The SUV is the first automatic car driven either by me or my wife.
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Got to test drive a Jimny Zeta AT today. But before I give my impressions a bit of background and context.
The Jimny is a probable replacement for 2 cars that we (my better half and I) currently drive. We are in our late 50s and live between Dehradun and our village, which is about 5 hrs north of the city. We love travelling and the most recent trip was a trip from the village that is in Uttarakhand to Himachal via Hatkoti, Jalori Pass and onto Manali and back via Chandigarh.
We both have never driven an AT and it took us a little time to get used to the feeling of not having to change gears and use the clutch.
Our idea was to test the Jimny in the city of Dehradun so we did a 20 km drive in the northern part of the city – see attached map – which would give us a fair idea about the car – especially my wife. The route had a few broken roads, a fair amount of curvy hills with continuous traffic, a very steep incline in Rajpur and some busy stretches on Rajpur Road’s commercial areas.
Here are some impressions in no order of preference:
Waiting for a couple of more test drives – one on the highway and another on the MT before we go ahead.
We had booked a Zeta AT on January, 18. The SA mentioned that they are getting 5-6 cars per month and that the factory sends what they have – which is not necessarily according to the order of bookings. They are dispatching more Alpha ATs than Zeta. For example, of the 6 they sent this month, 4 are Kinetic Yellow Alphas! So one can’t tell when delivery can be made.
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