Couple months ago, mate of mine is here on holiday from his contract in Europe. He wants to go ride Breedts, which we duly do. On the way, we are having a chat. His Missus wants to buy a Jimny for her dad, as his car is getting long in the tooth. He is asking me if I think it has any off road capability being so small and all. I say, from what I’ve heard it holds its own pretty well. Cut to a bit later, on the trail, about halfway up the Breedts climb, I hear a motor behind me. Granted, I’ve only done the Nek a few times, but I’ve never seen a car on the pass. Motorbikes, yes, but not cars. I look over my shoulder and see a 4x4 in the distance, thinking maybe it’s a Land Cruiser or something. It gets closer and I realise it’s a bit smaller, and, lo and behold, it’s a Jimny. He comfortably, slowly but smoothly goes past. My mate who is a bit ahead of me, turns to see this car passing him… I shout ahead ‘Any more questions?’ and he shouts back ‘nope, I’m good…’ A little later we chatted to the driver as he was stopped at the lookout point on the summit with his family. Standard Jimny, standard factory tires. Says he has done the Breedts Pass many times… I was well impressed.
