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Where to source a Jimny

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25 Apr 2019 12:59 #206640 by mickyd
Hi all - looking to get a Jimny, and have found a lot for sale with dealers.
I am looking at '02 to '08, so there is quite a broad range.
It will be for pottering about on short local journeys, no off road, and must be automatic.
Any advice on post or pre vvti?
Should I be looking for a 'special' or a 'JLX+'?

Regarding pricing, the asking price bears no resemblance to the valuation guides from the likes of parkers, autotrader and honest john etc.
This is mainly from local dealers (of which there are surprisingly many of) who specialise mainly in Jimnys.
The only one recently up for sale on this forum was sold a couple of weeks ago for around £1500 - similar at dealers are over £3000.
Where do most people source theirs form?

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25 Apr 2019 14:14 #206642 by Lambert
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Welcome to the forum. I have just got another automatic one admittedly at the opposite end of the budget range to you but I found it on autotrader. If you're able i would recommend you get a vvt they are a good motor.

Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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25 Apr 2019 19:38 - 25 Apr 2019 19:45 #206664 by Scimike
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Hi and Welcome,
I found it difficult to find any private sales that fitted my wants and needs when I started to look for one. I found more to look at with dealers, but even then it involved more traveling than I would have liked. In the end mine was a dealer purchase, not a Jimny specific dealer, just one that had adverts online. I had a 50 mile trip to look at it, but they did pop it on the garage lift after the test drive so I could check for underbody damage or rust. Happy purchase 15 months later, not that much more than private cost wise and they took my crappy VW in part X.
Keep looking online , gumtree, autotrader etc, keep the faith, one will turn up.

As to which trim level, not sure really. Alloys, aircon and Leather "type" interior appear to be the noticeable differences between trim levels, but can't say one is better than the other. They are all noisy and lack any gadgets :laugh:

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26 Apr 2019 05:58 #206676 by Jimx5
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Post your location, Wyke motors Huddersfield usually have 10-15 in stock..

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27 Apr 2019 11:28 #206755 by mickyd
Replied by mickyd on topic Where to source a Jimny
Actually I'm in Halifax, so quite close to Wyke.
They only have an X reg though (in auto), which is older than I wanted.

I did look at another dealers in Halifax yesterday, but the stock was a little shoddy.
I'll keep looking though :)

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27 Apr 2019 12:33 #206757 by Max Headroom
There's Cotswold Jimnys I've not had any dealings with them but they have plenty of stock.
They're just up the road from me in Blockley


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