Not specifically arguing with you, but how do you square that with the models built and sold with what amounts to highway tires. And no lockers etc.
I think a few buyers were looking for the unicorn 4x4.
Well it's not a bad attempt at a Unicorn 4x4.
Personally I think if you buy the ones with road tyres and no lockers etc then it is highly likely that you are buying a short term tyoy or it is a second or third vehicle.
Is that not what BYD is trying to tell us!!
So far it has proven itself to be cheap.
As is the sporty footwell brace in RHD models
A brace is what you need AFTER driving any RHD model!!!As is the sporty footwell brace in RHD models
As is the sporty footwell brace in RHD models
This is a good post.
@Dokatd - given your vehicle history I’m simply left scratching my head.
I come from coil-sprung and leaf-sprung LR’s. My personal favorite being a ‘96 D1 - lifted, with bigger tires and swaybars removed. My wife loved that vehicle. It was our perfect all-rounder, until the Gren showed up.
Don't you mean the precision engineered by Magna brace. You better appreciate the effort put into its placement and size or just sell the vehicle.
The issue is that some, maybe not all, grenadiers display a huge departure from normal steering standards. In my case it made the truck exhausting to drive and frankly a chore. So much so that I was ready to turn it back in to the dealership.
My trucks steering was so stiff that going down the highway it would "lock in" the steering and dart off at any second. In even my biggest military truck the steering will always self center and find its home driving straightish. But the Grenadier, my Grenadier would shoot off the side of the road if allowed to do its own thing after hitting the smallest defect in the road.
Ultimately there is no doubt that stiction is a real thing and that is what many people are wearing down after 30k km. I'm sure the steering stabilizer settles a fair bit. But I was not willing to push through to that as I wanted to drive and fully enjoy my truck from day one. Now I have a setup that I can dial up or down from stock feel to suit me.
Was there something wrong with a batch of trucks that came to the USA, maybe. Was mine part of that batch, possibly. Did mine drive just like everyone else's, possibly. Am I qualified to state the steering feels wrong based on a massive wealth of experience both on and off-road; that one I can answer and the answer is most certainly yes.
There is no way Ineos could justify the continuation of production if these were not being bought for the occasional soccer mom. There is a reason Land Rover sold out so hard. There just aren't enough people in the world to support a vehicle that is only designed to go off-road at this price point.
Who's waiting for a recall.
I think the Grenadier has a very sympathetic fan base. I gather a decent portion of buyers will simply love it too much despite its flaws big or small. And I am very much likely one of them. I can't say it has locked in a place in my heart and soul like several of my other vehicles have yet, but I'm willing to give it a chance.
No doubt. I just wish a hand full of members here would accept that most of us are here because of that and we will often die on this hill along side them regardless of if we have the same views about software or steering or what the hell ever.
