Thread: Ineos Grenadier, do you reckon it'll take off?

Originally Posted by Tombie

Saw a post on FB today, seems a true successor to the Defender!

Pic shows water in the footwell from leaks!

Internal or external ?

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Internal or external ?

Rain and resulting puddle on floor around accelerator pedal

Originally Posted by Tombie

Rain and resulting puddle on floor around accelerator pedal

Saw that too. Bloke still has a Deefer so was in a position to know!

Could be a loose bladder owing to the excitement of finally getting one.....

Originally Posted by scarry

Saw a silver one today.
Somehow I don’t think they could have made it more ugly,just my thoughts.

I don't mind the look of it. I'd be surprised if the aftermarket doesn't do a "defender bonnet" pretty soon. I think they will be hard to spot on the in traffic when someone does that.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Saw a post on FB today, seems a true successor to the Defender!

Pic shows water in the footwell from leaks!

I have been following the Ineos closely on the Grenadier forum, water leaks is the least of the teething problems, they are more like the Defender than I would like and certainly not rushing out to place an order.
The water leak is due to water pooling between the 2 door seals and running into the car every time the door is opened.
They also have failed air con, faulty brakes, numerous electrical faults that show up warnings but no limp mode, components with surface rust, safari window leaks, transfer case out of spec issues that need to be replaced and probably a few more.
They have released a software update that seems to have fixed a lot of the electrical issues but plenty of people still complain about navigation and phone connection plus the display screens do some very strange things like randomly change settings and dropping out altogether.
Most early owners are very happy with the design, overall build quality and car basics like steering, suspension, engine and running gear and say its what the Defender should have been
Personally I am waiting for the second generation to be released and seeing how they go as a replacement of the D4

Originally Posted by discomatt69

but plenty of people still complain about navigation and phone connection plus the display screens do some very strange things like randomly change settings and dropping out altogether.

The 18month old work Ranger does exactly this,seems they are struggling to sort it,after numerous attempts.Looking at social media,the latest model is no better.But they have fixed the oil leaks,so far all good.

No real surprise the Grenadier is having issues,it is a huge challenge to make a new vehicle from scratch,let alone be as fault free as the best in the business.

LR are still struggling with Quality Control after 70 or so years.

Originally Posted by scarry

LR are still struggling with Quality Control after 70 or so years.

No they're not. They gave up on QC with the Series II.