RE: Suzuki forced to cut UK Jimny allocation
Discussion
DonkeyApple said:
Oppo said:
scottygib553 said:
Damn those EU meddlers for preventing me from buying a car I was unlikely to buy in the first place.
I've never needed or wanted a Jimny, but somehow I feel incredibly angry about this..it is 2020 these days.If this happened 20 years ago, I wouldnt be angry. Funny world.
Of course, it’s more likely that a company like Suzuki knew all along that they would only be able to sell a few in Europe before the impending cut off and there are commercial benefits to selling a handful before that date.
Either way it’s still an annoying example of modern corporates taking the piss out of their current and potential customers and it’s pretty boring these days given how rife it is.
warch said:
I'm surprised at all the anger on here about this. I'd have thought that the Jimny would be about the last car the average PHer would fancy driving, let alone want to own, what with being slow and having poor driving characteristics.
The jimny is loved because it is not pretentious.It’s a basic and very capable off roader, the exact opposite of a Chelsea tractor. They also got the design right, unlike the previous models.
PHers appreciate it for its honesty even though most wont buy it as it’s not what they want.
You see the same with the love for a fiat panda or dacias, they’re not performance cars but they do just what they are designed for without showing off.
ChocolateFrog said:
Luckily in this country we don't vote for socialist uptopia's.
People can buy what they want and drive it how they want. Ferrari F50's weren't made for offroading either but that doesn't stop TaxTheRich.
Political ideology is not a factor here, simply a desire to see things in their place.People can buy what they want and drive it how they want. Ferrari F50's weren't made for offroading either but that doesn't stop TaxTheRich.
For the same reason that fish live in water and birds fly through the air, certain types of vehicle are optimised for use in certain contexts.
There are better off roaders AND better on roaders than a Jimny which raises the question of why they exist in the first place.
‘The best or nothing’ is preferable to ‘a compromise that isn’t especially good at anything’
warch said:
I'll say it again, who's going to buy one for commercial use? The market for a teeny tiny truck with a small engine unsuited to towing isn't going to be that big.
Incidentally who cares what colour it comes in?
I know two people that will. Our window cleaner will after seeing our neighbours. Other half's best friend will, having had the previous versions for her work at a wildlife rescue. Incidentally who cares what colour it comes in?
Perfect for both of them.
Last time I looked we were a free market economy - Keynsian principles apply to the Jimny - demand exceeds supply, hence the price goes up. Isn't that the principle that inflates the price of every single "classic" car?
So whatever your opinion of the humble Jimny is, doesn't matter - collectively, enough people do want one enough to force the price up, Simples.
So whatever your opinion of the humble Jimny is, doesn't matter - collectively, enough people do want one enough to force the price up, Simples.
Olas said:
Every farmer and every squaddie in the county knows his way round a defender.
Is that the of a jimny?
And yet they discontinued the only honest vehicle they had and replaced it with a turd on wheels.Is that the of a jimny?
Farmers now are not buying either of these two cars they are buying a Toyota pickup.
MadDog1962 said:
There's a huge waiting list for the current Jimny in Australia (18 months in Queensland!), where it is highly regarded.
Suzuki could just allocate cars that were previously destined for UK to other RHD markets.
No you have to keep to the script. Britain is the center of this and the only market that matters for sSuzuki could just allocate cars that were previously destined for UK to other RHD markets.
tzuki. The only solution is to wrap our Nissan GTRs with pictures of Greta bro
As for the Evoque 2.0D argument , Diesels have always put out far less Co2 than petrol engines it's part of the reason why years ago everyone was told to go buy a diesal.
The 2.0D in the Evoque is almost as slow to 60 as the Jimny aswell so not exactly a great example is it.
The Jimny has terrible Co2 figures because it has the aerodynamic qualities of a brick and because it's only got a 5 speed box in it , The reality is though no one is going to buy it for motorway runs and they'll be lucky to do 8000 miles a year in them.
The 2.0D in the Evoque is almost as slow to 60 as the Jimny aswell so not exactly a great example is it.
The Jimny has terrible Co2 figures because it has the aerodynamic qualities of a brick and because it's only got a 5 speed box in it , The reality is though no one is going to buy it for motorway runs and they'll be lucky to do 8000 miles a year in them.
I would not call 154 g/km terrible by any stretch of the imagination. The 4.7 V8 in my jeep puts out around 400g/km, which is a bit poorer.
But that's if you subscribe to the argument that CO2 is a pollutant, which is debatable.
Personally I am much more concerned about pollution from diesel's than petrols.
But that's if you subscribe to the argument that CO2 is a pollutant, which is debatable.
Personally I am much more concerned about pollution from diesel's than petrols.
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