First of all great to have this forum.
My name is Oli and I live in the northern part of Germany in the outskirts of Hamburg.
After doing only short family trips with a '75 Series III due to loss of hearing and other 'deficiencies' my wife and I decided to get to know the greater surroundings better and therefore get a better suited vehicle for longer trips (Scandinavia, Iceland...).
Looking around for a suitable ride we discovered the INEOS and fell in love instantly.
However, my first attempt to get hands on a Grenadier ended rather unpleasant. When I first put an order in, delivery estimates were about a year.
About a month after finalizing my order, I got a call that the delivery period shrank to six month. I'm aware that most people would cherish the fact, but I was going to get room and sell another car first. I cancelled, got the deposit back after a while etc., no big deal.
Ready to order again, I called up the website and was surprised by a huge markup only three days prior. That somehow didn't feel right, so I refrained from ordering....
Still eager to get a Grenadier, I called a couple of dealerships to see if they have pre markup deliveries in the run. I found a few, however usually 'overspeced' (can you say that?) and expensive vehicles.
To make a long story short: I decided to watch out for used Grennies coming up on the market. There were quite a few already, but nothing that matched my requirements.
So I went back to concentrating on selling another car I had the pleasure driving for some years, but my wife never liked. As usual, when you least expect it, luck hits.
So I took a.m. car to an agent, who was going to sell it for me. I travel a lot and can't really sell a car not being at home most of the time.
As luck had it that agent had a Grenadier for sale, which I almost didn't see as it was parked behind the warehouse.
Except the color and the 2nd batt, it had all my specs. Originally I was going for magic mushroom with a black roof. This one is Britannia Blue with a white roof. Basically just the opposite, but we like it a lot. Delivery is due the day after tomorrow depending on the MVD's speed (fingers crossed).
Thanks guys for having me in this forum and my apologies for my English.
Oli
Old ride (still love it):
New ride:
My name is Oli and I live in the northern part of Germany in the outskirts of Hamburg.
After doing only short family trips with a '75 Series III due to loss of hearing and other 'deficiencies' my wife and I decided to get to know the greater surroundings better and therefore get a better suited vehicle for longer trips (Scandinavia, Iceland...).
Looking around for a suitable ride we discovered the INEOS and fell in love instantly.
However, my first attempt to get hands on a Grenadier ended rather unpleasant. When I first put an order in, delivery estimates were about a year.
About a month after finalizing my order, I got a call that the delivery period shrank to six month. I'm aware that most people would cherish the fact, but I was going to get room and sell another car first. I cancelled, got the deposit back after a while etc., no big deal.
Ready to order again, I called up the website and was surprised by a huge markup only three days prior. That somehow didn't feel right, so I refrained from ordering....
Still eager to get a Grenadier, I called a couple of dealerships to see if they have pre markup deliveries in the run. I found a few, however usually 'overspeced' (can you say that?) and expensive vehicles.
To make a long story short: I decided to watch out for used Grennies coming up on the market. There were quite a few already, but nothing that matched my requirements.
So I went back to concentrating on selling another car I had the pleasure driving for some years, but my wife never liked. As usual, when you least expect it, luck hits.
So I took a.m. car to an agent, who was going to sell it for me. I travel a lot and can't really sell a car not being at home most of the time.
As luck had it that agent had a Grenadier for sale, which I almost didn't see as it was parked behind the warehouse.
Except the color and the 2nd batt, it had all my specs. Originally I was going for magic mushroom with a black roof. This one is Britannia Blue with a white roof. Basically just the opposite, but we like it a lot. Delivery is due the day after tomorrow depending on the MVD's speed (fingers crossed).
Thanks guys for having me in this forum and my apologies for my English.
Oli
Old ride (still love it):
New ride:
. You see a couple more in the UK I suppose. Talking about the UK. We have tickets for a Eric Clapton concert at RAH. I might just do that trip in the Grenadier....
