I BOUGHT A CHEAP SUZUKI JIMNY
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Today I've bought a cheap Suzuki Jimny… Let's see what it's like...
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Matt sniffing the MOT definitely deserves a like
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It's more than I would have done!
Knowing it came from a mechanics workshop where you need a creeper to get under the humour level that brown splatter could be.. ahhmm.. anything.
licking it would deserve a subscribe 😄😄😄😄😄😄
As a rule of thumb, if the rag top's been looked after so will the rest of the car 🤔
Your mechanic must love you with some of the shit you bring him 😂
I do get some eye rolls
Matt's mechanic is clearly a man of great skill and perception.....which of course is a total necessity when it comes to polishing turds. That said, Matt has had some winners of late, but sadly I don't think this is one of them.
Bet his MIG quivered when it saw this rust-monster drive in shedding flakes everywhere. Then again the description on the MOT Fail is epic. A mousehole in the inner sill is not the end of the world for man with an angle grinder, lift and a good Mig with pulse. The "Box-section" will probably be a flat piece or with a 90fold at worst and easier to weld as it would start out thicker than bodywork. I wouldn;t give such a POS houseroom but if I were in the market, the fuel injection/ECU issues would give me more pause than some underneath rust problems. Welding steel isn't black magic, just dirty and often with accessability issues. Electronics on the other hand ...... need I say more?
"Looks like the bumper was made in Spain too, using yesso" - nearly fell off my asiento with laughter. You're a funny guy Matt. 🤣🤣🤣
Gracias hombre
You can replace a bumper, but in Spain the cars don't rust !!
Matt, I always look forward to watching your videos. I appreciate the honesty in your reviews. I wish you would upload more in a week but that’s asking a lot from a man who works all day everyday. I hope this channel grows and gets the success and recognition it deserves. Thank you sir for your great work!
Thanks for watching! 3 videos a week is about as much as I can manage
My mother had a soft top Jimny until fairly recently. It suffered from the notorious Jimny “death wobble” at around 45mph. Her partner did some research into it and discovered that the soft top versions, unlike the hard tops, were built in Spain, not Japan. They supposedly produced them with greater tolerances, hence the reason for the play in the steering.
That makes sense. My wife had on early 2000’s, never drove it until I had to use it to go to work one morning. The steering on the M25 woke me up.
@@ipadhome5549 yes, it’s quite scary when it happens. Even coming right off the throttle wouldn’t resolve it straight away. Not a nice feeling!
All Jimnys develop death wobble eventually, it's play in the king pin bearings. Standard thing to replace.
@@SkaffenUK the one I test drove wasn't old or had a big mileage....it would have shook the arms of you, it was shite🤣..... bought a 2014 2.4 petrol Grand Vitara, it's brilliant.
I read somewhere that the soft tops were indeed built in Spain to a much reduced quality and should be avoided at all costs. I guess buyers were deliberately left to assume they were going to get Japanese reliability - smacks a bit of fraud really.
To be fair, 17 years old is getting on a bit as far as rust is concerned, for example plenty of Mercs and Beemers of that vintage have rusty bodies. As for the emissions, a good code reader may well divulge a commonality between the various high readings. However there is little scope for profit if sold as a runner, as matt often demonstrates solid flip cars are somewhat of a rarity. It's why they get traded in, the owners already decided that fixing them up just isn't viable, either through a multitude of faults or a single major problem.
Very very good timing. I was toying with a Jimny for Dartmoor lanes and that has put me right off the ones at sensible prices. As my local bodyshop on Dartmoor, a mere 500 yards away, never ever gets back to me with a quote for work, I can't face having to sort out welding etc. Saved me a fortune,, thank you!
Love the videos mate, please keep up the cheap car buys - they’re the best part of the channel 👍🏼
Definitely a market for it as an off road play thing. Decent set of tyres, and it’s good to go. The more adventurous may jack the suspension, add a snorkel and maybe even a roll cage and it’ll be good to go
Loads of them over here in Tuscany. Ideal for rough country roads and you'd hardly believe where experienced drivers can get them to. Same with old Fiat Panda 4x4's and Susuki Vitaras.
Stayed at a hotel on Corsica that was on a cliff with a dirt road down the side of the cliff, and a watersports shack on the beach. The Hotel car was one of those Panda 4 by 4's for the run up and down the almost vertical beach road
I been in places with a Panda 4x4 that no men had been before
I've got an 06 Jimny Soft top, and its a brilliant little thing with the heart of a lion. At 06 I believe it to be one of the last soft tops available.
I had to have the death wobble sorted by our local Suzuki car dealer, and I put a new roof on it for about £500. Easy job, even for a mechanical 1/2 wit like myself. It has had some welding done around a seatbelt mount.. I'm 6'2" and 20 stone by the way, so I put it on rather than getting into it, but it is excellent.
You are 20 "stones" ??!
Its good to see that you are now testing cars that fit better with your character.
We had one of these in Skiathos last September. Brilliant off road, totally gutless on any slight incline. Distance between gears was about five minutes. The only advice we were given about the car was to make sure the roof wasn’t left open overnight - apparently cats like to use them as Airbnb’s (and toilets). We’ll be getting another one next year 😂👍
I seriously recognise and respect your positivity Matt facing utter piles of shit at times.
Got to stay upbeat
Wife had one early 2000’s. Great car for the shops as she used to pull up Velcro on roof and put bags in the back. Drive that at 70mph on M25 and you’ll realise what scared feels like. Steering was shocking!
Great review of this jeep definitely never knew about this car
I gave this video a 'like' at the intro, because I knew it was going to be a good one. Keep those cheap car videos coming, they're great fun.
Thanks!
Farmers love them as an alternative to the John Deere Gators and their ilk.
Loads have been converted to flat beds - basics implements added....etc...👍👍
I have been watching your channel for a while now and I am really enjoying the content you make. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks
I’m on my second one, I absolutely love it. My second one is auto JLX with 30,000 on a 56 plate
These videos, this channel, are just THE BEST! 👍
Thanks! I appreciate it
Good video Matt as always. 👍
Made up to see this little warrior for sale on the high peak autos website! You deserve the asking price for the honesty and complete comedy of the listing 😂
We've had a couple of Jimnys, our current one is the same age and about the same age, rust has never been a problem for us though the engine warning light is, every year or two it decides to come on for no obvious reason. Their flat paint doesn't age well either.
Suzukis are generally reliable especially with age, that's why they're beloved in developing countries.
you should always check a jimny behind the headlights especially, they acumelate water behind the headlights on top of the body mounts with no way to go so its a prime spot for rust. beside that the boot is also a prime spot for rust due to the jack vibrating ontop of the metal, i do own a 2007 jimny SE my self :) great little car.
Haha that was entertaining! Good to see a different side to you enjoying the simpler things too
Love your work 👍
Great stuff 🙏🙏
A ton of funny metaphors in this one. Great job.!
Yes. High Peak back to form with a car that needs more work than the titanic. Feels like being reunited with an old friend
I lived in Trinidad for a few years and these were quite popular. Slow and noisy is how I remember them but excellent little offroaders.
Slow but good fuel mileage, compromise.
Definitely something to be said for the greenlaning pitch. They get mutated to all sorts of degrees, external roll cages, massive wheels and snorkels. There's even one I know of that's had a Cavalier 1.7TD engine fitted 🕺
Neighbour has one in full black with snorkel, it's awesome. Definitely like to see this in the hands of someone who'll get some more like out of it.
great video, i always enjoy watching your videos. keep it up 💪
Thanks
Best of luck with this one Matt
Well Matt, this was good entertainment value that I would give a 7 !!! Keep the super work up 👍🏼
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Good video! I’m actually working through my rusty Jimny at the moment and it’s cost me £1000 to weld, MOT, battery, bulbs and brake hoses. I’m hoping to get a decent return on it, but there’s nothing left for it to rot, it’s mostly weld and sheet metal!
Love your videos as always! Would you recommend buying a Jimny and carrying out rust prevention? Also what do you use to film in the cabin? Great quality and angle 👌🏼
My family used to go on holiday in Cyprus occasionally, and we always got a convertible Suzuki jeep as a hire car.
One of my friends has one of these. Absolutely loves it. Spent a fortune keeping it going
They are cheap to maintain but you need to be a shade-tree mechanic.
Most mechanics have no clue how these things work unless they are old fella's that worked on land Rovers and old land cruisers.
I took mine to a Jeep specialist and they had no clue what swivelpins are.
After that I was full-time shade-tree mechanic and never looked back.
Brilliant video
Honest enough and for sale in trader next day...can't really argue
Love the Jimny I bought new one in 2017, should kept it but it's worth more now than I paid for it, madness.
Yes that would’ve been the thing to do
the new model? Was that out in 2017? My god where does time go?
Made in spain with crap local steel , had a navara that rotted in the same way also made (badly) in spain
I had a Jimny as a loan car. (I'd previously been given a Suzuki Liana ...😳)
Loved it's Tonka truck looks - hated the roadholding.
Incidentally for years I thought the model name was
'Jimmy ' (as in Osmond - oh that ages me !)
I love the intro music to this, just know something good is going to happen......
I have had 3 Suzuki's, my current a 2022 Ignis all of which came or come with a 12 year rust guarantee.I have had no repairs made on any of the 3 cars,and that includes the fact that in winter here in Denmark a large amount of salt is used on the roads.
The Ignis is amazingly reliable?!
I ran one for ten years with ZERO faults.......!!!
Rented one exactly like that on holiday in Corfu and loved it. They probably rust a bit less in Corfu I'm guessing 😁
@@offroadguy7772 thanks!
Speaking of three spoke wheels. The only manufacturer that made the best-looking ones were Saab. Though, I vividly remember them on the original Range Rover (Classic); Vauxhall Nova and Corsa (in sportier guises); SMART Roadster, Ford Probe, and the Dodge Viper.
The Saab 900 Turbo was the only one that looked wrong and worse if it didn't have them.
Hi Matt. Probably a bit cheeky to ask but... can you do a review on a Suzuki Grand Vitara 2007-2016 interested too see your thoughts on one. always enjoy your reviews keep up the good work!
Just seen your advert - worthy of the Bard 😂. Oh and only decent 3 spoke wheel, the Saab 900 Turbo of late 80’s, early 90’s.
Not all all Japanese cars are rot boxes…..we have an 02 3 door rav4 in black….used every day for last 7 years….approx 110k….passed every mot, probably a future classic.
I love the videos Matt, please keep them up, you always tell he truth with cars haha.
Sometimes I do worry about what you'd say about mine, it's got 4 different tyres (3 of them are premium brands (4th being changed soon)), full service history but its cleanish with no funny smells (id rather spend time driving than cleaning)🤣.
As always Matt 👌👌
You have found the ideal shooting rig, take the top off, deck it out with lights, gun rests etc, no need for MOT, mirror or bumper repair.
Looking at the old Jimny you can certainly tell the Suzuki design team has modernised drastically! Great video mate, can wait for the next! 😃
The 3rd Gen is best, the 4th gen's have a wind buffeting issue because of the squared off lines.
This generation slips the wind better.
And I like the late 90's styling over the new flimsy looking stuff.
@@jessebrown1400 Fair enough, I appreciate your response!
@@jessebrown1400 not something I've noticed with my Gen4, not seen any other owners mention it either?
@@SkaffenUKMatt Watson on CarU specifically mentioned this issue with his gen 4 in comparison to the gen 3.
I like suzuki's and i am handy with the mig so that helps!
Very entertains. My wife had one of these a few years prior to our meeting - loved it! Going even further back to 1979, a pal of mine turned.up at a party with the predecessor, which had a 648cc two stroke engine, I had a series III Land Rover at the time & we did a bit of green landing. I must admit, that althe thing sounded like a strummer, it wasn’t too bad off road. That was until he tried to follow me down a steep bit to a oriver crossing, for some reason he managed to w turn it on its side. No problem we just pulled it upright & off it went again. He also decided to hook up a trailer loaded with about a ton of sand & gravel in it - very embarrassing, he couldn’t use the high range, and a right hand turn at some traffic lights, saw us only about halfway across the intersection in fourth. Gear when the lights changed - they changed again before the trailer was half way across..😊
First time I came across a Jimny it was Wheeler Dealers and they bought one thinking it could be fixed - it couldn't.
1,000 wow.i had one of the older ones.loved it no rust...
I had a 2000 Suzuki Wagon R which I owned from 2010 to 2020. It had no rust at all which surprised me for its age. It did probably have an easy life with just one lady owner before me and judging by the thick wad of receipts, was pampered while she had it. Also it was low mileage, just 49,000 in its first 10 years.
Nice job
hi matt i love your videos
Thanks
Your humour always cheers me up mate 🤣 detachable clock 🤣👍
Repair & customise it similar to the Defender you did a while back, then Raffle it 👍
Hello Matt I enjoy your Vid's..... you give some pretty wise and honest advice.....The soft top Jimny's are not the same quailty as the hard tops (made in Japan) as I understand it they made the soft tops in Spain mainly for the rental market in the med.....the hard tops rust pretty bad ( I spent a couple of days welding my last one) but the soft tops are terrible!
Jimny's do sell well I made a grand on mine! got a Vitara now....they can be got cheap but none of the charm and cult following of the Jimny......Cheers...Trevor
Just after the new Jimny was introduced I test drove one while my Swift was being serviced. The last time I drove a similar model was an SJ410 in the early 80's and, to be honest , it drove exactly the same. They really hold their value, but I just felt it would be a chore to drive on a daily basis.
A weimaraner is the grey almost bluish dog that appears in the New Order Blue Monday video. To the car. The Jimny is great fun to drive offroad, but not so fun on regular roads.
Hilarious review.
Pair of second bumpers, pair of pattern sills and an aftermarket radio and that’d be good to go and probably £2500+ in winter / spring
There should be a drawer space under the passenger side,check for the facial for the radio.
Just watched the video and I’m still smiling 😁
Thanks!
Cracking little shoot car that, specially with the rag top. Set of INSA Turbos MT’s and that’ll go anywhere that VOSA won’t.
Haha good point
Good evening mat,I had one these years ago, in red it was great fun, I sold it for £2000 to a green laner who probably completely destroyed it..cheers Phil form Newark
Here in NZ a lot of these become farm runabouts then spend their final days blocking a hole in a hedge. Cow poo on an already rusted body means they develop big holes very quickly.
Love the advert for it on autotrader 👍
Thanks! 😂
Nineteen minutes and nine seconds of smiling. Keep up the good work. 🙂
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Love the front bumper repair
Due... Never sniff strange spots!!!! Had a Jimny as the winter hack. Great fun in the snow.... But it hated the beach in summer, No Likey sea water!
Nice 3 spoke wheel…. SAAB 900 Turbo from the late 80’s as seen in Paradise Club with Lesley Grantham
Little boy 😮 someone stuck in when he was at school 👏
Bit of wheel spin for the lads ! made me laugh 🤣
My 2005 exactly the same. Put on eBay for £750 pre pandemic. Too too cheap but anyways within hours a truck from Bradford turned up with the cash. Weeks later up for sale £4K.
Good video
You're right about Chapel en le Frith. Remember trecking over from Barnsley in an Audi A3 I had working on a Lovell Homes site. Started snowing and took me about 4 hour to get home. Once I was back in Barnsley it was sunshine and blue skies 😂
Haha always the first to see snow
@@HighPeakAutos aye, never thought I'd be saying it but made me happy to get back to Costa del Barnsley 😎
Great video. More of these older and uglier cars please! Very interesting viewing
Lets run a check on it One previous carefree owner called seaman stains who used it for dogging. Lots of sticky tissue paperwork and owner having been fulled serviced . Fluids topped up on a regular basis but there is a history of some bumping and grinding . Gear knob shows extensive wear due to being yanked a lot and pulled to one side. Good all round vision through windows for viewing and can easily take two in the front and three in the rear. Previous owner sold due to being piston and broke
BRAVO 🤣
Littleboy, brilliant!!!!
Rented a Jimny whilst on holiday on a greek island many years back and it was great fun for the sort of roads out there - wouldn't want one to drive in the UK though. Bit of a shame that it was so rotten as it might have lived on for a while - hope it brings you some profit as well as the entertainment it provided for us😊
Same here,5 of us squeezed in,no designated driver so it saw us to loads of off road boozers,all of us burnt TF as the canvas covers had long gone,oh how we larfed.
Your brave getting in there
You have forgotten the Saab 900 turbo had 3 spoke alloys which looked good, so maybe the only car which did
whoops car vertical i have a canny knack of predicting these super powers or just blind luck
also ye seem to do yours after the purchase oh dear might have got it a wee bit cheaper me thinks
on a brighter note love the channel why dont u action this one would buy a ticket when sorted eh up lad
The little boy link excellent 👌
I’m very glad you’ve acknowledged Japanese rust (and interior quality) because so many people focus on the mechanical reliability of Jap stuff but don’t realise how shyte the original construction was. Note to Japan: the UK can’t accept your motors because we Salt our roads and we can’t be arsed to go about cleaning and protecting your chassis.
Japs are not to blame for this, in the continent they last forever !
Lol you salting your roads is not their fault they would outlive almost any crap made in usa or Europe
An underseal every few years keeps any (not just Japanese) car mint, they don't really rust any worse than Ford, VW, BMW or Mercedes in my experience. All comes down to how a car is cared for
Funny back in the 1970s, when they turned up, they showed LR a few things!
Think I’m right in saying All the convertibles were made in Spain because originally they were intended for the Spanish holiday car rental companies
You know what this car needs Matt a nice can of super unleaded and a match and don't forget the sausages and a stick to poke the sausage with.
Eh up, Matt - that's a bit of a shame, in't it... "swings & roundabouts, I suppose, but maybe as you say, you can still turn a coin on it! 'Surprisingly quiet to my ears, but a good lesson in the demystifying of Japanese quality... Thanks for sharing! 😀
Very entertaining Matt. You should consider a Christmas special, starring "T reg Mondeo and the fully loaded test failures".....