BigJimnyMeet (North) 2024 (12 Jan 2024)
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My Gen 3 is not really suited to motorway driving, I think it's better suited to about 60mph than 70mph and I find that after a couple of hours driving at those speeds I start to get tired, whereas when I had a BMW X3 you could sit all day at 70mph and get out fresh.
Still as you say, not really designed for those roads and my Jimny is much better at almost everything else than an X3, apart from towing.
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Just set the cruise control and let the
idiots fly past at 90mph.
Underneath the Jimny is pretty much Defender except everything is about 2/3 the size!
Also it's not full time 4x4 of course, but that saves in fuel and you don't need it anyway in normal driving.
l like the fact that it has proper selector levers for the transmission and not some menu or touch screen.
l would advise you get the Suzuki rubber mat for the rear, when the seats are folded down, it's really good quality.
The rear seat head rests can be stored in the passengers seat back pocket.
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I come from the land of the Land-cruiser and the difference is considerable. Yes I would want the Cruiser for heavy towing and laning through terrain that will leave scratches and battle scars but nowadays I want gentile refinement and the Jimny gives me that in spades.
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Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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lf Suzuki did it for £18,000 then surely Land Rover could have done it for under £30,000.
lnstead of that, what they've produced is a vehicle that's no doubt highly accomplished but starts at £45,000 and is no more useful, or better than, a Discovery 4.
I think this will mean the Jimny remains popular, it's just a shame that it's no longer imported to the UK, however according to the motoring press it's to be re introduced as a two seater commercial version early in 2021.
No sign of that yet on the Suzuki website, but hopefully it will happen.
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All it needs now is a gun rack.
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Gilling Red wrote: Will sort some photo's tomorrow. Can anybody suggest some decent front seat cover ? Not bothered about rear seat covers as the rear seats will be folded down for the most part.
I have the Escape Gear seat covers, they have been absolutely marvelous. They still look like the day I fitted them, 2 years later.
They also give you the option of just buying the front set.
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