Since there appears to be some uncertainty from time to time in the forum about the quality of the Grenadier, here is my view after my last visit at my agent.
My uncertainty, if it was there at all, completely disappeared when I visited K+E on Wednesday. I had asked to have a look at the car from below, and so it was put onto the hoist so that I could personally see the substructure in full panorama for the first time.
The Grenadier may still have some room for improvement in terms of materials and workmanship in the interior. The plastic doesn't feel particularly elegant, and the storage space could also be improved.
But what I saw from below made my heart skip a beat. I've always repaired cars, changed gearboxes and engines when I was younger, and whenever I visit Angelo (my auto repair shop), I stand under the hoist and look at the cars he's currently working on. Incomparable. Neither with SUVs nor with cars, whether premium brands or not. Except on industrial equipment and tractors I've never seen such a quality before.
The whole construction and workmanship of the Grenadier is absolutely breathtaking! Lots of space for maintenance and repairing, no mess of hoses, cables and brackets. Everything is super tidy and made in material dimensions that are simply fantastic. Weld seams that deserve this name, brackets that are beyond any doubt and can really hold something. Rods and joints like those of a tractor. There is nothing there that could disturb the eye.
Even the "cable loops" which Christian from LR Time found under the car are still on the inside of the side member, but not hanging down. But that too will be fixed anyway. But I wouldn't have any concerns about driving it off-road as it is - apart from protruding branches that could actually get caught in it under very unfavorable conditions. But after the fix, this will no longer be an issue at all.
The appearance is simply “industrial quality”, awesome, sensational. Stable, consistent, trustworthy. A pleasure to watch.
That alone will blow away any tech-savvy person straight away, it's just great, you really have to check it out.
You can definitely put loads and demands on a car like this without any hesitation.
PS: Since I didn't hvae a camera or mobile phone with me, there are no pictures.
but that wouldn't convey the real impression anyway. You just have to see it in the flesh.
And it's all about my current Grenadier, not my upcoming one.
My uncertainty, if it was there at all, completely disappeared when I visited K+E on Wednesday. I had asked to have a look at the car from below, and so it was put onto the hoist so that I could personally see the substructure in full panorama for the first time.
The Grenadier may still have some room for improvement in terms of materials and workmanship in the interior. The plastic doesn't feel particularly elegant, and the storage space could also be improved.
But what I saw from below made my heart skip a beat. I've always repaired cars, changed gearboxes and engines when I was younger, and whenever I visit Angelo (my auto repair shop), I stand under the hoist and look at the cars he's currently working on. Incomparable. Neither with SUVs nor with cars, whether premium brands or not. Except on industrial equipment and tractors I've never seen such a quality before.
The whole construction and workmanship of the Grenadier is absolutely breathtaking! Lots of space for maintenance and repairing, no mess of hoses, cables and brackets. Everything is super tidy and made in material dimensions that are simply fantastic. Weld seams that deserve this name, brackets that are beyond any doubt and can really hold something. Rods and joints like those of a tractor. There is nothing there that could disturb the eye.
Even the "cable loops" which Christian from LR Time found under the car are still on the inside of the side member, but not hanging down. But that too will be fixed anyway. But I wouldn't have any concerns about driving it off-road as it is - apart from protruding branches that could actually get caught in it under very unfavorable conditions. But after the fix, this will no longer be an issue at all.
The appearance is simply “industrial quality”, awesome, sensational. Stable, consistent, trustworthy. A pleasure to watch.
That alone will blow away any tech-savvy person straight away, it's just great, you really have to check it out.
You can definitely put loads and demands on a car like this without any hesitation.
PS: Since I didn't hvae a camera or mobile phone with me, there are no pictures.
but that wouldn't convey the real impression anyway. You just have to see it in the flesh.
And it's all about my current Grenadier, not my upcoming one.
typo, wording
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