hi there, jimny newbie

goatboy wrote: Welcome!
You'll be happy in the Jimny, RWD, endless power, great handling.... oh hang on... 1 out of 3 ain't bad?

Jimnys are a lot of fun, just a different sort of fun to your Nissan go get yourself one and get muddy!

WELCOME!

Beautiful S14, love the colour and the ROTA? wheels. Be interesting to see what you do to the Jimny. Oh yes... you know you will :laugh:

Thanks for the encouraging words guys,

I'm going to view/ possibly be buying my first jimny on Sunday

Should I be worried with 89,000 miles on a 2002 reg?

not really. As long as its been looked after with a good service history.
Give it a good go over like you would any other car and check for any unexpected clunks and groans.

If you have a bit of a search on here there are lots of posts asking what to look out for...

Most common problems are:

Heating\cooling - check its not overheating, warms up quickly and the heaters blow hot air

Deathwobble - around 40-50mph you can get a bad steering vibration. This can be as simple as wheels being out of balance but could be a whole list of other bearing\bushes issue. Most Jimnys seem to suffer this to some extent sooner or later. Some is just a mild shimmy, some give a terrifying experience!!

4WD - check the 4WD works, flashing light on the dash means problems if it has the original vacuum hubs. Don't drive it too far in 4WD though and only in a straightish line. If its on tarmac you should be able to feel if its working

Rust - The bodywork can be susceptible to rust, particularly under the jack in the boot (almost inevitable), the rear floorpan, and around the headlights

I'm happy to report that I got a jimny, not the one I set out for but an even better one and I'm made up with it.

I must admit motorway driving ain't it's thing at all haha

But I'm very happy with it.

Let the madness commence

Great news mate. Looking forward to seeing some pics.

its in dark green,

on a 1998 reg, so the single cam engine,

insa turbo AT tyres

tinted rear windows,

parking sensors :whistle:

full suzuki service history

12 months mot

6 months tax

70,000 miles

£1500 and its mine.


il get some pics up soon, its being used tomorow for a fishing trip so pics will be up soon.