Hi from Yorkshire

hi tyke,
my newly aquired jimny performes better of road than the deisel disco,and the modified v8 disco that i previously owned,no need for masses of right foot,good things do come in small packages.go on mate get one bought you won't be disapointed,if you don't like it you can always sell it(,hush my mouth what am i saying) :evil:

steve

Hi and welcome
Its a shame that no suzuki 4x4 is good on fuel, as they are reliable and great fun. I find it cheaper to tow my heavily modified jimny on a 600kg trailer totaling 2000kg behind a 3.2 shogun. Lucky if mine is to get 15mpg.

Well with all these tales of woe I think I'm just gonna get rid of the landy, not get a Jimny and just trick out my tractor

Don't be put off Tyke, they are great fun. I have had three Jimnys from new since 2000 and use them as my main transport, I even drag a caravan. I use mine for mild off roading in standard form except for the tyres and it always puts a smile on my face....... and at the end of the day that's what it is all about. If you need to fix it or modify it there is loads of help on this forum, get your Jimny and enjoy it

Here here.

I swapped a 200tdi HiCap for the jimny, and I don't regret it, because the HiCap was plain too big for the intended use: a winter runabout.
I don't regret it, but if I was offroading regularly I certainly would. A jimny is a fairly capable light/occaisonal off roader, but in standard form the defender is a better off road workhorse.

You can modify a jimny if you have a bottomless wallet, toyota axles, rock lobster, chop the body away for extreme tyres, raise the suspension etc, the only mod a defender needs is tyres.