Category: 2001 Suzuki Jimny JB43 (page 1 of 3)

December 29, 2020

Panda 4×4 + Snow: Some Observations

Today it snowed properly for the second time since I bought the Panda 4×4 and after the inevitable messing around in it I’ve been mentally comparing it to similar outings taken in both my JB43W and JB23W Suzuki Jimnys…

April 15, 2014

Jimny + History

April 14, 2014

New Vehicle: Suzuki Jimny JB23W

Late one Friday night I stumbled across a Classified ad which left me wide-eyed, sweaty-palmed and unable to sleep; 3 days later I owned another Suzuki Jimny. This will take some explaining… Read more

April 7, 2014

Jimny JB43W Fuel Economy: Year Two

25/04/05/2013 - 07/04/2014 (348 days)

Average MPG: 30.25 [-1.65]
Highest MPG: 30.97 [-4.32]
Lowest MPG: 29.10 [+0.98]

Distance travelled: 3236 miles [-3460]
Fuel burnt: 523 litres [-468]
Fuel cost: £685.71 [-661.10]

Yr1 | Fuelly

February 12, 2014

Rigid Industries Light Bar Installation

The foglights-as-spotlights setup on the Jimny had served me well through the last winter, though the sheer volume of light was somewhat tempered by the relatively long HID warm up times. I’d stumbled across Rigid Industries lights while working on that install and now the Jimny was staying around for another winter it seemed churlish not to review the lighting situation. You know, a few rough measurements of the front bumper… just in case.
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