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My p38 with my Jimny and my brother’s Ninety.
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My p38 with my Jimny and my brother’s Ninety.
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Thanks.
I can sum up the Jimny in one word, awesome!
Really wish Land Rover would have offered something similar. I put a deposit down in May last year and finally got offered one in March this year.
They feel very much like a Series 1 Land Rover crosses with a late model Puma Defender.
Ladder chassis and live axles. But rides well and is quiet and comfy. Feels like a 4x4 on the road rather than a crossover. But is actually pretty fun to drive too. Feels quite a bit more compact than a Defender though. Engine is lovely, loads of grunt low down and revs a treat. It’s a lot quicker than a tweaked Tdi 90. Been getting 38-39mpg too.
Good spec with heated seats, climate, Apple CarPlay and other modern touches. The LED headlights are the best headlights I’ve ever used. It’s the first car I’ve owned that I feel has no need for additional spot lights.
Doesn’t flex as well as a Defender off road. But seems pretty capable. Has off road biased TCS and hill decent. A small suspension upgrade should dramatically improve its flex though.
Only a few weeks old when we shot this:
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Thanks.
I can sum up the Jimny in one word, awesome!
Really wish Land Rover would have offered something similar. I put a deposit down in May last year and finally got offered one in March this year.
They feel very much like a Series 1 Land Rover crosses with a late model Puma Defender.
Ladder chassis and live axles. But rides well and is quiet and comfy. Feels like a 4x4 on the road rather than a crossover. But is actually pretty fun to drive too. Feels quite a bit more compact than a Defender though. Engine is lovely, loads of grunt low down and revs a treat. It’s a lot quicker than a tweaked Tdi 90. Been getting 38-39mpg too.
Good spec with heated seats, climate, Apple CarPlay and other modern touches. The LED headlights are the best headlights I’ve ever used. It’s the first car I’ve owned that I feel has no need for additional spot lights.
Doesn’t flex as well as a Defender off road. But seems pretty capable. Has off road biased TCS and hill decent. A small suspension upgrade should dramatically improve its flex though.
Only a few weeks old when we shot this:
Really fancy one now!!
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My Farmer friend had a Jimny, great little 4x4 workhorse, beware the rust though, it eventually failed the MOT on structural rust. He sorned it, welded it up and used it for lamping.
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P38 in Long island
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June 2008 in Swansea.
Nice......
Nice......
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There seems to be a theme here?
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Like effing big rabbits... Although keep that L322 away from my P38... Don't want any LP382's running around...Their breeding
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You are a brave man going anywhere near an L322Like effing big rabbits... Although keep that L322 away from my P38... Don't want any LP382's running around...
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Suspension arms and a track rod end. The owner unfortunately doesn't appreciate the RR like some of us do our own. It's used to pull wood from the forest every now and again...You are a brave man going anywhere near an L322
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The gold '38in the garage is in for shocks and a brake sphère.
He also wanted cheap shocks but the sphère is a genuine unit from jgs4x4.
Not floppyflappingalated!!
He also wanted cheap shocks but the sphère is a genuine unit from jgs4x4.
Not floppyflappingalated!!
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Pulling wood is what a proper 4 x 4 is forSuspension arms and a track rod end. The owner unfortunately doesn't appreciate the RR like some of us do our own. It's used to pull wood from the forest every now and again...
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Only a few times a year. The rest of the time it sits and drains its battery. It's a shame really...Pulling wood is what a proper 4 x 4 is for
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Sell him a solar panel
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Hmmm, I might mention that....Sell him a solar panel
In all my years of P38 ownership it has never crossed my mind to open the bottom part of the tailgate and THEN close the TOP?! Is that a thing? I just cringe at the thought that someone might try to lift the bottom and smash the top or even someone leaning back against the top hatch. Doesnt the top hatch need the bottom to align correctly as a backstop? It looks well aligned for the photo though..
Admittedly, it does look kinda cool to me. Am I a bad p38 owner for not knowing about this trick? Im gonna try it out next time..
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