Floor carpet - no longer available.

emax said:

What is an "intended purpose" ?

I thought, that a car has the purpose one buys it for, even posing. And not the purpose, somebody else means it should have.

Is there any "real-off-road driver-certificate" without which one does not belong to the off-road elite?
Did I miss something?

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rovie said:

If I buy an off-road vehicle and spend extra money on locks, then I need them. The same goes for winches, snorkels, roof racks and so on.

I think many G-Model drivers, at least the newer glossy models, have never even driven a dirt road, let alone know when to use their locks and what that does. I've had a few Defender drivers tell me their reduction gears have been faulty. I asked them how often they used them. Answer: Never. So I don't have to be surprised that it gets stuck.
From the outside, the vehicles look as if they have been driven around the world 3 times. But if you look closely, the bucket hasn't seen dirt, the roof rack hasn't seen a single scratch and the winch cover still has the adhesive sealing strip from the purchase.

Sure, everyone can equip their vehicle the way they want. But: Through this martial pimping and posing, especially in cities, but not only, these kinds of people contribute to the fact that off-road vehicles and their drivers are put in a bad light and have to deal with more and more restrictions.
That is what bothers me. If everyone would be sensible with their vehicle and not deliberately park with their chunky tyres in areas where no one else can reach, just to show how superior they are, the image of this clientele would be different.

I can still remember times when I was regularly approached nicely by tourists at the weekend after getting out of my Defender or Range Rover in front of the town hall and bought the homeless people's newspaper and gave them a tip just so they could get a subsidy for their upkeep.

Today, when I drive to the town hall, there is no one sitting there waiting for me. Instead, I have the feeling that the coffee-drinking electric vehicle drivers want to tear me apart just by looking at me. And I still drive the same vehicles as I did back then. Only one of them now has 333333 km on the clock last week. And believe me, it won't get any better with the Grenadier.

Finally: I will refrain from commenting on this unqualified remark regarding off-road driving licence or off-road elite. Because these things were not my intention.

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DaveB said:

I am actually hoping my dealer will run some off road courses aimed particularly at the Grenadier.

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ECrider said:

not far off IG Pop

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simonpa said:

Just received telephone call from Ineos to advise that carpet flooring is no longer available due to 'standards issue'.
Therefore only rubber matting can be specced BUT carpet mats are still available.
Those like myself who chose the carpet flooring will have their account amended in due course.

A shame that this 'issue' has only now been found at a very late stage hopefully no more
'surprises' to come !!

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Solmanic said:

My only worry is that the floor mats (carpet or rubber) won’t extend up to cover the massive RHD left footrest.

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Solmanic said:

My only worry is that the floor mats (carpet or rubber) won’t extend up to cover the massive RHD left footrest. This is going to have a dirty boot on it 100% of the time so it’s pretty crucial that it gets protected.

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Cheshire cat said:

Must admit I too wanted a fully carpeted version. As I am of the mind this could be my last ‘expensive’ car purchase I have no issues biding my time and finding a good carpet alternative given time. I feel that the oft talked about foot rest on the RHD version is partly down to the light grey colour, making it look more pronounced.

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Beormund said:

I don't see how you could have the footrest covered unless the mat was a) split or b) moulded i.e. not flat.

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Eric said:

I'm with you, I wanted to have a carpeted version. And yes it will be my last car ~ age and health related issue. I think the RHD foot rest is more pronounced by the rubber mating shaping making it a good 10mm wider.

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grenadierboy said:

Last week I removed the rubber mat & pulled up the drivers footwell section of the rubber flooring to closely examine the part covering the RHD footrest, especially the right side sloping down next to the brake pedal.

The rubber flooring is approximately 5mm thick but on the right side of the infamous footrest there is a 30mm thick section (which has the effect of making the footrest at least 25mm wider and the gap between footrest and brake pedal narrower than is otherwise would.

Why?

No obvious reason - maybe extra heat protection but why on the side of the footrest.

Here is a photo showing the gap filled by the extra thick rubber flooring.

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grenadierboy said:

Last week I removed the rubber mat & pulled up the drivers footwell section of the rubber flooring to closely examine the part covering the RHD footrest, especially the right side sloping down next to the brake pedal.

The rubber flooring is approximately 5mm thick but on the right side of the infamous footrest there is a 30mm thick section (which has the effect of making the footrest at least 25mm wider and the gap between footrest and brake pedal narrower than is otherwise would.

Why?

No obvious reason - maybe extra heat protection but why on the side of the footrest.

Here is a photo showing the gap filled by the extra thick rubber flooring.

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grenadierboy said:

Last week I removed the rubber mat & pulled up the drivers footwell section of the rubber flooring to closely examine the part covering the RHD footrest, especially the right side sloping down next to the brake pedal.

The rubber flooring is approximately 5mm thick but on the right side of the infamous footrest there is a 30mm thick section (which has the effect of making the footrest at least 25mm wider and the gap between footrest and brake pedal narrower than is otherwise would.

Why?

No obvious reason - maybe extra heat protection but why on the side of the footrest.

Here is a photo showing the gap filled by the extra thick rubber flooring.

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Steveo said:

Could it be that the body had already been modified to reduce the size of the bulge but the moulded floor hadn't caught up with the change yet?
This would be typical in a development cycle such as this.
Will be interesting to see whether the gap remains on saleable production vehicles...

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