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Introduction

Main purpose

• The purpose of this page is to simply compile the links to various professional, semi-professional and amateur reviews and advertisements of Jimnys.
• For each review, a short comment about it (a review of review) should be written here.
• A review can either be in the form of a video documentary, an audio documentary (rare) or a textual article.

• Since Jimnys have been in production for the last 20 years, there are many reviews and advertisements of them through the years, worldwide.
• It is interesting to see how the reviewers' stances, review styles and opinions about Jimnys have changed over the two-decade span.
• The review or advertisement can be in any language, it just has to be placed in the corresponding language chapter.

• Some reviews and advertisements also contain useful information like technical specifications (some of which are hard to find in case of old or obsolete Jimny editions, like DDiS).

The content

• All kinds of reviews are included here, even badly conducted (or written) ones.
• The purpose is that you can learn the difference between four types of reviewers:
  • amateur,
  • professional,
  • amateur idiot,
  • professional idiot.

• The easiest way to spot an idiot doing the review is by observing their driving style - if they are driving like a bat outta' hell, then it's probably all about sensationalism and pomposity.

Gathering methods and contributors

• Forum user Bosanek browsed Youtube far and wide, and gathered as much Jimny advertisments and reviews as he could find, grouping them into several language-centered Youtube playlists.
• Most video reviews are currently externally collectively linked as a language-centered video playlists on Youtube, because it is a LOT of work to link each video independently here.
• Once a Youtube playlist web page is accessed, each individual video from the playlist can then be separately invoked for playback.
• There is no specific ordering of the videos in the playlists - videos were added into the playlists as they were encountered during wanderings through the vastness of Youtube.
• If someone is willing to link each video here separately, they are welcome to do it!
• There around 450 videos in total!

Sorting and categorizing methods

• Language-based grouping of videos and articles is not ideal - there are cases where a language in the video or article does not correspond to the world region where the material was made.
• Example is a review by a Russian in Russia, but in English language - it will still belong to the English language category.
• There are also languages which are spoken is several distinct world regions, like English in UK, South Africa, Australia etc. and Portuguese in Portugal, Brazil, etc.
• Each video or article is featured only in one language category (so no double-categorization).
• The only exception are videos and articles about diesel (DDiS) Jimnys - they are featured in the DDiS chapter AND the corresponding language chapter too.
• Language chapters are ordered in alphabetical order.
• If someone notices that a certain video or article is in the wrong language category, inform user Bosanek of the error.

Note for non-Latin writing scriptures

• Due to a different writing scripture than Latin, it is very hard to find all relevant videos and reviews in the following languages:
  • Arabic
  • Persian
  • Ukrainian
  • Russian
  • Serbian
  • Bulgarian
  • Greek
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Chinese
  • Hebrew

• Users who are familiar with their writing scripts could find more such videos.
• There is a chance that these language categories might contain videos in other languages by mistake (for example, Chinese and Korean in the Japanese chapter, etc.).

Speechless / Textless reviews

• This chapter contains all language-independent reviews - where (almost) nothing is written or spoken in any language.
• The reviews in this chapter come from all over the world, and may feature a Jimny edition which is specific only to the local region.
• This is by far the largest category regarding videos, and is very diverse in types and styles of featured content - from simple "walkarounds" in saloons, over pompous advertisements, to elaborate field tests.
• Most of these kind of reviews feature awful, loud, pretentious, pompously, hard-core rock or techno music - you may want to turn off your speakers for better enjoyment!

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Arabic

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Chinese

• This language is primarily spoken in China as well as in Taiwan.
• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Czech

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Dutch

• This language is primarily spoken in the Netherlands.
• Its very similar variant called "Afrikaans" is also spoken is several countries in south Africa.
• Here is the Youtube playlist.

English

• This category contains videos from all over the world, and not just from English-speaking countries like Australia or South African Republic.

Youtube videos

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Norwegian review from their offroad forum

• The review is of an early 2000 year model Jimny.
• Here is the review.

Some guy's (called "FU'GUTTYCARS") review

• The review

Australian review from Practical Motoring

• The review is in English language from Australia, of a 2015 year model Jimny, which has ESC / ESP.
• This is a practical "real world" review, which was conducted with some proper all terrain driving in difficult conditions.
• The reviewer clearly has experience with driving all terrain vehicles.
• Therefore, he knows which virtues and issues are important to pay attention to.
• Here is the review.

Filipino

• This language is primarily spoken in the Philippines.
• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Finnish

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

French

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

German

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

• Magazine article: 4wheelfun.de
  • Comparative review of Suzuki Jimny (petrol) against Lada Niva
• Magazine review: Autobild.de
  • Review of a used Suzuki Samurai, but very good and informative
• Magazine review: Auto Motor und Sport.de
  • Quite professional and comprehensive all-terrain driving and evaluation review of a DDiS 2nd gen. Jimny - very informative

Hebrew

• This language is primarily spoken in Israel.
• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Hungarian

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Italian

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Japanese

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Polish

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Portuguese

• Most of the content in this language was made in south America, especially in Brazil.
• The popularity of Jimnys has exploded in Brazil in the mid-2010s, and hence the large number of videos over there.
• There is a chance that this category could also contain videos in Spanish language by mistake (please report such cases).

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Romanian

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Russian

• There is a chance that this category could also contain videos in other slavic languages by mistake (please report such cases).
• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Slovakian

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Spanish

• A lot of the content in this language was also made in South America (for example in Colombia).
• There is a chance that this category could also contain videos in Portuguese language by mistake (please report such cases).
• Here is the Youtube playlist.

• Magazine review: Suzuki88
  • DDiS Jimny specifications, story, advantages and review of driving characteristics

Ukrainian

• There is a chance that this category could also contain videos in other Slavic languages by mistake (please report such cases).
• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Yugoslavian

• This chapter contains all reviews written or spoken in any of the four (essentially the same) languages: Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, Montenegrin.
  • They will be collectively called a "Yugoslav" language.
• Reviews which are written or spoken in Slovenian and Macedonian languages are also included in this chapter.
  • Reason: although they are quite different from the above four languages, those two countries were also part of Yugoslavia.

Youtube videos

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

Article from Croatian newspaper "Jutarnji list" from 2008

• This is a hands-on practical review of the Jimny model.
• The emphasis is on what to expect from second hand Jimnys (performance, reliability, standard issues), based on writer's market experience.
• Contains some information and tips on DDiS Jimnys as well.
• Written by a mechanical engineer with a doctorate level education.
• Written in year 2008.

Link to the article

DDiS (diesel) Jimnys

• These reviews can also be found in their corresponding language categories.
• They have also been grouped here, since it is generally quite hard to find any information about DDiS Jimnys.
• This is the only "double categorization" case in this article.

• Here is the Youtube playlist.

• Magazine review: Auto Motor und Sport.de
  • Quite professional and comprehensive all-terrain driving and evaluation review of a DDiS 2nd gen. Jimny - very informative
• Magazine review: Suzuki88
  • DDiS Jimny specifications, story, advantages and review of driving characteristics

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Page last edited on 21/02/2019 by user Bosanek