Goodbye Jimny??

JAGtheman wrote:

"My take on this is that there is a good chance of the Jimny going the (old) Defender 90 route if production stops, with demand from Jimny followers pushing the prices up to crazy levels as soon as new vehicle supply dries up. As a true 4x4 there is little at present to challenge it in this market segment, but the segment is small and becoming more niche by the year"

Definitely.
 But l think the Jimny will hold its value better than the old Defender. Prices for old Defenders went crazy once production stopped, but have since fallen as new owners realise the reality of ownership, and sell them on.
LEZ's have hit the later model old Defenders.

Also there's a lot of Defenders about, but not many Jimnys. The Jimny rides a lot better than the Defender which was initially a surprise (l've owned five old Defenders) but l realised it's partly because the old Defender has to be able to tow 3,600kg so the suspension needs to be able to cope with that.

The Jimny is effectively a 3/4 sized version of what Land Rover should have done with the old Defender,  in my opinion 

 

Lambert wrote:

Well they have to be big to incorporate the crash survival structures and still have room for people inside and they have to be heavy because they need such big batteries to have enough range to get them to the next town because they are so big and heavy. And everyone knows more is more!