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Had my Jimny for 8 months and driven 23000 km, have driven everywhere with it. (Highway, country roads,rough dirt roads) Awesome little car and its completely stock.
Had mine for three years now. Agree with both space issue and driving on a high speed. Making 110km on a rainy road is scary :), it's aquaplaning and you have to drop to 80-90. Side wind is another issue - strong blows might force you to change lanes without your will. But I still love this car and will not change as long as it's running.
I've had mine since 2015 and so far, put 180,000km's on it. Hasn't missed a beat. Done the Simpson Desert 3x, Cape York, Canning Stock Route and Gibb River Road + loads of beach driving so she hasn't had an easy life. I kept it completely stock for all of it running Goodride 205/70/15 H/T tires. I absolutely love this little car.
Ive had my Jimny for a year and a half, best interior mod would be the center console/arm rest. Just an ebay purchase and it's great. Makes for a more comfortable drive
I put on the same snorkel and found it rubbed on the A pillar as well i put a overlapped layer of thick rubber tape between them and it fixed the problem perfectly
Great vid. I’ve got a 24. And done about 20 000 all terrain k and I love it. Obviously since being an owner I’ve watched hundreds of vids but a lot of stuff you can only find out by being an owner. I’m so glad you showed the exact same snorkel I’ve been umming and erring about for a few months now. I’m definitely going to skip it. Tbh. I’ve done a lot of mud/ water off roading and I haven’t needed a snorkel yet. So I think unless you’re the kind of person that doesn’t mind getting wet seats. Jimnys can cope without one ✊😎
I own a Y62 and in the last 12 months I see them everywhere now.(Mine is 9 months old) I went to coles the other day and i kid you not there where 4 parked near each other, so i had to park with them 😆
If I have to say one thing to anyone that's interested in a Suzuki Jimny: Be prepared to live with a kei car. The Jimny is quite possibly the closest you can get to buying a Japanese Kei car brand new outside of Japan and so you have to basically live with the quirks and the fun of driving a kei car. It's literally just the kei-compliant JB64 with some wider fenders and bigger engine. I've had mine for two years now and I've used it both off-road and as a city car and I got to say, I'm more than happy with it. The tiny size pretty much made it a breeze to park when I use it as my daily car to drive to work. When I had the suspension upgraded and the tires replaced with something wider, there was a definite improvement on highway handling, so tires and suspension should definitely be on top of the list of anyone's "first upgrades" regardless if they ever even plan to off-road it or not.
Great little run down Nick. I completely agree on the tiring nature of highway driving. Definitely notice how different it is to driving other cars. But that’s ok! We just do shorter days when long distance driving. I love my Jimny so much too. Can’t wait to see more videos. I’d wondered where you’d got to!
Agree with you 100% mate. I’ve had my JB74 for 5 years now and I absolutely love it, warts and all. In fact I love it more each day 😂 For a snorkel replacement, have you checked out the Torq it model with the enlarged stainless air box? I live in South Africa so it would be an expensive import for me, but the workmanship and quality of that set up looks unmatched. PS your video title had me worried for a second! 😊
Great 1 year review. I've owned an XL 5 door for about 6 months now and I love it, despite all its qwerks. The only other annoyance I have from what you've outlined is all the rattles inside. When you're revving about 3000 rpm windows (when partially open) and dash rattle. Not sure if you have the same issue? Apart from that no issues. I plan on doing a lift soon also. Snorkel I'm undecided. I like the stainless ones from Fab Fabrications or Meredith Metalworks but they are pricey.
@spirro78 That's awesome! I was thinking the 5 door must be a little bit better on the highway than the short wheelbase ? How does it perform on those rougher roads at highway speeds? There is definately a few rattles going on. I usually have music going so doesn't bother me too much haha awesome little 4bys 🙂
@@LowRangeNick definitely feels more grounded. I guess due to the slightly more heavier weight it has. A lot more practical with a family with the added space.
Welcome back Nick its great to see you still love your Jimny is much as I love mine too. I will never get rid of it . I have to do my lift and tyres on mine next and very much thinking about going a stainless or powder coated Snorkel I just love the look of them and give them a awesome bit of sound is well
Had the same problem with mega jimny snorkel used nano double sided waterproof tape on the pillar and swapped the stainless steel pipe, which looks great but I could not stop it hitting the bonnet particularly on start up and shutting down when engine seems to move alot with some flexable intake pipe and a reducing silicone on the airbox am now very pleased with it
For me the favourite interior mod I have done is upgrading the front speakers and adding the rear speakers. Other than that, the thing that bolts on under the door pulls to make it a pocket good for holding wallets or phones or whatever when driving.
Great content 👍 I love my little Jimny JB74, Simple oldschool technology in a modern, small but very capable 4x4.... Solid axels front and rear..do i need to say more?😎
shocked with the issues youve had with the no driill snorkel. has to be mine fave mod so far, installed it within 2 hours, and ive had no problem with rattling or anything. it is the V3 version though so maybe that could help. but yea improved fuel economy and a noticable slightly zappier car.
The thing is you get a few different version of those, you probably have the proper one, and I think Nick was unlucky enough to buy the knock-off version, I see them on our local online retailers here in South Africa too, You need to spend a bit of time and buy the little more expensive and proper one, It has zero issues and works a treat.
Hi mate! For the seat covers I went for Razorback with premium neoprene. They were expensive, but fantastic at the same time. I can totally recommend them ❤. Also, I find funny that we went for the same mats and the same tray for the cargo space 😅
Had a Suzuki Vitara years ago and that was also a handful on the hwy, few scary times doing 80 - 90kph in a 130kph zone and having road trains overtake. Have a larger vehicle now that can comfortably sit on 100 but if i moved back to the coast id probably consider a little run about rig.
Thanks for the review. I'm purchasing an XL my other 4WD is a 2015 Land Rover Defender so I'm used to those little things that make the vehicle unique. I've opted for an Auto as mine will be mostly my daily drive. I travel some pretty potholed roads to work so the Jimny was the right choice for a daily drive.
I am thinking to buy 4 doors jimny better with space, but seeing some honest reviews from Jimmy owners now making kind of thinking 1000 times. 1- weak engine. 2- air noise and cause of boxy design. 3- engine and differential high noise cause of high RPM. 4- AC isn't good in summer and have to keep fan speed on 2 or 3 and lack of having AC for back passengers. 5- small fuel tank 400 KM max.
Get my jimny in 2 weeks :) 3 door manual glx. Taking it across the simpson desert august next year (i have a few mates with some utes coming.. they can carry the food.. and my fuel.. lol.
I used to run a remote ecotourism centre in north Western Australia. We had lots of corrugated roads and had Landcruiser troopies which of course handled it all pretty well. I tried a Suzuki Jimny on those roads and it didn’t work well. It was super hard to control and the car felt like it would shake to pieces. I figured this was because those corrugating were made by the dynamics of larger vehicles moving over the roads and this didn’t harmonise too well with that shorter wheel base. Either way, the experience taught me that these cars are pretty cute and probably good for some rural and off road experiences but not for tackling anything which gets too serious.
Don't sell it my friend, it's a little monster! I have an old Land Rover Freelander now and I want Jimny so much! When I have money I will get one. I most drive in the city and for a single person like me it's perfect!
I want a jimny badly but it's not available in the United States. I had a samurai back in the day and loved it. Jimny not available but the smart car and fiat 500 is, what gives?
I would buy one yesterday. Unfortunately Suzuki no longer has a dealership network and will not spend the money to get it EPA/crash tested.And it probably wouldn't pass anyway.The larger you make a vehicle the less mpg is acceptable.Makes zero sense but so does 90% of what are government does.I really wish GM would pair with Suzuki like they did before and sell the Jimny rebadged as the Tracker.
I had same issue with snorkel when converting to snorkel stainless pipe connector. I tightened down all bolts (did not fix it). What worked is installing rubber pads where the snorkel meets the fender (not the windshield pillar) to stop the rattle. For the pillar I use industrial velcro pads to secure the top of snorkel to the windshield pillar.
Mate ive just completed a trip to adelaide and back to qld via bourke, across nush farm land btoken holl, return after touring alk ovre S.A. ,vic, nsw sydney, gold coast, bribane, never had ine issue with stock jimmy, auto, at all, its sometimes the driver and the car, awesome combo long distance, best car ive ever owned, helps if your not a show var or a pussie driving it, vave it heapa it vame back for more, 9/10, just should of gome longer
Did you measure the extra fuel consumption when putting on each of the accessories? Would be good to know. I know that AT tires bring it up by 1l/100km. Thanks for this great video.
Definitely the Jumni is very looking than the Samurai original.Engine 1.6 L , bigger body.The Samurai was 1.3 L.Yes,weak engine,slow but a lot of fun driving it.Mine is 1987,still have it But they are built for basically off road purpuses.In the USA the trent now is driving huge ,I mean HUGE pick up truck( to let the others know you are the " machoo man",and move over.Thats the only thing I like.For medium size mountain town should be perfect.
Our son owns a Suzuki Jimny and he has some modifications including a lift kit and larger tyres but the transfer box on his Jimny and had to replace the transfer box and the warranty didn't cover the replacement of the transfer box because of the modifications now vehicles makers engineer there vehicles to run with all the tyres wheels ect so modifying a 4X4 may cause problems now l have never modified any vehicle l have owned and none have been 4X4 the only drive line problems l have had is on my 1997 Toyota Hilux l replaced my 26 year old universal joints you expect things to fail on a 27 year old vehicle and l have replaced a lot of parts that have failed
What's the caster like after the lift mate? My pet hate on any 4wd is wandering steering at high speed. Would be cool if Superior did some radius arms for Jimny (they will always be Sierras to me 😉)
@intimatespearfisher The caster is good because when I did the lift kit, I pressed in some 2 degree caster Bushes to the control arms. There is a couple of companies that do the castor corrected arms but I think they are usually for bigger then 2 inch lifts.
Can i get some advice. I heard that the petrol tank is very small. Does this make it hard to travel long distaces remotely? Or spend a lot of time in the mountains? Thanks
@richardthompson3218 the tank is around 40l so standard you get around 500km to a tank. If you fit larger tyres this fuel consumption gets higher. You can fit an 80l long range fuel tank if you want to go further without refuelling.
Did you ever consider the 5 door version mate? We also have an MUX and Im thinking of getting the 5 door for my wife, wish it had a bit more power. Will you fit the new harrop supercharger to yours? 😝
@Suroyfamilia I didn't want a 5 door because we already have the Mu-x which is our family car. I wanted a smaller vehicle for running around town and some short off road trips. The 5 door would be the best option if you want to take the family in it regularly though 🙂
Hi bro, thank for the video! quick question, how much cost the Jimny in your market? in our, almos 31k USD.. which is crazy (to me) because off all other options available for that amount are better even if not off-roader vehicles...
..thanks for sharing...what's the brand and size of your tire? are those all-terrain pizza cutters?..Also as per your experience, is it more convenient and economical to maintain and PMS(periodic maintenance service) a 4wd petrol engine vs a 4wd diesel engine?
@@LowRangeNick ...thanks appreciated it...Also as per your experience, is it more convenient and economical to maintain and PMS(periodic maintenance service) a 4wd petrol engine vs a 4wd diesel engine?
@ @ every single time man. Seems I should have simply gone for the 235s…in person my 225s looked fine to me. But every single video I find, where I find the jimny tires are looking good, it’s usually 235s/15s or bigger. Now I’m worried If my car looks any good to others on the road. Yikes! Thanks for sharing though
Coil springs oon a Jimny, now we talking. Anybody buy the stock standard turd might as well buy a 1984 model. New Jimny's are rediculously priced and come with leaf springs. Guessing Suzuki just copies a SJ410 and fitted a larger engine. What a let dopwn.
May i ask what the lithium jump starter cost is USD? Thanks How often have you used it. I purchased one I don't know 2-3 years ago purchased a new vehicle was out in the bush I past out left my lights on. In the morning my battery was totally flat I was excited remembered my new lithium jump started and I had fully charged. It didn't even turn the engine over once. It was a 2.2 l turbo diesel motor.
Hi Nick , I had a 2007 Jimny and drove it all over the high country here in Victoria and did the Simpson and lots of outback trips 1000’s of kilometres it was a great little vehicle. I just wanted to ask about your Izuzu. I don’t have any friends who own one to ask. I want to buy a 2016/17 Dmax . I wondered if you still feel happy with yours, I’ve watched your videos on the few problems but overall has it been reliable now the bugs are ironed out so to speak and would you still buy another one . I’ve got 25 k to spend on a 2WD Ute and they seem to be the lesser of 4 evils. Thanks for posting your great videos.
@AndyL940 That's awesome! Go the Jimny 😀 As for the Isuzu, it's such a nice vehicle to drive. I have had a lot of issues with it though. The water pump just started to leak as well at 136k so can't say I've had a great run with reliability.
Honestly how can you get excited about a Suzuki gimney? OK even as a business I just could not get excited enough to fit lights or filters or speak on TV give me a Porsche 911 turbo or a land cruiser or anything that has a decent engine had some clearance. Maybe at your age I could get into it. Its not nice getting old.
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Had my Jimny for 8 months and driven 23000 km, have driven everywhere with it. (Highway, country roads,rough dirt roads) Awesome little car and its completely stock.
@niklasgustafsson6757 That's awesome! That's a lot of driving 😀
@@LowRangeNick Yeah, its my daily driver and it will probably hit the 30000km mark att the end of the year 🤠
Just passed 30000km today 🥳
Also hit 30k daily use 1year. Its My Best Purchase Off All Time 🤘🏻
Had mine for three years now. Agree with both space issue and driving on a high speed. Making 110km on a rainy road is scary :), it's aquaplaning and you have to drop to 80-90. Side wind is another issue - strong blows might force you to change lanes without your will. But I still love this car and will not change as long as it's running.
Different tires would probably solve that
I've had mine since 2015 and so far, put 180,000km's on it. Hasn't missed a beat. Done the Simpson Desert 3x, Cape York, Canning Stock Route and Gibb River Road + loads of beach driving so she hasn't had an easy life. I kept it completely stock for all of it running Goodride 205/70/15 H/T tires. I absolutely love this little car.
Ive had my Jimny for a year and a half, best interior mod would be the center console/arm rest. Just an ebay purchase and it's great. Makes for a more comfortable drive
@@adams6849 Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation 🙂
I put on the same snorkel and found it rubbed on the A pillar as well i put a overlapped layer of thick rubber tape between them and it fixed the problem perfectly
Great vid. I’ve got a 24. And done about 20 000 all terrain k and I love it. Obviously since being an owner I’ve watched hundreds of vids but a lot of stuff you can only find out by being an owner. I’m so glad you showed the exact same snorkel I’ve been umming and erring about for a few months now. I’m definitely going to skip it. Tbh. I’ve done a lot of mud/ water off roading and I haven’t needed a snorkel yet. So I think unless you’re the kind of person that doesn’t mind getting wet seats. Jimnys can cope without one ✊😎
I just dropped he tire pressure to 30 for highway and it drives so much better then before
I bet you get a heap of views with this one I see jimmy's popping up everywhere atm 👍
I own a Y62 and in the last 12 months I see them everywhere now.(Mine is 9 months old) I went to coles the other day and i kid you not there where 4 parked near each other, so i had to park with them 😆
If I have to say one thing to anyone that's interested in a Suzuki Jimny: Be prepared to live with a kei car.
The Jimny is quite possibly the closest you can get to buying a Japanese Kei car brand new outside of Japan and so you have to basically live with the quirks and the fun of driving a kei car. It's literally just the kei-compliant JB64 with some wider fenders and bigger engine.
I've had mine for two years now and I've used it both off-road and as a city car and I got to say, I'm more than happy with it. The tiny size pretty much made it a breeze to park when I use it as my daily car to drive to work. When I had the suspension upgraded and the tires replaced with something wider, there was a definite improvement on highway handling, so tires and suspension should definitely be on top of the list of anyone's "first upgrades" regardless if they ever even plan to off-road it or not.
Great little run down Nick. I completely agree on the tiring nature of highway driving. Definitely notice how different it is to driving other cars. But that’s ok! We just do shorter days when long distance driving. I love my Jimny so much too. Can’t wait to see more videos. I’d wondered where you’d got to!
@savethebeeeez thanks a lot 😊 that's right, shorter drives are the go 👍
Agree with you 100% mate. I’ve had my JB74 for 5 years now and I absolutely love it, warts and all. In fact I love it more each day 😂
For a snorkel replacement, have you checked out the Torq it model with the enlarged stainless air box? I live in South Africa so it would be an expensive import for me, but the workmanship and quality of that set up looks unmatched.
PS your video title had me worried for a second! 😊
Great 1 year review. I've owned an XL 5 door for about 6 months now and I love it, despite all its qwerks. The only other annoyance I have from what you've outlined is all the rattles inside. When you're revving about 3000 rpm windows (when partially open) and dash rattle. Not sure if you have the same issue? Apart from that no issues. I plan on doing a lift soon also. Snorkel I'm undecided. I like the stainless ones from Fab Fabrications or Meredith Metalworks but they are pricey.
@spirro78 That's awesome! I was thinking the 5 door must be a little bit better on the highway than the short wheelbase ? How does it perform on those rougher roads at highway speeds? There is definately a few rattles going on. I usually have music going so doesn't bother me too much haha awesome little 4bys 🙂
@@LowRangeNick definitely feels more grounded. I guess due to the slightly more heavier weight it has. A lot more practical with a family with the added space.
Welcome back Nick its great to see you still love your Jimny is much as I love mine too. I will never get rid of it . I have to do my lift and tyres on mine next and very much thinking about going a stainless or powder coated Snorkel I just love the look of them and give them a awesome bit of sound is well
Tire pressure is important for road stability. Manufacturer recommends low psi, found on the sticker on the driver’s door frame.
Had the same problem with mega jimny snorkel used nano double sided waterproof tape on the pillar and swapped the stainless steel pipe, which looks great but I could not stop it hitting the bonnet particularly on start up and shutting down when engine seems to move alot with some flexable intake pipe and a reducing silicone on the airbox am now very pleased with it
@@ianmoss2362 That's right. It was all to do with the metal intake pipe. I'm thinking I will order one online with a rubber hose.
For me the favourite interior mod I have done is upgrading the front speakers and adding the rear speakers. Other than that, the thing that bolts on under the door pulls to make it a pocket good for holding wallets or phones or whatever when driving.
Great recommendations, I'll have to get shopping 👍🙂
Great content 👍
I love my little Jimny JB74,
Simple oldschool technology in a modern, small but very capable 4x4.... Solid axels front and rear..do i need to say more?😎
shocked with the issues youve had with the no driill snorkel. has to be mine fave mod so far, installed it within 2 hours, and ive had no problem with rattling or anything. it is the V3 version though so maybe that could help. but yea improved fuel economy and a noticable slightly zappier car.
The thing is you get a few different version of those, you probably have the proper one, and I think Nick was unlucky enough to buy the knock-off version, I see them on our local online retailers here in South Africa too, You need to spend a bit of time and buy the little more expensive and proper one, It has zero issues and works a treat.
They really should have brought these out as a 2 lt or a 1.5 lt turbo !! Dont know what they were thinking.
Hi mate! For the seat covers I went for Razorback with premium neoprene. They were expensive, but fantastic at the same time. I can totally recommend them ❤. Also, I find funny that we went for the same mats and the same tray for the cargo space 😅
@@mundocpc awesome! Thanks for the recommendations 😊
Spot on mate I have a gen 3 i bought 12 years ago will never sell it absolutely love it but like you said for touring I have a hilux LOL
Had a Suzuki Vitara years ago and that was also a handful on the hwy, few scary times doing 80 - 90kph in a 130kph zone and having road trains overtake. Have a larger vehicle now that can comfortably sit on 100 but if i moved back to the coast id probably consider a little run about rig.
Thanks for the review. I'm purchasing an XL my other 4WD is a 2015 Land Rover Defender so I'm used to those little things that make the vehicle unique. I've opted for an Auto as mine will be mostly my daily drive. I travel some pretty potholed roads to work so the Jimny was the right choice for a daily drive.
Snap, I’m taking delivery tomorrow of a Jimny as a daily drive as opposed to my 2015 Puma
I’ve got a 2013 puma and thinking about the same this 😂
@michaelneumann6213 I travel 1.5 hours to work each way, and I've owned it for a month it's the best thing I've done
Thanks for honesty review ❤❤
I am thinking to buy 4 doors jimny better with space, but seeing some honest reviews from Jimmy owners now making kind of thinking 1000 times.
1- weak engine.
2- air noise and cause of boxy design.
3- engine and differential high noise cause of high RPM.
4- AC isn't good in summer and have to keep fan speed on 2 or 3 and lack of having AC for back passengers.
5- small fuel tank 400 KM max.
Might need the steering damper changed, I have a tough dog adjustable one and man that thing is great
@chipoplouss awesome, I'll have to look into that 👍
Get my jimny in 2 weeks :) 3 door manual glx. Taking it across the simpson desert august next year (i have a few mates with some utes coming.. they can carry the food.. and my fuel.. lol.
@@matthewpiper4328 That's awesome! That would be an epic trip. 👍
Just Hit 30K 1year Use. Its My Best Purchase Off All Time 🤘🏻🤘🏻
General Must Have Is MOMO INDY Wooden Steering Wheel, Its Awesome
I used to run a remote ecotourism centre in north Western Australia. We had lots of corrugated roads and had Landcruiser troopies which of course handled it all pretty well. I tried a Suzuki Jimny on those roads and it didn’t work well. It was super hard to control and the car felt like it would shake to pieces. I figured this was because those corrugating were made by the dynamics of larger vehicles moving over the roads and this didn’t harmonise too well with that shorter wheel base. Either way, the experience taught me that these cars are pretty cute and probably good for some rural and off road experiences but not for tackling anything which gets too serious.
I use highways a lot at 120kmph, thats why i have a 2017 Vitara.
Don't sell it my friend, it's a little monster! I have an old Land Rover Freelander now and I want Jimny so much! When I have money I will get one. I most drive in the city and for a single person like me it's perfect!
I❤JIMNY!!!💪🏻🚜❤️🔥🔝
I want a jimny badly but it's not available in the United States. I had a samurai back in the day and loved it. Jimny not available but the smart car and fiat 500 is, what gives?
You can get the Jimny in Mexico.
I would buy one yesterday. Unfortunately Suzuki no longer has a dealership network and will not spend the money to get it EPA/crash tested.And it probably wouldn't pass anyway.The larger you make a vehicle the less mpg is acceptable.Makes zero sense but so does 90% of what are government does.I really wish GM would pair with Suzuki like they did before and sell the Jimny rebadged as the Tracker.
I had same issue with snorkel when converting to snorkel stainless pipe connector. I tightened down all bolts (did not fix it). What worked is installing rubber pads where the snorkel meets the fender (not the windshield pillar) to stop the rattle. For the pillar I use industrial velcro pads to secure the top of snorkel to the windshield pillar.
Tjm snorkels are the best I have one fitted on my Jimny
Mate ive just completed a trip to adelaide and back to qld via bourke, across nush farm land btoken holl, return after touring alk ovre S.A. ,vic, nsw sydney, gold coast, bribane, never had ine issue with stock jimmy, auto, at all, its sometimes the driver and the car, awesome combo long distance, best car ive ever owned, helps if your not a show var or a pussie driving it, vave it heapa it vame back for more, 9/10, just should of gome longer
Did you measure the extra fuel consumption when putting on each of the accessories? Would be good to know. I know that AT tires bring it up by 1l/100km. Thanks for this great video.
@robertkrause3970 hi Robert my fuel consumption has gone from 7.4l per 100km to around 8.2l per 100km now with the accessories.
would you recommend buying the 5-door Jimny? or keep the 3-door jimny?
Definitely the Jumni is very looking than the Samurai original.Engine 1.6 L , bigger body.The Samurai was 1.3 L.Yes,weak engine,slow but a lot of fun driving it.Mine is 1987,still have it But they are built for basically off road purpuses.In the USA the trent now is driving huge ,I mean HUGE pick up truck( to let the others know you are the " machoo man",and move over.Thats the only thing I like.For medium size mountain town should be perfect.
Our son owns a Suzuki Jimny and he has some modifications including a lift kit and larger tyres but the transfer box on his Jimny and had to replace the transfer box and the warranty didn't cover the replacement of the transfer box because of the modifications now vehicles makers engineer there vehicles to run with all the tyres wheels ect so modifying a 4X4 may cause problems now l have never modified any vehicle l have owned and none have been 4X4 the only drive line problems l have had is on my 1997 Toyota Hilux l replaced my 26 year old universal joints you expect things to fail on a 27 year old vehicle and l have replaced a lot of parts that have failed
That's what I like about you Nick....a very honest appraisal!
@@ianrichardson9200 thanks Ian 😊
What's the caster like after the lift mate? My pet hate on any 4wd is wandering steering at high speed. Would be cool if Superior did some radius arms for Jimny (they will always be Sierras to me 😉)
@intimatespearfisher The caster is good because when I did the lift kit, I pressed in some 2 degree caster Bushes to the control arms. There is a couple of companies that do the castor corrected arms but I think they are usually for bigger then 2 inch lifts.
I love my jimny,
When are you going to do another silent camping trip 😅
@buster_1972 haha it can be arranged 👌
You should keep the PLB in the glove box
I wish they were available in the U.S.
You can thank consumer report's yellow journalism for their disappearance,,
Can i get some advice. I heard that the petrol tank is very small. Does this make it hard to travel long distaces remotely? Or spend a lot of time in the mountains? Thanks
@richardthompson3218 the tank is around 40l so standard you get around 500km to a tank. If you fit larger tyres this fuel consumption gets higher. You can fit an 80l long range fuel tank if you want to go further without refuelling.
Did you ever consider the 5 door version mate? We also have an MUX and Im thinking of getting the 5 door for my wife, wish it had a bit more power. Will you fit the new harrop supercharger to yours? 😝
@Suroyfamilia I didn't want a 5 door because we already have the Mu-x which is our family car. I wanted a smaller vehicle for running around town and some short off road trips. The 5 door would be the best option if you want to take the family in it regularly though 🙂
Is Jimny ok to tow a small caravan ?
The tow rating is miniscule and they're only 100bhp. Not the right choice for towing.
That’s a heck no on towing a caravan! Maybe a light trailer taking some leaves to the dump sort of thing would be ok
Great vid, I’m thinking about the same roof racks as yours. How do you find the wind noise with them?
I have them and they're completely fine :) dont notice the wind at all
@@savannahcoates thanks for that!
@@interested_in_things Just as above. They are great, with no noticeable wind noise 🙂
@@LowRangeNick think I’ll pull the trigger on them, thanks. And also, what mount do you use to attach your maxtrax to them?
@interested_in_things I usually just use some short tie down straps and they never move around.
Hi Nick, what is you opinion on inner arch wheel liners?
I have a SZ5 in grey.
@@RB-tz8kj good idea 💡
I hear new Diesels are nothing but trouble, with dpf, deisel carbon biuld up.
I wish to God they sold them in the u. S
You can get the Jimny in Mexico.
Hi bro, thank for the video! quick question, how much cost the Jimny in your market? in our, almos 31k USD.. which is crazy (to me) because off all other options available for that amount are better even if not off-roader vehicles...
@eltocon They are around 34k i believe.
@LowRangeNick USD? 🥲
@@eltocon AUD
Fun fact. They are not allowed on the European market and cost the same as a Hilux what madness.
..thanks for sharing...what's the brand and size of your tire? are those all-terrain pizza cutters?..Also as per your experience, is it more convenient and economical to maintain and PMS(periodic maintenance service) a 4wd petrol engine vs a 4wd diesel engine?
@@odlanorirom they are 235/75r15 tyres and maxxis razr at811
@@LowRangeNick ...thanks appreciated it...Also as per your experience, is it more convenient and economical to maintain and PMS(periodic maintenance service) a 4wd petrol engine vs a 4wd diesel engine?
@odlanorirom a petrol vehicle is generally cheaper and easier to maintain, yep.
@@LowRangeNick ...thanks for the help...
What’s your tire profile? I’m running stock rims with 225/70/15s without a lift kit.
@@KukiCrusader I'm running 235/75r15 tyres on 15x7" rims.
@ @ every single time man. Seems I should have simply gone for the 235s…in person my 225s looked fine to me. But every single video I find, where I find the jimny tires are looking good, it’s usually 235s/15s or bigger. Now I’m worried If my car looks any good to others on the road. Yikes! Thanks for sharing though
I’d luv a turbo diesel here in South Africa
what size tyre are you running?
It should be reliable, it's hardly been driven
yeah this dude love to show off his toys.....typical vanity of today's Australia
All driven by pensioners where I live in SA. Dunno why they're attracted to it.
Because it makes us feel like we’re back in the 70’s
@@hughgreen7826 Funny. I had the Jimny's grandfather, the LJ50 in the 70's.
Coil springs oon a Jimny, now we talking. Anybody buy the stock standard turd might as well buy a 1984 model. New Jimny's are rediculously priced and come with leaf springs. Guessing Suzuki just copies a SJ410 and fitted a larger engine. What a let dopwn.
In the US we just get overpriced junk.
May i ask what the lithium jump starter cost is USD? Thanks How often have you used it. I purchased one I don't know 2-3 years ago purchased a new vehicle was out in the bush I past out left my lights on. In the morning my battery was totally flat I was excited remembered my new lithium jump started and I had fully charged. It didn't even turn the engine over once. It was a 2.2 l turbo diesel motor.
Hi Nick , I had a 2007 Jimny and drove it all over the high country here in Victoria and did the Simpson and lots of outback trips 1000’s of kilometres it was a great little vehicle. I just wanted to ask about your Izuzu. I don’t have any friends who own one to ask. I want to buy a 2016/17 Dmax . I wondered if you still feel happy with yours, I’ve watched your videos on the few problems but overall has it been reliable now the bugs are ironed out so to speak and would you still buy another one . I’ve got 25 k to spend on a 2WD Ute and they seem to be the lesser of 4 evils. Thanks for posting your great videos.
@AndyL940 That's awesome! Go the Jimny 😀 As for the Isuzu, it's such a nice vehicle to drive. I have had a lot of issues with it though. The water pump just started to leak as well at 136k so can't say I've had a great run with reliability.
@@LowRangeNick Thanks mate , food for thought 👍
you going to put a roof top tent on alu-cab do the LT-50 comes in at 50kg is a full alloy clam shell packs down real slim
Roof loading is 30kg, unfortunately.
Honestly how can you get excited about a Suzuki gimney? OK even as a business I just could not get excited enough to fit lights or filters or speak on TV give me a Porsche 911 turbo or a land cruiser or anything that has a decent engine had some clearance. Maybe at your age I could get into it. Its not nice getting old.
For all that they lack, they're cheap, fun and put a smile on your face. And they sip fuel.