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25th September 2024, 21:05 | #1 |
BHPian | My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Well, Jimny isn’t my first car. However, it offers a lot of firsts to me. Its,
My first impression of Jimny's predecessor - Gypsy Sometime in early 2000’s we visited Pachmarhi, a famous hill station in MP. Out of many scenic spots, there was a tourist spot(can't exactly recollect the name) which warranted a drive in a 4*4 to be able to reach the spot. I saw a hell lot of Gypsy with beautiful modifications doing the duty. Drivers were carrying 4-6 people and were literally driving on steps made with boulder. There was no road, just boulders arranged as stairs. We too made the trip and it was more fun than any Hawai Jhoola. Gypsy earned my respect that day onwards and I have always admired it since then. I always wanted to own a no nonsense 4*4 SUV(read - relatively cheap to own/maintain) and not some raised hatchback or sedans in SUV guise. I even test drove Safari Storme and Aria during my Linea purchase in late 2013. Budget issues aside, I found Linea T-Jet to be more value for money in terms of safety, thrill, reliability and features for the variant I was able to afford. Accordingly, the SUV chapter was closed(albeit temporarily, since here we are). With a brilliant official review, Jimny being a global model and so many details and expert observations shared by esteemed forum members, I don’t have much to add. I can only share a quick (my) point of view of my automatic Jimny on the basis of some 1500 odd kms which I have clocked in past 2 months. My frame of reference will mostly be a Linea T-Jet, for either positive or negative experiences. First click after reaching home Jimny hurray
The first 1K click which got ignored since the font is too small for an odo reading. I am just not used to it. Jimny brickbats
Jimny on a lazy morning with 'luxurious' background of a deserted city road Jimny So-So
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25th September 2024, 21:53 | #2 |
BHPian | re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Alternatives considered & Test Drive Experiences With my primary drive Linea completing a decade, I was looking for an additional car casually without any hard deadline to finalize. Linea was a rare car (either for good or bad) in 2013 to offer a full-blown turbo petrol experience in its price range and segment. I didn’t wanted a run of the mill car this time either. My only non-negotiable ask was a petrol powered(city usage targeted) auto transmission car so that my better half can also resume driving. No EV for me now. The car game has moved quite forward in last decade and I wanted to experience what all is on offer today with all the compliance and regulations. Accordingly, I requested and registered for various test drives. I asked to bring cars at home this time since I didn’t wanted myself to be stuck in traffic in my car shopping phase. I test drove quite a lot of cars such as Kia Seltos (DCT), MG Astor CVT, Renault Kiger CVT, Tata Safari TC, Toyota Hyryder(Hybrid) along with Jimny. All the cars were quite good but they provided more or less similar experience. With dearth of empty roads, none of the cars were tested in highway speeds.
Below are the brands which I didn’t tried due to one or other reasons.
Jimny But then there was Jimny. I test drove it sometime in May. The compact dimension outside and spacious inside was a definite plus. Engine was decent and definitely not the reason to reject Jimny. I liked the upright windshield, visible bonnet line, proper 4*4 hardware and the awesome ride quality at city speeds. I was sold. Such is the madness for Jimny that I ignored a 15-20 kmpl hybrid and chose a car which will hardly give me 10-11kmpl. However, Linea being the benchmark, which gives me around 8 kmpl in heavy traffic, anything more than 8kmpl was good enough for me. Further, after covering quite a lot of India with my Linea and clocking more than 1L kms, I have experienced that on unknown roads (villages/trails/mountains/ghat roads), the smaller the car, the better the chance of it passing through without any headache or heartburn. Jimny fitted this requirement as well with distinction. Jimny comes with decent kit as per my expectation. It’s my first car with 6 airbags, a (proper) TC auto transmission, a touch screen system with CarPlay(wireless), Key Less Entry with push button start, Cruise Control, Reverse Camera and much more. I didn’t feel shortchanged. Thar when launched in 2020 ignited the desire. It finally is fulfilled through Jimny. Dealership selection and booking experience I finalized Jimny but wasn’t convinced on the price and waited since offers weren’t much on Jimny during month of May. Nexa, Pimple Saudagar SA called me in July to update on offer and we couldn’t resist. Pricing & other details https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/what-...ml#post5810470 (The "I Booked my Car" Thread) For Jimny, I contacted at least 4 dealers but only Wonder Cars NEXA, Pimple Saudagar actually came home with car and kept me updated with latest offers and details. Sumankirti NEXA guys approached me slightly late but I had made my mind to go with Wonder Cars by then. They tried to even better the offer but I generally don’t shuffle much after taking decision and not good at these negotiations. I took multiple test drives with Wonder Cars, so just didn’t wanted to go with Sumankirti for 10-20K bucks. My Car, Wakad and Sai service, Baner reverted late and were active only in Whats App. Sales experience My sales experience was quite good. I assume typical Maruti/NEXA. These guys were fine for PDI, assisted for finance, didn’t pestered for quick payment and delivered car on promised date. A point to highlight is Wonder Cars Maruti guys have a proper multi storey building in PCMC which houses hundreds of cars as stockyard along with service of Arena and Nexa vehicles. Cars are kept nicely and away from sun, bird droppings, rain, etc. Few PDI pics. Mine came via train and it took good 8 days to arrive. Wonder Cars have a massive space and inventory here. Selected accessories being fitted immediately after the PDI From the D-day More Delivery & PDI Pics https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/offic...ml#post5812480 (Maruti Jimny Review) After Sales experience First service experience – I took an appointment and visited the Dange Chowk MASS which also serves NEXA cars. However, the overall experience was just average with first check-up took overall 6 hours. A/C in customer lounge wasn’t working and they didn’t arranged even a single fan. For Maruti level rush, place is quite small and they just keep moving vehicles here and there to make space. I am not sure as to what was the purpose of me booking an appointment and visiting them. The blatant lie of getting vehicle delivered in 2 hours. It took me 6 plus hours and experience still was average. Waiting to be dried after a pressure wash. Ironically, my best service experience till date across car brands I have owned is from FIAT. Pandit guys were too good in their job. Accessories
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25th September 2024, 22:01 | #3 |
BHPian | re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Exteriors & Design The design is evolution over previous generations and nothing radical. Contrast roof breaks the 90 degree panels monotony. Roof gators imparts a retro touch and its fun to see water dripping from them while braking in rains. Side profile is quite elegant and doesn't looks too stretched. All the 4 windows go 100% down and provides a clear view. 15 inches wheels doesn't looks small and suits Jimny's persona. I would have liked the presence of more LED's in lighting department though. Currently, only headlamps are LED unit. Wipers comes quite close to the top edge where windscreen and roof meet, a unique sight to see. Boot door has heft and feels nice to operate. Boot space is proper square and can accommodate more than what the spec suggests. Jimny's design is a breath of fresh air in todays age of joined DRL, joined headlights, taillights and joined what not! Full size alloy spare wheel mounted on boot with 210 mm of GC provide it a purposeful stance. Jimny in its natural elements. Observe the wiper markings going till almost the roof edge Love the Gypsy inspired front fascia with bonnet design and minimalist bumper. Interiors & Cabin Experience Interiors are mostly functional with only the ACC panel being a bit stylish with 3 circular dials. Passenger side grabrails on dashboard feels sturdy and provides a 'macho' appeal. Jimny's cabin is super silent in roll on speeds with nil noise from tires. Its only the transmission whine that filters through. I would have loved a central armrest but wont get it from aftermarket. All 4 seats are slightly narrow(entire car is narrow) but quite comfortable. 4 door practicality is unbeatable. Seat base is shortened to provide a generous legroom and space for average built people. Its similar in Tiago as well. 12V socket suits rear passenger perfectly and keep their phones charged. This is my first car with a touch screen ICE. It covers all the basics. Wireless CarPlay is too good. Google maps and Amazon music(my two most used apps) works flawlessly. Again, all roof lamps including number plate lights are bulb. However, I am happy that Jimny has two cabin lamps. One at front, other at back and a separate one in boot. Good going Maruti! I loved the font selection for Jimny emblem/engraving. View from dashboard. It also shows the lack of any usable space to keep even an anti slid mat Fancy ACC console with chunky dials. AC vents feels nice to touch. Decent boot space with split back seats. View from back seat. Rear seats with big windows. Its not claustrophobic despite black interiors Rear legroom which is good enough for average height people. Sturdy grabrail with 7D mat in background parking brake and AT console Beautiful dials Ride comfort, Steering response, Handling and Suspension Ride comfort is just too good. It never gets to the order that it becomes uncomfortable, at least the front two seats which aren't very soft. Handling is decent for a 210 mm GC RWD car and is quite predictable till 40-60kmph. I went for a vacation to Wai with Jimny via Tamhini -> Poladpur -> Mahabaleshwar with 3 persons on board. Absolutely loved climbing Poladpur in it. My wife sitting in back was all good with no nausea, etc. Its the steering one should be careful with in ghats. It needs more correction after turns and can catch anyone off-guard who is used to driving a sharp sedan. Suspension works surprisingly silent(might be since its new) and flattens out almost anything. As repeated many times earlier, low speed ride quality is just unbeatable. Engine & NVH Engine might be slightly underpowered but NVH is overall good. Its the transmission whine which filters but sounds nice to me. Its completely different from Linea's turbo spool effect. More than engine, a 5/6 speed AT gearbox would have done wonders in further improving NVH. I loved the M800's three cylinder whine. I enjoy this too. Clean and simple layout with lots of empty space towards right Safety Not much to say here. It comes with all the basics and some more but Maruti's aren't known for making safe cars. Rarely can we have our cake and eat it too. Some observations
Apart from tangible positives and negatives, Jimny does provides a distinct feel, connect which need to be experienced. Be it the engine which you need to work a bit – it isn’t an effortless unit which will fly with just a dab, or the slow steering which needs more effort despite the power steering set up it comes with or the transmission whine, or the upright small windshield with a minimalist dashboard which will constantly tell you that this is something different - definitely not luxury. It isn’t a regular car with latest features, it doesn’t want to be a regular effortless car - It’s a proper SUV. Despite its cutesy look and small appearance, it’s a proper SUV – A term which unfortunately, has been watered down so heavily in past years that people look for a regular car feature in a true SUV. Despite Maruti selling it from NEXA, this isn’t a gen next car with some latest tech and luxury features, it’s a proper hardcore SUV with a laundry list of compromises. It just became a bit practical with 5 doors. Nothing more than that. Jimny performing city duties means Linea can rest. Trivia
The first guests Few pics from couple of recent trips Towards Madhe ghat Towards Raigad Tamhini around Dhom lake, Wai from the other side of lake Jimny is performing flawlessly currently and I hope it continues. It has big shoes to fill. Thanks to Maruti for bringing the Jimny in Indian market and despite the pricing blunder, it’s still the cheapest true blue 4*4 with a slightly practical side which one can own. Last edited by abhi_tjet : 27th September 2024 at 07:45. Reason: Updating content |
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27th September 2024, 11:23 | #4 |
Team-BHP Support | re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Thread moved out from the Assembly Line. Thanks for sharing! Lovely detailed review, and very catchy color too. Happy motoring and mile munching with this one ! |
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27th September 2024, 17:56 | #5 |
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| re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Lovely write up. The Jimny is definitely the stand out car on roads today, the funky colors add to its overall presence. I have never driven a Jimny so far, but I guess that box is gonna be checked soon as one of my dear friends just got his last week. Looking forward to the drive. Wish you many memorable miles with your Jimny. Cheers. |
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28th September 2024, 11:14 | #6 |
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| Re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Fantastic review. Happy mile munching Jimny is like no other car in the market. Inspite of its shortcomings, once we start driving it more and more, you fall in love more and more. There is definitely some magic with this car and I am experiencing it for the past month with my Grey Alpha AT. I do have my Carens Turbo Petrol DCT, but Jimny is the one which is picked most Swami |
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28th September 2024, 16:10 | #7 |
BHPian | Re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First A very passionately articulated review of a cute little capable car. Wish you many years of happy ownership. Get used to heads turning every where and be ready to answer questions like how much discount and is it really worth etc. Lot of people are still not able to take a decision. Surprisingly, lot of non enthusiasts are also recollecting its previous avatar as Gypsy, a popular Himalayan rally vehicle. In my 6 decades of life, this is my first Maruti car exactly the same model as yours. I am truly enjoying the car especially when going through the narrow streets. Hope you buy the most basic essential accessories like hand rest, seat cushions for long drive and water bottle holders as given in my post in Jimny accessories thread. To put it shortly, my experience so far in the last one year is “fill it, shut it and forget it “ not wrt to FE but reliability. The mental piece of buying a reliable and niggle free car is something that needs to be experienced. It was never the same experience with my previous cars like Mercedes Kompressor ( simple gas tank lid repair costing a fortune ), Crysta Z ( nasty smell of AdBlue ), Scorpio VLX ( power windows never worked for all windows at the same time in 12 years of ownership from Day 1 and TPMS has a mind of its own ). Last edited by Mystic : 28th September 2024 at 16:25. |
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Senior - BHPian | Re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Lovely write up Abhi_tjet and congratulations for the new Jimny. Welcome to the club . I concur with most of your observations. Currently, I've X3 as the other car in the garage. In the past have owned Safari Dicor 2.2, Brio and WagonR type1. Jimny is the only car which touched ~9k kms within a year of ownership. Such is the charm and joy of driving this little SUV. Quote:
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| Re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Wonderful pictures Abhi_tjet. My daily for the past few years is a 2010 T-Jet. And I got the Jimny this March. I hypothesised that Jimny would be the city car & that the T-jet would be relegated to highway duties. But after 6 months of usage, it's quite the opposite. The T-jet is much quieter, cocoons me in the city & continues to be my daily. I rarely get the Jimny out for city rides anymore. Even though the Jimny is slower on the highway; I'm enjoying it at a leisurely 80kmph & having a hoot with it at the destination (either a hill station / a beach / just back at home). Curious to see if you'd also converge to an outcome similar to mine |
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| Re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First Spectacular colour and vehicle choice. Hope you have a lot of fun in that. |
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| Re: My Kinetic Yellow Maruti Jimny 4x4 - The First I own a 2 Months old Jimny and I am in love with it. Just came back from the hills of Uttarakhand and the ride quality amazes me. The roads which I used to do at 20kmph in my Celerio, I was doing those broken roads at 35 kmph comfortably. None of the menacing taxi drivers honked to overtake me as I was mostly faster than them on broken roads |
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