Speculation on Sacramento, CA dealer

[CJF]

With the recent announcement of a Sacramento, CA dealer coming in 2025...anyone care to speculate on the specific dealer/dealer group? (I have zero information but hope someone may...and it is fun to think about a closer dealer anyway)

 

[INEOS OG]

Well that wouldn't suck. I was going to be 75 miles from Redwood City (which did not come to fruition) 50 miles from Price in Marin (which came online after I took delivery) and would be 35 miles from a dealership in Sacramento. It beats the 800 mile trip I took to get home.

 

[parb]

I did a 1,500 mile round trip to salt lake City when I picked up mine.
Did the same trip for the 5k service...

The 54 mile trip I have to Marin was highly welcome to me!

 

[canikony]

I'm curious too. I live in Folsom and have seen a handful of Grenadiers driving around, a couple have normal plates but most of them have mfg plates. I assume they were on loan to whatever dealership group was in the running.

Oddly enough, I have seen 1 actually at the Mercedes dealer in EDH, however, that may have been a customers car. My guess would be it will go to the Niello group out in Rocklin since they have most of the other higher end dealers in the general area.

 

[INEOS OG]

I'm curious too. I live in Folsom and have seen a handful of Grenadiers driving around, a couple have normal plates but most of them have mfg plates. I assume they were on loan to whatever dealership group was in the running.

Oddly enough, I have seen 1 actually at the Mercedes dealer in EDH, however, that may have been a customers car. My guess would be it will go to the Niello group out in Rocklin since they have most of the other higher end dealers in the general area.

The two demo mules assigned to Kuhn (Redwood City), a Blue Trialmaster, and a Mushroom Fieldmaster were being driven on manufacturer plates a year ago by people from the foothills not far from Sacramento. Interesting. One of Sir Jim's Sherpa was at the ride and drive event in Tahoe in '23 so who knows.

 

[INEOS OG]

I did a 1,500 mile round trip to salt lake City when I picked up mine.
Did the same trip for the 5k service...

The 54 mile trip I have to Marin was highly welcome to me!

Parb,

Did you do a "12k / one year service" at 5K miles? Can we ask what what was involved and the cost in SLC? I did my first oil change at 1k but my Trialmaster arrived 6 months early and I am still in a company car until September so I will be around 5k miles at 12 months in August. I am planning on changing the oil at 5k miles for the life of the vehicle.

 

[parb]

I did just the oil change and a full inspection. I also had them replaced the front springs for heavier springs since I added a winch. They also did a full wheel alignment -this was well worth the money IMHO. I don't remember the dollar amount but it wasn't very high IMHO. Quality of work was superb, the drive experience is superb.

Plan to do the full 12k at our around 10-12k. Ideally in SLC if I'm there otherwise in California at Marin.

 

[canikony]

The two demo mules assigned to Kuhn (Redwood City), a Blue Trialmaster, and a Mushroom Fieldmaster were being driven on manufacturer plates a year ago by people from the foothills not far from Sacramento. Interesting. One of Sir Jim's Sherpa was at the ride and drive event in Tahoe in '23 so who knows.

How did you know it was assigned to Kuhn?

The few grenadiers I've seen with mfg plates did not have any kind of dealership marking or obvious affiliation.

 

[anand]

I'll simply say that if it is on MFG plates it isn't a dealer demo

 

[INEOS OG]

How did you know it was assigned to Kuhn?

The few grenadiers I've seen with mfg plates did not have any kind of dealership marking or obvious affiliation.

I drove them with the Kuhn crew. Several of the Kuhn guys lived in the foothills. Beyond that I dunnno.

 

[Itsdchz]

In Fresno Area, Sac maybe a great alternative to Marin or Pasadena!

 

[FlyersFan76]

With the recent announcement of a Sacramento, CA dealer coming in 2025...anyone care to speculate on the specific dealer/dealer group? (I have zero information but hope someone may...and it is fun to think about a closer dealer anyway)

Where was this announcement? Oddly enough a "coming soon" mark on the Ineos website does not have a marker like Vegas, Carolinas, Jersey.

 

[LeeroyJ]

I'm curious too. I live in Folsom and have seen a handful of Grenadiers driving around, a couple have normal plates but most of them have mfg plates. I assume they were on loan to whatever dealership group was in the running.

Oddly enough, I have seen 1 actually at the Mercedes dealer in EDH, however, that may have been a customers car. My guess would be it will go to the Niello group out in Rocklin since they have most of the other higher end dealers in the general area.

My parents live in El Dorado Hills and my Dad spoke to the driver of one of those manufacturing plate IGs who goes to his gym. Apparently the regional corporate office of Ineos is in the Sacramento area.

 

[LeeroyJ]

I'll simply say that if it is on MFG plates it isn't a dealer demo

This is correct. Unless its a Tesla, Lucid, or Rivian (companies that sell direct rather than through dealerships) the dealers would be using demos that are in their own fleet.