DDD 4 Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Hi Folks, coming down the A1 today & guess what I passed??? A blooming Suzuki Jimny with > > > > > A LIFT KIT & A WINCH WTF!!! Mind you, the lift kit & bigger wheels & tyres reduced it's top end to 60mph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimjim555 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I'll be lucky to do 60 in my series 3 LR haha, be surprised just how capiable a suzuki is off road, they have a smaller version called the LJ i think it is lol it has a 1 litre engine and boy can they steer off road!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff.C 0 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 You are right jimjim, the Jimny is VERY capable off road. They are only a 1300 engine, so towing a horse box or something is out of the question, and they are quite small inside. However, if you don't need lots of room, but do need to go off road then they are just the job. I have a later model with the VVT engine, and they don't hang about, being happy enough to cruise at mph as long as you want. The fuel consumption is crap at that sort of speed though. The LJ is well obsolete now, and was replace in 1984 by the SJ410, that was a capable little beast but it's 970cc engine was a bit short of puff. The SJ413 and later Samurai were better all rounders. The Jimny is the only small 4x4 that Suzuki produce now, apart from the hatchback SX4 which has a 4grip version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,536 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hi Folks, coming down the A1 today & guess what I passed??? A blooming Suzuki Jimny with > > > > > A LIFT KIT & A WINCH WTF!!! There are 2 round here like thay. The guy does really well in off road trails. Mine, standard apart from cross tyres, goes anywhere a landy goes other than massive rock piles. Cheers, D. Mind you, the lift kit & bigger wheels & tyres reduced it's top end to 60mph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,536 Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hi Folks, coming down the A1 today & guess what I passed??? A blooming Suzuki Jimny with > > > > > A LIFT KIT & A WINCH WTF!!! Mind you, the lift kit & bigger wheels & tyres reduced it's top end to 60mph Can get him up to 90 with a tail wind and a steep hill! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDD 4 Posted July 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 The 410's are extremely capable, friend of mine has a couple & they definately go anywhere that ALL other 4x4's cannot go. Until they pop the rear mount on the transfer box that is!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Missie 1 Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 My sister has a brand new Jimmny and hates it on road but because of where she lives needs its off road capabilities and she loves it off road! I'm not keen on it but i've not travelled in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dexter... 0 Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 (edited) My present girlfriend has a brand new one,ive used it going through muddy fields and all sorts,the lack of space in the back may mean its not ideal as a passion wagon ,but we took it on a proper 4x4 of road course and it flew round compared to the bigger 4x4's. Much better off road than my new Grand Vitara.It was 4x4 of the year a couple of years ago. Dexter... Edited July 1, 2008 by Dexter... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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