Bought a Jimny Zeta MT 4 days before the price drop: 10 observations

Overall it's a fun vehicle with a lot of character and the new price just makes it seem like a really value-for-money product.

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I bought the Jimny 4 days before the official discounts came in. Luckily I had already received a 2L deal so I'm not mad.

A few keen observations after driving my Jimny (Zeta MT) for 700kms.

1. The dreaded turning radius is annoying and it led me to look up the same for the 2 door Jimny. Turns out the 2 door has a tight 4.9m radius while the 5 door has a 5.7m radius. I think they just increased the length of the car and called it a day. No mechanical adjustments from the look of it. The steering also feels too slow. Could this be the reason?
2. The ride is amazing when the car is empty. However, once you load it up, you'll realize the rear suspensions are really soft and the ride quality kinda vanishes. Another con was the bad handling. On taking a right turn in my loaded Jimny, the rear left tire basically sunk in and the car felt lifted from the right front.
3. The engine feels peppy to drive if you push it a little. Shift around 3000 rpm and you'll understand what I mean. You can just zip through traffic.
4. Initially I considered a throttle controller to make the car respond better. I've since gotten used to it and I'm no longer eager to get one.
5. The mileage I'm getting is about 11.5 kmpl. Maximum I've seen is 15.4kmpl.
6. The halogen headlights on the zeta are just about enough. I don't think I need a change but they're definitely not the brightest.
7. The family likes how cute it looks. Older people like how easy it is to get in and out of this car. Runs fine with 4 people in the car except for the suspension issue I mentioned earlier.
8. I will not be upsizing the tyres as these seem adequate. Any upsize would be majorly for aesthetic reasons. My Innova for example runs on 205 section tires and it's a much bigger vehicle.
9. The wireless Android Auto sometimes disconnects. I don't understand why. Other times it just stops playing music for a second and then it's back on again. Weird.
10. The particularly small windshield took a day or two to get used to.

Overall it's a fun vehicle with a lot of character and the new price just makes it seem like a really value-for-money product. The final price I paid for the base variant was 12.87L. Bought it from Magic Nexa, Sec-9 Dwarka. The dealership experience was many times better than what I had experienced with Toyota and Honda.

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