2019 Suzuki Jimny meets 1989 Suzuki SJ410 - 4x4s off-road - Autocar heroes
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Date: 2022-04-17
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1SaG
11: 30 Not trying to suggest that the SJ410 is a safe car by any standards, but:
A friend of mine had one way back when we were in school. One morning I was the designated driver after a night out when we stopped at a set of lights. Another car (whose driver was most likely intoxicated) came up from behind and failed to stop in time. It slammed straight into the Suzuki's back, folding its own hood up like a piece of cardboard. That's all I could really see in the rearview mirror, because the guy immediately slammed it into reverse and took off at full speed. IIRC the car that rammed us was a mid/late 80s Ford Escort. We got out of the SJ to inspect the damage to our car and all there was was one broken tail-light.
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11: 30 Not trying to suggest that the SJ410 is a safe car by any standards, but:
A friend of mine had one way back when we were in school. One morning I was the designated driver after a night out when we stopped at a set of lights. Another car (whose driver was most likely intoxicated) came up from behind and failed to stop in time. It slammed straight into the Suzuki's back, folding its own hood up like a piece of cardboard. That's all I could really see in the rearview mirror, because the guy immediately slammed it into reverse and took off at full speed. IIRC the car that rammed us was a mid/late 80s Ford Escort. We got out of the SJ to inspect the damage to our car and all there was was one broken tail-light.
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SteveST1300
HELLOOO SUZUKIIII!
OVER HERE! IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA!
SOMEWHERE AROUND 30, 000 KMS OF BACK ROADS WITH MOOSE, MOUNTAINS AND MUSKEG! AND NO SUZUKI SALES!
C'mon Suzuki. Get this vehicle over here. We don't all want bloated Yankee 4x4 freighters or shopping mall diva tart carts. You pulled out of the North American market in 2013 mainly from poor sales in the US but sales were strong here (despite a population of only 10% of the US.
Canada would suck up this little truck like a fat kid eating jello. I'm on my 3rd modified XL7 but supply is running out. And the post-Samurai version are nothing as good as the original. or the new Jimny.
I want one.
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HELLOOO SUZUKIIII!
OVER HERE! IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA!
SOMEWHERE AROUND 30, 000 KMS OF BACK ROADS WITH MOOSE, MOUNTAINS AND MUSKEG! AND NO SUZUKI SALES!
C'mon Suzuki. Get this vehicle over here. We don't all want bloated Yankee 4x4 freighters or shopping mall diva tart carts. You pulled out of the North American market in 2013 mainly from poor sales in the US but sales were strong here (despite a population of only 10% of the US.
Canada would suck up this little truck like a fat kid eating jello. I'm on my 3rd modified XL7 but supply is running out. And the post-Samurai version are nothing as good as the original. or the new Jimny.
I want one.
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ruddo1970
I remember some years ago reading that the Jimny's reputation for being easy to tip over was tested and found to be overstated. The magazine doing the testing found that the conditions required to tip them over were the same to tip any other car. In the end they required a ramp to get it to tip. IIrc they concluded, at least in America, that the story was concocted to protect local manfacturers.
I had a mid eighties soft top back in 1991 and remember tearing around a mates property in it. Never came close to tipping over.
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I remember some years ago reading that the Jimny's reputation for being easy to tip over was tested and found to be overstated. The magazine doing the testing found that the conditions required to tip them over were the same to tip any other car. In the end they required a ramp to get it to tip. IIrc they concluded, at least in America, that the story was concocted to protect local manfacturers.
I had a mid eighties soft top back in 1991 and remember tearing around a mates property in it. Never came close to tipping over.
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clooper
Just collected my new 2020 Jimny after a 1 year wait, it replaces a Land Rover 90- TD5 and while the Jimny is quite a bit smaller and cant carry as much it is much more refined on the road, uses less fuel and our 3 dogs seem just as happy in the back and it traverses the same terrain as my TD5 did, l loved my TD5 but it couldn't compete with the Jimny for the things I need to do, my girlfriend is so impressed she is thinking about getting one for herself and she liked the TD5 as well.
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Just collected my new 2020 Jimny after a 1 year wait, it replaces a Land Rover 90- TD5 and while the Jimny is quite a bit smaller and cant carry as much it is much more refined on the road, uses less fuel and our 3 dogs seem just as happy in the back and it traverses the same terrain as my TD5 did, l loved my TD5 but it couldn't compete with the Jimny for the things I need to do, my girlfriend is so impressed she is thinking about getting one for herself and she liked the TD5 as well.
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clooper
I look at it like this, my old SJ 413 LWB would go along the highway at a steady 60 mph but a customer of mine wouldn't take his Ferrari Testarossa down an old track behind me! I had an old Series III 88- diesel Land Rover, boy was it slow on the road, we had a heavy snowfall one year, cars were struggling everywhere, not me, in four wheel drive and chugged past all of them with a smile on my face ( did rescue a few blocking the road.
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I look at it like this, my old SJ 413 LWB would go along the highway at a steady 60 mph but a customer of mine wouldn't take his Ferrari Testarossa down an old track behind me! I had an old Series III 88- diesel Land Rover, boy was it slow on the road, we had a heavy snowfall one year, cars were struggling everywhere, not me, in four wheel drive and chugged past all of them with a smile on my face ( did rescue a few blocking the road.
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The
-shaking and rattling like a skeleton masturbating in a filing cabinet-. great description of the SJ series. but with the SJ, you'd actually get places! i had an 89 GM-badged version of the north american-approved sequel, the Sidekick, and it was an absolute BEAST off road, and on the highway still nailed down 7L/100km or 40. 3mpg(UK. 5-speed and a rag top, real truck tires (Bridgestone Desert Duelers. wish I still had it!
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-shaking and rattling like a skeleton masturbating in a filing cabinet-. great description of the SJ series. but with the SJ, you'd actually get places! i had an 89 GM-badged version of the north american-approved sequel, the Sidekick, and it was an absolute BEAST off road, and on the highway still nailed down 7L/100km or 40. 3mpg(UK. 5-speed and a rag top, real truck tires (Bridgestone Desert Duelers. wish I still had it!
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Vivek
Dear presenter, the SJ 410 was assembled and marketed in India as MG 410, petrol engine model with minor engine and suspension modifications which gave it a burst pick up better than the latest SUV & hatchbacks and was still a superb off roader. Only problem, you could never take your foot of the throttle for it bounce like a ping-pong ball. The steering was superb on road and off road.
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Dear presenter, the SJ 410 was assembled and marketed in India as MG 410, petrol engine model with minor engine and suspension modifications which gave it a burst pick up better than the latest SUV & hatchbacks and was still a superb off roader. Only problem, you could never take your foot of the throttle for it bounce like a ping-pong ball. The steering was superb on road and off road.
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Adrian
Oh Lord. you-re killing me! I miss Suzuki so much here stateside. I-ve owned an 88 & 1/2 Samurai hardtop, a 92- Sidekick soft top, a 94- hardtop & 3 Swifts/Metros. They were bulletproof reliable. Easy to work on. Affordable to work on & for the most part, a joy to own. My heart breaks to see that new Jimny. How I wish Suzuki would return to the US.
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Oh Lord. you-re killing me! I miss Suzuki so much here stateside. I-ve owned an 88 & 1/2 Samurai hardtop, a 92- Sidekick soft top, a 94- hardtop & 3 Swifts/Metros. They were bulletproof reliable. Easy to work on. Affordable to work on & for the most part, a joy to own. My heart breaks to see that new Jimny. How I wish Suzuki would return to the US.
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Shankar
Well I own a 15 year old Maruti Gypsy in India. One of the best lightest and easiest off road vehicles ever. The Indian Armed Forces have been using these for the last 35 years. It is sad that the Company discontinued the Gypsy in March 2019.
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Well I own a 15 year old Maruti Gypsy in India. One of the best lightest and easiest off road vehicles ever. The Indian Armed Forces have been using these for the last 35 years. It is sad that the Company discontinued the Gypsy in March 2019.
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roddyk05
89 model on an H plate? My 1990 was on a G reg. By far the most fun vehicle I ever owned, might look at the new Jimny now that I don-t need my defender for towing any more. Good hearing the comparison between the SJ and the new one.
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89 model on an H plate? My 1990 was on a G reg. By far the most fun vehicle I ever owned, might look at the new Jimny now that I don-t need my defender for towing any more. Good hearing the comparison between the SJ and the new one.
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