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My Maruti Jimny Alpha manual: 10,000 km and 3rd free service update

28th January 2025, 11:02 by Utkarsh Chaudhary

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Getting a fuel efficiency of over 14 km/l is easily achievable if the SUV is driven between 90-100 km/h.

BHPian Samba recently shared this with other enthusiasts:

The good part-

No new niggles are to be reported.
For the last 3,500 km, I got an overall mileage of 11.9 km/L, which included mainly city runs, some highway drives, and a couple of small OTRs. The mileage on the MID was 12.2 km/L, but the nasty traffic jams before the Durga Puja brought it down to 11.8 km/L, and now it has climbed back to 11.9 km/L.
The AC is a chiller. Even keeping the climate control at 26C keeps the cabin cool.
This car is a delight to drive in the city traffic. Small footprint, upright seating position, superb frontal visibility, and more importantly this car has black nonbody colored bumpers and side claddings on doors and fenders which keeps me at peace whenever those stupid auto rikshaws or the bikers try to squeeze in from those non-existing gaps! While driving a car with body-colored bumpers, these people always raise my blood pressure! The Jimny can be parked anywhere a hatchback can be parked!
Thanks to MSIL's goof-up on the pricing, this car still retains its exclusivity on the road!

The Neutral part-

I am not a music enthusiast who enjoys music in high volume. The stock factory setup works for me.
The NVH is just okay, one can feel the engine vibration on the door pads while on idling. However, it goes away when the car is in motion.
The headlights are okay, I would have preferred a bit more powerful setup, especially when it rains.
The ride comfort is just acceptable. It has those typical traits of a body-on-frame SUV. My previous car was a Duster! So am never impressed with Jimny's ride quality! Though both should never be compared.
The current tires are good and they definitely do their job. But Maruti should have provided better quality AT tires in its stock size from the factory.
Better tires could have improved the otherwise mediocre braking performance of the Jimny.

The cons-

When our whole family plans for a road trip, we still rely upon our 13-year-old Etios for its rear seat comfort and space.
100 km/hr comes at 3000 rpm. So cruising over 100 km/hr is not very pleasant for a long 10-12 hrs drive. Best to keep the cruising speed between 90-100 km/hr and occasionally in the 110-120 km/hr range.
Maruti is yet to provide solutions for the niggles I have mentioned in my earlier posts.
One needs to get accustomed to Jimny's turning radius while taking 'U' turns on congested/narrow city roads.
A lumbar support, a height-adjustable driver's seat, and a handrest are real bad misses from Maruti. And I dare not talk about the modularity part!

Coming to the 3rd free service-

A thorough check-up was done and everything was perfect.
No error codes from the OBD scanner.
Did a 5-tire rotation. No alignment and balancing were required.
The engine oil & oil filter was replaced. The engine oil used was Idemitsu & the oil filter was the K00 with 8 holes in it.
Airfilter and cabinfilter were checked cleaned and put back. Replacement was not required.

The total bill came to Rs 1800. I had some reward points from Maruti, so after deducting them I only had to pay Rs 1,000.

Super happy with the work done by Jyote Motors near Science City Kolkata.

Sharing a few pics-

Jimny's 1st Durga Puja outing!

Jimny with my Etios & my wife Bhpian DogNDamsel12's Polo.

An all-grip Rhino!

When the Odo reading compliments the car registration number!

10,000 km up!

Getting 14+ km/L is easily achievable if driven between 90-100 km/hr.

Pre Durga Puja the city traffic was nasty. It took around 2 hours to cover 11 km! The mileage figures from that time!

Luckily no scratches on the bonnet!

Was trying to catch the culprit for quite some time, and finally caught it at night 1 am! Needless to say, our Labrador gave the cat a tough time running behind it! Missed recording that fun video!