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06 Aug 2021 16:10 #237344 by Lambert
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I have had a good laugh today. One of my friends who has more money than sense has a new short defender and brought it up to the farm for a catch up. Anyway I was at one of the more inaccessible places I have, basically the bottom of a very steep grass hill. It is tricky on the easy line if it's wet, which it currently is very. So matey decided he would show Temeraire a lesson and drive straight up the steepest bit. The defender gave a refusal at the first 3 attempts. Temeraire didn't offer one refusal, up and out not a murmur. I offered a tow. Dummies were spat out. Big fat road tyres and wet steep grass don't mix.

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06 Aug 2021 16:17 - 06 Aug 2021 16:21 #237345 by lightning
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The Jimny 4wd system is pretty sophisticated, some people see it as a "toy" compared to a Land Rover but it can sometimes get to places a Defender won't manage.

The narrower track and lighter weight can be an advantage as well.

And as your friend found out, great big wheels and tyres aren't always better.
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06 Aug 2021 16:48 - 06 Aug 2021 16:55 #237346 by Lambert
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I often wonder just where I would be able to pilot a Jimny that had more than road tyres on, given where I can get to even now with the Bridgestone ditchfinders compared with the urban terrain I used to have. I think with something like a maxxis m8060 it would be a very small list of places I couldn't get to one way or another.

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06 Aug 2021 21:06 #237354 by lightning
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And as l found out in York last week, the stability control is superb and almost certainly saved me from visiting a field of Weetabix which was next to the road.

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10 Aug 2021 21:13 #237476 by mikec
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I was offered £30K straight for my car by a very serious buyer and I declined a couple of weeks ago - well I always wanted one and what else is there. I sort of set the prices on these by putting my car at the top of the pile on autotrader when I bought it last March at 27, then 30K. It's now set at £36K, as I don't want to sell, so let's see what happens! Already Suzuki GB have gone over £30K for their 4k+ mile used cars and mine has 17 miles on it and has been in a bag from new! I am going to use it to drive to my daughter's wedding in Portugal next year if I haven't sold it by then!

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11 Aug 2021 07:28 - 11 Aug 2021 07:39 #237477 by lightning
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Why are you not using the Jimny, to see how much you might get for it?

lf it carries on the way it's going you might double your money! l couldn't buy a new car and just sit on it though, when l had my Ferrari l did more miles in 12 months than the car had done in the previous ten years.
Two of the previous owners had never used it at all, what's the point in that?
Cars are meant to be used.

We love our Jimny, but there is a limit.

If anyone genuinely offered £30,000 for our "as new" 5,000 mile 2020 SZ5 l would drive it to their house, take the money and walk home.

 
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11 Aug 2021 09:28 #237479 by Lambert
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I was offered £30K straight for my car by a very serious buyer and I declined a couple of weeks ago - well I always wanted one and what else is there. I sort of set the prices on these by putting my car at the top of the pile on autotrader when I bought it last March at 27, then 30K. It's now set at £36K, as I don't want to sell, so let's see what happens! Already Suzuki GB have gone over £30K for their 4k+ mile used cars and mine has 17 miles on it and has been in a bag from new! I am going to use it to drive to my daughter's wedding in Portugal next year if I haven't sold it by then!


Welcome to the forum. I'm somewhat confused. You don't want to sell your Jimny but you have it listed for 36k on autotrader but at the same time you don't want to use it? I feel like I have missed something here?

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11 Aug 2021 11:37 #237486 by Gadget
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Not sure I get that either. You always wanted one, but haven't used it? What's the point in owning it? 

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11 Aug 2021 12:35 #237487 by Coco BT
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jeeze. 36 bags! I could buy 2 new commercials for less than that (vat reclaimable)

I have one, 2nd due in September, but I'll probably offer it to someone for list. They're good, but not that good! 

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11 Aug 2021 14:51 #237488 by Roger Fairclough
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Do you enjoy wasting peoples time? It certainly looks that way.

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11 Aug 2021 15:04 #237490 by DrRobin
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I was offered £30K straight for my car by a very serious buyer and I declined a couple of weeks ago - well I always wanted one and what else is there. I sort of set the prices on these by putting my car at the top of the pile on autotrader when I bought it last March at 27, then 30K. It's now set at £36K, as I don't want to sell, so let's see what happens! Already Suzuki GB have gone over £30K for their 4k+ mile used cars and mine has 17 miles on it and has been in a bag from new! I am going to use it to drive to my daughter's wedding in Portugal next year if I haven't sold it by then!
 
You might as well use it mate as I can't see anyone paying £36k (that is nearly 2x original price) and certainly not for a private sale.  The next one on AT is £31k and that is from a dealer.

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11 Aug 2021 15:26 #237491 by Scimike
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The price in general is nuts in my opinion and its a little sad that people will pay this for fashion.
I like the Suzuki Jimny enough for it to be my only car, but in no way is a G4 worth £30K.
Land Rover reliability accusations aside, you can get a new Evoke for similar money. It can tow more, is more refined, similar MPG and most importantly, you can put 75KG ON THE ROOF!
Given the choice, assuming I wanted to spend that amount, I would rather push my Land Rover Evoke home than purchase a G4.

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