http://www.lvvta.org.nz/index.html

Some context would help! :-)

I quite like the Mahindra Thar CRDe, but it's listed as not road legal, I'm just wondering what rules it has run afoul of ?  And how it can be made road legal privately (

I've seen one on the road with plates on so it must be doable.

Probably thousands of reasons that could range from asbestos to lighting.

You sure the one you saw registered was a Mahindra? There were quite a few jeep clones that made it to the roads in the 90's.

Bung: Apparently it doesn't have ABS brakes or airbags required for new road vehicles.

Well that's a sucky bunch of rules .. back to the original question I asked, where are they written down ? :-)

have you looked in all the publications mentioned above?

also the VIRM
https://vehicleinspection.nzta.govt.nz/virms/in-service-wof-and-cof/general

Mark:

Bung: Apparently it doesn't have ABS brakes or airbags required for new road vehicles.

 

Well that's a sucky bunch of rules .. back to the original question I asked, where are they written down ? :-)

blakamin:

 

Probably thousands of reasons that could range from asbestos to lighting.

 

 

 

You sure the one you saw registered was a Mahindra? There were quite a few jeep clones that made it to the roads in the 90's.

 

Pretty sure ... it was brand new looking, red and had Thar written on the side :-)

Also It would need to met Euro 5 (I think) Emissions rules. It would be very difficult to make a non compliant engine pass those rules. And even more difficult to comply and still have good fuel economy and power output.

Why not just buy a Jeep Wrangler?