Many years ago when we first decided to get into camping and 4x4ing, we bought a very cheep suzuki Vitara. We paid $2k for it from a wholesaler and it was very tired. We got so recovery gear, loaded up the esky, packed some towels and headed for bribie. Not 1km down the highway and the radiator exploded into a massive steam cloud whilst doing 100kmph down the highway. Trip over before it ever began. That car was forever dubbed "splodie" for its explosive tendencies. Loved that car, even though it was a piece of shit lol.
hi there. might be silly question but was it easy driving around with Jimny? have you had a problem getting bogged? we are going on september and i was thinking of renting jimny for a day but i worry that we will have problem driving. :(
Nah it's so light you'll actually stuggle to get bogged, haha! It's less powerful than other cars but in return it's light, so you'll be surprised how capable it is 🤗 Enjoy your trip!
I have never known of a “properly fitted” bull bar doing that. If your friends had it fitted by a “so called” professional outfit, they should be seeking compensation. And yes, always carry some basic tools including a crowbar.
It was professionally fitted however the plate on the side under the bull bar caught on to the side plate underneath and pulled it down. I've seen it happen before, and reason for it happening this time was because the Hilux went from 32 to 33" tyres and if extremely flexed, it would catch onto it - which we noticed after of course. It's been fixed now and luckily another dude just checked his car a week after this video was made and removed that plate too, otherwise he would probably end up the same going off-road. Not common, but worth checking! :-)
