How many cars have been built?

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Hi Roach

No offence, but I don't think the Grenadier is a vehicle for someone considering alternatives (With the exception of the G-Wagon, possibly). I think of this is a vehicle you commit to, and keep for many years. This is vehicle for which purchase is just the start of a journey. Older LR Defenders, Jeep, Toyota, etc also have owners wishing to do the same. This is not in my view, a vehicle for accounting. I suspect that most of us on here have purchased this vehicle with no tax incentives and in many cases, with no finance.

By way of encouragement. Here in the UK there is an overland expedition company called ARDventures. The owner is very experienced in this type of vehicle and although an early hand raiser, he cancelled his order and put a vid' on YouTube explaining why he was so disappointed with the Grenadier.
He now owns a Grenadier and loves it. Not exactly sure what won him over but he needed it to fill a specific purpose.

Best of luck in whatever you choose.

PS.
Hope I don't sound condescending but this is not a vehicle I would ever 'recommend'. I would simply tell of my personal experience and admiration of the vehicle.

Gotta ask, did the new owner put out a video about him buying the Grenadier? If he didn't, one would hope he would. It seems people are quick to go public on one opinion but when they change their opinion, they go silent.

 

[Roach]

PS.
Hope I don't sound condescending but this is not a vehicle I would ever 'recommend'. I would simply tell of my personal experience and admiration of the vehicle.

Not at all...your feedback is honest and to the point.

I get the enthusiasts POV, I'm not one of those. I'm also not a FOMO person so I'm ok with waiting to see how things play out.

My use case is more "every day", like towing, general property/animal duties, and an occasional adventure. I have found 10 years to be a sweet spot on TCO. Something I do expect in the way of "accounting" is that the company is in business after 10 years. For Ineos, I have a concern...since its private its hard to tell if things are leaning one way or the other so I look for pieces that are telling. Inventory building up is an indicator that is semi public but not being an industry expert I don't know if thats 1% of cars sold or 30%.