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So New Jimny Owners, Help a brother out :-)
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So short story.
Test drove a new Jimny 2018 in Dec last year, loved it, said can I have one, once the dealer stopped laughing he said late 2019 maybe, saddened I went home and dreamed of the day I would get my spiritual successor to my old O2 which died an MOT death 3 years ago.
This week, phone call, guess what, we have a new SZ5 in silver (only wanted a Blue or Silver), do you want it ???
Today, deal done, arrives late August.
So I have some questions for new Jimny owners.
1. I have dogs, does anyone have any experience with back seat covers, or is there a way to drop the back seats so it does not have a gap from the back of the front seats to the folded flat head of the back seat (where a dog could fall).
2. Full roof rack. I will need one for a wheelchair from time to time. Seen some nice flat ones, but not cheap. Anyone have one and recommendations.
3. Do I really need parking sensors or a rearview camera? Does it make a big difference in everyday life?
Hope you guys can help, and roll on August.
Thanks everyone.
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1. I would think you'd have to make something up to fill the gap, or get a dog cage or fit a dog cover/tarp, the dog could lay in it like a hammock.
2. I just have the Thule roof bars, same as the Suzuki ones but a third of the price. Sorry can't help with the rack.
3. I have the camera fitted and think it is worth it. Withe the rear window being quite high and the tyre stuck up it is quite blind back there. I use it more for that last few feet of reversing, the distance lines are pretty good.
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One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Lambert wrote: As I found out the other week there's now a legal requirement to have animals restrained in vehicles. It has to take the form of either a cage or harness that prevents them from interfering with the driver. To that end a harness that doesn't let doggo into the gap would work or as mentioned a cage.
I still see drivers on the move with 'lap dogs' quite regularly and yesterday I counted many folk texting and driving and they don't care a jot about being spotted. Most outrageous activity was someone driving with an open laptop computer on the dual carriageway. Funny what you spot from a Jimny.
Returning to the original questions - rear sensors might be helpful - I didn't spec them but yesterday in a tight space I was wishing I had.
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