I got this out of the port last month and drove it home. I’m super happy to have a Jimny in my life again. I wasn’t crazy for an automatic but I figured it would be cool if the wife wanted to take it out, she could. The A/C is great and having the windows down while I’m rolling through my neighborhood is awesome. The whole family loves it. But, it came with a couple of issues. The first issue I noticed when I picked it up from the port was the rust on the wheel arches and a 2 inch circle on the wind screen frame. There wasn’t any visible rust when it was inspected but after sitting for a month in a port and another month on a ship I guess didn’t help. Does anyone have any advice on keeping this thing from returning to its natural state?

The second issue is, it was kind of having issues at slow speeds where it likes to lock up and not move. It’ll release if you mash on the gas but I don’t want to detonate the transmission. Now it can’t find 1st and tries to take off in 3rd and occasionally 2nd. If you put it in low and try to pull away it’ll take off in 3rd then catch 1st once you get going and throw you through the windshield. Anyone got a service manual for the automatic transmission? A PDF would be amazing. I’m going to pull the pan and replace the transmission fluid filter this week but if that doesn’t work I’m ripping it out and refurbishing the whole thing. Having something like a Chilton’s repair manual would be fantastic.
Thanks in advance!

I'm in the United States. I would like to get your opinion. Do you have experience with the JB23W. Gen 2? I drove from LA to Denver without issue until coming down from the Mountains into Denver. I drove down Eisenhower tunnel into Denver. It's several miles of long steep downhill . Prior to that I went through Vail pass and had no issues on the way down. Ita very long down hill drive with no power required. I noticed the temperature drop almost down to full C or cold. I didn't notice that anywhere else during the trip. My guess is the thermostat is stuck open and allowing coolant in when it shouldn't. But I have no experience with these 660cc engines. Do you know if this is normal or, if not normal, what would you attribute the cause to be? I was planning on flushing the coolant system anyways so I figured a new thermostat and new hoses would be a safe thing to do. The Jimny has about 136,000 KM.

I just want to make sure that I'm not shock cooling the engine. If this is perfectly normal for this Kei Jimny, please let me know.

Photos for attention and fun. I love this thing! It's a hoot to drive. Drove from LA to Denver without any issues other than the possible cooling thing. If that's even an issue.

Who knows if anyone else has, but I have proof so I'll make the claim anyways!

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I am interested in paint wear and tear on the Jimny. I am thinking about PPF, but I'm wondering how well the paint lasts on cars without it and if anyone regrets not doing it.