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BigJimnyMeet (North) 2024 (12 Jan 2024)
BigJimnyMeet 2024
14th July 2024
Parkwood Nr. Leeds
14th July 2024
Parkwood Nr. Leeds
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Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
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01 Feb 2024 13:26 #253938
by me101
2007 Little Jim with cheap mods!
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01 Feb 2024 13:37 #253939
by DrRobin
2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
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Replied by DrRobin on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
It's based on the Indian Force Gurkha, they look similar until you see them side by side
www.carwale.com/news/maruti-jimny-spotted-with-force-gurkha/
The Force Gurkha has a 2.6L Merc based engine and costs about £13,000 in India. They frequently get compared to a G-Wagon rather than a Jimny.
www.carwale.com/news/maruti-jimny-spotted-with-force-gurkha/
The Force Gurkha has a 2.6L Merc based engine and costs about £13,000 in India. They frequently get compared to a G-Wagon rather than a Jimny.
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01 Feb 2024 17:24 #253940
by 300bhpton
Replied by 300bhpton on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
They were selling a UAZ running on electric previously. Looked pretty cool tbh. Although for obvious reasons there is likely a bit of a supply issue.
Don't know much about the Gurkha. I know the EV bits cost money and maybe a tiny bit of R&D, but £50k seems very steep for a budget entry level 4wd and poor range. £26-333k maybe.
Don't know much about the Gurkha. I know the EV bits cost money and maybe a tiny bit of R&D, but £50k seems very steep for a budget entry level 4wd and poor range. £26-333k maybe.
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01 Feb 2024 19:09 #253942
by Phaeton
Replied by Phaeton on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
£26-33K still seems expensive for any car to me,but £50k seems very steep for a budget entry level 4wd and poor range. £26-333k maybe.
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01 Feb 2024 23:12 #253943
by facade
Car prices have skyrocketed across the board.
What was a £200 car (anything with a decent length MOT) is now £1000. £2000 today buys the sort of banger you'd have paid £400-£500 for then.
New Prices? A poverty spec. Dacia Sandero was £6,995, today they are £13,795.
An Ignis was £10,499, today £17,949.
Pretty much everything has gone up by the same amount, except our income.........
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
That's because you are still living in the World before The War/The Other War/Covid/Brexit.
£26-33K still seems expensive for any car to me,but £50k seems very steep for a budget entry level 4wd and poor range. £26-333k maybe.
Car prices have skyrocketed across the board.
What was a £200 car (anything with a decent length MOT) is now £1000. £2000 today buys the sort of banger you'd have paid £400-£500 for then.
New Prices? A poverty spec. Dacia Sandero was £6,995, today they are £13,795.
An Ignis was £10,499, today £17,949.
Pretty much everything has gone up by the same amount, except our income.........
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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01 Feb 2024 23:49 #253944
by 300bhpton
That said, this Gurkha EV is actually £60,000 not 50k, they seem to be quoting the ex VAT price, which isn't really realistic for many. And even if you can claim the VAT back, you'll still have to pay it initially.
So I still think it is hugely over priced for what it is. A new MINI Electric is way less money for more technology and specification. And it isn't as if any real R&D has gone into the Gurkha EV. They have only bought EV bits and bolted them too a donor vehicle, a bit like building a kit car. They haven't had to develop a transmission, motors, batteries or even likely controllers.
Replied by 300bhpton on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
Well me too if we are talking cash in the bank kind of money. Although PCP deals and the like make many new/newish cars far more affordable than their headline price tag. Small deposit and an affordable monthly payment can buy you quite a lot of motor vehicle these days.
£26-33K still seems expensive for any car to me,but £50k seems very steep for a budget entry level 4wd and poor range. £26-333k maybe.
That said, this Gurkha EV is actually £60,000 not 50k, they seem to be quoting the ex VAT price, which isn't really realistic for many. And even if you can claim the VAT back, you'll still have to pay it initially.
So I still think it is hugely over priced for what it is. A new MINI Electric is way less money for more technology and specification. And it isn't as if any real R&D has gone into the Gurkha EV. They have only bought EV bits and bolted them too a donor vehicle, a bit like building a kit car. They haven't had to develop a transmission, motors, batteries or even likely controllers.
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02 Feb 2024 06:39 #253949
by Lambert
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Replied by Lambert on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
50 to 60 k is defender/grenadier/cruiser money! The actual website isn't mentioning an asking price and given that it's only available in 2 seater form I can't see them being able to justify that level of asking price. That said I am still very keen as it's short and can tow 3 tonnes and goes from 20 to 80pc charge in 36min so the range anxiety is not awful.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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02 Feb 2024 08:15 #253950
by rogerzilla
Replied by rogerzilla on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
Affordable? Not at all.
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02 Feb 2024 09:29 #253952
by DrRobin
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Replied by DrRobin on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
£60k, they aren’t going to sell many of those in the UK. Better to buy the Yomper EV.
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02 Feb 2024 16:39 #253968
by Roger Fairclough
Replied by Roger Fairclough on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
To whom it may concern.
When in the Highlands, I would fill up when my tank was half empty. Try doing that with an EV. You would need to plan your journeys around suitable power outlets and hope they are still working. Run out of fuel up there and the AA ( or whoever you are a member of ) will deliver a can of your favourite brew and off you go. Run out of amps and you will need a tow to wherever and that's your day ruined.
I will stick with a fluid fuel.
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When in the Highlands, I would fill up when my tank was half empty. Try doing that with an EV. You would need to plan your journeys around suitable power outlets and hope they are still working. Run out of fuel up there and the AA ( or whoever you are a member of ) will deliver a can of your favourite brew and off you go. Run out of amps and you will need a tow to wherever and that's your day ruined.
I will stick with a fluid fuel.
Roger
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02 Feb 2024 18:21 #253975
by DrRobin
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Replied by DrRobin on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
Or the AA will bring you a generator/mobile charger?To whom it may concern.
When in the Highlands, I would fill up when my tank was half empty. Try doing that with an EV. You would need to plan your journeys around suitable power outlets and hope they are still working. Run out of fuel up there and the AA ( or whoever you are a member of ) will deliver a can of your favourite brew and off you go. Run out of amps and you will need a tow to wherever and that's your day ruined.
I will stick with a fluid fuel.
Roger
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02 Feb 2024 18:59 #253977
by rogerzilla
Replied by rogerzilla on topic Looks like a Jimny to me - all electric but not Suzuki
The other thing with a Jimny is that you can put a 10 litre can of petrol in the boot for another 85 miles of range. Putting another 24kWh of batteries in the boot is tricky!
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