This statement piqued my interest so I did a little research....
In 1968:
Series 2 cost $2928
Falcon Sedan, 6 Cyl Manual cost $2752
Toyota Landcruiser $4325
in 2022
Ineos Station Wagon $96,000
Mazda 6 $40,000
Toyota Landcruiser GXL 300 series $100,981
"Tough basic 4wds" have never been comparatively cheap and today we are in a position where the real price of a capable comfortable 4wd is around $100,000 regardless of the brand. There is more choice though, today you could compromise and get a Triton ute for about $50K, an option that was not available in 1968 when a 4WD was a much more specialist vehicle than today, but the "poor people" have never had access to cheap 4wds on the new vehicle market.
Prices taken from Redbook and I have generally tried to be comparable on middle of the range vehicles. Its true that you can get a Land Cruiser 78 series for less than 100K but you can also buy a stripped out Ineos for $84500.
Regards,
Tote
Go home, your igloo is on fire....
2014 Chile Red L494 RRS Autobiography Supercharged
MY2016 Aintree Green Defender 130 Cab Chassis
1957 Series 1 107 ute - In pieces
Assorted Falcons and Jeeps.....
JayTee
Nullus Anxietus
Getting involved in discussions is the best way to learn.
2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
OKApotamus #74
Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.
Paul
D2,D2,D2a,D4,'09 Defender 110(sons), all moved on.
'56 S1,been in the family since...'56
Comes out of hibernation every few months for a run
Not quite. Tesla were not the first EV company. They also began by competing in the luxury car market against BMW, MB and dare I say it Jaguar. They also competed in the performance car market. Also, have you seen the early cars Tesla made? INEOS is far further down the path than Tesla was, and arguably still is. But yes, INEOS is facing stiff opposition. While it cannot rely on the subsidy advantage Tesla has, it does have a whole lot of money behind it.
Time will tell.
JayTee
Nullus Anxietus
Getting involved in discussions is the best way to learn.
2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
OKApotamus #74
Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.
I hope it does well. They’ve given it a good crack at making something people claim to want.
When are we supposed to be seeing them in Oz?
So do I.
They were talking about it being by the end of this year, but I think we can scrub around that one.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/2023-i...rs-production/
JayTee
Nullus Anxietus
Getting involved in discussions is the best way to learn.
2000 D2 TD5 Auto: Tins
1994 D1 300TDi Manual: Dave
1980 SIII Petrol Tray: Doris
OKApotamus #74
Nanocom, D2 TD5 only.
Putting this into perspective yet again:
in 2021 prices, according to the rba inflation calculator these cars would cost:
Series 2 cost $38,216
Falcon Sedan, 6 Cyl Manual cost $35,918
Toyota Landcruiser $56,449
That's still a whole lot cheaper than most cars on the market today? So although, yes, a cheap 4x4 probably never existed at least not for us (mahindra did exist in india) they were still a lot cheaper compared to today.
Also, if you look at the last large batches of defenders that were sold to NGO's and the current crop of solely Toyota's at this point they were/are all ROTW spec (rest of the world) and can get away with mounting engines that will never pass any legislation in the western world anymore like the venerable 1hz in the troopy's and what not. The defender had the 300tdi export until almost 2010 I believe? One could argue this reduces costs since no new development has to be made and you can get more money out of the investment it took to develop. One could also argue that keeping that factory running is more overhead, I really don't know.
What I do know however is that the grenadier is not that lucky. They had to build a car that is (barely) meeting current standards. Whether we think them just or not. NGO's and the likes are going to need to be the bread and butter for ineos, or they will have to go the landrover way and make the grenadier a luxury item.
Also, did someone say "tesla" as an example? That company scores even lower than landrover on the reliability surveys so... let's just hope grenadier does not follow that route since there are not enough virtue signaling greenies (or the 4x4 equivalent ) to keep ineos afloat.
I really REALLY want(ed?) the grenadier to succeed but as mentioned a long time ago in this thread I had to pull my money, regretfully, since it is not what I need it to be today and I am in doubt if it will be in the future but by God I wish them well and hope they make it!
Cheers,
-P
Yes i hope they do succeed.
Because it is always good to have competition.
Was going to test drive one and evaluate from there.
$12,000 price rise was pretty steep for a car that has not even landed in the country yet.
Cheers
Chuck
MY 23.5 P300 110 Defender with Ediff & ATPC
MY 21 76 Series Landcruiser
Ex D1, D2, D2a, D3, D4, Prado, D4, D5,
73 series 3 109 Truck Cab Tray Body, 79 Series,
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