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You can probably read minds. This is exactly the type I'm going to buy.
You can probably read minds. This is exactly the type I'm going to buy.
I seem to remember that @Logsplitter gave me the tip.
that's the wife's car sorted
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JEAN!It was today the anniversary of my car, I don’t say birthday , because this is the day it rolled off from the production line. It was anniversary for me: I got the car on May 4, 2023.
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But I have now more than 30000 km, mostly “on road” but also quite some nice off road tracks:
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Good things first:
I love the car
Negative things:
- 4X4 OK, but I didn’t do extreme things.
- On road: OK, very nice and comfortable to drive
I will not talk about evident things like fuel consumption, or early problems from a brand new car, I complained already enough about it
But ... (and I also complained about it)
Would I buy again a Grenadier: most probably
- Communication and openness of Ineos concerning early problems: bad
- Promises of Ineos: bad (technical documentation, service partners, dedicated dealers)
- My dealer: I am disappointed, he is not dedicated. In fact also the fault of Ineos, why did they choose a big non-dedicated international dealer for Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden and some other countries, instead of a small 4X4 specialist?
It was a quite nice day in rainy Belgium: some drops, but mostly dry, therefore I worked in my garden and also took some time to crawl under the car to check some things …
I saw that the one of the hoses of the cables was rubbing and damaged (@Logsplitter had similar issues), therefore I installed a temporary protection, because I will soon (June) make a new trip to Hungary and Romania.
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And in the motor bay I saw that a hose clip was “missing”, in fact completely loose, and I did put back in place (forgot to take a picture of the final solution).
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And then I also tried something else, but this will probably be for another thread, because I am not sure that I understood it right
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The loose coolant hoses are an issue on mine too and no obvious fix. I don’t t know if this issue is specific to the early petrol models.It was today the anniversary of my car, I don’t say birthday , because this is the day it rolled off from the production line. It was anniversary for me: I got the car on May 4, 2023.
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But I have now more than 30000 km, mostly “on road” but also quite some nice off road tracks:
View attachment 7855748
Good things first:
I love the car
Negative things:
- 4X4 OK, but I didn’t do extreme things.
- On road: OK, very nice and comfortable to drive
I will not talk about evident things like fuel consumption, or early problems from a brand new car, I complained already enough about it
But ... (and I also complained about it)
Would I buy again a Grenadier: most probably
- Communication and openness of Ineos concerning early problems: bad
- Promises of Ineos: bad (technical documentation, service partners, dedicated dealers)
- My dealer: I am disappointed, he is not dedicated. In fact also the fault of Ineos, why did they choose a big non-dedicated international dealer for Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden and some other countries, instead of a small 4X4 specialist?
It was a quite nice day in rainy Belgium: some drops, but mostly dry, therefore I worked in my garden and also took some time to crawl under the car to check some things …
I saw that the one of the hoses of the cables was rubbing and damaged (@Logsplitter had similar issues), therefore I installed a temporary protection, because I will soon (June) make a new trip to Hungary and Romania.
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And in the motor bay I saw that a hose clip was “missing”, in fact completely loose, and I did put back in place (forgot to take a picture of the final solution).
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And then I also tried something else, but this will probably be for another thread, because I am not sure that I understood it right
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My aluminium conduit hose like Jeans is also rubbing against the drive shaft. I have zip tied the front section but the rear part, there is no where suitable to attach so ended up wrapping it with some black rubber foam. Mines Diesel.
Ive just found out today at the Great Grenadier charity event nr Thetford that there is a fix for the loose coolant pipes on the Petrol models. Apparantly a clip/fixing is missing on some vehicles. A clip that should be attached to the back of the main radiator fan is missing and there is a campaign to fix this.
Great to meet you and others to put a face to the names I know from the forum. A good mixture of people from all walks of life
Same happened to me, I got the replacement from Amazon, as per photos below. It’s a bit awkward to fit but is in tight.
Hehe... Just went and checked. I'm missing that plug also. Another thing on the list of warranty work next month.
Just checked mine this morning, both loose and half out. Pushed them back in for now while I organise/check spares in my workshop boxes. I do confess to pressure washing the vehicles the day before and whether that is the root cause, although they do seem slightly to small for the job
After five days in the workshop i got the truck back, but: No new steering wheel! According to the dealer the packaging said "saddle leather", but the content was a black one. Seriously?
You could have just used your trailer if you wanted to be "safe"
As the roof is designed to be load-bearing, I thought it would work and it did. My only concern was scratching paint, and the carpet runner dealt with that. The only trailers I have access to/own are vehicle trailers and a few miles away.
