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#1 mariner

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Posted 23 September 2024 - 13:13

Like most low vlumes "toy" products very expesive but an interesting concept

 

https://www.autocar....eview/mika/meon



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#2 Greg Locock

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Posted 23 September 2024 - 17:07

An odd plus "Not remotely over-firm or over-endowed with grip"



#3 Lee Nicolle

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Posted 01 October 2024 - 10:55

Old beach buggies were light and with fairly tall tyres rolled over the bumps as well as sand.

An EV beach buggy carting around an EV battery is no longer light and the low profile tyres will get you bogged quickly



#4 desmo

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Posted 01 October 2024 - 20:24

Why are adolescent males (of all ages) so beguiled by impractical ground clearance aka slammed "stance", painted-on tires that can't really do their job, and having ~zero available suspension travel? All three of these are stupid and miserable to live with, yet are universally obsessed over in the adolescent male (of all ages) demographic. Extra stupid-points for hitting the trifecta on a "dune buggy".



#5 Magoo

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Posted 02 October 2024 - 11:07

It's a totally different kind of electric beach buggy, but the electric Mini-Moke recreation seems to be popular.

 

That is, if the number of used examples that turn up on Bring A Trailer is any indication. 

 

 

https://mokeamerica.com/



#6 Nathan

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Posted 02 October 2024 - 19:51

Why are adolescent males (of all ages) so beguiled by...

 

Because it's the opposite of what an old person would do.