I want all the Jimnys. 

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes) 01/21/2019 at 20:18 • Filed to: None

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Suzuki why can’t we have some in the US ?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 20:24

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Closest thing I could buy

https://www.velocitycars.ca/vehicle/1998-Suzuki-Jimny/18279?s=1

Brickman > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 20:26

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Love the Jimny, but not sure about driving one of those with Little:D on the hood.... more of a bro dozer thing :P

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 20:27

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Suzuki really should have tried to stay in the US longer than it did. The Jimny alone would have sold like hot cakes if marketed correctly in the current market. They had great cars but without a clear identity.

They also killed their powersports sales by ending car sales.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/21/2019 at 20:43

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That’s like my dream Jimny! My favorite color they came in and everything! MUCH WANT!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/21/2019 at 20:43

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That’s like my dream Jimny! My favorite color they came in and everything! MUCH WANT!

Frank Grimes > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/21/2019 at 21:17

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I agree they have made some cool stuff. The swift, kizashi, jimny, SX4. I wish they would come back.

DipodomysDeserti > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 21:33

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I think it would have a hard time pulling people away from Wranglers. I’d rather have a Jimny, but I’m definitely not your typical car buyer.

HammerheadFistpunch > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 21:39

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little d is the worst name for that kit

Frank Grimes > HammerheadFistpunch 01/21/2019 at 21:58

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I didnt even notice.  I think honesty is at least better than delusion.

atfsgeoff > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 22:04

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Suzuki why can’t we have some in the US?

Thank NHTSA

HammerheadFistpunch > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 22:21

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They are body kits (little D for defender, Little G for g wagon)

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 22:23

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That Defender Jimny is freaking the best. The fact that it’s called “Little D” only makes it better.

Svend > HammerheadFistpunch 01/21/2019 at 22:32

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Lol. Little D for him, Little G for her. 

HammerheadFistpunch > DipodomysDeserti 01/21/2019 at 22:38

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i would pay to see your whole family making a jimny work on trips. you guys are already only a set of colorful pants away from a clown car.

and 100 more > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 23:17

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If you don’t love me at my

then you don’t deserve me at my

Milky > HammerheadFistpunch 01/21/2019 at 23:20

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100000000% disagree 

Milky > Frank Grimes 01/21/2019 at 23:21

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Gimme that little D.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2019 at 01:16

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lol. Awesome 

duurtlang > DipodomysDeserti 01/22/2019 at 02:30

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It costs way less than a Wrangler though. It's considerably smaller too.

VineyardLane > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2019 at 03:46

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In places where gas is expensive and parking space is rare, families make do with cars like the Jimny, the Renault Twingo, or the Fiat Panda.
Obviously you need to pack lightly, and it’s not as comfortable to spend six hours in an economy car as it is in a full-size SUV, but it’s not impossible, and not even remotely rare.

DipodomysDeserti > HammerheadFistpunch 01/22/2019 at 09:26

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I think we could do it, but I’d have to leave the dog at home. I had an Abarth before the Jeep which I always wanted to road trip in. Ended up doing in the front end on fireroads in the Superstitions which led me to get the Jeep.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/22/2019 at 09:30

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Shall I pack it onto a train heading east?

DipodomysDeserti > VineyardLane 01/22/2019 at 09:30

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I’ve made due travelling around the western US in my two door Wrangler with a family of four and a dag. Our other roadtrip car is an X1, which feels much more roomy, but is still small compared to your average American’s car.

DipodomysDeserti > duurtlang 01/22/2019 at 09:32

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I doubt it would cost that much less if brought to the US. The smallness, while cool for people like me, would be a detriment to sales here.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 01/22/2019 at 09:47

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But I bet you could get a lot of conversion from people with softroaders.  Hell, I’d be tempted to sell the Land Rover and go to one of these and I know my friend would sell his Renegade.

DipodomysDeserti > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/22/2019 at 10:06

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That’s true. There’s just so much of the 4x4 market that has a 4x4 to portray an image rather fullfill a need. Half the guys that go out haul their whole house behind them.  Driving around a tiny Suzuki doesn’t portray that image.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 01/22/2019 at 10:20

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Half the guys that go out haul their whol e house behind them.

>_>

<_<;;

Moving on! I dunno, I think there is a big space in the market for a small, capable, moddable, inexpensive, new offroader. With new Wrangler prices approaching gently used G-Wagen territory and overlanding gaining popularity, it seems like there is a big hole in the market. Especially for people who don’t want to do their own wrenching.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/22/2019 at 13:38

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Only if you’re buying and can find me comparatively cheap insurance! :P

Not something I could afford at the moment! :(

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DipodomysDeserti 01/22/2019 at 14:08

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the Jimny would have to be a good 15 k under the Wrangler’s price point. To make uo for it’s size and lack of brand recognition in the US.  W hich honestly it could be with how inflated Wrangler prices are now.