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The fifth musketeer...

When you look at the sales figures, South Africa’s four favorite bakkies are the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-Max and Nissan NP300 Hardbody. In fifth place is the Mahindra Pik Up. It would like to join the inseparable four musketeers –D’Artagnan, Aramis, Porthos and Athos – on their adventures, but it’s often seen as an outsider.

During lockdown, we had the Pik Up and the streets to ourselves for a week

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