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

Bit of a look on the net and it sounds like it will be a RED winch with synthetic rope. Looks like it will be a bit of a squeeze to integrate it, so I assume it would be a lowline model. No 5500kg rated winch is shown on their website, the closest is a 6000kg lowline which retails at $5350 with rope,hook, and remote.
It appears my quibble about the Ineos pricing was unjustified....
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If you add the 33% LCT impost, plus State stamp duty (which is levied by including GST + LCT) the actual winch factory fit cost component in the IG drive away price, is north of A$7000+ [bawl]....

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Originally Posted by cripesamighty

I know some people don't like him (for valid reasons!) but here is Andrew SP White's vid (17/5/22) on his recent drive in the pre-production Grenadier when it came to WA. He has some good things to say.

What is INEOS GRENADIER'S BIGGEST SHORTCOMING? PAYLOAD or RANGE? My first impressions | 4xOverland - YouTube

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Interesting shortly thereafter he went on line to announce that he has just taken delivery of a brand new Troopy, supposedly the customer pulled out and now he has to sell it. cost him $80K ...yours for $108K ..."because you won't get another chance to buy a new Troopy until 2023"!
There was some sledging on line to which he responded along the lines of he admires "smart people" who make money... [bigrolf] "pompous" was the term which sprang to mind....

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Originally Posted by ozscott

When was your work done? And the Ineos one looks a bit heavier duty to me than the standard Toyo, Mitsubishi etc etc factory stuff. And, you may not but I have seen warranty issues on overheating or high temps on a number of vehicles where the dealer and manufacturer says aftermarket bullbar is the issue (and usually). I agree that we have good bars available here for most brands cheaper than manufacturers but have you priced a good one fitted lately...not pleasant.

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About 5/6 years ago I fitted the bb and the rest, I am certain that prices haven't Doubled since then.
As for overheating issues it is usually the spotlights fitted to a factory or an aftermarket bar that is the culprit.

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Originally Posted by trout1105

About 5/6 years ago I fitted the bb and the rest, I am certain that prices haven't Doubled since then.
As for overheating issues it is usually the spotlights fitted to a factory or an aftermarket bar that is the culprit.

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Mate they have gone up very considerably as have the bits and pieces and labour/profit margins as operators are seizing opportunuties of people staying at home and spending up here...supply and demand. Some bullbars are way way to obstructive to airflow especially to the intercooler, and yep I agree spot lights can interrupt or impede flow but so can bad design (a few of those around) and winches sitting right in front of intercoolers and radiator. So overall whilst the vehicle is too dear for my blood the factory backed add ons likely fitted on the line appear quite keenly priced in my view. On that old mate Trout I suppose again we agree to disagree [emoji106] . Cheers !

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Mate they have gone up very considerably as have the bits and pieces and labour/profit margins as operators are seizing opportunuties of people staying at home and spending up here...supply and demand. Some bullbars are way way to obstructive to airflow especially to the intercooler, and yep I agree spot lights can interrupt or impede flow but so can bad design (a few of those around) and winches sitting right in front of intercoolers and radiator. So overall whilst the vehicle is too dear for my blood the factory backed add ons likely fitted on the line appear quite keenly priced in my view. On that old mate Trout I suppose again we agree to disagree [emoji106] . Cheers !

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It’s not profit margins. It’s recovering spiralling costs.

Steel alone is 48% more expensive at the moment.

Bull Bar nowadays runs $2500+
A quality winch $3000+

Add fitting etc and easy to see it all add up.

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It’s not profit margins. It’s recovering spiralling costs.

Steel alone is 48% more expensive at the moment.

Bull Bar nowadays runs $2500+
A quality winch $3000+

Add fitting etc and easy to see it all add up.

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Yeah I agree spiralling costs are part of it including transport costs on large items and small. However I have seen some creep on profit in quotes as well as line item increases on the parts.

Certainly does add up. Cheers

To those one here that are taking the plunge, I look forward to reading of your ownership experiences.

And truly hope it turns out a positive.

hmmm , when do we look like seeing the first Australian owner?

they may not be aulro members.....

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

hmmm , when do we look like seeing the first Australian owner?

they may not be aulro members.....

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They may even be AUIGO Members :whistling:

But they'll never match AULRO :thumbsup: