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

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Apparently big Les himself had input into how the Cruiser was developed.

They still do it today,the new 70 series models were tested in Japan,and Aus,no where else.

The LC300 was tested in Aus for over 4 yrs before it was released,using LC200 bodies with 300 running gear,etc.

It's hard to understand how a vehicle designed from scratch, with a clean sheet of paper, to be sold globally, so badly stuffed up the driving position for RHD vehicles.

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

Good review by Sam who has owned classic defenders.

"Expensive for a utility vehicle".

Once they have delivered the ones they have orders for I really do think they'll struggle. I spoke to the dealer last week and said "sorry.. it's too expensive for me now". He kinda nodded and said he thought they had gone too hard with the price rises. Yup. They had had like three price rises before the first cars were even here...

I ran through my specs again the other week. Trialmaster in white with basically the only options being a bull bar and sliders was nudging 140k. So it's easy to see how you would get to 150k. IMHO if they had kept to their initial prices which was basically a small premium over a 76 series they would have sold in plausibly tens of thousands.

Apparently there are a number of cars available from cancelled orders in stock. I reckon by mid next year it's going to be interesting. Will they be able to get by with tiny volumes or will they reduce prices?


https://www.drive.com.au/reviews/202...n-first-drive/

Yes, so roughly a 40 to 50% increase in price over what was being touted last year.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Apparently big Les himself had input into how the Cruiser was developed.

"In 1958, Sir Leslie Thiess was the first person to import the Toyota LandCruiser to Australia. He put 13 of the cars to use on the Snowy Mountains Scheme, and over the next 20 years the 4WDs were used on a range of mining and construction projects, including the massive Mt Newman Mine in Western Australia. In February 1961, Thiess (Sales) Pty Ltd was appointed sole importer of Toyota automotive products for Australia and Papua New Guinea. Shortly afterwards, Thiess began to import Toyota sedans and utilities to supplement the LandCruisers."

If you have a spare 20 minutes you can watch the movie!


Toyota In Australia - Thiess

Originally Posted by scarry

They still do it today,the new 70 series models were tested in Japan,and Aus,no where else.

The LC300 was tested in Aus for over 4 yrs before it was released,using LC200 bodies with 300 running gear,etc.

And an oil tank on a trailer behind??

Seems they’re enjoying eating their own lubricant.

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

Good review by Sam who has owned classic defenders.

"Expensive for a utility vehicle".

Once they have delivered the ones they have orders for I really do think they'll struggle. I spoke to the dealer last week and said "sorry.. it's too expensive for me now". He kinda nodded and said he thought they had gone too hard with the price rises. Yup. They had had like three price rises before the first cars were even here...

I ran through my specs again the other week. Trialmaster in white with basically the only options being a bull bar and sliders was nudging 140k. So it's easy to see how you would get to 150k. IMHO if they had kept to their initial prices which was basically a small premium over a 76 series they would have sold in plausibly tens of thousands.

Apparently there are a number of cars available from cancelled orders in stock. I reckon by mid next year it's going to be interesting. Will they be able to get by with tiny volumes or will they reduce prices?


https://www.drive.com.au/reviews/202...n-first-drive/

There's getting to be a reasonable selection on carsales now, for $115k or so with only delivery kms. If serious, I'd head this way and save a bundle of cash and time over a new order.

Originally Posted by Tombie

And an oil tank on a trailer behind??

Seems they’re enjoying eating their own lubricant.

LC300?

Old news and an old non issue,most used none,some used some while running in.

Another storm in a tea cup,lots of click bait.

A mate of mine is an Indi,services heaps of them,is yet to have one in using oil.

EDIT more here,lots of old posts,so the issue has probably been sorted by the manufacturer.For those that have FB.

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At least Toyota provided oil, to the cars needing it, until the issue was sorted.