Hello
Would appreciate some feedback, I found an in stock IG that is what I would like to have, but the closest dealer is 300 miles from me. My hesitation is being able to readily access a mechanic that knows the vehicle and get warranty covered items addressed if something goes wrong. This would be my daily driver vehicle.
Thanks
Imo, if this will be one of your primary vehicles then you need to have easy access to another car if/when you need to take the Grenadier in to the dealer for warranty work. It would be naive to expect it to not need any sort of warranty work. Fortunately the vehicles haven’t exhibited any major design flaws that affect all vehicles, but a few have experienced issues like water leaks that would take your dealer time to figure out and repair, depending on where the water is coming from (windows, door or HVAC). A few have experienced dash warning alerts where sensors report a problem that must be cleared, again by the dealer. Some of those warning alerts are real and some aren’t (usually due to either a bad sensor or improper placement at the factory - parking distance control and brake pad warnings are a couple of the false benign ones), but these still need to be sorted and cleared with the dealers service computer.
There are aftermarket companies that make OBDII devices that can read and clear vehicle service warnings, but I have not found any that currently have one that works with full access to the Ineos Grenadier computer. Carly is the brand I primarily use due to it’s easy interface, but they said they also don’t have an Ineos specific one yet.
It’s good you’re asking this question up front. I’ve read comments elsewhere where a buyer appeared to have seen a Grenadier, fell in love with it (easy to do), ran out and bought one (without doing much research), and then was upset (understandably) because it needed several issues fixed and the vehicle was down for long periods waiting on parts from Ineos.
A very few have gotten “lemons” that have had to go through the legal process to get their money back, but that’s been rare and is something that not only affects Ineos. If you buy a “used” Ineos from a dealer (very low miles but has been previously titled), make sure you pull all of the dealer service history of the vehicle. Some state lemon law protections do not cover “used” vehicles, and dealers use these loopholes to sell previously “lemoned” cars.
Ineos is a major company, but not in creating and marketing vehicles. They’ve had to create from scratch several complex parallel systems to bring this vehicle to market, and all of them have to work in sync. I’m in awe of what they’ve accomplished in such a short amount of time. Ask Henrik Fisker or Elon Musk how “easy” this is.
Best of luck on your decision!
