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Title: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on May 16, 2020, 02:57:17 AM
My new Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic just arrived.

In case you wonder, due to the car being private import, my Jazz does not have proper licence plates yet. Instead there are temporary stickers allowing to use the car when Finnish bureucracy is processing the car tax, which may take couple of months.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: beerbelly on May 16, 2020, 06:08:57 AM
Lovely Car ! looks sharp in that trim.

Not many Honda Jazz in Scandinavia. Got mine last spring just before the dealership closed down.
I´m a little bit worried about the future for Honda small cars here in Denmark.
Everybody looking for German or French cars especially the young folks.
The new MK 4 hybrid stars at 30.000 and that's not going to help out the situation .

I know your going to be happy with that car ;)

cheers from Copenhagen
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jocko on May 16, 2020, 08:20:25 AM
Beautiful car. Showed pictures to my wife and she said that is the colour for our next one.
Love the black wheels
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: sparky Paul on May 16, 2020, 09:21:14 AM
Smashing colour.

Not normally a fan of black wheels, but that looks rather smart with the body colour.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on May 16, 2020, 09:47:45 AM
Thenk you!

Yes, I agree, that the Dynamic trim piano black wheels look good with this colour and matches with other piano black details of the car. The Skyride Blue Metallic paint also highlights the car body contours.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on May 17, 2020, 04:35:27 PM
Some things don't develope better. I would describe Jazz's key as colossal, so huge, heavy and bulky it is. There are ways to the make car keys smaller and lighter, even with the remote central locking buttons included. I can't imagine what an earth Honda has been thinking.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: 123Drive! on May 18, 2020, 12:07:08 AM
In case you don't lose them! Also to show off you now have a Honda to your friends! Enjoy, many happy miles of motoring. Would you be fitting Winter tyres?
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on May 18, 2020, 05:14:05 AM
Yes, sure the car will be fitted with winter tyres. I'll get 15" wheels for that as higher profile is better for winter. I'm pondering if I'd buy 185/60R15, which is the original size in Trend and Comfort trims, or go to even higher profile 185/65R15.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: emmerdale on May 18, 2020, 06:12:03 AM
WOW,what a lovely looking car
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: RichardA on June 27, 2020, 11:09:25 AM
Very nice colour.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on June 27, 2020, 06:11:08 PM
Thank you!
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: csp on June 27, 2020, 07:55:29 PM
Honda should have offered the Mk4 Hybrid Jazz in this colour, the colours being offered in Europe are very dull.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on July 04, 2020, 06:11:22 AM
When dealer mounted Honda accessory towbar, they installed the electric socked rather low and far from the bumper. See first picture. That leaves it very visible and also vulnarable when for example reversing to a snow bank.

I like the socket to be close to bumper and high enough to be less prone to damage. There are various different bolt-on positions for the socket, so it was easy to move to better position. See the second picture. It could be even more under the bumper, but I have to think how that could be done.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on July 21, 2020, 04:26:48 PM
I decided to move the socket further under the bumper. It is also some centimeters lower than previously, but still not as low as the hitch structure. Changing the location better than that would require new socket mounting plate, so I think I am happy now. I also changed the electrozinced M5 socket mounting screws and nuts to stainless ones.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Boro53 on August 18, 2020, 11:47:54 AM
Could you make a photo from the bottom?
I'd like to install detachable towbar and no one in Poland knows what part of bumper must be cutted.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: peteo48 on August 18, 2020, 03:15:06 PM
Looks great in that blue and the black wheels really set it off.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on August 19, 2020, 07:10:13 AM
Could you make a photo from the bottom?
I'd like to install detachable towbar and no one in Poland knows what part of bumper must be cutted.
Here is a closer look at the cutout. I don't know if all the size is needed for assembly, but looking at it when it's all there it seems that the cutout could be smaller in left and the tip of the diffusor fin could have been saved. The latter bothers me and that's why I have been asking for assembly instructions in another thread https://clubjazz.org/forum/index.php?topic=12157.msg85815;topicseen#new (https://clubjazz.org/forum/index.php?topic=12157.msg85815;topicseen#new)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on August 19, 2020, 07:18:39 AM
Looks great in that blue and the black wheels really set it off.
Thank you!

After couple of months of use it looks like the black on wheels is very plastic like powder coating, which doesn't clean well in regular car wash but begins to look like dark grey instead of black.

Similarly the towbar has a surface treatment which looks like black nitriding although it surely is some kind of thin dull paint, which turns to gray after time. In my experience it will turn to brown (rust) in few years, so I will need to invent some improved surface treatment to keep it nice.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on September 03, 2020, 12:09:34 PM
Today I got the block heater installed. I wanted the connector to upper grille and close to middle. They also installed a connector for electric interior heater.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Boro53 on September 04, 2020, 06:53:18 PM
Here is my deteachable towbar.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on September 17, 2020, 01:04:43 PM
Towing trailer with Jazz. Lousy weather today.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: olduser1 on September 18, 2020, 12:23:27 PM
Please to see a trailer with sensible wheels, good looking outfit.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on September 18, 2020, 12:47:18 PM
Yes, it has 165/80R13 tires. I made that trailer 14 years ago when it was still allowed to have self made structures except axle, coupling and lights. Bed size is about 3.0x1.65m, class O1, which means no brakes and max towing mass 750 kg.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on September 23, 2020, 07:16:52 AM
Compared to genuine Japanese Fit, our European Jazzes have a black plastic base for mounting the front license plate. I don't like the look of this bulge, as it makes the front look even longer and heavier. So I took it off to find out what are the possibilities to mount the license plate in more sleek way.

Beneath the black plastic bulge there is a smaller protrusion which has the size and fixing points to fit a Japanese 330x165 mm license plate. While a plate close to this size is available in Finland, it is a special plate and costs ridiculously much. Our standard EU license plate is 442 mm long but it is also available per request without EU-sign on 397x118 mm size. And that's what I have.

I ended up to mounting the license plate directly to original mounting points. Even when the mounting screws are on top edge and both ends of the plate are without backing, the mounting feels sufficiently firm. Besides this makes the car at least 1 cm shorter.  :D  I'd wish there was no protrusion at all, but didn't want to shave the bumper either.

In rear I used original mounting points on hatch and no back plate. Just drilled and threaded the plastic inserts for M6 screws and mounted the plate vertically 7 mm off-center, which I think looks better.

BTW for just out of interest, the license plate fixing points in front have M6 thread inserts on 210 mm distance and in rear plastic inserts for 5 mm self tapping screws on 240 mm distance.

Registration number has been faked for privacy.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jazzmeister on September 30, 2020, 10:17:10 PM
Very nice colour combination, jealous!
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on October 01, 2020, 08:48:17 AM
Thank you. I agree it looks good, and I am getting used to it too. Although, as I have mentioned previously, I would have liked something like this color:

(https://www.auto-salon-singen.de/generate/vehicle/56b892e59ce02/porsche_993_turbo_02450_0347_04_07_01-1600x1200_crop.jpg)

Or this:

(https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/5th-Civic-2-610x362.jpg)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jazzmeister on October 01, 2020, 06:35:44 PM
That Porsche blue is nice. The Yellow that Honda sometimes uses on the Jazz is also eye catching.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on October 13, 2020, 09:29:31 PM
My choice of tyres for the next three or four winter seasons. I was hesitating between Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 and Michelin X-Ice Snow. Based on three different Finnish car magazine tests they were both meeting my preferences. Decent handling on snow and ice, silent, stable and low rolling resistance on pavement. I ended up to Michelin because in my experience it has 20-30 % longer lifetime.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on October 19, 2020, 06:27:23 AM
Her first snow.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jocko on October 19, 2020, 07:45:56 AM
There is more snow on the bonnet than I will get all winter.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on November 15, 2020, 08:48:20 AM
The original Honda accessory floor mats have quite small coverage on floor. Lots of gravel, sand, mud and snow gets to he floor. Especially on driver's dead pedal and rear hump. After lots of research of different all-season mats I ended up ordering 3D MAXpider classic floor liners from US. It took three months to arrive on sea fresight and I got them on floor yesterday.

First impression is good. They fit nicely on floor contour and cover very well e.g. driver's dead pedal and rear floor completely reaching under the seat. I wanted to find mats, that takes the mud also when the magic sear rear seat bases are lifted up. Durability and cleanability remains to be seen.

I will remove the "3D" deacal from front mats. Just need to get the rivets drilled off and put new rivets to plug the holes.

Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Westy36 on November 15, 2020, 01:01:37 PM
I'd noticed how little of the floor the original mats cover. The mats you have look the business!  ;)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on November 21, 2020, 06:01:46 PM
Temperature has been below zero for many nights and it has been snowing, so it was time to get the winter tyres in use. Like most cars, Jazz conveniently lifts both wheels on one side, when jacking from front lifting point. And that's how the winter wheels look.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on January 13, 2021, 06:47:47 AM
I got her washed for a while. Also it was a nice weather to take a picture.
After looking the winter wheels for some time now, I have to admit they are not looking as good as I wished. But that's what I've got for now.

Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jocko on January 13, 2021, 06:54:16 AM
What do you do to stop door rubbers and locks freezing after washing the car in such low temperatures?
I dry the rubbers, but it is never 100% effective if there is a hard frost.
I just realised. With remote locking, you won't have to worry about the locks freezing. I have to open my doors with the key.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on January 13, 2021, 07:11:15 AM
This time I just dried the rubbers and their counter surfaces and kept the doors open for a quarter or so when cleaning and drying all the door seals, sills and pillars. The automatic car wash is in an indoor car park so it is plus degrees there. With this new car the seal surfaces still have some oily feeling preventing freezing. In older cars I use some silicone wipe or my dad's method, wipe some glycol coolant to the seals. Locks are fine if you treat them with thin lock oil or gun oil before winter. I usually inject so much oil that it comes out and flushes some dirt out of the lock. Then clean the excess oil and you'll be fine for next winter or two.

If the lock freezes anyway, easiest way to get it working it is to heat the key with a lighter and stick it rapidly into the lock before it cools, this needs to be repeated couple of times. In past there used to be battery operated lock melting devices, that had an electrically heated thin stick, that could be sticked into any lock. But I haven't seen those in this millennium anymore.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jocko on January 13, 2021, 07:56:35 AM
In past there used to be battery operated lock melting devices, that had an electrically heated thin stick, that could be sticked into any lock. But I haven't seen those in this millennium anymore.
Still available. I had one once, but the first time I came to use it, the battery was flat! It had been lying since the previous winter.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on January 13, 2021, 10:52:22 AM
I've known it for long time, but now I noticed it again. Compared to hand wash by professionals, automatic car wash takes much more time when you need to clean the door sills and pillars yourself after the wash. And the cost is about the same. It's just this COVID situation, when I'm working from home it'd take 30 minutes just to drive to hand wash. Automatic car wash is only 5 minutes from my home. When we get back to normal office work, a hand wash is only 10 minutes from work.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on January 15, 2021, 07:40:50 AM
Bit frosty this morning. Dashboard shows one or two degrees higher temperature than house thermometers because the car was pre-heated. Does anybody know where the Jazz's outside temperature sensor is actually located?

Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Westy36 on January 16, 2021, 12:17:13 PM
I got her washed for a while. Also it was a nice weather to take a picture.
After looking the winter wheels for some time now, I have to admit they are not looking as good as I wished. But that's what I've got for now.

Cool photo!  8) Like that a lot.

-27c ! Anything below freezing and I consider it too cold these days.  ;D
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on March 22, 2021, 07:22:04 PM
I got the full size spare tyre on place. Besides the rim and tyre I needed to order following items:
84550-T5S-T30 Box assy, cargo floor
83850-SD2-000 Plate, anchor bolt
83853-SA7-980 Bolt, anchor, 79 mm
89211-S05-003 Wrench, wheel
Jack I'm trying to find used, because it was rather expensive from Honda.

Maybe the foam tool holder is made for markets where standard tyre is 175, because it was slightly too high in order to get floor fitting nicely. Fortunately there was three separate pads behind the foam, which were easy to tear away.

Original front towing eye is also longer than the place for it. I need to have a look if the shorter part would be sufficient and if so, shorten it.


Edit: I forgot to mention, that I bought a Dunlop all-season tyre for the spare.  Something better than summer tyre if it's needed in winter and no defined direction of rotation.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on April 20, 2021, 06:52:42 AM
Spring is arriving to Finland and eventhough most nights are still below zero, day temperature reaches +15. So I put the summer tyres on to my Jazz. Before mounting I routinely measured the groove depth. And the result confirms that Dunlop Sport is really soft! After only 5000 km the difference between front and rear is already 1 mm. I do circulate front and rear tyres annually, so at the end the wear will be pretty even. The next summer tyres will be something with better wear resistance.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jocko on May 03, 2021, 04:57:26 PM
I can remember when the tyre fitters always left them on. By the time you drove home, they were gone.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on June 07, 2021, 11:09:54 AM
Temperature has been below zero for many nights and it has been snowing, so it was time to get the winter tyres in use. Like most cars, Jazz conveniently lifts both wheels on one side, when jacking from front lifting point. And that's how the winter wheels look.

I would have also chosen the Michelins, did you take the stickers off of the tyres before you drove the car, your photo made me laugh, I have never seen tyres fitted before with the tyre makers sticker still on the tyre.  :)
Sorry for not answering earlier, I didn't notice your comment until now. No I didn't take the stickers away, they wear off within some tens of kilometers. It's rather common practise in Finland. I would actually say they should be removed by the tyre shop before balancing. 
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on October 25, 2021, 08:42:50 AM
This week I had my first winterish road trip this autumn when I drove over 700 km to Eastern Finland and back with the trailer. I had changed winter tires day before and I'm happy I did.



Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on November 26, 2021, 06:46:24 AM
I'm not very fond of the GK Jazz standard centre armrest console and closed storage under it. I like more lower and open console so that it's easier put and get stuff and it'd be possible to reach rear floor when driving.

I found out that Canadian DX trim GK Fit has such console with par number 83401-T5R-A01ZA as seen one on the picture below. After rather long research I finally found a source and way to get it to Finland with reasonable shipping costs. It will take several months, but it should be here next spring. I just need to invent a smart way to mount the seat heater switches to the new console.

(https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fitfreak.net-vbulletin/1564x1564/img_20200514_231547_ada491ffe850d7acd84ac2722d4ad04c658d0aad.jpg)

Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Neil Ives on November 26, 2021, 09:13:06 AM
Beautiful!
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on November 30, 2021, 12:14:41 PM
After couple of days the shop informed me that the part is discontinued so they cannot deliver. Search continues...  :(
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on January 12, 2022, 09:28:53 AM
Some days ago we made a 800 km (500 mile) road trip with trailer to collect some timber from eastern Finland. Here is the combination ready for the trip, just need to unplug the block heater.
(https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fitfreak.net-vbulletin/1300x647/dscf7139_bde57641db6d543a87498412c0e601ad81f58a80.jpg)

And this is the load. 6,5 m² of 50 mm thick hand hewn timber panels. Total mass of the trailer and load is about 450 kg, which is the maximum un-braked trailer mass for the Jazz.
(https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fitfreak.net-vbulletin/1297x975/dscf7142_2eefcfdbb96eff94fec8e489c654b4d175c669a9.jpg)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: olduser1 on January 12, 2022, 10:42:03 AM
That's a real trailer load, I'd have had to think about towing it twice even with my old Subaru Legacy. Great photos once again.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on January 12, 2022, 01:57:38 PM
As I mentioned the load is within Jazz's allowed towing mass and I tow stuff quite regularly, so it's not any problem. Especially in summer conditions.

Only thing why this wasn't my favourite trip was that you need to remember in every crossing and roundabout that you are towing a trailer. Take it super carefully during and after every turn until the combination is straight. Otherwise the trailer starts sliding and it can endanger others or even hit the rear corner of your own car. I learned it from one crash years ago when my empty trailer hit the rear corner of a parked car.

Originally I planned to collect the timber with my light truck, but it's in garage waiting for spares to arrive from abroad.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on August 19, 2022, 09:55:39 AM
After couple of days the shop informed me that the part is discontinued so they cannot deliver. Search continues...  :(
I have now ordered the part from JDM Yamato from Japan. It has different product number because it is intended to JDM GK4 FIT, so let's see if the colour is different. Anyway I got so annoyed to this armrest and storage obstructing the access to rear footwell, that I really wanted to get that low and open console. When the console arrives I must develop a place for seat heater switches.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on August 22, 2022, 07:26:58 AM
Couple weeks ago we made a holiday trip with Jazz to up north: Northern Norway and Finnish Lapland. Having four people and packages on the road for one week requires some discipline regarding the amount of stuff carried with, because the trunk is rather small. Especially footwear for hiking consumes a lot of space.

We cheated a bit and put the car into the train for the first 800 km and slept in the cabin for that night.
(https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fitfreak.net-vbulletin/1297x975/img_0403_87a337e87e81e4d13f04cc1a24c87fc407b5c622.jpg)

Crossing the border between Finland and Norway.
(https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fitfreak.net-vbulletin/1200x975/img_0695_096ab16ba627b4f6449867b9144f38cfd0f65001.jpg)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: shufty on August 22, 2022, 08:42:40 AM
...Great looking car  8)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on August 24, 2022, 06:48:07 AM
Does anybody know where the Jazz's outside temperature sensor is actually located?
I have recently found information that the outside temperature sensor is located in front of the car behind the lower grille. Can anyone verify that?
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Steve_M on August 24, 2022, 06:55:36 AM
Does anybody know where the Jazz's outside temperature sensor is actually located?
I have recently found information that the outside temperature sensor is located in front of the car behind the lower grille. Can anyone verify that?

Yes it is behind the front bumper in the lower grille area.

80525-T2F-A01 is the part number.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on August 24, 2022, 07:02:00 AM
Thank you!

Mine is working fine, but I wanted to know the location in order to better understand some peculiar readings. I can now see why it shows couple of degrees too much after using engine block (coolant) heater on cold but still mornings. And also why the reading is so high when driving on hot sun baked paved road.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on September 10, 2022, 06:14:28 PM
New open center console arrived this week, and it looks very good. It just needs to wait for a while until I got time to install it.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on December 05, 2022, 08:52:10 AM
I have genuine Honda accessory wheels (i.e. dealer option) for winter tyres. Since new I have been thinking they look a bit boring. I bought Honda hubcaps with red emblem, which I have on summer wheels, but they do not fit to the centre bore. This autumn I decided to paint the background with enamel paint to see if that will work. It looks nice, but only time will tell if the paint resists weather and washing.

(https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fitfreak.net-vbulletin/1297x975/7a91f9ba_470c_4109_8a03_198037f7df0e_4f8ac566a4e4dd24b87ccfaa6eeb30d55b864fef.jpeg)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Lord Voltermore on December 05, 2022, 03:33:10 PM
I dont know why TnTkr   but I imagined you as a bit of an  Ari Vatanen .  But there you are doing some relatively normal stuff, albeit in arctic conditions we soft southerners  have nightmares about. ???    A bit of both maybe.

Your vehicle number plate  is very short. Is it valuable in Finland?
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on December 05, 2022, 04:36:52 PM
 :D  :D
Although I like to drive fast, I'm far from the Flying Finns and other famous Finnish rally drivers. I'm a family man with an engineering background, just as many Jazz owners in this forum. And I'm living in countryside in southern Finland, which has much milder, i.e. less arctic climate than Lappland.

The vehicle number plate you see in my photos is altered for privacy using an image editing tool. The real one is standard Finnish licence plate with three letters and three numbers separated with a center dot. Similar to this sample from the Internet:
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Lord Voltermore on December 06, 2022, 08:54:34 AM
whoops  :-[  Nice bit of photoshopping.    My camera  automatically protects my privacy by always showing me as an overweight wrinkly old man.  I cant seem to turn the filter off.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on December 07, 2022, 06:53:44 AM
Thanks, and sorry. I don't mean to mislead, just to make it look good. Actually plate Z-7 would not be possible to have on cars, because there has to be two or three letters even in those ridiculously expensive special registration plates. Price nowadays is 900 € (~775 £).
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Lord Voltermore on December 07, 2022, 06:03:14 PM
The uk has a whole industry in buying and selling 'cherished number plates. Its easy to transfer them to another car, unless its an age related plate   (the current plates are '72')  that makes an older car look newer than it really is.   But you could  fit a 71 plate to a 72 plate car if you want.   
And some people keep their own personal plate for years and transfer it to their next car.  Maybe their initials, or they just like it.

Number plates from very old cars  with few letters and numbers, especially someone initials  can sell for many thousands . Its estimated that the  UK number plate A1 could  sell for £10 million   :o  But regarded as an investment  -maybe next year it would sell for £11 million.

Also popular are number plates that appear to read a word. such as Comic.  (COM 1 C  )    Some people  try to make a number plate read like a word by using  bolts in the wrong place etc.  Its illegal, but they still do it.

Our own DVLA  (Driver and vehicle licencing agency ) have got in on the act.  They wont issue any that look good and sell them them for silly money. Often they auction them to the highest bidder  They also refuse to issue any that apear to read as something rude. 
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Neil Ives on December 07, 2022, 07:05:58 PM
Re personal number plates. I used to see a Range Rover driven by a woman around Worcester with the plate B1TCH
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on December 08, 2022, 04:57:25 AM
In Finland, if you want to transfer the special plate to your next car, you need to pay that 900 € to registration authorities every time.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on December 13, 2022, 09:45:46 AM
Streamlined
(https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fitfreak.net-vbulletin/1297x975/under_the_snow_07ca656432478807962a34e4c549e1386878264b.jpg)
(licence number altered for privacy)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jocko on December 13, 2022, 10:25:06 AM
In Finland, if you want to transfer the special plate to your next car, you need to pay that 900 € to registration authorities every time.
It costs £80 here.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: shufty on December 13, 2022, 10:44:35 AM
...€900!  :o
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on December 13, 2022, 11:02:25 AM
...€900!  :o
Yes, I told you it's ridiculously expensive! It would be nice to get something like JZZ-15 (JaZZ 1.5) or HJ-130 (Honda Jazz 130 hp), but I'm not willing to pay that much for the fun of it.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Lord Voltermore on December 13, 2022, 12:14:43 PM
My car registration is PT71YMC   (its not really, I made it up)     It only costs  £42.44 to legally change  your name by deed poll  in the uk.   
  So if I changed my  first name  to PT71YMC  I instantly have a private number plate  , and dont even need to pay the £80 transfer fee   ;D.           
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on December 13, 2022, 12:21:49 PM
My car registration is PT71YMC   (its not really, I made it up)     It only costs  £42.44 to legally change  your name by deed poll  in the uk.   
  So if I changed my  first name  to PT71YMC  I instantly have a private number plate  , and dont even need to pay the £80 transfer fee   ;D.         
Lucky you!  ;D
First names need to obey the Law of the First Names, which gives some basic rules to limit the first names to follow common sense and tradition.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Wilmo on December 13, 2022, 02:10:00 PM
Re personal number plates. I used to see a Range Rover driven by a woman around Worcester with the plate B1TCH

Who remembers Fiona Richmond's Roller with the plate FU2?
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Jocko on December 13, 2022, 04:05:05 PM
Who remembers Fiona Richmond's Roller with the plate FU2?
I see that is still on a Rolls Royce today.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Kremmen on December 13, 2022, 04:13:28 PM
A car near me, back in the 70's, was 130 LOX with the 13 spaced close together :)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on December 13, 2022, 09:10:05 PM
I think the discussion is now spinning a bit away from the thread topic, isn't it.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Gibo on November 28, 2023, 05:43:23 PM
Yes, sure the car will be fitted with winter tyres. I'll get 15" wheels for that as higher profile is better for winter. I'm pondering if I'd buy 185/60R15, which is the original size in Trend and Comfort trims, or go to even higher profile 185/65R15.

How do you like 186 65 15?
I got 15" rims with my new jazz and just about to choose tires for mild Croatian winter.
Thinking about 65 instead of 60 for height for more comfort...
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on November 28, 2023, 06:42:09 PM
I have absolutely no problem with those! It's hard to say what's the difference from the higher profile and what is just different tyres, so I don't know if they are more comfortable, but every millimeter to the ground clearance is welcome.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on November 29, 2023, 09:07:13 AM
I'd add that for mild Croatian Winter I would go for 185/65R15 88H Michelin Crossclimate 2.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Gibo on November 29, 2023, 04:06:02 PM
Just came from MOT, only wheel option for Dynamic by COC is 16", for 15" they made measurements and will check if it can be approved/atested.
Even if they approve it I am stuck with 15/185/60 or buy new tires (65), go again there but they may or may not approve it

CrossClimate sounds like perfect choice,
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on November 29, 2023, 07:32:43 PM
Here the tyre size can be changed from the original (stated in CoC) within certain specified limits.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on January 07, 2024, 07:53:17 AM
Rather crispy morning today, coldest of this winter so far.

Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: Gibo on January 10, 2024, 11:13:26 AM
Is it sunny at list?
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on January 10, 2024, 11:32:56 AM
Yes! The weather was extremely nice last week! Like a postcard: clear sky, snow on the ground and on the trees.
(https://www.mytractorforum.com/attachments/img_5281-jpeg.2615354/)
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: TnTkr on February 10, 2024, 09:06:40 AM
Normally I always use an electric block heater and interior heater to pre-heat the car before start. This morning I had an urgent need to go immediately without any pre-heating, and it happened to be quite cold, -27 °C. It's long time I've had to do it, and never with my Jazz. I didn't remember how it feels to drive a chunk of ice. The average fuel consumption during the first 2 km was 27 l/100 km.
Title: Re: Finnish Skyride Blue Jazz 1.5 Dynamic
Post by: olduser1 on February 10, 2024, 12:03:13 PM
That's real cold weather, glad your Jazz responded.