New Jimny 2017 Tokyo Show

furo wrote: That's a shame about the colours, I was really hoping for an SZ4 in Jungle Green. White could be good though, might look like a little UN truck.

White is a very forgiving colour, hides scratches and dents well, but it sticks out in a field somewhat, and is so common and chavvy, especially with gangsta windows. I don't think I could face having one on the drive :whistle: Grey or green for me.

I suppose you could always get it covered with fablon in matt grey or green

Jungle Green is the only colour I like in the present line up and that looks like its not coming to the UK?? As mentioned I hope the corrosion/paint control is better on this one. I have bought 4 Jimnys from new and I was always surprised that the paint finish was poor behind the front grill, it wasn't unusual to see rust stains appearing in the first year..

Foxtrot - That email did say those colours are what would be available at the launch - hopefully that means they might release other colours later? Jungle Green is my favourite by a long way.

Facade - I see what you mean about white looking chavvy. It seems a popular colour in hot countries, loads of Australian 4x4s are white, but wouldn't look so good in grey muddy Scotland.

And yeah - I think my first move will be professional rustproofing, even if they have improved their factory protection.

furo wrote:
Facade - I see what you mean about white looking chavvy. It seems a popular colour in hot countries, loads of Australian 4x4s are white, but wouldn't look so good in grey muddy Scotland.

Just look at the sort of people driving, and the type of car that is common in brilliant white with gangsta windows
You shouldn't judge a book by its cover and all that, but on the other hand, if you are wearing a uniform, people expect you to be in in the Army...

Landrover and Toyota always used to do that light stone/ivory colour for hot counties, I guess the reflection off brilliant white would scare away animals, poachers etc.

I owned a white car for 20 years (I got it back last year!) and I agree with Facade's comment about it being a "forgiving colour".
I would wash that car every week - my RAF colleagues thought I was nuts because they thought the car didn't look dirty - only looking at it closely would reveal that in fact it was dirty!

I'm no yet in the market for the new Jimny - and probably wont be unless they have made a convertiblle variant, but from the current colours discussed here would choose the green or the white.

A friend with a black vintage car regrets the colour - says it always shows dirt in winter, and always shows dust in summer - its a losing battle.

From knowledge gained on the DETAILING WORLD WEBSITE dark colours are relatively easy to get a deep shine into, but silver and white are the worst colours to make look shiny. This can be partially overcome by polishing the paint followed by using a decent 'wet look' wax such as 'Colinite 845 Insulation wax'