What's everyone driving...?

[emax]

My wife has decided she wants a Suzuki Jimny.

This little car is a great car.

I love it, great choice!

 

[globalgregors]

My wife has decided she wants a Suzuki Jimny.
So yesterday we went and took this blue one for a test drive.
$500 deposit and 12 months wait for delivery.
AUD$41K
It's going to need a bullbar, driving lights, roof rack and some new suspension (probably Old Man Emu 40mm lift)
Not the chunky offroad tyres just some good all terrains.
Motor could use a bit of a power gain but that might be one thing too far.
It will look interesting next to my Grenadier

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Yeah, what fun. I gather there's a little set of air lockers available for them.

 

[DaveB]

Yeah, what fun. I gather there's a little set of air lockers available for them.

She will never take it anywhere that would need lockers

 

[ECrider]

This little car is a great car.

I love it, great choice!

+1

 

[DaveB]

Memory just came up on Facebook from 9 years ago
My wife had the mini in the front and That’s my Mazda BT50 behind it.
Next year it will be my wife’s Suzuki Jimny with my Grenadier behind it

 

[klarie]

Memory just came up on Facebook from 9 years ago
My wife had the mini in the front and That’s my Mazda BT30 behind it.
Next year it will be my wife’s Suzuki Jimny with my Grenadier behind it

Like that picture - I once had a Mercedes A class - (Moose) - and parked along a Chevy Suburban.. in Germany - the Suburban occupied 2 parking lots plus a bit.
Got a mouse close to elephant feeling. What a difference. But also what is the payload compared to vehicle size..

 

[SteveO90290]

1990 F-350 crew cab 4x4 SRW
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Diesel
2018 BMW 3 series diesel sport wagon

 

[beanohallett]

Well.....
1942 MB Willys jeep

and a 2019 Seat Ataca

very dull

 

[Stu_Barnes]

I love an old Willys, any pics?

 

[emax]

+1

 

[Trialmaster]

MINI EV
MB S63 AMG Coupe

 

[Rab]

Q5
Isuzu Trooper
GBS Zero (Lotus 7 variant)
R33 GTR Garage Queen

 

[Andries Raven]

Iveco Massif, no special features but two rooftop tents to go camping with the family.

 

[Krabby]

I've never heard of those so I googled it. Cool looking truck!
I'm guessing you have the LWB version; what's it like to drive off-road?

edit - I believe the LWB is called the Massif and is the SWB the Campagnola?

 

[Stu_Barnes]

and don't forget the photos

 

[Jean Mercier]

Suzuki Grand Vitara - 10 years old, 210000 km, full of scratches from branches and a "protection plate made of plastic" gone, another quite damaged. Quite OK 4X4 behavior.
Previous cars: Suzuki Vitara "Siena" (quite OK), Mitusbishi Pajero (while living in Tunisia - fantastic car), Suzuki Santana (while living in Ecuador a long time ago - had another model name there - older brother of the Jimny - fantastic 4x4).

 

[bemax]

I've never heard of those so I googled it. Cool looking truck!
I'm guessing you have the LWB version; what's it like to drive off-road?

edit - I believe the LWB is called the Massif and is the SWB the Campagnola?

as far as I know Iveco bought Santana. This Spanish company built a licensed version of the old Defender. The Massif has been the first attempt to bring the dinosaur into our century.
Sadly the 4x4 was very basic. The motor is, when I remember right, the 3.0 diesel. This could very well be a sibling of the 3.0 Liter motor which has been used in the RAM 1500 in the USA.
Big advantage against the Defender: the back door is big enough to fit a Euro pallet.

 

[Mr. Largo WINCH]

Land Rover DEFENDER 90 60ème anniversaire
Land Rover DEFENDER 110 "Adventure"

 

[DrahthHunter]

1996 Land Cruiser
1999 ford F250 super duty
2012 Fj Cruiser
2021 Lexus Lx 570

 

[Jean Mercier]

as far as I know Iveco bought Santana. This Spanish company built a licensed version of the old Defender. The Massif has been the first attempt to bring the dinosaur into our century.
Sadly the 4x4 was very basic. The motor is, when I remember right, the 3.0 diesel. This could very well be a sibling of the 3.0 Liter motor which has been used in the RAM 1500 in the USA.
Big advantage against the Defender: the back door is big enough to fit a Euro pallet.

I don't know what "Santana" was, but indeed Spain. The Suzuki Santana was - for the European market - build in Spain but was the predecessor of the Suzuki Jimny, a very small performant 4x4. In Ecuador, where I bought it in 1987 - yes, please, don't tell me I am a Dinosaur, i know - it was called the Suzuki Samurai, and was made in Japan. Probably Iveco used or bought the Santana factory. Nice name anyway "Carlos Santana" has very nice music