What i have learned about the Grenadier inventory.

bikesandguitars said:

I have the Queens Red Trial Master with cloth interior, no safari windows on 17” steelies. My wife has the Scottish White Field Master, leather, rough pack, safari windows on 18” alloys.

I originally ordered the Field Master that my wife now drives for myself. I wanted safari windows. I thought they were a necessity. But when I went for my test drive before delivery, I realized that the full sized rack would delete the safari windows and they became less of a need. I spend a considerable amount of time off road and wanted the option to carry more gear, gas, water, roof top tent, fly rod case, boat, boxes, etc.

The leather vs cloth issue boils down to use. I prefer the very high quality cloth for how I use the vehicle. The leather is certainly more elegant. My wife loves it.

I spend enough time in my wife’s Field Master to realize the safari windows are like every other car with a sunroof that we’ve owned. We’ll rarely use them. And honestly, with the strength of the sun living at 6,000 feet elevation, I think the safari windows may became an issue in the mid day, summer sun. We’ll see.

As for color, the Queens Red looks great in the field. It’s really grown on me. It looks like fine wine. And just like a good wine, the more you look at it, the more you see. It’s a great color.

My advice to any potential buyer would be, get one soon! They’re all good. Very few people know about this vehicle. Demand will increase and in my opinion, the current starting price of $71,500 US is a bargain. It’s a lot of car for the money.

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bikesandguitars said:

I spend enough time in my wife’s Field Master to realize the safari windows are like every other car with a sunroof that we’ve owned. We’ll rarely use them. And honestly, with the strength of the sun living at 6,000 feet elevation, I think the safari windows may became an issue in the mid day, summer sun. We’ll see.

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ADVAW8S said:

Since the latest update that has pushed my Grenadier back to a Oct, I have been scouring the dealer sites to see available options. Here are some of my random thoughts.

*so many are base models that are random interiors. As if people had fever dreams when building out their options. For example black and white leather, no heated seats and that's it. As if someone decided, I can only afford a base but I would not be caught dead driving utility seats.

*no I don't want the safari windows. Many of the models do not have safari windows. Again these are ones for sale. One of coolest options and most of inventory does not have them.

* saddle leather. Again non existent, makes me think the percentage of people here in USA do not have the saddle leather.

* one dealer has several trialmasters. But the kicker, they are all on 18. Makes me think the dealer thought the fake rock ring wheels would sell better than the steelies.

* silver and queens red are at bottom of list and the blue shades are at the top. Many of the inventory models are one of the 3 shades of blue. A lot of blue were ordered by people. Queen red is nowhere to be seen. I have found 2. I have found more silver than queen red but again it is in the single digits. Also their are very few with contrasting roofs in general.

My takeaway is those individuals that ordered their grenadier and walked away, were people who was already stretching their budget to get into one. Or they did not want the trialmaster/fieldmaster plate and wanted the built on purpose plate. But then built out something that had one or two things different. Finally, I have some must haves and this is what's make me so picky. One that has surprised me the most is the saddle leather. I didn't realize how much I wanted it until today. I would take a silver or queens red options but none of them have the saddle leather.

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pmatusov said:

Ordered mine as a rock bottom base model with diff locks and tow hitch.
The single, solitary, regret is not ordering the roof access ladder.
I am super happy of not having safari windows or dual battery setup or leather or factory roof rack.
I like the light blue with white roof paint, but I prefer my vehicles white (when they are not "tijuana rescues").

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• Sunroofs/safari windows may sound nice until they start to leak. Not if, but when.
• And when the car gets older you start to have problems with electric connectors, earth points, wires chafing to body or other wires and electronic controllers begin to fail the repairs are either terribly expensive or in worst case completely impossible (i.e. availability of electronic controllers or components to those). Blue Disco is now 31 years old and I have disconnected feed to rear wiper and washer due to wiring problems. Still my best car by far.

dreamalaska said:

You shouldn’t regret that. As soon as Leitner has a NA supplier for their stuff you can order their updated ladder that also carries a Jerry can and you’ll be the envy of every kid on the block. Just sayin’

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AMD66 said:

The one feature I twisted initially about specifying and now enjoy the most - Safari windows.

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bikesandguitars said:

I have the Queens Red Trial Master with cloth interior, no safari windows on 17” steelies. My wife has the Scottish White Field Master, leather, rough pack, safari windows on 18” alloys.

I originally ordered the Field Master that my wife now drives for myself. I wanted safari windows. I thought they were a necessity. But when I went for my test drive before delivery, I realized that the full sized rack would delete the safari windows and they became less of a need. I spend a considerable amount of time off road and wanted the option to carry more gear, gas, water, roof top tent, fly rod case, boat, boxes, etc.

The leather vs cloth issue boils down to use. I prefer the very high quality cloth for how I use the vehicle. The leather is certainly more elegant. My wife loves it.

I spend enough time in my wife’s Field Master to realize the safari windows are like every other car with a sunroof that we’ve owned. We’ll rarely use them. And honestly, with the strength of the sun living at 6,000 feet elevation, I think the safari windows may became an issue in the mid day, summer sun. We’ll see.

As for color, the Queens Red looks great in the field. It’s really grown on me. It looks like fine wine. And just like a good wine, the more you look at it, the more you see. It’s a great color.

My advice to any potential buyer would be, get one soon! They’re all good. Very few people know about this vehicle. Demand will increase and in my opinion, the current starting price of $71,500 US is a bargain. It’s a lot of car for the money.

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pmatusov said:

Ordered mine as a rock bottom base model with diff locks and tow hitch.
The single, solitary, regret is not ordering the roof access ladder.
I am super happy of not having safari windows or dual battery setup or leather or factory roof rack.
I like the light blue with white roof paint, but I prefer my vehicles white (when they are not "tijuana rescues").

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Tinerfeño said:

"Wouldn't help my progress off-road".

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bikesandguitars said:

I spend enough time in my wife’s Field Master to realize the safari windows are like every other car with a sunroof that we’ve owned. We’ll rarely use them. And honestly, with the strength of the sun living at 6,000 feet elevation, I think the safari windows may became an issue in the mid day, summer sun. We’ll see.

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GN4HIR said:

I looked through the inventory at Mossy in Houston. Vehicles from $73,100 up to $90,000. What surprised me was the high number without hitches. Also, why would you ever get the black roof in Texas? It is hot as hell here 8 months of the year and the black roof will make the IG an oven. If I'd bought a dark color IG, I would have gotten the roof wrapped in white vinyl to reduce heat. In the end, my must haves were the hitch and lockers with steel wheels.

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Tx246 said:

I ordered the Safari windows and had them tinted with a ceramic heat reflective tent. Even though it’s been pretty hot outside over the last month, I have no regrets and it definitely does not make it feel like an oven even with the black roof.

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Tx246 said:

I am in Houston in ordered the black roof because it looks really cool. I have Eldorat blue.

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