driving around. I'm guessing they were popular around 1995? That's nearly 20 years ago isn't it?

Edit:
Here we go, Wiki reckons the one I'm thinking of is 1994-2000. It's the Excel *Try posting a bit more so your post isn't boring*

The earlier model (pre 1994) is the really dodgy Excel.