Australasia Grenadier Delivery & Wait Times in Australia.

[Davman]

@Davman that's not bad at all, what sort of excess $$, and is that unlimited car hire?

Excess is $1000, which is a bit higher than I wanted. Includes unlimited car hire of a similar vehicle type - which is a must with the IG I reckon.

 

[MarkH]

Excess is $1000, which is a bit higher than I wanted. Includes unlimited car hire of a similar vehicle type - which is a must with the IG I reckon.

Cheers, yes unlimited car hire is a must for us due to travelling full time. Fixing a Grenadier would likely involved looong wait times with parts availibility issues. As far as excess goes I always tick around $1500. With zero claims or damage in 35 odd years (touchwood) the likely scenario is I get shunted or otherwise. The policy savings over a number of years mitigate any future excess payment. I'll transfer the Blackvue dual dashcam from the current vehicle as it can prevent an 'excess' payout in the event of a hit & run in a carpark or similar.

 

[DenisM]

Cheers, yes unlimited car hire is a must for us due to travelling full time. Fixing a Grenadier would likely involved looong wait times with parts availibility issues. As far as excess goes I always tick around $1500. With zero claims or damage in 35 odd years (touchwood) the likely scenario is I get shunted or otherwise. The policy savings over a number of years mitigate any future excess payment. I'll transfer the Blackvue dual dashcam from the current vehicle as it can prevent an 'excess' payout in the event of a hit & run in a carpark or similar.

The beauty of a second battery is that you can leave the Blackvue set to parking mode without worrying about draining the starter battery...

 

[Znarfgh]

Afternoon all,

Also received my contract this morning.
Reserved 30th September 2021
Original deposit paid 8th August 2022
Ordered 9th June 2022

Contract was accurate although I opted for the glass rear panels instead of the metal panels but the contract appears to not make any mention of this. Everything else is accurate but there is a discrepancy around the total based on using values from the pre price rise in November last year and the original PDF from the Agent/Dealer (who are Purnell in Sydney and have also been very good with communications etc so happy to endorse them as well)

Maybe the inaccurate value is also a tax "thing" and yes, a tax on a tax, have to love governments of all levels for applying this revenue raising calculation!

It appears that if you want the rear panels it will say so on your order - if there is no rear panel specified on your order you should get windows (or so the theory goes)

Cheers,

DM

 

[MarkH]

The beauty of a second battery is that you can leave the Blackvue set to parking mode without worrying about draining the starter battery...

Yes, had the same thought. Currently have it timed to auto switch off after 6hrs in the settings. The Jeep GC has a 95Ah AGM starter batt so can easily handle it. The GME 370 UHF is set up to do the same if I forget to switch it off.

 

[trobex]

Getting close people!!! Hopefully running with less beeps than our European friends!!!

 

[Tazzieman]

Getting close people!!! Hopefully running with less beeps than our European friends!!!

Just ask your agent to charge the battery before delivery.

 

[ATP]

Sherwin did tell me a couple of days ago that the demonstrator they were waiting for was at the port waiting to be released. This must be it.
I wonder if there were any more there, as in customer cars.

Friend went past the docks today and said he saw 5 or 6 cars there... Wish mine was amongst them, but soon...

 

[Sam]

I count 11 at Freo

 

[grenadierboy]

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I count 11 at Freo

Don't they look stunning - colour coordinated too.

The dark one's look like Sela Green

and only 2 Defenders!!

 

[YIPPE]

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I count 11 at Freo

Any enroute to Sydney?

 

[DaveB]

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I count 11 at Freo

Strange picture
Vehicles increase in size as they get further away and the Defender looks like they forgot to put rear suspension in.

 

[Sam]

you’re right, forged

or ground slopes up… you chose

 

[Sam]

Any enroute to Sydney?

none

 

[grenadierboy]

Any enroute to Sydney?

The ship is now on route to Melbourne - arrives 12 May with 81 Grenadiers; the balance of the "first 92" customer Grenadiers to Australia, unless they drop one off for Tazzieman as they round the bend!

 

[Eric]

The ship is now on route to Melbourne - arrives 12 May with 81 Grenadiers; the balance of the "first 92" customer Grenadiers to Australia, unless they drop one off for Tazzieman as they round the bend!

One for @Tazzieman for my benefit, does Tasmania have the very strict car quarantine restrictions as the Oz mainland. I presume so, does that mean travel between the two islands is not restricted once " cleaned"

 

[grenadierboy]

One for @Tazzieman for my benefit, does Tasmania have the very strict car quarantine restrictions as the Oz mainland. I presume so, does that mean travel between the two islands is not restricted once " cleaned"

No restrictions on taking your car from the big island to the small island, except they check you haven't bought fruit in your car

 

[Sam]

The ship is now on route to Melbourne - arrives 12 May with 81 Grenadiers; the balance of the "first 92" customer Grenadiers to Australia, unless they drop one off for Tazzieman as they round the bend!

I understand it will also call in at Esperance, where 78 will be offloaded

 

[ECrider]

Does @Tazzieman have to go and collect from the North Island or it gets transported to a Tas dealer?

 

[DenisM]

No restrictions on taking your car from the big island to the small island, except they check you haven't bought fruit in your car

if you have..... they go bananas....