AhI remember you mentioning that (Road tripping) in an earlier post! Look forward to your daily blog post as to how your trip goes!
AhI remember you mentioning that (Road tripping) in an earlier post! Look forward to your daily blog post as to how your trip goes!
I had been wondering about "engine break-in" ... a challenging event given how many of us are mulitples of 100's of miles from out dealers. I'll have ~100 miles on interstate and planning on remaining 100+ country 2 lanes so will be easier to be variable.
Drive back thru Seattle, I90 east for 350ish miles, varying speed, easy on acceleration and braking when possible......... Or drive it like I stole off the dealer lot, haven't decided yet! I've heard both versions of break in.
Yes. You will probably need to send in your bill of sale because the underwriters don't have values to work with yet. Mine will be about $500 more per year than the 4Runner it is replacing.
If you don’t mind me asking, how much did the 4Runner cost you in annual premiums?
Around $1000 per year. Full coverage with extra bells and whistles. Cost is lumped in with 2 other cars so I'm not sure exactly how much each vehicle costs but Pure gave me an estimate on the grenadier based on pricing they found online for the base trialmaster and having 4 months or so left in my term. It may come out a little more than $50/mo extra because I have some added stuff.
That’s great news! I was worried it was gonna be crazy expensive to insure (like my wife’s Tesla)!!!
I got a real quote with my VIN from my ERIE Insurance agent. $1646/yr for the Grenadier and my wifes 2018 Range Rover Sport. Thats with full tort and high limits because i also have umbrella coverage. The Grenadier itself is $736/yr. If you have the VIN and are in a covered state, i highly suggest everyone get a quote from Erie.
There are differing schools of thought regarding break in. Regardless of the camp you are in, the general rule is to wait for the car to warm up and try not to stay at a constant rpm. It's ok to drive on the highway, just vary your speed slightly and downshift once in a while. Btw, it is not just "engine break-in" - you are essentially breaking in your entire car. That includes the transmission, transfer case, diffs etc.
We use Erie also. It’s great to hear they cover it, and for a reasonable price. I got worried there for a second!!!
Exactly! Did that with my 96 Discovery coming home 90+miles from the dealer back then. Always allow warm up no matter what age. Works for humans too
.I guess I was mistaken. Originally in Feb when doing the off-road drive they stated they weren't subject to those requirements but maybe that's changing now since here it says (whether in the US or not).
I heard from RDS as well my Trialmaster has arrived and has been put through and passed the port inspection etc. I also went up a few weeks ago and test drove the pair on the lot. The issue that has bothered me the most is not the fact they do not have the "dealership" set up yet (I get this is all very new and will take some time), but the total lack of understanding and enthusiasm the staff at the dealership have in relation to the culture of the people who buy these types of vehicles. I have owned or own '66 IIA, heavily modified '97 NAS Defender, and a '04 LC (all of which actually get muddy and wet). Based on the conversations of this forum, the large majority of folks are the same way. But the folks I have so far dealt with at this dealership have NO concept on how our minds work. Maybe I'm crazy, but I think that is an important quality and understanding to have.
I doubt Ineos would have given the contract to them if the manager or owner did not share our mindset. I've had contact with a few people at my dealer and the higher up the food chain you get, the more enthusiastic they are. Maybe ask around and see if another rep or the manager can chat with you about the vehicle and you should be able to find someone there who can show you they are on board.
LOL you mention a Lamborghini dealer ... Triad's primary focus are Bentleys. Agree MY "G" is not sitting in the garage and will be in daily use as primary vehicle. Agree puzzling as to why IG selected dealerships with no experience / enthusiasm in Grenadiers vs the few we have on this forum that are oozing with enthusiasm as measured by positive feedback from members, email communications etc. It has been mentioned that some of the selected dealers are within a boarder network - thus option to expand dealership locations (but just learned that the Houston dealer is connected to a New Orleans dealer but no "swapping" of service as NO not in the Ineos group.
Same for us. We only have a 2 bay garage and our 93 D110 sits in my side and wife has her vehicle in the other. My Tacoma currently lives in the elements.
When exactly did you get it refunded? I got my refund end of October. I wonder if there is anything to read into that???I finally got my reservation deposit refunded. I know that in all reality, this means nothing. But it made me a little happy to know the Q1-24 delivery is inching closer.
