India, March 31 -- Well, yes, she has gone back, and it feels like a break-up. Last month, I had to or was rather forced to part ways with my long-term Jimny. Only I know the depth of sadness I felt as I watched my beloved drive away. It was truly heartbreaking.

We have talked about the Jimny's capabilities in great detail in the past multiple times, so you might already know that it's quite a potent off-roader, and it's also quite flawed as an everyday car. What I will talk about in this final report, however, is the ownership experience - or the personal bond that I have come to share with the little Jimny.

In the last six months, I clocked over 11,000km with the Jimny, meaning I spent quite a lot of time driving it - by choice, that ...