JIMNY IS DEAD

Having had time to digest the information I think that the realities of the situation are repeated very regularly in the wider automotive area. That the jimny is a model that we are on the whole deeply passionate about makes this feel like a personal betrayal which it obviously isn't. Yes parts are going to become more expensive as they go into shorter supply which they will as there isn't the demand to warrant competitive supply one needs only to look at the classic cars we currently have to see that support for a mini or mgb is very different to say a metro or a maestro. That's not to say it's impossible to keep going just more for the determined enthusiast.

As for what they chose to do in the future we need only look at defender as the prime example of what it was versus what it has become. I also think that if we had seen a new model every few years like the golf or corola instead of the 4 we have then we probably wouldn't be so excited especially if like the golf it was nothing like what it started out as, we might even be glad they put it out of its misery.

As for an ev even at 90 miles real world it would be adequate for me as long as I were able to home charge with the possible exception of the 5 or 6 days a year when I have to a hundred miles in a day with a full trailer on the back which would almost certainly halve the range making it impossible to justify.

I think that in the medium term I have to trust that some other manufacturers decide to put something similar into production that has real off road ability, is super compact and able to fulfil the requirements I have but honestly it's deeply unlikely as I'm just too niche.

Still it was a good run and it's not like they have all been forcibly removed and destroyed, there's many decades of jimny joy left to us true delivers yet!

That’s the thing Lambert, my Gen 3 was 12 years old when I traded it, nothing wrong with it and running well. So if I keep my Gen 4 until it is 12 years old that’s another 8 years and I suspect my Gen 4 at 12 years old will be better than my old Gen 3.

With a bit of luck it will go on until 15-20 years old (2035-2040), by which time electric points will be everywhere and petrol will start to increase in price.

I hope Suzuki change their mind and make a hybrid, but if not someone else might make something similar.

Robin

Can you confirm (not sure if I've missed it somewhere?) But is the Jimny production line being closed, or is it Suzuki are just not exporting to the UK & Europe any more?

Soeley wrote:

Can you confirm (not sure if I've missed it somewhere?) But is the Jimny production line being closed, or is it Suzuki are just not exporting to the UK & Europe any more?


 

Just the UK and Europe as far as I'm aware although some EU countries haven't annoucned this yet. For other countries the Jimny continues on.

That is good news as far as spares go, should help to keep the prices a bit lower than if it was a complete production closure.

Lambert wrote:

Having had time to digest the information I think that the realities of the situation are repeated very regularly in the wider automotive area. That the jimny is a model that we are on the whole deeply passionate about makes this feel like a personal betrayal which it obviously isn't. Yes parts are going to become more expensive as they go into shorter supply which they will as there isn't the demand to warrant competitive supply one needs only to look at the classic cars we currently have to see that support for a mini or mgb is very different to say a metro or a maestro. That's not to say it's impossible to keep going just more for the determined enthusiast.

As for what they chose to do in the future we need only look at defender as the prime example of what it was versus what it has become. I also think that if we had seen a new model every few years like the golf or corola instead of the 4 we have then we probably wouldn't be so excited especially if like the golf it was nothing like what it started out as, we might even be glad they put it out of its misery.

As for an ev even at 90 miles real world it would be adequate for me as long as I were able to home charge with the possible exception of the 5 or 6 days a year when I have to a hundred miles in a day with a full trailer on the back which would almost certainly halve the range making it impossible to justify.

I think that in the medium term I have to trust that some other manufacturers decide to put something similar into production that has real off road ability, is super compact and able to fulfil the requirements I have but honestly it's deeply unlikely as I'm just too niche.

Still it was a good run and it's not like they have all been forcibly removed and destroyed, there's many decades of jimny joy left to us true delivers yet!

 

Parts for the Gen 4 will have a long way to go till the rest of the world stops getting them. The Gen 3 may become an issue over time as not many countries got them or even any at all like India who produce alot of parts so whereas the SJ parts are still readily available because india have only just stopped making them. The Gen 3 doesn't have that lifeline but its still a way off yet. I could also use an EV Jimny if it existed as my work is only 11 miles away and thats pretty much all I do in my lcv so range isn't an issue but the cost to charge it, Depreciation and its lifespan does concern me especially with what we are seeing now with used teslas. My 2019 SZ5 is still worth more than what I paid and my LCVs haven't lost that much compared to most new cars and will now stablise with the recent news. Gen 3s  are still holding up well.  What other new cars can do that apart from high end supercars. I think they got the defender right. Yes its gone down the chelsea tractor route but it's still that countryside car you can get grubby but at least your doing it in comfort. There are tons of them around so despite the original complaints about killing the old one off it clearly worked from a sales point of view.