Just bought my first Jimny

Hi everyone

My Volvo C30 brought me into owning a Jimny.

It went like this. Stranded on the M5 Volvo just stopped working, various messages on the display. Tow truck home, talking to the driver I asked what cars break down the most. He told me he gets called out to new cars and motorcycles under five years old. I was surprised at this and asked why, electronics, same thing that has made my Volvo suddenly stop working.

A garage, a mobile auto electrician, three diagnostic computers and still they don't know why the Volvo stopped, although it is all pointing to the ECU. I have the car towed back to my house and I take the ECU off myself. They tell me its like a computer that controls everything, so where is this computer? Under the nearside front wheel arch. That's just where I would stick a sensitive piece of equipment!

So now I have a useless car, and ECU that is currently being worked on by a specialist company. And a determination to get away from technology. I'm thinking Defender or older version. Told TD5 is best avoided, the 300 tdi is the one to go for. But then I see what you can get for three and half grand (my budget), basically I'd say 'a project' is what you get. Something that looks abandoned. So I look at other cars, I do like the Mk 2 Honda CRV, but I have had one before and they are quite pricy. So then I looked at the Jimny, it seems pretty easy to work on, I liked the selectable 4 wheel drive.

So a week later I have an 06 Jimny, 51K miles, last service was by a main dealer, who fitted a new exhaust and Cat, re shimmed the kingpins and MOT'd it, with no advisories. I love it.

Welcome to the club. The is no more fun for the money than a Jimny. Its not very big, its not fast and a bit bouncy on road, but I don't think a day passes that I don't smile when driving mine. I look out the window every morning before going to work and think shall I take the Honda today?
Its faster, more economical and more comfortable. You guessed it, Jimny wins every time.

Well....you wouldn't take the Volvo down there, would you ? Even if it was working
No, neither would I
But your Jimny will go virtually anywhere you want it to go, and without lighting up your dash like a Christmas tree.

Welcome to the Forum...there's no finer place for quality information and advice....
Enjoy your Jimny...LIVING is about to take on a whole new meaning

Gus

You are right there.
Now when I'm out and about I look at dirt tracks and think 'I bet my Jimny go up there'