MAHINDRA UPDATE - Roothy 

Here in South Africa they are taking the market by storm and most people that drive them are happy with them. I personally have a SUV but still very happy with it at almost 300k kms. Enjoy your vehicle and safe journeys!

There is something very refreshing about a person who does not engage in the Toyota vs. Land Rover/other manufacturer nonsense. The best vehicle is the one you choose. I hope you both continue to enjoy your travels with your Mahindra. It certainly seems to be bringing you much joy already in getting you to the places you want to visit and enjoy. That, at the end of the day, is what is important.. Safe and happy journeys!

Hello, I just bought a new 2021 Mahindra 4 door 4x4 Pikup S11 in Costa Rica and I am looking for a instruction tutorial of how to program the infotainment system... can you help?

I just received a 10k bill to fix my Amarok out of warranty and now I'm really considering one of these, something that is cheap to fix and that I can service at home when the warranty ends. And something that doesn't have a gazillion sensors that fail (expensively). Hence why I landed on your video. Out of interest what are the biggest tires you can put on with the 40mm Mahindra lift?

Mate always a pleasure exploring this awesome country together! Here’s to the next one 🍻

Happy for you and your wife roothy you both deserve it, as all the vehicles you have had in the past Milo, Milo 2 and the mustard truck and others I'm sure I hope to see you both out on the tracks one day all the best in your travels

As an Indian Origin Aussie who has been living in Melbourne for the past 35 years, Roothy has convinced by to get a Mindy for my offroading and camping trips. Let's be honest I can't take my VW Tiguan 162 Highline up the gradient. Thanks, Roothy... Earned my Sub!

Great to see you again Roothy. Love watching your videos.

Love the rig. Love the Mahindra. I have a 2015 model 360 000 km and can still have normal level conversion at 110km/ph. Also looking at the scorpio when it comes out this year.

Just a bit picky. You don't want a bright display when driving at nigbt.

Gday John Your Mahindra is like a modern version of MILO Good to see you are still travellin ❤

Hope to see lots of vids from your trips. Greetings from Finland. Maybe Youl take your wife on a bit longer road trip and Come visit Finland sweden and norway. It is worth It:) good bless your Journey

Roothy you are my spirit - animal We traded-in a Perentie for a Pik Up. Our first new car. Loving the quietness, the climate control and the comfort. Completed an 8,500 road trip and the Mahindra was flawless. Ticked over 40k on it now and still returns 1000km from the 80l tank

It looks like the best little 4x4 in the country that and Suzuki

Got to see Roothy when he donated his truck to the motor museum didn’t get to chat though! Solid bloke good to see that the passion never dies no pressure on new videos but won’t be mad if they show up 👍🏼

Now there’s a grate legend yes you Roothy trying something new good to see you and Karen enjoy life

I wish we could get these in the USA. Anything here with 4x4 is over $50k and still misses the mark for practicality. Mahindra is making Roxor mini cabs that look like older Jeeps and are getting traction, but not street legal. This makes me want to move down under.

The wifes uncle who has owned just about every popular brand vehicle going. He has a Ferrari and a Mazaratti in his garage amongst others. When he visited us recently he was driving and raving about his new Mahindra.

Mate, the ute is looking great and I appreciate the journey you have and are taking with it. It's similar to me (including always wanting a trayback) with my S11 (left it too last minute to get an S10+) in terms of how I am using and building it up. I look forward to hearing more from you and the team about how everything progresses.

Just goes to show you dont need a 120000 dollor vehicle to get out there

Just had a great 3,000k trip with my wife. Merbein to Melbourne, along the coast across to SA beaches bush tracks and back around, it did the job, no issues. I appreciated the fact it's a bit narrower than some other utes we didn't even smash the mirrors.

Roothy I've been watching a few of your great entertaining educational utubes. I too have never had a new vehicle, I'm 63. I've recently put a deposit on a S6+ I've been driving a troopcarrier for the past 20 plus years . I'm interested in your opinion. Tyres (troopy size road grippers) fitted to the Mahindra for ground clearance ! I've had the "Twine heat exchange unit" hot shower and I'll be wanting to fit that to my new Mahindra ! Cheers

Very good to see you still chasing excitement Roothy. My small boy spent many early years with his eyes glued to Milo. Also a massive thankyou for referring to Fraser island as Fraser island. Getting to be I don't know where I'm living anymore

Roothy, you've hit the jackpot with the Mindy, mate! I have an S6 like yours called the Karoo. It's brilliant! I've had to spend money on maintenance on the standard shocks over horribly potholed, corrugated and washed out tracks over 140 000km's. In retrospect, it's not juch for the abuse it's suffered at all. The ultra reliable drive train has not missed a beat. And it flies! It's no slouch on the freeways at all! It returns around 8.5 l/100km religiously and has carted instruments for river catchment work, musical instruments at notoriously muddy festivals for the last 4 years unfailingly and puling all sorts of vehicles from 5 ton builders trucks to Toyota 4x4's including landcruisers all over Southern Africa. Best vehicle I've ever owned or operated bar none. Next step is Camil coilover shocks and a canopy. I'd love a steel winch bar but never had to use a winch yet in all my travels. A hi-lift is a must though and possibly a chainblock. I have terrafirma rt's on mine and they're first class. I've fitted Monroe standard shocks but they're not up to the pounding on deep bush corugations and rocks. Love my Mindy and have no plans to swap it out. A canvas canopy and cattle rails would also be nice... Kind regards from KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Looking good, mate. Those skinny LiPo batteries might fit behind the seat. I replaced my back seat with a 100 litre flat water tank.

Haha.. Roothy mentioned “Mahindra” 247 times during this video.. anyone with more than 1 working brain cell knows what it means😂😂 hope they pay you well Roothy🎉

Toothy, you the next Albi Mangels mate with that lovely young lady? Thanks for the Mahindra info. Might wait until they put LED lights on and upgrade the quality of the interior materials. All the best.

Good on ya Roothy your a bloody legend mate your the 4b version of Tom Kruze 🤠🇭🇲

Great to see you finally put out another video! Many of us have been waiting patiently for this. I for one, would love to see you and the Mahindra on some (all) of the tracks you have covered. The Mahindra is looking great and nice to hear that it's holding up well. My Highlux suffers the same drop in fuel economy when traveling over 90kph. One thing about "wind resistance" is that when you double your speed, the resistance doesn't double, it quadruples! That's why the fuel economy suffers at higher speeds. Anyway, who wants to travel fast, you miss out on the views when you do. Please don't keep us wait for so long for your next video! All the best!

be honest, what on this did you pay full price for? $2100 for that awning... not worth it for the convenience or how long those kind of things last good vid though thanks

if it was me id get something so you could mount the rooftop tent on the tray at a height around the roof line. that should help withe aero dynamic issues. lots of guys where i live are doing that on their half tons.

Less money spent on fuel = more money for beer. I like the way you think, Roothy.

200amp slimline should fit Roothy 😀

Price! ot too many dealers in Australia where I live, will willingly accept a vehicle that sells for far less than they are getting at present. Their business is not geared for it!! Keep paying huge amounts and add to the nation's DEBT!

im seriously considering one as a run to the mines car and odd beach trip. going to book a test drive soon

Miss me 4WD Action DVDs

Been awhile since the last 😎☕

First time I've heard you mention the R word in a video. Hope that you both enjoy the time and travels together. keep surprising us with little videos now and then though.

Had the previous model when it got to 100k ks the gearbox completely lunched it self was told we had done well getting that many ks out of it was a common problem. That and rust on the chassis. I hope they have fixed the rust and upgraded the gearbox for this model. The auto sounds promising. Was a nice ute and is still going to this day after the box was replaced

Welcome Back Roothy 😊

Looking good. I know what you mean about rigging up something that works whilst waiting to discover a good permanent solution. Painted steel wheels are definitely better in my book than alloys. If a steel wheel takes a dent which causes air to leak out, you can jam a rag between the wheel and tyre to support the tyre and keep the air in. The same impact on an alloy wheel could easily result in a crack or complete fracture.

Hey mate, great to see what you have been up to. I'd hate to see you fall foul of the new laws that have been introduced, aimed at "influencers".... Just in case you aren't aware, you now need to be really up front about freebies and sponsorships etc. For example, you mentioned that you were approached by the roof top tent mob to get their upgraded model. It would probably have been wise to spell it out....by stating that either they gave it to you free, or you decided to buy one at full retail price. The fine is apparently up to $2,500,000- so might be worth knowing the ins and outs. Cheers mate, Roachie

Would you buy another if this was gone for any reason? This is a question you need to address for those who can only afford one vehicle and need not make a big retirement mistake! Cheers

How good is it to have air con for once haha. Bit of luxury is nice. Well done roothy

Good seeing you again Roothy. You've come a long way. I Remember buying 4wd magazines in 00s just to get free dvds on what Australia and your cookings has to offer on outback trips. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

Series 2A lol. You're showing ya age Roothy🤣🤣🤣Love your work Mate.

Look up the Egon water hub and electric hub. Maybe check with Andrew St. Pierre White on what he did with the LC 79 Dream Tourer build and you can adapt that idea for the Mahindra.

What an amazing place to travel round, thanks for the upload

Baintech in Brissy might be worth a chat to for your 12v system John. Love the Mahindra mate.

Hey Roothy have you still got milo 2 ?

G'day Roothy! Your Mahindra looks really great now. I have the s6 Karoo 4x4 double cab and have done 117000km's in 30 months over very rough African conditions in the Catchment Management and agricultural world. Absolutely brilliant vehicle. I've just fitted Terrafirma R/T tyres on and we'll see how they go. I really am keen to sort the suspension with the Mahindra EFS system and revert to steelies as well. More practical I reckon. Great channel and I've followed you for many years. Safe and fun travels!

Interest to see how well it can handle the real outback ,

Great video roothy , keeping it original

Good to see you in your Mahindra

Damn that's early

Need more vids on the vehicle mate. You've gone a bit quiet

LOL oldies reminicing about all the stuff we didn't have way back when. Been there, done that, glad it is in the past. Got to ask, is there anywhere in Queensland besides Fraser and the Cape? :)

Roothy, that chuck/camp box you had on the tray, make sure they keep making them.

Roothy, I recall back in early 2000s you were restoring a old Viscount Caravan. What ever became of that project? I recall laughing to myself when you kept referring to Karen as the "Handbrake", always holding you back. Loved it. Aside from that, I have to say you couldn't have found a better camp to settle in and explain your choices, then kick back and soak up the location, impending sunset, but primarily what a location to snuggle up, yeah been there done that too 😆, K'gari west coast, yeah! Now I'm sorta gobsmacked you are having difficulties determining how you want to set this thing up. I'd thought a guy with your experience would have had a grand plan prior to selecting your truck. You would have some of the best contacts in the business, why not utilise them. In regard to batteries, charging etc. I'm a fanatic of Itech lithium. Why, well it appears to be really good product at an affordable price, something Joe average like me can afford. Have them in the Patrol, 3 X 54 amp (162 amp) auxiliary, 1 X cranking/winch, 1 X 120 amp in caravan. Yes they are affordable. You should approach them. I'm a RTT convert also, it is truly the way to go, so simple to setup, pack down. Takes the drama out of camping, crawling round, rolling/folding, lifting, storing etc. We selected the press button Bundutop as we are aged & wanted truly easy. Push up button, 18seconds it's erected. Likewise, press down, 15 seconds, stop, tuck in exposed canvas, press down, latch up, drive off, can't get any simpler than that. So pleased to see you back, have missed Mahindra updates. Keep these up, regards.

Fraser is actually very wild. It's the home some of the world top 10 most poisonous snakes, biggest Mosquitos, Wild Dingo etc...

Glad to see you again, stay blessed 🙏

Why not a canopy, then you will be able to mnount the tent more to the back?

Good stuff mate. Love it

congrats! suits you well ! cool video! 🛻🏞️🌅🌊🌤️🐟📹🤙😎

Hi Roothy, I have had Triton and Ford uts for the last 8 years. I have bought a second hand Mercedes Benz x-class ute with a Nissan diesel. The Merc is wider the Navara so you can lay a palate down on the tray. The Merc also has disc brakes on rear, shockers rather the leaf springs, more functions like hill decent, cameras all around and a 5 star safety rating. I bought it from business chap who lived in Newcastle. Original cost 70 k and I 35k only 4 years old. Now they don't build MB ute any more, I think it is a collection item 😀 Hope you ute is reliable, I have herd shocking stories about GWN utes failed at 100k . Best regards Ray

I did a test drive in one yesterday and the only problem I found was that I couldn't get anything out side pocket in the door because the door console with the handle and window controls was right up agains my hip. Has anyone else found this an issue?

Couldn't agree more John , she's a BIG BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, fuel consumption and the weight we take with us matters !

Hi Roothy I love your new rig I’m thinking of buying one I love the rugged shape they look like a proper little truck .I’ve got an avan camper but I’m thinking of selling it and going the rooftop clam similar to what you have done I’m just wondering about the weight of all the gear up there what’s the roof rated at and how much does the gear weigh .I’ll be thankful for your knowledge .cheers Bob.

Wow I didn’t know you could go Fraser Island without a few beach rods and Alveys on the bull bar 😂 The Mirhinda is looking great mate, loving ya work, I’ve been following you since before you built MILO mk1 👍

I'd suggest putting a roof high frame on your tray, move the tent further back to fix your aerodynamics issue and add a 270⁰awning

Loving the Mahindra, but you look like you're loving the tucker too much John.

Good on ya Roothy. 👍🇦🇺

John , You and Kazza are natural video subjects, and everyone enjoys the shit out of your videos, just keep doing, what you are doing, and we'll keep watching. Cheers mate.

Hey John in your rig you have you mention your going to use this rig around Australia... not sure how long your trips will be however what do you and the handbrake do when it's pissing for rain where do you go when if rains for days?

At the end of the day whatever vehicle is chosen to modify and improve is each individuals call not to be criticised. Everyone's needs are different....let it be.

Happy for the update awesome I'd like to now the towing capacity cheers roothy

I heard you have to buy all parts for the Mahindra from the dealer is that correct ? Are parts easily obtainable around the country ?

May look out for solar panel on rooftop to charge batteries & run fridge. It will save a lot of fuel in long run.

would mounting it on a canopy and fitting a wind defelector just in front be something you would consider?

The final scene is at Wathumba. A place that stays in your mind.

How dose the engle go out in the elements?

Tint the windows Roothy will make a difference to your comfort

Coming along great mate...enjoy the touring. Almost bought one of these. Not a bad unit.

Couldn't give me a million bucks to drive that thing lol

They are brilliant little vehicles. I'm very interested in one of these

Big Fan of Roothy! What a character ey!? Should do a good old catch up video with Graham & old mate has been and a couple of the other good old characters ey. My brother found a Milo teddy at work signed by the man him self Roothy 😁 was wrapped as buggery was like Christmas came early, sit's in my Gen 1 SWB Pajero. Thanks for the great content over the years old mate! Love the fact this your first New car too ey 😁 Save the Penny's for the beer's and the chance to get away, just perfect. Right attitude, then buys a new 4bie that'll be his last, just poetic, you'll be long gone old mate by the time I hit your age I'd imagine possibly, and when I hit your age if I'm not doing it the way Roothy was back in the day Ill know I'm not doing it right. I've never seen the sense in spending hundreds of thousands on new cars, you got the right idea matey!!!! See you up a track!

Roothy do you recommend the mahindra as a general farm ute

What tyre profile size you have in?

The Handbrake likes the Mahindra as well 😀👍.

Anand Mahindra will surely take a note 😁🙏

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See you've gone back to the trusty engel roothy

Back to engel from Snomaster 😉

You can't not feel inspired after watching this one.👍👍👍.

Love the simplicity !

The sun in this video 🤦

Great one Roothy.

Paint it Green!

May be you should tell the viewers the only version available now is the S11 and is only available in auto as it’s euro 6 and requires add blue , what a waste of space this Ute would be

LOVIT