Reasons to keep jimny.help,

If there's only 2 of you & you don't use the rear seats then as has been said, for short term overlanding what more do you need. Also, as has been mentioned, use a trailor, have a look at what the Aussies do, there are several on here.

When modified and with extreme tread patterns, believe me, quick is not desirable. Try stopping any 4x4 in the wet with extreme muddies on!

I use my rear seats in the bad weather and whilst at the moment there's only the Mrs & I, we are looking to expand upon that. I shall therefore be considering my options but I have too much invested in my Jimjam that I won't get back, I think I shall have to just get more clever with my storage solutions!

Kirkynut

For us the main advantage of the jimny is two fold first because it is light it makes less mess in the fields than the defender and second because it is light it uses at least 800 to 900 quid a year less fuel than the defender for the same milage. However because it is light it won't tow anything like what the defender will so it's not all roses by any means.

Going back to the OP's original comments, I'm in a situation where I've spent so much money I won't get back and you commented that you don't want to spend money on something you'll end up selling, whereby finding yourself in the situation I'm in now!

I do love my Jimny though and one other advantage I have with a Jimjam is that it fits in my garage & can still be jacked up & worked on in the warmish & dry.

Kirkynut

kirkynut wrote: I'm in a situation where I've spent so much money I won't get back
I do love my Jimny though and one other advantage I have with a Jimjam is that it fits in my garage & can still be jacked up & worked on in the warmish & dry.

Kirkynut

That's how I ended up keeping my SJ for 20+ years and I wish I hadn't sold it but it was manual (though a lovely gearbox) and it did not have power steering (though I wish I'd kept the thing and modded that). And in the end it is worth more as a vehicle to use than to sell. I have had mostly 'keeper' motors generally around 10 years per.
You have my respect with the task of putting the rear seats back in as and when, like the ARB, the choice for me is either always on or always off period. I could never use my Jimny as a main car - it'd drive me barmy at my age.

takes ten minutes ish to fit the seats, 8 bolts in total :whistle:

the bolts on the back bits of the seat tend to go rusty tho as they stick out the bottom of the car,bit of copper grease will stop that tho.

jonesyba420 wrote: takes ten minutes ish to fit the seats, 8 bolts in total :whistle:

the bolts on the back bits of the seat tend to go rusty tho as they stick out the bottom of the car,bit of copper grease will stop that tho.

Takes me half an hour to get them out of store!! And all that lifting!!! Fitting the ARB is much more pleasurable. :laugh: :laugh: