I took my 660cc turbo Suzuki Jimny ice fishing for a day in Canada. It was my first real off road test of the car, and I came away very impressed with it. Music by bensound.com
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@semimaru4 Жыл бұрын
美しい場所ですね。
@jaberaljalahmah20614 жыл бұрын
Jimny its nice car I have 3 Jimmy 1972 and 1973 and 1983 👌👌 and nice video
@brandinstoesz20284 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that's a nice collection!
@WrongfullyEngineered3 жыл бұрын
Hi Brandin, just found your videos on the Jimny. I am excited to be picking one up next month myself and will be making the same drive, (well to Niverville, so another half an hour heh) how was it in the mountains? I know my last import I brought back I found the speed limits to be 120 in places. You had mentioned around 9l /100K, does that still hold true? Would be fun to meet up and go Jimnying.
@brandinstoesz20283 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, you'll have a blast driving it home! What year/model did you get? I found it could do 115-120 without issue, but the fuel economy does start to suffer once you start pushing it like that. Around town in the winter I've been getting 11 or 12 L/100km. Summer city driving more like 10. Would be cool to meet up some time, I just have to get mine back on the road!
@THEOneAndOnlyDOCTORofHUMANICS3 жыл бұрын
Hi Brandin, I thought that the Jimnys were 1.2 L? What year is yours then? Where did you purchase it? Thanks, Martin.
@brandinstoesz20283 жыл бұрын
Hi Martin, mine is a 1996 model from Japan. In Japan they offer them with the 1.3, but mostly with the 660cc turbo. I don't believe the 660cc is offered in any other markets, as its designed for a specific class of vehicles (kei cars) in Japan which have special treatment regarding taxes and parking regulations. Thanks for watching!
@DanielDixontheinsolentfish4 жыл бұрын
Would you say the 660 does well on highways? It doesn’t overheat and such does it?
@brandinstoesz20284 жыл бұрын
It can definitely handle the highway miles, I drove it over 2,000 km's from Vancouver to Winnipeg! I haven't had any trouble with overheating despite how high it revs at highway speed (4k+ rpms). Doing US interstate speeds may be a tall order if that's what you had in mind. Also, it's not exactly a quiet ride at 100 km/hour, but it remains fairly composed at that speed.
@Manandmachine7723 жыл бұрын
What is the fastest you have had it on the highway. And is 50 kph your normal highway sped up there. I am down here in the states and know that 70 mph would be un doable I would think.
@Manandmachine7723 жыл бұрын
How many other Jimmy’s are up in Canada. Are you the only one so far ?
@manofsan3 жыл бұрын
Pardon my ignorance - but so this car is an import, and not directly available for sale in Canada? So then what's the closest thing to this, that is available in Canada directly?
@brandinstoesz20283 жыл бұрын
I think either finding an old Samurai, or buying a two door Jeep Wrangler. But the Wrangler is a lot bigger.
@manofsan3 жыл бұрын
@@brandinstoesz2028 I think the Renegade is their smallest. You're paying a lot just for the Jeep brand name.
@brandinstoesz20283 жыл бұрын
@@manofsan Very true, I think the build/capability of the Wrangler is more similar to the Suzuki (body on frame, solid axles etc), but both Jeeps will likely set you back a fair bit.
@emelen123jamesula24 жыл бұрын
These will be for sale in Canada?
@brandinstoesz20284 жыл бұрын
I wish! This one is a 1996 model that I imported from Japan. Unfortunately I don't think there's any plans to sell the new ones in North America any time soon.
@manofsan3 жыл бұрын
@@brandinstoesz2028 gee, that's too bad. It looks like the descendant of the popular Suzuki Samurai from the 1980s. Those always looked to be fun, even though they were found to have that rollover problem (I guess it was that high centre of gravity.) Since you have it as an import, doesn't that make it more expensive to repair? (Btw, you might try a squirt of pine sap for that extra tire traction if you get stuck in snow like that again)
@brandinstoesz20283 жыл бұрын
@@manofsan Yes repairs are a bit more difficult, but still manageable. I had heard about the rollover issues of the old samurai, but I think they may have been overblown! I'll have to remember that pine sap technique!
@manofsan3 жыл бұрын
@@brandinstoesz2028 have you heard of the Roxor by Mahindra? Plenty of those on KZfaq - lots of people proud of their after-market modifications. It's a ute that gets used for off-roading.
@brandinstoesz20283 жыл бұрын
I've heard of Mahindra, but I'm not familiar with their different models. I'll have to check it out!