Jimny For Work?..

This is going to be my first post on the forum but I'm after some advice.

I'm a professional mole catcher and I'm wanting a 4x4 to get about on the fields as well as for general day to day stuff. I've looked at some of the 'regular' 4x4's and they would cost far too much to run to make things profitable but then someone recommended a Jimny. I've never had anything to do with them before so thought I'd get some advice (allbeit maybe biased ) from 'those in the know'

I don't need to carry much gear, a few hundred traps, some buckets and marker sticks so the smaller size of the Jimny doesn't bother me. At the minute I'm using my 306 estate so if I can get my gear in the boot of that, a Jimny with the rear seats removed should suffice...

Most of my work is on the hill farms of the Yorkshire Dales (just to give you an idea as to the terrain I'll be on)

Nice weather



Not so nice weather



Cheers for any advice

Grizz

Hi there just like to welcome you along to your first post on the site and say a jimny would be perfect for that job just put some a/t tyres on it and you'll be right as rain don't go for too big or else it'll get poor on the fuel usage stay around the same sort of size as standard tyres but definitely not keep the Bridgestone duellers as they're pretty poor on wet roads never mind muddy fields

hi and welcome to bigjimny. a jimny will be good for your job its nice and light all you need is a set of all terrains on I think the biggest tyre you can put on standard with no lift is 215/75/15. on here if you go to my jimny and click on rolling project erm.. they are some pics 3rd and 4th of the boot of a jimny this is the spot you need to look at when you go to buy one and at the back of the front head lights and sills

Cheers for the replies

I've seen a nice looking Jimny on Autotrader, a 1999 1.3 JLX, 79000 miles, long test, £1295... I think I might give them a call in the morning see about getting it, if they still have it

Ha ha ha, here in Oz a mole is a um, loose-morals sheila, ha ha ha. I didn't realise there were underground rodents lol.



Was gonna ask you to save me some

Yea 215's are the biggest that fit, that's what the rnli jimnys have on theirs and they completely fill the arches I don't know what they're like for rubbing and stuff but sure looks good with them on

welcome Grizzly,
can't wait to see the stickers you put on


one sticker for every 100 moles

for the job you will be doing STANDARD tires will be fine. you will NOT need at tires. jimnys are very good in standard form.

I found a Jimny that I was wanting but it'll probably be gone by the time I've the cash... It's a 99 1.3JLX £1295 79000 miles, full 12 months tax, tested till September, although no advisories issued at last test...

The person who was lending me the money isn't able to do cash and the garage isn't able to accept card payments. I've cash coming but not till the end of next week

Grizzly wrote: The person who was lending me the money isn't able to do cash and the garage isn't able to accept card payments. I've cash coming but not till the end of next week

If you really want the car you've seen can't you just put down a £100 deposit on it so they hold it 'til you've got the cash organised?

That was an option but they're over 70 miles away and don't accept card payments