Hi Ironfab
Driver skill. Not everyone has that.To be fair, I hate Subarus. But on a snow day like today it is worse running the gauntlet of stuck Subarus getting out of our neighborhood
I would suggest either drinking a little more or a little less of what ever is in the bottle next to your Grenadier to see what happens. Probably start with drinking more first, I'm thinking that may fix the issue.
My thought exactly. Nothing better than booze and engines.
Salj - Spent several yrs renting different cars/suvs - each drives a touch different and brakes too. Anything "new" will be different. You test drove with "insight" and it was forefront in your mind. You are missing out on an incredible vehicle.
I would also start fixing/adding/modifying everything on your IG after the 5th drink. It’s amazing to wake up the next day and see what you have created.
Good grief - so it’s not just me…
Your location says Alb NM. May I ask what neighborhood? I want to use google maps for an aerial view. I don’t need your address or anything, I just want too see what it’s like where you’re at. I’ve never been to the SW really and I’m genuinely curious.I think the issue is cross over street cars have become so common, that folks just do not like the feel of a 4x4 truck, and have no experience. Sure, AWD street cars are easier to drive, and handle differently, but the majority of the newer generation at large does not need a real SUV with the Utility and capability and cannot see past the truck like handling and fuel mileage. At the same time we are reaching dangerous, and crisis proportions of un-educated taking street cars like Subarus off road and destroying them. Many times requiring rescue, and a ending up with a totaled vehicle. Manufacturers are at fault, sending the wrong message through their advertising. Even in my subdivision Subarus are completely worn out in 3-5 years of off road use getting home and its little more then gravel roads. Drivetrain, wheels ( yes wheels), suspension..it all goes. And if you slip off the road and hit a rock or something you are done. ( sorry neighbor, I know that wound is only a week old) Those that do overlanding, hard core wheeling or other outdoor hobbies that require a real SUV or truck, and have been driving them forever cannot believe how well it handles. For the un-initiated go drive a;
1. Suzuki Samurai
2. Older Tacoma
3. CJ
Then come back to me and tell me how a Grenadier handles and riders
The neighborhood came up when searched in Maps. That area could not look any more different than here. They're still building in my general area of town and land is going for about $60,000 a lot so about $250,000 an acre. That would set your 487 acre purchase run about $120 million bucks!Its called Evergreen Hills, not sure that will come up. Its at the North Eastern most accessible place in Albuquerque. If you find the Tram, head north to the next road on the bend FR333 and follow that all the way as far as you can go, past the La Luz cut off, past the next hiking trail parking lot for Piedra Lisa. Mine has a waterfall, looks like you can see my dump trailer in Google Earth and Montero parked by the Propane Tank. Casa Canoncito shows up across the valley, that's the neighbor that just totaled his wife's Subaru, he has 2 adventure based Air B and Bs inside his home, and does well with them. I should not speak, I nearly ran into and totaled someone's little AWD Honda the other day though as they were stuck on a hill and I almost saw it too late on the ice. That is the one bad thing about those Air BB guests in the winter. Its an unusual, off grid subdivision being so close to town, but we love it. But I lay out new subdivisions like this for a profitable hobby now as well, so it makes sense. A realtor in Idaho called this weekend and wants me to purchase 487 acres with winter access only by snow machine. A bit out of my comfort zone, but after some research and seeing other small communities in the area built out, I just might! They even have stops along the way with restaurants, gas stations, hot springs and motels...all off grid. So my Albuquerque home has been good preparation for my semi retirement career
I try to find bulk land for a bargain so I can be affordable, and crush the market. I have another one that is Utah Colorado Canyon country on a river I am trying to acquire, and targeting 119K for 2 acres, a little more right on the river. But that includes power, water and community sewer. I only target the most beautiful, remote places with water and endless outdoor recreation. The only thing I would come east for would be a Cave Exploration centric community somewhere. But its low on the priority list as logistics would be hard, and western parcels make more sense for outdoor enthusiasts in general.
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Agreed 100%. This is everything my 90 never was and that I tried to turn my 110 into. It is spectacular.
Yes I canI think you guys took the Troll Bait. It is difficult to imagine someone coming from an electric vehicle to a Grenadier, they are very different mind sets. An electric city car to a Purpose Built off-roader? Not likely. Could you imagine a Subaru driver even in a Grenadier
It s 5 link. On something with a single radius arm like an fj80 or 2016 G wagon, yes lift will do that, but with a 5 link, they can increase, decrease, or make it completely neutral, or whatever they want when the axle articulates. My guess is, it's close to neutral throughout the range. If return to center continues to be an issue, my guess is someone will come out with some offset bushings to add some caster.
