Mahindra S6 Pik-up 40,000km review, will i buy it again? Should you?

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

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  • @donkeys762
    @donkeys762 Год назад +58

    Mate, fantastic HONEST appraisal. Just what the country needs more of. HONESTY, we are crying out for it. Thanks for this, it backs up my assessment of this vehicle. After watching other reviews. It also backs up my thoughts on the coif

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +6

      Thanks. I don’t think i have heard a terrible word against it.

  • @craigdouglasmartens7037
    @craigdouglasmartens7037 Год назад +47

    G'day! I love mine. It's a 2020 s6 Pikup double cab 4x4 Karoo. Best value for money and very comfortable with good economy and bloody good offroad with the same drawback is the poor exit angle. Great chanel.

  • @richardpetervonrahden6393
    @richardpetervonrahden6393 Год назад +30

    Appreciate the honest comments. Few reviewers actually use the vehicles. Good to hear from someone who does.

  • @sandrovasconcelos3010
    @sandrovasconcelos3010 2 месяца назад +3

    Hugs from Mozambique, I'm thinking to buy one Mahindra,God bless all of us.

  • @michaelguerin56
    @michaelguerin56 10 месяцев назад +5

    A straightforward review. Cannot beat that. Thank you. Have a good year. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿!

  • @FriendlyPCGamers
    @FriendlyPCGamers Год назад +8

    Its focused on cost efficient utilization over high specs on paper and to flex in street deag races. It is made to get the job done effectively.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад

      I think you are right. No waste on things that will just break. Just focusing on what is needed to be tough. The price reflects this unlike say a $120,000 cruiser or $150,000 Ram

  • @BelloBudo007
    @BelloBudo007 Год назад +11

    Thanks for the review. I'm on acreage down a dusty gravel road & surrounded by bush. I'm thinking, as my lovely Pajero ages, that a reliable back-up such as this Mahindra is the way to go.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +2

      I live 10km up a dirt road in the mountains and I can’t recommend it enough

  • @L-lp9fl
    @L-lp9fl Год назад +15

    True Mahindy 😊 review. Thanks! My 2010 Thar still going strong.

  • @OutbackOutlaw
    @OutbackOutlaw 11 месяцев назад +7

    I’ve bought an S11 and a Scorpio. Love both of them.

  • @jeffreystorer4966
    @jeffreystorer4966 Год назад +17

    Good on you thanks ,I've got a 85 patrol ute ,if I was to replace it the Mahindra ute , would be great replacement, town tractors , not fast but the old patrol gets good fuel economy compared to most modern 4 b,heard good things about same for Mahindra,let's face it fuel is a huge factor,paid 2,48 $,for diesal yesterday and it's never coming down, thanks again

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      Thanks. Definitely test drive one when the time comes. The 2.2 turbo has plenty of highway speed, im not admitting to going over 140 in her😳. It is geared more for highway than iff road but low gear sorts that.

    • @jeffreystorer4966
      @jeffreystorer4966 Год назад

      @@farmingandoutdoors glad you having good run with yours , been following Ruthy who has about same km on a duel cab model ,the fellow who has been 4x4 ING in old Green LandCruiser s for years ,he also rates em as good sturdy off-road transport , I'd rather the single cab meself , nobody has had a bad word to say about them ,I've worked on mine sites where new Toyota spent more time in the workshop than in service , granted they are given a hard time by different drivers which plays it's part ,new cars are just way too complicated for there own good is half of it also

  • @alastair1955
    @alastair1955 9 месяцев назад +1

    Bought mine new in 2015, 220,000 km's on it now. I'm a beekeeper so a lot of 4 wheel drive in rough bush country and carrying heavy loads. Shouldn't admit it but often over the 1 ton it's supposed to be. Have had some mechanical issues but all up it's been cheaper than a Landcruiser would have been and I love driving it.

  • @sanjeevbhaskar5472
    @sanjeevbhaskar5472 8 месяцев назад +1

    Simple Short and Precise
    Great review
    This is how all the reviews should be
    Less than 5 minutes
    Thanks for sharing 👍 😊

  • @craigdouglasmartens7037
    @craigdouglasmartens7037 Год назад +3

    Hey mate! With you all the way! I've owned Landy's (still love them) Nisans, Terioses, a Jimny, Ford Ranger 2.2 ( ahem, yes... cough cough) used Isuzu's, Hiluxes, grown up with anything the Natal Parks Board threw at us and driven a friends Wily's cj2a 1948 model. This vehicle in 130000km of hard African Bush travel has convinced me of their never-say-die nature and cost efficiency. I'll buy another in a heart beat. I want a Thar as a second vehicle. Best value for money ever. Tough as nails, comfortable, economical, capable and affordable. Huge fun! Craig, Catchment Management and water IoT specialist. Tough conditions call for tough measures! Love my Hindie

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      Great to hear. I’d love a Thar but unfortunately Jeep won their court case in Australia and we can’t have one😢😢

    • @FriendlyPCGamers
      @FriendlyPCGamers Год назад

      Thar is monster in both offroad and highways.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад

      @@FriendlyPCGamers if only we could have them 😮‍💨

  • @rickynicholls7184
    @rickynicholls7184 Год назад +6

    Hey mate you can put a 2-inch lift kit on which I have done

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      Yes but the lift kit uses comfort springs and will halve my carrying capacity as the biggest is 250kg. I need 500 constant unless there is another one not the efs one

  • @CampbellSimpson
    @CampbellSimpson Год назад +1

    Excellent concise summary, thankyou. Very well put, honestly explained from real world experience.

  • @LynneRandle
    @LynneRandle 4 месяца назад +1

    I have the same 2:57 2021 s6 single cab ute used on property & trips away. I'm very happy with the ute. Not so with parts availability and dealer attitude. Recently got 40000 km service done at local dealership took a week. apparently waiting for a air filter. Was told they didn't hold any parts at dealership parts had to come from Coffs harbour ( to Lismore). I asked them if they wanted me to go and get the parts for them. They didn't get my sense of humour. Basically, dealership didn't give a !!!! . Broke a fan belt on a recent trip to Cape York. Mahindra Cairns didn't have one in stock. It took a week to get a belt to Coen. On a good note, 50000 service done by Bundaberg mahindra. They had all the parts needed and were very professional. Maybe because they are a small business that as far as I could tell only sold mahindra vehicles new, not a multi brand dealership. Great vehicle letdown by parts availability and dealer's who don't care.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  4 месяца назад

      We no longer have a local dealer, service is done at a normal mechanic and fine for keeping warranty. I clogged an air filter on farm between service and got one at supercheap.

    • @LynneRandle
      @LynneRandle 4 месяца назад

      Tried supercheap autobahn repco and Bursons locally for fan belts and hoses for spares. Nothing from any of them ordered parts from mahindra gold coast a week ago. Still waiting. If mahindra want to mix it in Australia with mainstream makers they need to lift their game.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  2 месяца назад

      I get my parts from Bursons. Stupidcheap etc have never carried parts for my utes

  • @TheTripleDubya
    @TheTripleDubya 10 месяцев назад

    I know it’s kind of a little thing but I so wish they did an extended cab version.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  10 месяцев назад +1

      I know what you mean. Having almost no room behind my seat is a pain. No worse than a 75 cruiser though

  • @mankismelbournejay
    @mankismelbournejay 10 месяцев назад

    Great review, covered everything really well. Subbed. 👍

  • @the_curry_cruiser
    @the_curry_cruiser Год назад +18

    Up the Curry Cruiser 💪🏾

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +3

      With the Mahindras and the Maruti Suzukis i think China is in a real battle

    • @protograde2723
      @protograde2723 Год назад +4

      ​@@farmingandoutdoorsTATAs too.

  • @404errorpagenotfound.6
    @404errorpagenotfound.6 Год назад +8

    I got S10+ just got my 15000 service. Really happy so far. Should mention fuel consumption is so good. What do you mean about the away bar thing, I am not a mechanic. I was going to get the EFS lift kit Mahindra supply. Please explain the away bar issue.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад

      Sway bar is the front suspension. The vehicle doesn’t have a spring on each side it has a bar going from side to side and the only lift you can really do is spin this up maybe 25mm. I looked at the efs kit and it promises 40mm front but only 250kg load on rear. I need 500 at least

    • @404errorpagenotfound.6
      @404errorpagenotfound.6 Год назад +1

      @@farmingandoutdoors so the EFS kit reduces your rear load capacity from standard?? I don't know what the standard value is. How did you achieve the 500 lot on rear or is that standard. Is the sway bar on front a good system in your opinion besides lift issue?? Appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад

      @@404errorpagenotfound.6 apparently its 350 now from factory. My ute is almost always loaded. I honestly can’t afford less

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад

      @@404errorpagenotfound.6 i haven’t got 500 now. Standard is 350 and unless i find an old spring forge that is where it is

    • @404errorpagenotfound.6
      @404errorpagenotfound.6 Год назад +1

      @@farmingandoutdoors got it, there are so many Mahindra being sold now whoever starts manufacturing quality third party modifications is going be rolling in money.

  • @arinn7351
    @arinn7351 2 месяца назад +1

    We have two Mahindra utes at work, for some reason our company decided they would be a good 'investment' - besides how awful they look, and the obvious glaring stares we get when driving it through mine sites in WA (I wouldn't be caught dead driving it), both utes had serious mechanical and cosmetic issues. The first one had two wheel studs snap on us travelling down south, a cracked windshield (replaced under warranty), the oil cap blew out spraying oil everywhere, the centre hubcaps broke off; the second ute had a centre bearing issue, and also a cracked windshield. Perhaps it has something to do with the almost vertical cab design and no dash. It has no power, feels and drives like a tractor, is so poorly balanced that it always wants to tip rearwards when loaded. The turning cycle is abysmal, there is no such thing as a '3 point turn' in a Mahindra. It barely fits 4 people in it (the two in the back need to be children, a bit hard when transporting guys to and from site), you sit so far up that your back starts to hurt (not sure if that's the harsh suspension or just poor ergonomics). In through all of that, they were only $30k ea new for a '1 ton tray' although we don't trust that, and most of the issues were sorted through warranty so in the end along as our gear and staff are transported to and from site then the company cant complain...oh wait the second Mahindra snapped studs as well, when we asked Mahindra to comment they said: 'checking wheel nuts are not part of our vehicle delivery procedures'. There is a reason these utes don't sell in India, and that all Mahindra's stock is being flogged to Aussie's that think their $30k ute is going to last more than the warranty period.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  2 месяца назад

      To be honest you are the first person in 4 years that i have heard have a terrible experience. Thanks for sharing. Try the 1 tom, mine goes great full

  • @murraypens
    @murraypens 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks for this! I’ve been tossing over getting serious about buying a mahindra at some point, but was worried about towing power, sounds like it does amazing stuff for you! One question, you mentioned sway bar suspension, so is the front end independent as well? I’d rather hoped it was a solid axle! But, sounds like a small detail to worry about.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  11 месяцев назад +1

      Yes it has independent front suspension.

    • @murraypens
      @murraypens 11 месяцев назад

      @@farmingandoutdoors cool, thanks for that!

  • @kasinathar1874
    @kasinathar1874 Год назад +2

    Nice short clip. 👍🏽

  • @1jjopperman
    @1jjopperman 2 месяца назад

    How many centre bearings did you change.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  2 месяца назад +1

      None. Zero engine issues so far. This ute has outdone all my big brand utes

  • @kspa123
    @kspa123 Год назад +3

    If Aussie farmer can recommend it must be good

  • @croydonq135
    @croydonq135 Год назад

    Great review. Thanks for taking the time.

  • @tomparker5000
    @tomparker5000 Год назад

    Would it make a decent roo harvesting vehicle? Can't afford a Land Cruiser, and i need a taller window than my Hilux

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      Absolutely, plenty of vision. Mine os off road all the time. But as i said clearance is the biggest offroad issue. The lift kit available is only 250kg constant. That’s probably ok for that just not heavy fencing kit etc

  • @dhanrajchavan4356
    @dhanrajchavan4356 Год назад +4

    This car is very affordable in India and it's have more than 20 years in india

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      It is very affordable here too

    • @rubbersidedown7992
      @rubbersidedown7992 Год назад

      Firstly this pick up version isnt available here in india , & 2ndly japan gets the lc prado fr around INR 20L

    • @vasu_0001
      @vasu_0001 Год назад

      @@rubbersidedown7992 it was available earlier

  • @lesklower7281
    @lesklower7281 Год назад +1

    I was just wondering actuality how good the Manidra ute is and a review from an owner telling us about the really small problems he has and that lndian built vehicle's are good well we own an lndian built vehicle a Suzuki Baleno and haven't had a problem with it and l don't think a lot of people know were there car was made

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад

      Yes we have had a couple of Maruti made Suzukis over the years so we know that India can make good cars. It did make the decision a little easier. Also knowing Mahindra has been around for decades made the decision of India over China easy.

    • @lesklower7281
      @lesklower7281 Год назад

      @farmingandoutdoors Suzuki have been made in lndia for years and Mahidras are still very rare on the roads and the market for 4X4 Ute's is flooded with so many makes l did see a Mahindra the other day it was an SUV l didn't know what the bonnet badge was from now l know what is a Mahidra and l know in Australia than have been selling Mahindras for some time

  • @RockstarRSTR
    @RockstarRSTR Год назад +1

    Nice and short review…

  • @markmay184
    @markmay184 Год назад

    I was thinking about buying one. I’ve read and watched a plethora of reviews on this. For every positive one there’s a negative one. Most of the negative reviews pertain to things that need to be replaced when they go in for servicing (ok under warranty) then there seems to be a lot of criticism about how long they then spend in the shop/off the road. While you wait for the dealer to get parts (from all accounts Sth Africa) because the vehicle distributors haven’t got the parts in Oz. I’ve yet to read/watch a review from anyone who has owned one of these long enough for it to be out of warranty. They all seem to off load them well before the crunch may, or may not happen. Even though you say your only problem was a radiator cap - they seem “too much of a roll-of-the-dice” proposition for me to outlay my reddies on 💰

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      Obviously not for everyone. I haven’t seen these bad reviews but every car will have issues🤷🏼‍♂️. I have owned many cars and read many reviews and found many many bad reviews on other vehicles.
      If you’re not sold then im not here trying to sell you anything.

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher7790 10 месяцев назад

    Rob, what's going on with your audio ?? There's a horrible loud rumbling noise 😡

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  10 месяцев назад

      Hmmm not sure. It doe seem much worse than when i uploaded it

  • @user-hu4if6xw8p
    @user-hu4if6xw8p Год назад

    Great review, Love Mahindra

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад

      Thanks. Me too. In the 3 years i have owned it I have only found 2 haters. Neither one of them ever owned one and tried to compare them to $150,000 landcruisers

  • @noni6656
    @noni6656 10 месяцев назад

    Great review sir

  • @GTrainRx7
    @GTrainRx7 9 месяцев назад

    Can't hear you :(
    Maybe rerecord the sound?

  • @craigdouglasmartens7037
    @craigdouglasmartens7037 8 месяцев назад

    We love our 4x4 S6 Mahindra pikup Karoo double cab. Never let us down in 140000km through the Southern African bush and potholes roads. It has driven unaided through Freelander and Duster swallowing bogs ( Splashy Fen Music Festival 202w) whether only other thing moving was a Ford County 4x4 tractor. In my work it takes me with 2 crew over terrible corrugated and washed away slippery rocky tracks to abandoned boreholes, river and canal sites, irrigated fields and almost nonexistent potholders tar rod without complain. Briliant car,sis at highway speeds fo horse tansiion rothe rough at the flick of a sitch. The MLD works a treat an I sips fueled a big 4x4. Loads up a full band worth of gear and carries th Motled Crew and spouse t every gig. Best car ever an I'm not prting wihi. I pu Terafirms inland changed te shocks, ratcheted the torsion front suspensensnup2 notches and I tried beauifly. I alo had to change backshocs.th frons are due no at 140000kms.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  8 месяцев назад

      I can hope mine does as good. Thanks for the comment

  • @andywells397
    @andywells397 Год назад

    I doubt if we will get them in the uk

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад

      Well that certainly sucks because you really are missing out

    • @FordraptorF150
      @FordraptorF150 11 месяцев назад

      It will take time. As Mahindra will taste success in its new markets they will surely expand.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  11 месяцев назад

      @@FordraptorF150 I don’t understand why no one has started importing them. Especially with the large asian population in the UK

    • @FordraptorF150
      @FordraptorF150 11 месяцев назад

      @@farmingandoutdoors They will be preferring European cars maybe that's why

  • @bigears4014
    @bigears4014 Год назад +2

    Shit mate how m7ch did you get paid

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +2

      I wish……. #CasselsAutomotive or #Mahindra, please hook me up 😁😁

  • @bondibeast
    @bondibeast 3 месяца назад

    why can't you lift it?

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  3 месяца назад

      Because the only lift available is a 250kg kit. This is a step down in weight capacity. I need 400kg minimum

  • @azdesertnews7563
    @azdesertnews7563 Год назад

    Thx

  • @Jags22079
    @Jags22079 Год назад

    Absolutely a work horse.... worth every penny.... waiting for it's new avatar in 2025

  • @divyanshkumarrana1104
    @divyanshkumarrana1104 Год назад

    Love your reviews sir🙏

  • @rakesh.c.kukreti25
    @rakesh.c.kukreti25 Год назад +1

    Lovely video 😊

  • @sandasturner9529
    @sandasturner9529 Год назад

    I'd buy it. Looks like a fun vehicle

  • @lmalesci
    @lmalesci 3 месяца назад

    hello greetings from Pontassieve province of Florence Italy I have a Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 that I use for soft and medium difficulty off-road because it is all original and only has the reinforced Ironman nitrogas shock absorbers that go from a standard set up to + 5 cm and my Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 has the 1.3 LT petrol m13a engine from the year 2001 that I use for dirt farm and forest roads and which are often used by lumberjacks with their forestry tractors and skidders and forwarders and thanks to its dimensions my Suzuki Jimmy 4x4 off-road vehicle reaches places where a larger 4x4 vehicle has difficulty getting to!

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  3 месяца назад +1

      I have had several suzuki sierras, both Indian made both were great, it os one of the reasons i went with the mahindra over the chinese 4wd’s

  • @mercedesbenz3751
    @mercedesbenz3751 Год назад +1

    These do not sell in India, because India doesn't have the pik-up culture. The only pikups sold here are Mahindra Bolero because they are completely made for tough work, they are such workhorse, but urban people won't buy them. The ruler Indian economy actually depends on them.
    But the times are changing, I am now seeing more urban friendly pik-up in India like the Isuzu D-max.

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +2

      Seeme the same in china too. I guess it’s more of a status thing if you can afford bigger and better you buy bigger and better

  • @Achilles2696
    @Achilles2696 8 месяцев назад

    I love mine!
    Over 10000$ Saving on the equivalent and probably a better ute❤

  • @KumarKumar-fc2gc
    @KumarKumar-fc2gc Год назад +1

    In India...1 year waiting time for Mahindra XUV 700

  • @lesklower7281
    @lesklower7281 11 месяцев назад

    I have seen four Mahindras that have done just over 500000 kilometres there is a small courier in the Hunter delivering to the mines called Valley Express l am lmpressed by that there are a couple of vehicles no 4X4 utes that will not even do that l have owned a couple utes myself all rear wheel drive and l still have a 1997 Toyota Hilux single cab rear wheel drive petrol with an aluminium tray l don't take it off road just drive it around and l do like the Mahindra ute and my Hilux hasn't even done 500000 kilometres only 435000 kilometres l don't think you will be replacing your Mahindra ure any time soon 😊

  • @rl7586
    @rl7586 8 месяцев назад

    Good value for money
    But I prefer the
    Ssangyong Musso, looks better
    and as well
    Best Ute under $50K

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  8 месяцев назад

      It is getting some good write ups. I prefer the bush styling of the mindy. Just like musso The new mindy will look like all the other utes too

  • @julesmarwell8023
    @julesmarwell8023 Год назад

    one good thing going for it. it's not made in china.

  • @shawsie5780
    @shawsie5780 9 месяцев назад

    Why wouldn't you just buy a Dmax?, 4j engine is bulletproof

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  9 месяцев назад

      First because they start at $50k over $20k more than a mindy. Second because my last isuzu was crap

  • @user-my8zo8uh3n
    @user-my8zo8uh3n 25 дней назад +1

    THESE ARE INDIAN MILITARY SPEC VEHICLES YES THEY ARE UGLY BUT THEY ARE ROCK SOLID AT GREAT PRICE

  • @xylosfurniture
    @xylosfurniture Год назад +1

    Mate. Why did you buy a Mahindra car? It seems that you should have bought one of their tractors instead😂

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      I bought one because i essentially straight swapped my 4year old broken ranger . I have looked at them for ages and liked them. I could not find anyone ragging on them unlike the great walls etc. They are still a “truck” unlike all the other 4wd’s that are cars that go offroad. It is also less than half a replacement ford, toyota or isuzu so if i got the same 4 years I could not fail. I now have 45,000km, more than what my ranger had when ir needed more than $15,000 in non-warranty repairs

    • @xylosfurniture
      @xylosfurniture Год назад +1

      @@farmingandoutdoors What I meant was Mahindra makes excellent tractors. I seems more suited to your needs than a car😂. Sorry for the confusion. May I ask what happened to your Ranger?

    • @farmingandoutdoors
      @farmingandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      @@xylosfurniture 😆 oh, i bought a case a few years ago. When i replace it i just may get a Mahindra..

  • @donhinds7470
    @donhinds7470 Год назад +1

    Isn't it Chinese

  • @subraiyer1318
    @subraiyer1318 Год назад

    Thanks, on behalf of Sri Anand Mahindra

  • @alexkenley1
    @alexkenley1 Год назад

    nice one mate sounds like youre flying to india while filming this review to pick up another one

  • @nareshsinghberiwal7510
    @nareshsinghberiwal7510 Год назад

    o man , i have that one in india & i put 10 ton on it and it runs easily😅😅😅

  • @riteshpahladsingh3819
    @riteshpahladsingh3819 2 месяца назад +1

    I don't recommend it, the build quality is terrible.

  • @deceptikhon
    @deceptikhon 9 месяцев назад

    lmao Rob

  • @sauravghosh7064
    @sauravghosh7064 Год назад

    Ford 😂

  • @ruthlessrude6014
    @ruthlessrude6014 Год назад

    Australians are too nice to theae vehicle. you seen the Indians. 😂😂😂