New Jimny 2017 Tokyo Show

gilburton wrote: I'll never be able to afford one but would some caution be more appropriate and wait until you know if there are any bugs to get sorted?
Just a thought lol

I have bought "first generation" new cars in the past and been OK or lucky. If I have issues I can assist others with the info. I quite like being a guinea pig. My current (and keeper) is the new gen Mini Countryman purchased as soon as it came out and it is a gem so hope the new Jimny will be the same.

The MK1 of anything is always the "best" one, before they find a way to make it "better" by cheapening it.

Think MK1 escort, I suppose RAV4, Subaru Forrester, Jimny (as in SJ10) Land Rover, Range Rover & Jeep Jeep are more appropriate for us.

That said I'm waiting until they ramp up production enough that I can get one with an incentive rather than at a premium. I should get another 2 years out of the current one without much trouble.

My current (non-Jimny) car is on its last legs, hopefully it'll survive until I can get a new Jimny, I don't really want to have to fork out for an interim car.

I wonder if the automatic version will have the same irritating issue the current Jimny has of holding third gear until the oil reaches a predefined temperature. Used to drive me nuts in the winter.

Zee Zee Top wrote: I wonder if the automatic version will have the same irritating issue the current Jimny has of holding third gear until the oil reaches a predefined temperature. Used to drive me nuts in the winter.

Does it?

They definitely won't go into lock up until they are hot, but usually the holding the lower gears thing is more to warm up the catalyst quickly and get the emissions down, the Vectra used to do it (I used to think I'd got it in sport mode somehow) , and the Renault Nee-San does it, but they would both go into 4th quite a few miles before they would lock up in it.

Placed my order too. Dealer say there has been a massive amount of interest. Also seamed pretty sure that it was going to be priced around 16k.

Colin

Best get one quick then, after the pound crashes in April, that will be more like £64,000. Probably take 18 months to recover...

facade wrote: Best get one quick then, after the pound crashes in April, that will be more like £64,000. Probably take 18 months to recover...

At the moment the EU impose a 10% tariff on Japanese cars so after we leave the EU they should be cheaper. I know there is a new trade agreement with Japan agreed with the EU last month but it is not expected to be ratified until some time in 2019.

By all accounts it will get a lot weaker when we Brexit with no deal.

Mind you, I could predict that anyway.


I'm likely having one, but not until I know how much they are, how much extra for the auto, what the towing weight is, whether there will be a poverty spec. (and if it can be auto), and preferably, when they are stuck with a batch that won't sell because of all the pre-orders

auchenblae wrote: The thing that gets me about this forum is...............................................................................................................................................................I reckon the new car will be popular for two years and by then the no centre Diff features and the high revving, low geared engine will return the car to its low sales base again.

WOW.
And WOW.
My Celerio PCP will end fairly soon and a new Jimny could be a replacement but then again??????????????????????/