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Albert McFly



Member Since: 01 Jul 2014
Location: Hill Valley
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Scotland 
New Jimny
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/suzuk...018-review

I'm not going to lie, I'm buying one of these as it's everything the new defender should be and won't. Looks like a buying price of sub £15k 👍
Post #729710 18th Sep 2018 9:14am
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Oldyellar



Member Since: 04 Sep 2015
Location: Central
Posts: 337

Scotland 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Corris Grey
I like it 😎
Post #729722 18th Sep 2018 9:53am
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Vintagepaul



Member Since: 20 Jan 2015
Location: Rye, East Sussex
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2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black
They've got the redesign spot on, looks modern but still clearly a Jimny with a better interior and drivetrain.

Looks good value at circa £15K and will hold it's value well.

If JLR can tick all those boxes when they finally reveal the new Defender I'll be a happy man. 2015 Defender 90XS HT
Post #729725 18th Sep 2018 10:15am
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Albert McFly



Member Since: 01 Jul 2014
Location: Hill Valley
Posts: 386

Scotland 
Im hopeful too but the noises coming out of JLR are that it will be a £40k car
Post #729732 18th Sep 2018 10:58am
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steve E



Member Since: 06 Mar 2011
Location: Tenby
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Wales 
Defo getting one of these to replace the wife's Terios

Looks great and cheap too Thumbs Up
Post #729733 18th Sep 2018 11:05am
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Mike c



Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Maldon, Essex
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England 2004 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Belize Green
I really like the look of that!

Basic/functional/affordable and and quite retro in a boxy 80's way like the old SJ. Also capable, maybe a tiny bit small to be useful though, it must have less space than a 90?

Land rover take note, although I suspect they are too "premium" these days to bother... Rolling Eyes
Post #729734 18th Sep 2018 11:21am
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zsd-puma



Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
Albert McFly wrote:
Im hopeful too but the noises coming out of JLR are that it will be a £40k car


Let's face it it's going to be. Even the outgoing Defender wasn't exactly cheap, compare the base spec commercial models with the likes of Toyota pickups and you got far more for your money in the Japanese stuff.

It'll be some sort of Wrangler competitor with prices to match.
Post #729746 18th Sep 2018 12:28pm
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zsd-puma



Member Since: 09 Aug 2016
Location: Kent
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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Santorini Black
As for the Jimmny it looks good (aside from that colour), from the front it looks like a baby G-Wagen, the grill shape especially.
Post #729748 18th Sep 2018 12:29pm
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Mr Fox



Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green
That was my thought exactly - mini G-wagon!
Post #729751 18th Sep 2018 12:34pm
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blackwolf



Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
I'd love to hear Geraldine McGovern's views on the new Jimny. I can imagine a withering put-down made up of a lot of pretentious twaddle.
Post #729762 18th Sep 2018 1:34pm
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lightning



Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2158

United Kingdom 
I think it looks great, and as already said is likely to be more like a Defender than the new LR Defender!

Looks like it’s not out until next year (the Suzuki) so l’ll get a test drive then.
Post #730959 24th Sep 2018 8:04pm
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legin



Member Since: 22 Jul 2017
Location: Chelmsford Essex
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Santorini Black
I would love to say Jap Crap but all I can think is why didn't Land Rover build this ! From the very start I it was the SJ10 they have always been very good .
Post #730970 24th Sep 2018 8:24pm
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familymad



Member Since: 13 Dec 2011
Location: Bucks
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 2016 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black
Looks like they have engineered in some more Defender traits ....

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/suzuki-jimny’s-underwhelming-safety-systems-earn-three-stars-euro-ncap-tests 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI
1995 90 300TDI
Post #731081 25th Sep 2018 12:08pm
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Fat Cog



Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Oxfordshire & Devon
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United Kingdom 2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey
Love the new Jimmy, my daughter had a previous generation one, thrashed it, never cleaned it, treated it like Censored & it just went on & on & on...fantastic little trucks.

I think JLR should do what Suzuki did with the SJ/Jimny in reverse, they just shrunk the Defender design & hey presto you have a miniature Land Rover...JLR should bag one of these, make it bigger & hey presto you have the new Defender! Since 1973...S1, Air Portable's, Defender's, but only my Wolf TUL HS GS remains
Post #731151 25th Sep 2018 5:21pm
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