RE: New Suzuki Jimny leaked

RE: New Suzuki Jimny leaked

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BuzzBravado

2,943 posts

170 months

Thursday 14th February 2019
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Sometimes people just desire something without real justification. Nothing wrong with that.

Mexman

2,442 posts

83 months

Thursday 14th February 2019
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Yes, you are correct, but according to the sales guys next door, the enquiries and test drives keep coming.
I don't thing they can really deny people test drives due to Suzuki standards and possibly mystery shoppers, but the poor little Jimny seems to be racking up the miles quickly!

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

189 months

Thursday 14th February 2019
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Mexman said:
Yes, you are correct, but according to the sales guys next door, the enquiries and test drives keep coming.
I don't thing they can really deny people test drives due to Suzuki standards and possibly mystery shoppers, but the poor little Jimny seems to be racking up the miles quickly!
I suspect it's down to relative lack of affordable off roaders for quite a while now.

I mean, look at the market and look at the direct competitors to the Jimny.

There really is nothing.

The closest comparison would be the 3 door Jeep Wrangler, but Jeep UK have taken the insane position to price it the same as a Porsche Boxster. Then you have the £143,000 G-Wagen.

There really isn't anything else unless you include the pick-up trucks, but they aren't really the same sort of thing.

Dan W.

1,196 posts

77 months

Saturday 16th February 2019
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Mexman said:
Yes, you are correct, but according to the sales guys next door, the enquiries and test drives keep coming.
I don't thing they can really deny people test drives due to Suzuki standards and possibly mystery shoppers, but the poor little Jimny seems to be racking up the miles quickly!
God help if I get mystery shopped on a Jimny, im quite negative towards that bloody car at the moment due to not being able to sell the thing.

we have declined quite a few test drives in our demo but mainly to those not from our area on holiday..... just curious yes im sure you are now move along lol

Vocht

1,630 posts

163 months

Saturday 16th February 2019
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Well I finally saw my first one on the road the other day and I have to say I was disappointed... Disappointed that I didn't put a deposit on one early on as I absolutely love it!

Bill

52,407 posts

254 months

Sunday 17th February 2019
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They do look good, saw a lime green one with black bonnet a couple of days ago and it was perfect. But I am in the Alps....

hammo19

4,871 posts

195 months

Sunday 17th February 2019
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Just returning from the French Alps as I am writing this - didn’t see one plenty of Porsche, Rangies and Renault Kangoos.

My new Jimny is 3 weeks away from delivery, and I really don’t care what anyone else thinks of them or what the press says.We are so looking forward to running around Teesdale in it.

SL22

200 posts

124 months

Thursday 16th May 2019
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So, nearly 6 months into the year...who put in an order, and who has actually taken delivery of one?!?

Kolbenkopp

2,342 posts

150 months

Thursday 16th May 2019
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Tried to gently nudge Lady K to consider one as she's looking for a new car. But to my surprise (she really has very little interest in cars sadly), she spotted the trap quicker than I'd thought smile. We really have 0 use case for this cool little thing unfortunately. Would have been better than her ageing smart 451 nonetheless, but that is not difficult to pull off.

Seen a few on the road around us though, which is surprising as in Duesseldorf the Jimny really makes no sense what so ever. Suzuki really did a good job with it IMO. Outselling the old model and the Niva, even to city hipsters...

Tlandcruiser

2,788 posts

197 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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SL22 said:
So, nearly 6 months into the year...who put in an order, and who has actually taken delivery of one?!?
I wanted one, but I was not prepared to wait 12 months

Bakazan

102 posts

136 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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Tlandcruiser said:
I wanted one, but I was not prepared to wait 12 months
Have they caught up with demand yet, or is it still a one year wait?

tankplanker

2,479 posts

278 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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Put my name down last week for one, the dealer was saying approx. 18 months before delivery for mine.

Drives much better than I expected, obviously its no Elise or even a Fiesta, but for non motorway stuff it'll be more than good enough for me.

Hanslow

800 posts

244 months

Monday 20th May 2019
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SL22 said:
So, nearly 6 months into the year...who put in an order, and who has actually taken delivery of one?!?
Yep, I did. Swapped in my GT86 and loving the daily drive to work in it. It took a little while longer to feel more settled and comfortable with it, it's a step removed from what I'm used to, but it has bags of character which is what I wanted in a vehicle. I left my deposit with a dealer mid-late December 2018 and picked up beginning of March 2019.

No offroading done yet, other owners have and found it quite capable. I'll build up slowly to that, I just wanted a characterful small form factor vehicle with a bit of robustness thrown in for good measure.

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

189 months

Friday 31st May 2019
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Well I eventually got a chance to drive the new Jimny on Tuesday. After a bit of fiasco with my local dealer way back in December. I traveled a little further afield this time.

Have to say I was quite impressed. The vehicle was an SZ5 with the alloy wheels and all the toys. It was also a manual. It was in white, which if I'm honest just looks a little boring, not a colour I'd pick.

There was someone at the dealership just picking up a silver base model (SZ4) Jimny on steel rims. Silver is not my sort of colour either, but they seemed hugely excited about their new car and wanted to know what we thought of the Jimny when we arrived back after the test drive.

My thoughts on the car:


-No real negatives at all. The trim either side of the rear seats looks a little cheap maybe, as do the seats and the squishy feel of the seats. But then, it simply isn't an expensive car and there was nothing wrong with either. I found the seats quite comfy in fact.

-The radio volume control is a bit odd if you use the touchscreen and there is no dial/knob for this. But you do have the steering wheel mounted controls, so not really an issue.

-It was a little clunky to get it from 4wd back to 2wd and get the light to go off on the dash. Not really an issue and I suspect something that may ease with use.

-I'd heard about people saying there was transmission whine when driving. And indeed there is, it's a little odd on a car in 2019. It isn't all that intrusive and it really wouldn't bother me, but it is there.

-Engine wise, I thought it was fab. No idea how people can claim they are slow or underpowered. In fact the engine felt super eager and peppy. It isn't a torque monster, but even from low rpm it picks up and shifts pretty well. In fact the engine character is rather sporty and enjoyable. And it's more than fast enough for road use and will shoot up to 60-70mph no problem. The engine even makes quite an enjoyable noise too.

-I also found the handling to be fine, doesn't lean overly and you can chuck it into corners. Its lightweight means it changes direction well too. The steering doesn't have the most feel, but it was never going to. I think anyone complaining about the handling is just being unrealistic. I found it rather enjoyable. Likewise with the ride, I had no complaints at all, it rode better than my 2017 Smart ForTwo.

-I also liked the general spec of the vehicle. Heated mirrors which are big and easy to use. Good visibility out, plenty of room for two in the front and people in the back. Quick and easy to drop the rear seats, even if leaning in from the rear door. LED headlights, touch screen (the SatNav looked a bit dated when you compare to Google Maps and the like, but I believe it supports Apple CarPlay, so no real issue here), heated front seats, climate control. The only thing I'd have really like to see would have been a heated front screen.

-This demonstrator had 1800 miles on it. The OBC was showing 35.1mpg which for a demo vehicle likely driven hard and short distances, I thought was pretty good.
















Think I'd want to put some underseal of some kind on it though.


The dealer told me they had 9 people on the list for these currently and are quoting approx 18 months wait. So I did actually put my name down for one..... whistle

tim0409

4,339 posts

158 months

Friday 31st May 2019
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300bhp/ton said:
-This demonstrator had 1800 miles on it. The OBC was showing 35.1mpg which for a demo vehicle likely driven hard and short distances, I thought was pretty good.
I've just hit 5k on our Jimny and would agree with your thoughts. The car has really "freed up" in the last few thousand miles, and feels less strained at 65mph and the fuel consumption has settled to 40-42 which is reasonable all things considered.

SL22

200 posts

124 months

Saturday 1st June 2019
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300bhp/ton said:
The dealer told me they had 9 people on the list for these currently and are quoting approx 18 months wait. So I did actually put my name down for one..... whistle
A few seem to crop up on the usual car sale sites, but not seen one anywhere close to list price, as in they are always overs...yet they seem to keep selling at those prices!

Mikebentley

6,016 posts

139 months

Saturday 1st June 2019
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It’s not great that there is already signs of rust underneath. I appreciate winter and salted roads but I agree with the clearance underneath a protective coat maybe prudent if purchasing and not leasing

Mikebentley

6,016 posts

139 months

Saturday 1st June 2019
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It’s not great that there is already signs of rust underneath. I appreciate winter and salted roads but I agree with the clearance underneath a protective coat maybe prudent if purchasing and not leasing

and31

2,982 posts

126 months

Sunday 2nd June 2019
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Having owned three different models of Suzuki sj413’s,and loved them all(brilliant little cars),I can only imagine how much better the new Jimmy is-if I could afford a new one I would snap one up right now.
Obviously a lot of the reviews of the jimny are from people that haven’t owned the original versions of these.
I’m sure the new ones will cruise at a higher top speed ,in greater comfort than the original versions-so job done-I’ll be buying one when the second hand prices come down to a reasonable level..excellent cars as long as you don’t have long distance to cover.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 15th January 2020
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Hi,

A year on from this thread I can say that there is still a 18 month waiting list and used prices are ridiculous.

Did the people who put the deposit down get their cars?