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Ok, so as a few of you may have noticed, over the last year ive been wondering about a first car for the wife. Without going back over options, a jimny has been settled on.
I just went to look at one, 1999 1.3. Seemed ok. No rust, drove ok, sounded ok. Few clunks maybe when pulling off in reverse but may have imagined that.
Is a slight agricultural feel normal on this kind of thing? It seemed perfectly acceptable but it doesnt feel like a new little hatchback.
I know nothing about jimnys apart from rust issues and I know nothing at all about 4WD.
The 4WD selector seemes to work fine. Mot history shows no concerns.
Its quite cheap though (1k) and has been for sale for a little while so am wondering if I'm missing any jimny specific issues.
What goes wrong? (Mot history advises oil leak, I forgot to check). Whats expensive to fix (its had recent clutch).
I seem to remember reading about possible reliability issues and repair costs but don't remember any details.
Any jimny buying advice appreciated.
Thanks.
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dazcapri
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I think they're a very capable off roader but be careful cos of the weird tax rules some of them are expensive to tax. There's a good forum at www.bigjimny.com that will answer all your questions |
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I think they're a very capable off roader but be careful cos of the weird tax rules some of them are expensive to tax. There's a good forum at www.bigjimny.com that will answer all your questions Thanks, ill register. I think were buying it anyway so what will be will be. It didnt seem to suffer from any of the problems ive read about but its hard reading about issues after the test drive. |
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They do feel a bit agriculture compared to a modern hatchback. And you will get a bit of clonking from the drive line. We have land rovers & ford rangers at work and they all clonk as it takes up the slack. For a 1.3 they are quite lively and can slide the backend out easily.
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1955 Austin A30
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Rust is no issue here in Australia so don't know about that one. They are a great little truck. Go well and yes they are a little agriculture. I would not mind one myself but are just a bit to small for what I need. I see them here for sale with well over 200.000km's and people asking and still getting good money for them. Look at this one...$5000 for a Jimny with close to 300.000km on the clock www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Suzuki-Jimny-2002/SSE-AD-4700710/?Cr=0 |
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Not a great deal of choice in aftermarket parts, and often suzuki dealers don't keep a great deal in stock.
They can dissolve just as well as previous models, whilst fuel economy is pretty tragic for a 1300, with a couple of people I know who owned them reporting low to mid twenties mpg.
Asides that they're a capable little things, agile off road, if not the most nimble on it, and cheap and cheerful for what they are.
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I seem to recall that the transmissions weren't as bombproof as the sj/samurais. good boggo basic motoring though.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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antni
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Bit of a thread revival to save starting a new one, has anyone seen the 2018 jimny? Strongly considering getting one for the wife. Look really funky/retro for a new car like a mini g wagon/jeep crossbreed
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Last Edit: Sept 3, 2018 9:22:12 GMT by antni
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niwid
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I hadn't until just now.  Yep, that pretty cool |
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like the look of that!!!!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Sept 3, 2018 11:34:20 GMT
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Yes, can't wait to see it for reals. They look great and are now powered by a 1.5 liter power house.
First impressions look okay.
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Sept 3, 2018 11:39:44 GMT
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I was thinking about starting a thread on these, as they're new but deffo have bona-fide retro DNA. I think they're just so good - with proper functional utilitarian design language, looking for all like a slightly updated, mini 1979 era G-Wagen When you consider what a mess the 2020 Land Rover will probably be, (curves, fake vents, over the top LED headlamps, fake bash plates) this thing fills all the criteria for a proper no-frills small 4x4. Bravo Suzuki! (also - wish that they had plans for a 5-door LWB version)  |
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Sept 3, 2018 19:15:05 GMT
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 I'm not normally a fan of 4X4 or suvs but I actually like this. It doesn't look too overly sanitised for a modern car, yet I presume it still ticks all the boxes as far as H&S etc goes. Hopefully they'll make an open version too. |
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Sept 3, 2018 20:15:46 GMT
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I really want one... for the Mrs... honest
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Sept 3, 2018 21:59:57 GMT
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I always wanted a Jimny. Unfortunately the old or current Jimny can't pull my trailer. I hope the next one can.
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Sept 4, 2018 15:17:08 GMT
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Sept 4, 2018 19:57:47 GMT
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Last Edit: Sept 4, 2018 21:02:08 GMT by strikey
'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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I hope for the 5 doors too, this little Jimny look like a little G class, but affordable  But here in France, they will be sold with a 1.5l NA petrol engine... With the rules about CO2, The Jimny will be punished very hard, so I'm not sure they will be a lot on the road here.... Sad.... |
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hummmm... rear drum brakes....waste of time on an offroader....thats dissapointing. What's wrong with them? At least they generally give a half-decent handbrake, unlike some rear disc braked vehicles. |
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Sept 9, 2018 11:37:20 GMT
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hummmm... rear drum brakes....waste of time on an offroader....thats dissapointing. What's wrong with them? At least they generally give a half-decent handbrake, unlike some rear disc braked vehicles. i used to kill brake shoes for a pastime on my samurai when much wading or deep mud offroading...never needed to replace pads once i had done a disc conversion. admittedly 99% of the ones sold will see nothing more arduous than a pot hole but surely drums are just too old hat these days? |
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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