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Finally I got my Jimny last week! Driven it now for about 450kms and have a few observations to share.
Before that, setting some context of things done so far:
Since everything that needs to be said has already been said about this car, i will focus on very particular observations that i made and wanted to talk to about them.
So far, the only major difference is aesthetics. After now driving another 100 kms on the AT tyres, i feel the stock tyres are absolutely fine as well. The only reasons to change to AT tyres (regardless of size and brand) would either be aesthetics or extreme off road terrain. There are smaller differences as well in braking and overall stability. But it isnt enough of a difference to warrant spending 20-30k IMO.
The NVH levels are better than i expected. There isnt a lot of sound that gets inside the cabin if all windows are closed. Even with AT tyres, there isnt really any road noise coming through on the roads i have driven. A cemented expressway will be a good test for another day. There is some wind noise at higher speeds, but easily drowned by some music.
Speaking about music, i am not enjoying the current speakers at all. So i started hunting already. Almost all shops that have worked on Jimnys have advised going for an Amp and 4 speaker setup (5.5inch or 6 inch) at the least. Their reasoning is that the head unit itself is not powerful enough to give more voltage to the speakers regardless of their capacity.
Finally at Driven in Delhi, I will be getting Hertz speakers installed without Amp. Lets see how the quality comes out and will decide on the amp of subwoofer. I really want to avoid installing an Amp!
Auto Start stop:
I saw some people being unhappy with how it works. I think it works exactly how it is supposed to. I have driven quite a few cars with the ASS system, most of which have been BMWs. And the system in Jimny doesnt work too differently from theirs. There are some basic differences, but on road their operation and conditions to turn the car off and on seem similar.
If you feel that the system is turning off too often or for too long, change its setting to 'comfort', you should find a decent difference. Or you can implement a small hack i noticed which does not turn the car off even when the system is on. This will be helpful especially at stop go traffic conditions:
Press the brake very lightly as the car comes on standstill. As lightly as you can, just enough to ensure the car is not moving but not putting your full energy onto the pedal. This will keep the engine on. And if you see that you will be standing for long and want the engine to turn off, just increase the pressure on the brake pedal to over 50% and watch the engine turn off.
Apparently light brake pressure is one of the conditions that will keep its engine on.
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