r/Jimny
▲ 11 r/Jimny
Do you ever think it's crazy to spend these amounts of $$$ on these little cars?
I have a gen 3 jimny and I bought it for a "good price", for the "good price" I bought this old nugget I could have definitely bought a much newer, fuel efficient more comfortable and more reliable car.
I definitely love this car way too much and I have already spent a decent amount of money on preventative maintenance and repairs, now i'm planning on replacing all the suspension bushings and the shocks and springs since I also want to do a 5cm lift and it's definitely going to cost me a totally unreasonable amount of money.
I get absolutely no respect on the road, most people think my car is a slow shitbox and "it doesn't even look like a real offroader", I'm almost constantly seeking for the source of some sort of noise/rattle/creaking at any given moment and definitely spend too much time checking the underside of my car for future problems. I also have a tendency to use it off-road and inevitably the occasional scratch or broken license plate will manifest itself.
Sometimes I feel "guilty" for doing this to myself, I spend too much money and energy for something that is invisible and unreasonable for 99% of people, however driving this tiny, uncomfortable, loud nugget definitely puts a smile on my face and it does feel more special than other more expensive cars I have driven.
Do you really think it's worth it?
u/throwaway00784676 — 5 days ago
▲ 125 r/Jimny
Just bought this guy
I’ve finally bitten the bullet and got myself a jimny. What do you guys think ? Any pointers on where to go from here ? It’s super clean and has already been rust treated. Only 90,000km.
u/Waste_Log3479 — 6 days ago
For people Driving the AT. Due you feel the lever and 4H vibrate while driving?
Got a new Jimny AT and while driving it home, I felt micro vibrations on the AT lever and 4H lever when I touched them while the car was running.
Is this Normal? Or should I get this checked?
u/Alternative-Flow5129 — 5 days ago
Our baby boi, Pedro
It's @wherepedrogoes if anyone is interested in digitally waving 😅👋🏼🥰
u/Rhys_Mac_Photography — 6 days ago
▲ 71 r/Jimny
Just joined the club ! 1999, took it for its first ride off roads today
Got a great deal for a 1999, 150k kilometers. 4500€ ! Barely any rust, only two most serious spots I found are in the trunk and they’re not that big of a deal (treated it after the pics of course). Even had a full set of mud tires included in addition to road tires.
Planning to build the inside to accommodate a bed, fridge and supplies for travelling.
Painted the plastics in black to give it a refresh, and put some alubutyl acoustic panels.
Roofrack and ladder are next, for a solar panel and Starlink. I’ll paint the rims in matte black too.
u/Chpouky — 6 days ago
▲ 90 r/Jimny
Urnieta arrived
Took a while but worth the wait. Wanted a snorkel with a filter, seat organizers and mirrors. The mirrors will be installed later. High quality 👌
u/Better-Strike-5196 — 14 days ago
▲ 78 r/Jimny
Joined the club a couple of months ago and the little fella wanted to say hi. Here it is both in the city and in the countryside.
u/Redditalan17 — 13 days ago
▲ 3 r/Jimny
Loud once i hit over 80kph?
I don’t know much about cars but got a 3 door AT Jimny 3 days ago. Have not done any work on the car so it’s still full stock.
We had to bring it on the highway today and noticed that as soon as I pass 80kph - it gets extremely loud. It’s not a whine and it doesn’t seem like wind noise but it sounds like it’s coming from the engine? Or atleast from something in the hood.
It’s loud enough to the point where you can’t hear each other talk in the car. It’s weird because when I do 80kph or less, the sound isn’t there at all no matter how much I accelerate.
I have it set to 2 wheel drive. Am I over thinking this or should I have it checked?
Thanks!
u/biglllllllll — 13 days ago