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09-01-2022, 04:02 PM | #1 | ||
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I know used car prices are crazy at present, but whats the go with little Suzuki Jimmys?
SIL bought one around 5 years ago for his daughter and stored it, she was only 13 at that time. I take the point of a small 'girly' runabout, suitable for her life style and beach. She now has her licence and a very careful driver but terrified of driving this as all the time people are pushing ph numbers, money in her face wanting to buy it.
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09-01-2022, 05:33 PM | #4 | ||
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that explains them always being referred to as female
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09-01-2022, 05:43 PM | #5 | ||
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I love the new Jimny, I don't even have any interest in 4x4ing, it just looks cool.
One of those things with a bit more balls under the hood would suit me fine, turbo conversion |
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09-01-2022, 07:32 PM | #6 | ||
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I remember the first Jimnys - two strokes.
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09-01-2022, 07:35 PM | #7 | ||
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I’d take the stupid money, pay cash for a new mg3 for the p plater, pocket the difference, and pat myself on the back for being such a great investor.
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09-01-2022, 07:42 PM | #8 | ||
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If they ask just tell her to say " my dad said you can buy it for $60k", if anyone offers it take it and do as danzvtil says...
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10-01-2022, 10:41 AM | #9 | |||
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My daughter has wanted one for about 2 years, but out of price now, thankfully. I didnt want her to get one, she lives in Broome and does a fair bit of distance driving, she wouldn't be able to overtake a road train or caravan. Would have to sit on 90, having said that, awesome little 4WD, go anywhere pretty much. My old man had one of the first ones, think they were an LJ. 2 stroke 3 cylinder from memory, again, great for fishing but don't go on the highway.
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10-01-2022, 05:03 PM | #10 | |||
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120 is ok on a freeway as long as it’s not a very windy day. On The Bucketts Way I would be a middle speed driver. I couldn’t keep up with the average dual cab driver. But would still be faster than a lot of people in normal cars. |
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09-01-2022, 08:13 PM | #11 | ||
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Just after she got her licence and had driven it twice, I aws over with her and stupidly sat in the drivers seat. Yikes the fury of the young woman.
She is very protective of her baby Jinny, takes after a lot of you lot with washing polishing etc. Aint no way it will be sold.
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09-01-2022, 08:26 PM | #12 | ||
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Hi Guy's
I may be wrong but wasn't the Suzuki Jimmy the car that would tip over if you went to fast around corner's? I think they used to call them " The wine Bar special because they couldn't' stay on four wheels". If i am wrong about that then iam sorry and didn't mean to offend anyone. ' |
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09-01-2022, 09:50 PM | #13 | |||
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The 'falling over' was a hatchet job by a US consumer mob (as in 'the mob' not a bunch of kangaroos) and the video does a decent job of explaining it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3sGkP8HeBY I had one a while ago, ditched it before I got it on the road. Wish I still had it, but not that much. They're mountain goat-ish in how they get around off road and that's a big part of their attraction. Now, nowhere to keep it. Got too many cars around here as it is, and another coming tomorrow. If I found one for cheap however, I'd make (a small) space for it somehow. Mrs. Schtoo likes them, which would make it an easier sell*. * She's saddened that I'm getting rid of the current ute, a 2000 VS V6 and replacing it with another ute. I've got her over the line with the newer one being safer, more comfortable, etc, etc. The "it's a turbo" isn't a selling point for her unfortunately... Stu. |
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09-01-2022, 08:38 PM | #14 | ||
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Told the girl the same thing, she was terrified due to alcohol intake. Her Dad, 2 brothers and I have promised she gets caught DUI the car comes to my place for 6 months. without her.
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09-01-2022, 09:07 PM | #15 | ||
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15 years ago we had a 2 door grand vitara SQ series and that thing was white knuckle inducing on the freeway.
Very unstable at 80+ speeds. The Jimny is even smaller. A mate rolled an 80s sierra into a garden fence when he came down a hill to fast and understeered. I'm not sure how much better the new one would handle at high speeds. We currently have a 4 door Vitara and they are great. Very reliable...same can be said for the short wheelbase too.
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10-01-2022, 10:17 AM | #17 | ||
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I just sold mine for $7900 more than I bought it for new without even listing it for sale.
Win win. Great 4x4 but not enough room and too underpowered for the camp setup I want |
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11-01-2022, 06:31 AM | #18 | ||
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There is a second Jimny for sale @ 50k! Dealer has it.
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11-01-2022, 09:20 AM | #19 | |||
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Mine would be slammed on interceptors, turbo'd and never see offroad |
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11-01-2022, 05:45 PM | #20 | |||
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If money was no object I would have kept my off-road modded Jimny and then get a slammed one modded for city driving to park next to it. I don’t hate the mini J wagon kits they have. I wonder if anyone is actually paying those prices. I know a lot of people in the Jimny group getting late 30s early 40s for second hand ones, myself included. Never heard any official sales of the ones around the 50 mark. Actually in the Facebook group someone asked if the people asking big money are dreamers. I replied saying I’m thinking of selling and asked anyone who recently sold theirs to let us know what they actually got. I had someone see my post and send me a message offering to buy mine. He sent a $1000 deposit sight unseen then picked it up a couple weeks later. Easiest car sale ever. |
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10-01-2022, 10:48 AM | #21 | ||
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Nephew had one, we swapped the larger motor into it. It made the thing go. He put fat muddies on it with split rims and we tried but could not bog the thing anywhere. It would climb trees I reckon, but never tried.
He sold it to some bloke in Mexico, (Vic) for $4K more than it owed him.
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10-01-2022, 11:36 AM | #22 | ||
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Brother had an older S Sierra.
Geeze that thing was a underpowered deathtrap, 4 wheel drums, leafs on all 4 corners and such a short wheelbase. Made my trucks ride seem like a limmo in comparison. Wild Brumby would have been a more appropiate name as it would try to buck you out of the seats on every pothole.
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10-01-2022, 07:17 PM | #23 | ||
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I believe they are working on a longer wheelbase version to come in the near future which may help the ride a little.
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11-01-2022, 11:31 AM | #24 | ||
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A turbo hayabusa motor would be a fun conversion.
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12-01-2022, 06:26 AM | #25 | ||
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https://www.drive.com.au/reviews/202...y-lite-review/
Povvo spec new Jimny review - Interceptors - Manual AC - Basic stereo Though you lose a lot of stuff for only $1500 less, lols at reviewer complaining about lack of safety features. **** off the autonomous emergency braking, as long as it has brakes operated by me via a pedal and a lever that'll do me. That's the one for me I reckon, looks good in white, but I also really like that yellow/green colour it comes in. A 'street' focused one of these without the rear seats would make a pretty unique delivery vehicle for a company. I'd flog the **** out of that, because it's so underpowered you could absolutely rip on it everywhere - that's how I drive the Thailux, it's so slow that every intersection is like I'm at the Christmas tree at the drags, I can already see the skimpy dressed lady with the race start flag now May be driven by certified lunatic - death proof, full send everywhere Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 12-01-2022 at 06:54 AM. |
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14-01-2022, 07:32 PM | #26 | ||
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That's my favorite combination, sketchy car with too much power for the chassis. The headlights are trash though, look how gawdy they look and thats coming from me, I love a good trashy Crown Casino night. |
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14-01-2022, 08:20 PM | #28 | ||
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my Jinny will roll your tink over and squash it.
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14-01-2022, 08:20 PM | #29 | ||
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So the Chinese couldn’t think of an original design so they combined a Jimny and Bronco and didn’t even try to hide it.
I didn’t know we were back in the late 2000s/early 20teens |
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14-01-2022, 08:32 PM | #30 | ||
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You guys do realise that is just the front of a Tank 300 photoshopped onto a current Jimny (that has been stretched and had extra doors added as well)?
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