That is why Ineos has got it right, they look like they have character and they are character building when dealing with niggles just like a Defender.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot
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That is why Ineos has got it right, they look like they have character and they are character building when dealing with niggles just like a Defender.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot
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Thanks for your detailled response - much appreciated.
Have to get some side steps as well - thinking about the new Trigg Side Steps / sliders which seem to be reasonably priced, Trigg seem to have a good reputation for making good stuff.
Got the Kaon mirror mount antenna mounting point & Hold my Phone mounting points for phone & mike.
I like the look of the Bison rear storage cages that fit just below the rear windows.
I am finding storage compartments a bit lacking compared to Defender.
Thanks again
I followed a Grenadier for a good few k's on the Cunningham highway last night from Warrilview to Amberley. They have very distinctive tail lights, I knew what it was immediately, even in the dark.
Greetings AULROVIANS,
We spent all of May in the UK on a road-trip, travelling top to bottom and doing about 2,500km. This is a BIG distance on that small island. We enjoyed glorious weather (driest Spring on record) and no traffic jams!
We only saw TWO Grenadiers out and about on the entire trip! I was surprised...
To round out the report, we saw many, many newish Range Rover Sports, a lot of new Defenders, a few older Discovery 4's, and a reasonable number of old Defenders still running around, especially out in rural areas. There were a few old D2's fully kitted for mud-runs etc, driven by young guys. (Half their luck!)
In summary, from what we saw, the INEOS Grenadier does NOT appear to have taken off in the UK.
PS: went to the Royal Windsor Horse Show and met King Charles. He was in a Range Rover of course!
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Safe travels, Jeff
What I immediately noticed when I sat in a Grenadier last year was the intrusion into the left side of the drivers footwell - apparently it's part of the exhaust. It's genuinely staggering that a clean-sheet design has a flaw like that and were I in the market to replace my D4 it'd be an immediate deal-killer: did they mainly design it for LHD markets? Which leaves me curious - are owners in Australia ignoring it or not finding it an issue? Or is it that for anyone coming from an old Defender even a bump in the footwell is better than the terrible ergononics of the old Defender?
I was talking to a mate who just replaced his Defender (one of the last of the last) with an Ineos and he finds the Ineos a nicer vehicle. I did pose the question to him re: the footwell intrusion and he said it was not an issue. He's not a small lad, either. I've yet to be offered a drive, but I'm working on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arapiles
From what i have heard some people can live with the footwell intrusion and some cannot. I suspect there may also be a bit of selective commentating by those who purchased before being able to test drive - it would be difficult to accept a major flaw in a $120k or so vehicle that you had just purchased. Cheers
......and " the tongue always turns to the aching tooth!"Quote:
Originally Posted by ozscott
If it wasn’t done as an “intrusion” and the entire tunnel had been pushed outboard that distance it would have gone unnoticed by many.
I have much more trouble with Hilux manuals, Cruiser 70 series etc when it comes to space for feet.
I had trouble in my former boss's 78, and that was an auto. And, I grew up in MGs and elderly FIATS. It wouldn't bother me. No, it's the price that would do that.
