I got my hubby to Waxoyl mine the day I got it, he also spent the whole weekend hammeriting the underside (bless him). Four years on it is as good as new and hosing it off is a breeze.

If we stay in, it's business as usual. if we opt out "they" say it will be a decade to unwind ourselves from the EU. By then we will not know whether it was worth it or not as so much would have changed anyway.
I really have no idea which way to jump.

Noticed you have the 3 spoke alloys. If you get the death wobble around 45mph it will more likely be the the wheels rather than the king pins. They are known to warp when the wheel nuts are tightened up. Not a lot you can do about it except change the rims.

Never dealt with them but they are CorcordeGgarage on www.jimnysales.co.uk

not .com

hope this helps

It's better than turning up and finding a wrecker when it's promised as 'good condition'. Had that before now.

OllieSJ wrote:Ok I know it was gonna be broken then they guy restored it and it was sold around London but it doesn't come up on my car check :(

With any luck I might be able to find it and buy it back.

Cheers

I also have a new Jimny. Would be great to hear what you are going to do. Might give me some ideas.
Are you going to make it an animal or a pavement princess?

I had an SJ413 for eleven years and loved it. I now have a Jimny and feel the same. It is an honest motor like the SJ, but with the added benefits of electric windows and air-con (SZ4). I also opted for the automatic as I am fed up with gear changing. The only thing it has not got is the side openin...

The search continues................

Yes it was Worcester Blue. It was imported from Holland in early 87 and I bought it as an ex-demo. I sold in in 97, when I got the 'power bug' (still have!) with about 33,000 miles on the clock. It was garaged kept all its life, never turned a wheel in anger, never off road and from memory only got ...