[shankar.balan]

Originally Posted by androdev

Physical form. To prevent multiple uses of the same.

Oh! Thanks a lot. Finally for me the puzzle is solved. All these years I always thought these blighted insurance renewers were simply being bloody-minded when demanding this physical copy!
Today the Light has finally and brightly dawned! Thanks Androdev!

[mgastor2022grey]

Originally Posted by b16h22

Jimnys and the other global variants in the past came with some cool stickers from the factory. I really wanted to recreate them for the modern Jimny . Made these initially for the 3 door version and decided to redo them to work with the 5 door. Found a handful of cool variations after going through vintage brochures and pictures from different markets.

Hi respected BHPian, looks lovely! Would suggest to try it out in the green shade too, as it looks MEAN in that color. I must say, MSIL should start providing these decals as an official accessory. Many people would like this, including me. Try some alloy customization for the Jimny and please post it here.

[Turbanator]

Originally Posted by RijuC

Do the Maruti Insurance Broking PVt ltd need the NCB certificate in physical form or the soft copy is good enough?

Originally Posted by shankar.balan

. All these years I always thought these blighted insurance renewers were simply being bloody-minded when demanding this physical copy

Not any longer(or mostly), just the softcopy. Everything is online. They simply feed the old policy or something. They did take some time at the backend though but we haven't given any physical copy. Maybe our earlier and new policies, both being from New India might have helped.

We are getting Jimny from Chandigarh.

[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

Really? I asked my local guy here in Delhi and he asked for 20K as well, or did he mean without exchange? in that case, this looks like a royal rip off

It is not too bad considering everything is done by dealership and you did not have to do the running around. Consider it as mark up and don't fret too much

Originally Posted by androdev

Physical form. To prevent multiple uses of the same.

I had got my bike insurance done using soft copy issued by Bajaj Alliance and new policy was from New India. So it is solely dependent on insurance office that you are dealing with. There should be some centralised verification process happening behind the scenes, so don't think multiple use is possible in this era.

[androdev]

Originally Posted by Jaggu

I had got my bike insurance done using soft copy issued by Bajaj Alliance and new policy was from New India. So it is solely dependent on insurance office that you are dealing with. There should be some centralised verification process happening behind the scenes, so don't think multiple use is possible in this era.

Did you get it done through a known agent or general customer service channel?

[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by androdev

Did you get it done through a known agent or general customer service channel?

I spoke to insurance office in Chandigarh and they asked me to email the letter with original email. This was done at renewal and not name change that had happened few months earlier. IIRC Bajaj Alliance does not even give an option for physical letter.

[Kurrant]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

so if everything goes fine, the delivery should happen tomorrow.

I am sharing this for the benefit of other potential customers.

Congratulations @Turbanator! Hope you have an awesome experience with the car!

I am very happy you have decided to buy one. Reason --> I have fallen for Jimny and want to buy one. But I suspect Jimny to be flooding the used car market in 1-2 years, and it'd make more sense to buy a good used sample. From the forum I have gathered you maintain your cars very well, but have a propensity to buy and sell them frequently. So...... And, given we are from the same region, I will be waiting for the car to be put up on the 'bhpian owned cars for sale' thread somewhere down the line! (Hope you didn't mind my comment!) Congratulations again!

[Vikram Arya]

Originally Posted by shankar.balan

I am only a bit concerned that with a full load of 4 heavy passengers and luggage, the 5 door naturally Aspirated 1.5 litre AT Jimny may run out of breath when climbing really high steep inclines. That's where I surmise the MT will help.

Shankar, why would you think so? I don't foresee any problem going uphill in an AT Jimny vis-a-vis one equipped with a manual transmission.

I would rather be concerned about going downhill with a slushbox that is not a shiftable automatic as most automatic transmissions tend to shift into a higher gear as soon as the speed picks up. In such a scenario you would have to rely on brakes to shed speed which can possibly result in brake fade with prolonged use unless of course the AT is equipped with manual override.

New Jimny owners can shed some light as to how they are tackling this problem.

Are you planning on getting one? It will be quite an interesting garage with a Thar, Gypsy & the Jimny.

Originally Posted by Samurai

Did you upgrade the rims to match the major increase in tyre width?

I think Jimny comes with 5.5J rims, I don't know the offset. That is not safe with 235mm tyres. It will pinch the tyre along the bead.

Here is the rim size table for different tyre width.

Here you go:



Source: wheel-size.com

[shankar.balan]

Originally Posted by Vikram Arya

Shankar, why would you think so? I don't foresee any problem going uphill in an AT Jimny vis-a-vis one equipped with a manual transmission.


Are you planning on getting one? It will be quite an interesting garage with a Thar, Gypsy & the Jimny.

Just wondered because some of these hairpins on the sigur ghats to ooty are very steep indeed. The first generation ford escort diesel 1.8 for example in 1998 was simply unable to climb. Nor could the old MG410 gypsy and the Maruti 1000 when under load. I have watched them struggle. And the Ford Escort I was actually driving.
Though an experienced hill driver I had to actually take a ‘run up’ to build momentum. And had to tell the passengers to get out of the car. They later fixed this in the next load of production Escorts by increasing the torque through tuning. Im not sure if they altered the gearing too.

But then as I said, that was merely a doubt I expressed. Awaiting a real life owner’s perspective on that ghat. And one day I guess I will understand better when I myself get an opportunity to drive the Jimny 5 door AT up those ghats.

[RijuC]

I understand this 4S AT can be selectively operated in D (any gear ratio 4-3-2-1), OD off button pressed (3-2-1), Position 2 (2-1) and L (only lowest or 1).

This has already been explained by Anuj Purohit san. And he drove his Jimny AT upto Sach pass recently. I believe he faced a number of such tricky spots and Jimny could pass all such spots effortlessly.

Position 2 & L work in the same manner (philosophically) the two lowest speed/ ratio would work in any other Automatic Transmission where those are operated in manual mode/ tiptronic mode and shifted to M (manual) or S (sport) mode, flicked to + or - , or left and right finger pedals behind the steering wheel.

[Turbanator]

Originally Posted by Jaggu

Consider it as mark up and don't fret too much

"Ignorance is bliss"

I think how it is working is that there are many cancellations or cases where loans are not getting approved, so dealers can play with deliveries, earning a bit more.

Originally Posted by Jaggu

I spoke to insurance office in Chandigarh and they asked me to email the letter with original email.

If you are referring to the BMW bike and your discussions with a known guy in Chandigarh, that person is super friendly; not sure if everyone can be so helpful, especially in PSU.

Originally Posted by Kurrant

I will be waiting for the car to be put up on the 'bhpian owned cars for sale' thread somewhere down the line!

I still haven't seen the car I would have loved to answer in Punjabi, but for forum rules. No, this is not going anywhere -: And welcome to the forum.

Congratulations again! But I suspect Jimny to be flooding the used car market in 1-2 years, and it'd make more sense to buy a good used sample.

Thanks. Not sure about the resales. People used to think the same about Thar also. But I hear it has good resales. Besides, a lot is going on with Taxes- GST and customs, Suzuki plant itself is brand new and still a lot of components are from overseas. So Suzuki must be getting what 9 lac or 10 K USD. This must be the cheapest 4x4 brand new anywhere in the world, that too with 4 doors.

Originally Posted by matchvan

that's the price he quoted for exchange and upgrade.

There is a thread; please go through it here-

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-...ml#post5557459 (Maruti Suzuki Jimny : Tyre & wheel upgrade thread)


Meanwhile, I hope to finally see this thing by late evening, on way from Chandigarh.

[Blooming Flower]

Originally Posted by quickdraw

[*]Excellent ride quality, the air pressure was set to 40psi and once I reduced it to 34 it become even better. Once I switch the tires will go even lower. I have been recommended to run it at 32 front and 28 in back to alleviate the bounciness from back

Hi,

May I know why you chose such tire pressure when the OEM recommendation is (26+26:F+R) with two pax. or (26+29:F+R) with 4 pax.? Is it recommended by the tire shop as you upgraded to 215 AT size?

[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

If you are referring to the BMW bike and your discussions with a known guy in Chandigarh, that person is super friendly; not sure if everyone can be so helpful, especially in PSU.

OT: Renewal time he (Krishna IIRC) was not available / could not get through, so I just called up the office number and connected. That person was equally helpful and rest of interaction was over phone. This year I got it done via a friends new India agent in Kerala, that also was smooth. New India that way most of the folks are rather helpful.

Originally Posted by Blooming Flower

Hi,

May I know why you chose such tire pressure when the OEM recommendation is (26+26:F+R) with two pax. or (26+29:F+R) with 4 pax.? Is it recommended by the tire shop as you upgraded to 215 AT size?

For upsize start with OE recommendation, at best +- 1-2 PSI based on your ride preference. Look at the sidewall profile with new pressure, if its not having any bulging issue you are good to go.

[bugs123]

Originally Posted by R.Daroga

Hi. This is for the manual owners. I've booked the alpha manual. However, since only the automatic variant is available for a test drive, haven't got the chance to experience the manual transmission.

What is your experience so far? Especially in the main painpoint: traffic.

Hi, did you get to test drive in Mumbai? Could you please let me know which dealer is it? I checked with several dealers but none has a jimny for test drive. Thanks in advance!

[Blooming Flower]

Originally Posted by Jaggu

...if its not having any bulging issue you are good to go.

Although tire 'sidewall bulging' is a different issue with lower aspect ratio tires in case of potholes/hard-hitting I think you are mentioning how much the sidewall bulges out at the contact patch with load. However, isn't visual inspection a bit deceiving to decide the tire pressure since all higher aspect ratio radial tires are more or less prone to seat flatter at the contact patch area with optimum inflation? Also, 1-2 psi pressure difference would hardly affect the external appearance of a tire!