Upgraded to a Jimny from Celerio: Just amazed by what the SUV can do

The SUV is an attention magnet and people do come up and ask about the car wherever I park.

BHPian jimnylife recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

My first post here.
Hello Everyone,

I got myself a Jimny Alpha MT in July 2024 as the discounts were irresistible and I had an itch to get myself something compact but with high GC since I’ve done the Spiti circuit twice in my ex-car Celerio and seen Gypsy’s and Jimny’s just flying over the bad roads.

Accessories installed from Kashmere Gate:
Mudflaps-250 INR
Window Visors- 400 INR
Side Cladding - 900 INR
Steering Lock - 800 INR
TPE Floor Mats(GFX Type) - 2200 INR

One month and 1600 Kms later, I’m amazed by what this car can do when the going gets tough. Over the course of 1 month, I’ve driven through flooded NCR roads, did some mild off-roading in the hills of Alwar and did a highway run as well. Plants a smile on my face every time I drive it! It’s an attention magnet and people do come up and ask about the car wherever I park. Maybe I’ll do a detailed ownership review after sometime.

First free service/checkup was done at Maruti Service Masters, Sahibabad. Reached at 10-30 am on a Friday and was free by 1pm. Found the staff to be dedicated which is something I’ve not experienced over the 8 year ownership of my Celerio. Told them to lift the car so I could see if the propeller shaft rubbing issue is there, and the test turned out negative which had me relieved. The service center folks were clueless that such an issue is existing and I showed them samples from teambhp and they confidently said it can’t touch the cross-member at all. I realised it was of no use reasoning with them and left for home.
Overall Service Experience- 8.5/10
Cost- 0

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