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Been a while since I posted an update ……… and to be honest, there's nothing sensational to report. This Covid-19 issue has resulted in the Jimny doing very few miles over the past few months (like many others) and I worry about any car sitting idle or doing only very short runs. I've work colleagues who are having very expensive bills due to flat batteries, seized brakes, wildlife infestations and fuelling issues - all related to leaving cars parked up for several months. Biggest moan of the day is still those Suzuki rubber floor mats - they are just so 'value engineered' that I want to replace them the day my heel goes through them.
I'm impressed more and more by the off road capabilities. I see some tracks and think "no way" but peer pressure applied and off I go. Finish, Unscathed and grinning... some much for me to learn
Bill Portland wrote: Funnily enough, autoglass repaired a chip in mine today. Not terribly successfully and I'm waiting for someone to come and check it cos its worse than it was. I guess they'll say they tried, but that I need a new windscreen. I wonder if they'll have original Suzuki replacements or some generic make (and which is best)?
I understand that Autoglass (and their competitors) do not fit 'genuine Suzuki' windscreens - but then again, how many windscreen manufacturers exist that would tool up to make a few Jimny windscreens. I suspect all Jimny windscreens (for new build and replacement) all come from just one or two factories in the world.
The current fashion for saving weight/saving costs/saving the planet seems to be making windscreens ever more easily chipped/fractured.
Regarding Bill's concern about his repaired windscreen - your discussion will likely revolve around "the repair is structurally sound (the bonding) and guaranteed - but the cosmetic appearance was the best we could do in the circumstances". If your Jimny requires a new windscreen - the 'fully loaded/sensor' windscreen - the fitter will have to recalibrate your sensors - and Autoglass will advise you that if they are not successful then it's your problem to resolve at the Suzuki dealers. Sometimes basic and poverty spec cars have their attractions/benefits.
That's exactly how the discussion went. I was unhappy with the repair and got them back and they agreed to replace the windscreen. They're fitting a genuine Suzuki one next week but they can't calibrate the ADAS so my Suzuki dealer is doing that afterwards for the price of £39.95 which is being picked up by autoglass (and no doubt passed on to my insurer).
Oh no! Someone (Bill) agrees with me on a public forum! On a more serious note - thanks to Bill for updating us and trust others find the info of interest and value. We trust Bill's Jimny is fully restored to ex-factory condition.
Autoglass replaced the windscreen today (with a genuine suzuki one) and also recalibrated the ADAS system themselves. Between me booking it in and today they had received the necessary parts to do the recalibration. So all is well in the world again.
Less than 2 months on and I now have another chip in the windscreen. Am I unlucky or is this going to be a frequent issue? Anyone else suffering from stone chips in their windscreen?
After a year and a half mine has more craters than the moon. Time for a new one.
Today's update - As 'The Plague' continues to wreak havoc with all our lifestyles, the Jimny hasn't been covering anything like the miles that I had planned (or budgeted for). However the odometer has just passed 18,000 miles, so I have continued with the 5-tyre rotation routine - plus it's an opportunity to check/inspect the wheels/tyres/brakes/underside. No drama to report - all looking pretty much as you would expect although if we get deep snow this winter the remaining depth of tread might suggest a new set of tyres at some point (or I just use the tractor to get to ASDA). Other than that there's no great drama to report - which is just how I like it.
l've read this thread with interest as we've recently bought a 2020 Jimny
l would echo the comments already made, it's a well made small off road vehicle that's fine to drive on road.
On the motorway it's happiest at 65mph, we've not experienced the vehicle being "blown around like a plastic garden chair" when it's windy, as one review put it.
Maybe if you were driving it flat out, as most reviews seem to do.
Steering seems fine but l normally drive a Defender. The Jimny is surprisingly refined at normal driving speeds, much better than l thought it would be. There's no rattles and it rides well
over bad roads or green lanes.
l haven't experienced the horror of the poor rubber mats, as ours came with "premium" carpet mats and they seem fine.
Ours is Kinetic Yellow which l think is great, but l like all the colours the Jimny comes in and would have had any colour.
No faults have surfaced, the Jimny had 1,300 miles on it when we got it and it's now done around 3,000. Due to the current situation it's not doing the miles
it would normally.
Fair comments and I trust your Jimny continues to put a smile on your face. Your comment about premium carpet mats made me smile as those rubber mats are just downright irritating. The rear ones have even started deforming around the reinforced edge - I'd love to meet the individual that signed them off as fit for purpose.
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