Suzuki Jimney

[David Dobedoe]

I'm thinking of getting a Jimney as a run around. Any of you got got/had one? Thoughts please.

[eggsarascal]

I'm thinking of getting a Jimney as a run around. Any of you got got/had one? Thoughts please.

 

Never sat in one myself. Pat Ferret on here has run a few of them alongside his other vehicles over the years, he seems to get on well with them.

[Will Heal]

My mum has had the same 53 plate jimmy for about 7 years now. It has never let her down or needed a big repair, it's a bit bouncy to drive but dad thinks it's a little bit thirsty compared to a small car

[jimb94]

I have one there are a few good ones threads on here about them. Mine has no back seats and is boarded out. 2" lift kit and big muds on you wouldn't want to go on a long distance trip in it. I've got manual hubs on it as the vacuum ones can be unreliable and if your going off road/in woods the transmission supports want upgrading to heavy duty as the ally ones can snap. It's a good off road cheap to run/fix fun truck! KAP motor sports do good jimny's. Jim

Edited April 17, 2015 by jimb94

[geoff]

I have had a few, good reliable little motors, very good off road too.

[Chris Sheppard]

My wife had an X reg one for about 5 years and it was good. In the time we had it, other than the usual consumables (pads, exhaust, etc) the only things that went wrong were the bottom pulley delamintated at around 80k (common but only around £100 for the part and less thn an hour to fit), and the crank or cam sensor started to fail (agan a common one and only £50 or so and 15 minutes to fit).

 

Off road it would go most places a landrover would go, but lacked a bit of groaund clearance and needed to be revved o make up for it's lack of bottom end torque.

 

Small inside, and if you need to carry a big saw (66 etc) then get used to taking the bar off each time or having the nose poke through between the seats Strimmer - never trid it but think that's just being optimistic!

 

Ours used to do high 30's to the gallon if you were half sensible with it.

 

Don't need one, but would have another if the need arose.