Any one do regular long journeys in their Jimny

Hi all
The jimny is our second car which we had as a run about for local trips etc ,also its the soft top so we thought,great in the summer and even better in the winter , we live in a small village which is a pig to get out of with just a light covering of snow / ice

We do travel to Poole in Dorset regulaly as we have a static caravan sited which is open 11 months a year

Now the winters on its way i was thinking of putting some miles on the jimny just in case the weather turns while we are down there, but the thought of 180 miles on the m42/m40/A34 /m3 and m27 kinda put me off a little
Dont get me wrong we love the jimny ,and we did start off years ago with a SJ410,then 2 Vitara 4U2s,so we have done basic with the old SJ

Just any thoughts,experiences etc of long motorway driving in a jimny

The car is totaly standard apart from a fastback roof
Also will have back seats folded so we have room 4 the 2 labz

Main car is a bmw 320d msport touring so thats outa the question when we have any cold white fluffy stuff

Topper

Is the Jimny standard?

Hi
Yes totaly standard,its the wifes lol:unsure:

I've driven to Newquay, Cornwall twice, which is 250mile, 500mile round trip!

Its not great on the motorway, you are talking about 55-60mph to keep the car comfortable. People do get 70mph out of them... but the 1.3 lump doesn't sound great! They aren't great comfort wise... but i'm over 6ft and happy enough!

120mile wouldn't bother me, although its my only car

Ive never been in a standard one but would imagine it would be ok to use on motorways, as above, just dont expect to be bombing along at 90mph all day...

I've done a 450 mile round trip in a day in mine and it was ok.

I also commute 45 miles each way every weekday for the past 10 months in my jimny and it's tolerable. Mostly motorway, sit at 65mph and it's fine. This is with mud tyres fitted too! Maybe i have low standards when it comes to comfort...

I've done a 450 mile round trip in a day in mine and it was ok.

yeh, but did you have a wife sitting next to you :pinch:

yes think about it,her in doors one side and two labz in the back askin if we there yet lmao

That's what the stereo is for isn't it - drowning out annoying noise? Just turn it UP

I fnd it ok for long journeys if I take my 31" tyres off and put my 215/75's on. I tend to do somewhere between 60 and 70 mph and it's not too bad. I recently drove up from Epsom (south of London) to the lanes in Mid-Wales around the Strata Florida area and enjoyed the journey. Looking forward to the lanes probably helped.

If you don't try it your never known, so put the dogs in back, the wife :dry: in the drivers seat, turn on the cd and relax.
Works for me :evil:

Personally I'd get a set of steel wheels and winter tyres for the BMW