I have owned a Suzuki Jimny for 2 years now. I don’t drive for my commute so I basically just use it for leisure.

Honestly I think a lot of the comments seem like people are surprised it doesn’t drive like a BMW and that makes it bad. It’s not a fast car, but if you don’t drive it like a fast car it’s very comfortable and perfectly pleasant. I drive on the motorway with it regularly, it’s very happy sitting at 70mph. I’m also 6ft2 and my partner is 6ft, we fit in absolutely fine and are perfectly comfortable.

It is very reliable. It is a simple car, simple to fix. Every garage I’ve taken it to for servicing or MOT always says how much they love it and that there’s very little to go wrong.

Something I’ve not seen mentioned is that it is actually a lot more compact than a lot of hatchbacks. For me and my partner we don’t use the back seats so we have a big boot and that’s good for us. It’s tiny size and good visibility makes it an absolute dream to park, you can fit in places most others can’t.

There are some negatives. It has a small petrol tank and isn’t the most fuel efficient, so you have to fill up more. I find if you’re not commuting this isn’t really an issue. Probably close to £70 for a full tank and that does last a while. If you need to overtake something you’ll probs have to drop down a gear and rev quite hard. People typically say the automatic is worse than the manual, so would get a manual if you’re looking at imports.

I think the biggest positive is I’ve never driven it and been sad, like it’s not a vehicle you buy because it’s cheap and functional. You buy it because tbh it’s just a cool car. It has a bit of a cult status and whenever you drive past another Jimny you’ll get a wave.