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Hi all. I just attended an invite by my local Suzi dealer after being hassled all week about it. Well, perhaps it was worth it after all as I found out that when my little Jimny is out of warranty (in another 2 years on the 5 year warranty) that I will NOT be able to "upgrade" it to a new one. What the dealer says is one thing, but in this case they had a Suzuki Rep there, Ryan the Canadian. He was able to confirm this and the explanation was that the current build of Jimny no longer complies with the current ADR,
My 2013 build does not have side air bags. The new ones do not have side air bags and Suzuki have no plans - at this stage - to include them. This seems to be the only thing that has made Suzuki pull the plug on Australian sales. However, they will still be manufactured and sold around the world.
In Australia, these are now rare and will ultimately become "collectors" only.
Now, in my own thinking, there is something quite amiss with all of this. It goes like this: The Jimny is NOT a passenger vehicle, it is indeed a truck albeit a small one. It has a ladder frame, it is a true 4WD and it is not intended as a road type sedan. The ADR on PASSENGER vehicles makes stipulation about whatever it is, but Commercial vehicles (includes TRUCKS, vans, 4WDs etc) have no requirement to comply!
I mentioned this to "Ryan" from Suzuki and suggested that Suzuki Australia get their legal team on to it...
I read your post yesterday and I'm a little surprised. Not so much by the possibility that Australia may stop importing the Jimny but having expected a lot more replies. I guess my own reply would simply be to wish you luck on Suzuki chasing the legal route and giving you my condolences if the importation ends.
Having originally lived in the U.S., I saw the same thing happen to the Samurai. Suzuki simply saw it as a bad investment to keep chasing U.S. emission and safety standards for a vehicle they saw as a niche market. They continued producing them for a number of years but they were no longer available in North America. Honestly, I think this is the sad destiny for all "real" 4 wheel drive vehicles.
I started out with nothing & still have most of it left
Surely Suzuki could fix this by selling the Jimny as a van. Probably 90 percent of owners never use the rear seats anyway and I'm sure that this would sell well in other markets too.
There is a new Jimny due in 2017 so that may come with the side airbags. Whether it will be a true 4x4 like the old one is anyone's guess though.
Last edit: 06 Nov 2016 08:45 by Iansea. Reason: Added a bit
zukebob wrote: I read your post yesterday and I'm a little surprised. Not so much by the possibility that Australia may stop importing the Jimny but having expected a lot more replies..
Its an old story, perhaps thats the reason for lack of replies ?
Im sure I first read about it on here a couple of years ago.
Ive not done a search to check.
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Iansea wrote: There is a new Jimny due in 2017 so that may come with the side airbags. Whether it will be a true 4x4 like the old one is anyone's guess though.
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