Re:new Gen4 or not ?

Purley in the spirit of trying to help you decide I would ask yourself the following:
Do the reasons or circumstances that promoted the swap to another vehicle in 2007 still apply?
If they do then it's unlikely the G4 will fully address these issues, unless it simply rotted out, as the G4 DNA is basically the same as the G3.
As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder, so your recollection of your Jimny days has had time to focus on it's good traits.

As I said, just trying to make you consider all angles before you decide. Appear to be plenty about now, our local Suzuki dealer has two in prominent display where once none existed.
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Absolutely concur. My SZ5 has the best headlights ever. Much better than my Audi S4 B9. I've fitted the fog/DRL with LEDs too, the combo of both h/l + IPF fogs is unbeatable.

 

We love our SZ5 Jimny. lt's great fun to drive and plenty fast enough.
The headlights are indeed awesome, much better than those on my new Defender.

We've never had any issues with the Jimny in 3 1/2 years.
lt's still worth more than we paid 3 1/2 years ago according to Motorway or WBAC but it's not for sale.

The extra features on the SZ5 are great to have, but they don't make it drive any better than an SZ4. However the SZ5 has always been more desirable and commands higher prices.

We rarely use the rear seats although they are nice to have, as my Defender is a 2-seater Commercial version.

The SZ5 may now cost over list price to buy, but you'll get it all back when you sell. There will be no more 4-seat Jimnys so look after it and there will be little if any depreciation.

To be honest even at the higher than list prices l think the Jimny is a bargain, when you consider the residential values.

And it's just so well thought out.
For example
On the Defender if you need to remove any trim, all the clips break off and you have to replace them. On the Jimny this doesn't happen.



 

I don't understand anyone paying over list for a car that is out of warranty and has 3.5 years' corrosion on it (Suzuki not having a great reputation there).

rogerzilla wrote:

I don't understand anyone paying over list for a car that is out of warranty and has 3.5 years' corrosion on it (Suzuki not having a great reputation there).

If they have been Suzuki serviced then none of the Gen4 Jimnys are old enough yet to be "out of warranty" (Seven years)

It's not quite as simple as that. Since the end of April 2023, Suzuki will apply an extra one year warranty if you have had it serviced at a Suzuki dealership - and also all the other services - and the dealership say it is ok. At the next service ie 12 months later, the same deal applies.
In my case the warranty expired on the 28th February 2023 approx. 1 month before Suzuki started this scheme, so from 1st April 2023 until when I have it serviced at Startin sometime in March 2024 I will not have a warranty. Once it is serviced and classed as ok the warranty will re-start for another year. If it is not ok, I must pay for repairs before the warranty continues. So as long as the service is done before the warranty runs out, any defects are covered. Accept there are items not covered including ICE.

Roger