This is a nice video. Thanks for sharing. From 1998-2005 I had two Gen3. The first one was a company car, the second was my own. In my own I installed a rear LockRight diff-locker from Powertrax. It transformed the car from a very capable 4x4 to a mountain goat. Today I have a Gen4. It is better than the Gen3 but can still be improved. In July I will order a rear diff-locker from Kaiser in Brazil. In December I will order a front one. No matter my experience, both are very capable off-roaders, they are very easy to modify to our needs, and they are very fun to drive. On top of that, Jimny owners salute one another when seen on the road because we are nice people. 😁
Thank you very much, since this video we have done suspension upgrades and fitted BFgoodrich KO2s, which puts our Gen 3 at almost the same modifications as the Gen 4... we will have to do a follow up video as the 2 Jimnys are now more evenly matched
I had two Gen3 in Sweden from 1998 to around 2005. The first car was a company car, the second one was my own. In my own Gen3 I installed a rear diff locker from Powertrax/LockRight. The experience was nothing but amazing! The LockRight changed the car from being a very capable 4x4 to become a damn darn mountain goat! I.e., a LockRight in the rear of a Gen3 is highly recommend. As I today have a Gen4 I will make it even better. At the end of July 2022 I will order a rear diff-locker from Kaiser in Brazil. (Kaiser makes mechanical/fully automatic diff-lockers for tractors & trucks as well as for many 4x4’s.) In December this year (2022) I will order a front diff-locker as well. Because the Kaiser diff-locker is better engineered than the Powertrax/LockRight ones. - Yes, the LockRight is cheaper but the Kaiser one is better engineered, better designed. That said, the ARB is better than both, but way too expensive. In my opinion, the Kaiser one is as good as the ARB but for far less money. No matter which you chose, any locker will amaze you of what it does. Meaning, a Gen3 is good off-roader. A Gen4 is slightly better. But with any brand of diff-lockers both are better than standard. Why, you may ask. Well that is a topic of its own, not addressed in this comment. (PM me if you want to know more.) Last but not least - save money and get front manual wheel hubs. -Why? Because the vacuum ones you’ve got will fail you when you need them the most, without you knowing they’ve failed. Manual hubs will never fail you. Manual hubs from Warn or APIO will never let you down when you need them the most, but the vacuum ones might. The downside of true 4x4 driving (like in a well equipped Jimny) I’d say that you get way far too far into the woods before getting stuck. Meaning, when you get stuck and in need of assistance you’re way to far into troubles than your rescue will ever manage. I.e., equip your car in a manner so you don’t need help/assistance. - It’s your best insurance. What about a winch? Last on my bucket list is a winch. Tires, lockers, and good driving skills, are way more important than a winch. That said, a winch is, nevertheless, the last item on my bucket list. With all the above said, equip your Jimny according to your budget, drive it accordingly, and keep in mind you won’t get any assistance from anyone - because you will be way too far into trouble when you need help. All said, drive your Jimny with mechanical empathy. Equip it for your needs. Don’t exceed what it is capable of. Keep in mind it has its limitations. If you have questions, I’m here for you to answer them to the best of my knowledge.
Both generation Jimny's are well rounded, capable and reliable machines, and aby of them would make a sensible good choice as a light all terrain vehicle. However, i do personally like more the bigger windshield of the MK-3 Jimny, as well as it's general shape and less aggressive looks. So for me is rhe MK-3 over rhe MK-3. The MK-3 remains me of the MK-1 Vitara SWB, a vehicle that i also adore.
i am curious about three things. how is the comfort on the new jimny? steering on the road (does it turn easily wobble on the road)? and aircondition compared to the new one? i have the jimny 2002 and wondering how much different it is compared to the new one when on cement or tarmac road.
The Gen 4 does not suffer from the wobble but does have a slight body roll, but can be improved by upgrading the suspension, the air con is much better in the Gen 3, in regards to the tarmac there is defiantly an improvement, just remember it is a short wheel base with solid axles and coils so you will never be able to eliminate it completely
I can tell you that the new Jimny is a terrible car. My wife has one. My forester eats it for breakfast. But on rough terrain the Jimny is tremendous. We have driven for over 100m through a river with water to the top of the doors. No leaks! We have driven on very steep muddy tracks in rain. Bad cambers. Terrible terrain. The jimny has the world's best traction Control system. Bzzz bzz bzzz bzz every few microseconds. The frighteningly slippery surfaces should have seen us crabbing across to disaster. But it held the line. I used to think hdc is for people who can't drive downhill. I was wrong. The jimny is phenomenal. Greater clearance would be nice...ours is standard. Our old 4wd ate dollar notes per kilometre. His jimny is remarkably frugal. It has no space, no payload, a crazy infotainment system and is rather rough and uncouth...but we love it! But it's not ideal for long tarmac trips. It wanders, it's noisy and it's slow. My forester is great for bigger trips...but the jimny is brilliant. Solid, hard, reliable and capable.
This is a nice video. Thanks for sharing.
From 1998-2005 I had two Gen3. The first one was a company car, the second was my own. In my own I installed a rear LockRight diff-locker from Powertrax. It transformed the car from a very capable 4x4 to a mountain goat.
Today I have a Gen4. It is better than the Gen3 but can still be improved.
In July I will order a rear diff-locker from Kaiser in Brazil. In December I will order a front one.
No matter my experience, both are very capable off-roaders, they are very easy to modify to our needs, and they are very fun to drive.
On top of that, Jimny owners salute one another when seen on the road because we are nice people. 😁
That's awesome, thank you very much
Hello .
I am glad that you did this comparaison which shows the gen 4 is showing improved capacity over gen 3 .
Thank you very much, since this video we have done suspension upgrades and fitted BFgoodrich KO2s, which puts our Gen 3 at almost the same modifications as the Gen 4... we will have to do a follow up video as the 2 Jimnys are now more evenly matched
I had two Gen3 in Sweden from 1998 to around 2005. The first car was a company car, the second one was my own.
In my own Gen3 I installed a rear diff locker from Powertrax/LockRight. The experience was nothing but amazing!
The LockRight changed the car from being a very capable 4x4 to become a damn darn mountain goat! I.e., a LockRight in the rear of a Gen3 is highly recommend.
As I today have a Gen4 I will make it even better.
At the end of July 2022 I will order a rear diff-locker from Kaiser in Brazil. (Kaiser makes mechanical/fully automatic diff-lockers for tractors & trucks as well as for many 4x4’s.)
In December this year (2022) I will order a front diff-locker as well.
Because the Kaiser diff-locker is better engineered than the Powertrax/LockRight ones.
- Yes, the LockRight is cheaper but the Kaiser one is better engineered, better designed. That said, the ARB is better than both, but way too expensive. In my opinion, the Kaiser one is as good as the ARB but for far less money.
No matter which you chose, any locker will amaze you of what it does. Meaning, a Gen3 is good off-roader. A Gen4 is slightly better. But with any brand of diff-lockers both are better than standard. Why, you may ask. Well that is a topic of its own, not addressed in this comment. (PM me if you want to know more.)
Last but not least - save money and get front manual wheel hubs. -Why? Because the vacuum ones you’ve got will fail you when you need them the most, without you knowing they’ve failed.
Manual hubs will never fail you. Manual hubs from Warn or APIO will never let you down when you need them the most, but the vacuum ones might.
The downside of true 4x4 driving (like in a well equipped Jimny) I’d say that you get way far too far into the woods before getting stuck. Meaning, when you get stuck and in need of assistance you’re way to far into troubles than your rescue will ever manage. I.e., equip your car in a manner so you don’t need help/assistance. - It’s your best insurance.
What about a winch?
Last on my bucket list is a winch. Tires, lockers, and good driving skills, are way more important than a winch. That said, a winch is, nevertheless, the last item on my bucket list.
With all the above said, equip your Jimny according to your budget, drive it accordingly, and keep in mind you won’t get any assistance from anyone - because you will be way too far into trouble when you need help.
All said, drive your Jimny with mechanical empathy. Equip it for your needs. Don’t exceed what it is capable of. Keep in mind it has its limitations.
If you have questions, I’m here for you to answer them to the best of my knowledge.
Thank you very much, very informative and definitely some mods we would love to do in the future
Grettings from south Poland .. i have JB43 gen 3. 2015 .. rat another cars like a pacman dots
Both generation Jimny's are well rounded, capable and reliable machines, and aby of them would make a sensible good choice as a light all terrain vehicle. However, i do personally like more the bigger windshield of the MK-3 Jimny, as well as it's general shape and less aggressive looks. So for me is rhe MK-3 over rhe MK-3. The MK-3 remains me of the MK-1 Vitara SWB, a vehicle that i also adore.
I have JB43 2015 in southern Poland .. is like a Pacman .. eat anothet cars like dots ..
Can you imagine how unstoppable this thing would be with a locker
Yes, I would agree, that is something I would love to fit in the Gen 3 since there is no traction control
@@BauersOdyssey I'm quite lucky my gen 3 has traction control
Here in GB we can get the same results with the Suzuki MK2 vitara, and a lot cheaper
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A GEN 3 WITH REAR LOCKER VIRTUALLY UNSTOPPABLE FORGET TRACKTION CONTROL
agreed! definitely something I would love to add
I am, obsessed with this car. Could you please tell me how much the Gen 3 cost in rands Please?
Decent ones star at R129k
We bought ours a 2017 model in 2019 for R220000
Do you have the standard motor in the gen 3?
Hi Roland, thanks for reaching out. Yes it's a standard motor
i am curious about three things. how is the comfort on the new jimny? steering on the road (does it turn easily wobble on the road)? and aircondition compared to the new one?
i have the jimny 2002 and wondering how much different it is compared to the new one when on cement or tarmac road.
The Gen 4 does not suffer from the wobble but does have a slight body roll, but can be improved by upgrading the suspension, the air con is much better in the Gen 3, in regards to the tarmac there is defiantly an improvement, just remember it is a short wheel base with solid axles and coils so you will never be able to eliminate it completely
@@BauersOdyssey thank you. going to wait for the lite version. hopefully it will be a lot cheaper.
I can tell you that the new Jimny is a terrible car. My wife has one. My forester eats it for breakfast. But on rough terrain the Jimny is tremendous. We have driven for over 100m through a river with water to the top of the doors. No leaks! We have driven on very steep muddy tracks in rain. Bad cambers. Terrible terrain. The jimny has the world's best traction Control system. Bzzz bzz bzzz bzz every few microseconds. The frighteningly slippery surfaces should have seen us crabbing across to disaster. But it held the line. I used to think hdc is for people who can't drive downhill. I was wrong. The jimny is phenomenal. Greater clearance would be nice...ours is standard. Our old 4wd ate dollar notes per kilometre. His jimny is remarkably frugal. It has no space, no payload, a crazy infotainment system and is rather rough and uncouth...but we love it! But it's not ideal for long tarmac trips. It wanders, it's noisy and it's slow. My forester is great for bigger trips...but the jimny is brilliant. Solid, hard, reliable and capable.
When you compare two cars and one has had a long list of modifications and the other has not had it done, you are comparing apples and oranges.
Yes that is true, I really want to do a new video as our Gen 3 mods are now very closely matched