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Choosing a second hand : age and mileage

Some Dude
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22 Feb 2020 20:18 #218908 by Some Dude

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Hi everybody

I am looking for a second hand Jimny for green laning / off roading.
My budget is around 10 000 € preferably less.
I think I will buy in Germany, since there are more choices and the prices are more reasonable.
But before going any further I am looking for some advice regarding age and mileage for my price point.
I selected 3 examples :

09/2006 / 2 previous owners / 92 000 km / Full service history / AC / 6 999 €
www.automobile.fr/Voiture/Suzuki-Jimny-R...ipcar/293903012.html

03/2010 / 1 previous owner / 89 000 km / Full service history / AC / 8 422 €
www.automobile.fr/Voiture/Suzuki-Jimny-C...ipcar/294209608.html

09/2012 / 1 previous owner / 78 000 km / Full service history / AC / 9 800 €
www.automobile.fr/Voiture/Suzuki-Jimny-1...ipcar/293189478.html

So do I need to spend 10 000 € in this car since I will offroad it / modified it, and thus its resale value will severely decrease ?
Are 6 years, 14 000 km and one less previous owner worth 2 800 € ?
Will it bring me less mechanical trouble and less corrosion in the future ?

Thanks for your advices

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22 Feb 2020 21:39 #218910 by jackonlyjack

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Hi and welcome All the above have R72 gear boxes
before 2009 these boxes have weak bearings and fail
there is a kit available to fix the issue on the 2005-09
09 on wards have a sealed bearing installed
Other issues
push button transfer boxes fail too

If you can find a good pre vvt model 1998-2004
these have stronger gear box and leaver transfer
But rust is the killer

My Jimny
www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum?view=topic&catid=8&id=60814

www.youtube.com/channel/UCfJa3cPPDZYGwkWr0rvu8ug

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OPEN AIR MOTORING... 93 MILLION MILES OF HEADROOM

22 Feb 2020 22:15 #218911 by Max Headroom

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A BIGJimny welcome Dude!

IF IT AINT BROKE, KEEP FIXING IT UNTIL IT IS

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22 Feb 2020 23:59 #218914 by gv42

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A JIMNY WELCOME FROM N/WALES

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23 Feb 2020 00:20 #218916 by Daniel30

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welcome to the forum

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Some Dude
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23 Feb 2020 08:13 #218923 by Some Dude

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Thank you everyone for your welcome messages and your advices

So I will avoid the 2005 2009 models.
I didn’t find that much information on the electric transfer case problem / solution.
The problem seems to be with the wiring :
forum.suzukiclubuk.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=13523
auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53594

According to your advice I will choose a post 2010 model, since the pre 2005 models are more likely to suffer from rust problems.

So there’s a good chance it will be something similar to my 2nd example.
The third example (09/2012 / 1 previous owner / 78 000 km / Full service history / AC / 9 800 €) seems a little overkill to transform it into an offroader / overnighter.
And a 8 000 to 8 500 € budget will leave me more resources to buy accessories ...

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