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Was talking to a guy yesterday who has a 2020 Jimny SZ5, exactly the same as ours.
His has only done 6,000 miles.
He says it's "lethal" at speeds over 60mph and is "all over the road" particularly on roads that aren't smooth or have lines worn in them.
l've always questioned this, some reviews said to "avoid motorways"
l have to say that we just don't find this to be the case with our Jimny. We've been on long motorway trips in good and bad weather conditions and it's actually pretty good for a small live axle 4x4.
Certainly doesn't feel "lethal"
The standard tyres are poor in the wet, but apart from that so long as you don't try to drive flat out in the outside lane it's all good.
We tend to sit at 65mph. Maybe we've got a good one. l asked the guy if l could drive his to see if it felt any different but our insurance didn't cover it, and l didn't really know him so l doubt he'd have agreed to it anyway.
My Gen.4 could be caught out under certain conditions of poor road surface and pot-holes even at low speed but a change of suspension ( plus 50mm lift ) from the Big Jimny shop cured it. I find the standard Japanese tyres to be very good, wet or dry.
I’d suggest that either their Jimny was broken (possible but unlikely). Or that they simply have no clue what they are talking about. To the extent that maybe they shouldn’t even be driving. Which sadly is true of a very large percentage of drivers on U.K. roads.
Certianly don't think they are lethal to drive but can be lively to drive in certain conditons. They will dance around in the tram lines in the road and wind will push them around. Have they checked their tire pressures as Jimnys are very sensitive to this and garages often overfill them so by lowering them is an easy fix that can change how the car handles.
I think that there's still a lot of residual negative perception left over from the Consumer Reports nonsense that did for the samurai. It is just what people remember and I think it is not helped by the similarity of shape between the two models. I know of a couple of people that have had the "don't they fall over?" question asked by none owners.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
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