Talking nonsense and general waffle

[ADVAW8S]

Superenergetic, Hard As a M'fkker.

Bingo and I'm not talking about a dog either.

 

[ANNML]

Let's just say that Stu is a billionaire that owns a British/German/French auto company specializing in BMW-powered off-road vehicles. He also enjoys sailing, the Manchester football scene, and a certain pub in Belgravia.

That said, we're in the process of revisiting and rebooting the podcast and I think the backstory would be a perfect kick off. I'll suggest the idea to Sir J.... oh, I mean @Stu_Barnes

I also would love to hear more bc I don’t really know much of the backstory either (or even if there is a backstory..?). Time for an interview — to ask questions, to make him uncomfortable via deeply personal queries, and to put him on the spot. He’s the leader, the main dude! And leaders are supposed to be asked questions, made to feel uncomfortable via deeply personal queries, and be put on the spot! Am I wrong…?

 

[Eric]

I also would love to hear more bc I don’t really know much of the backstory either (or even if there is a backstory..?). Time for an interview — to ask questions, to make him uncomfortable via deeply personal queries, and to put him on the spot. He’s the leader, the main dude! And leaders are supposed to be asked questions, made to feel uncomfortable via deeply personal queries, and be put on the spot! Am I wrong…?

Wouldn't hear a word said against him, apparently he was born 1 mile down the road from where I lived. And apparently DaveB ( a prolific contributor to this forum) greaat grand parents I believe, before they emigrated to OZ lived 1 mile down the road from were I live now. It's a very small world

 

[Tazzieman]

It's a very small world

Tell that to the guy about 8 years into walking from Africa across Asia and on his way to Patagonia
A mighty overlanding effort so far.

 

[ANNML]

Wouldn't hear a word said against him, apparently he was born 1 mile down the road from where I lived. And apparently DaveB ( a prolific contributor to this forum) greaat grand parents I believe, before they emigrated to OZ lived 1 mile down the road from were I live now. It's a very small world

I’m sure nothing negative could be said — he seems nothing but a class act. That is just crazy about the small world thing especially about Dave!

 

[CRH]

I’m sure nothing negative could be said — he seems nothing but a class act. That is just crazy about the small world thing especially about Dave!

Not quite on the same scale of small world, Scotland to Australia.
Cheshire Cat lives about 10miles from me and I have expected to see him in the village but haven't, instead it was a complete random bumping into each other 300 miles away in a supermarket car park.
I'm sure I've mentioned this before on one of the threads or Cheshire Cat has. Sat in my Grenadier and someone approached, expecting to have to explain what it is, instead he asked what I thought of it as he had one and if I was on the forum.
I suppose Australians & Americans will think this is just local but we do have a lot of population between the 300 miles.

 

[Mudnut]

Just wondering. I looked at all the mud on my floor mats today, as we have had nearly a meter of rain in the past week. With the "automatic boot wash" when I open the door, along with the water that comes out of the chases rails, and the NATO plug - Why ins't any of it directed to the bottom of my shoes, instead of the tops of them? Obviously a lot of effort has gone in to designing the "Boot Wash System", but it is just not effective. Come on INEOS get your act together.

 

[CRH]

Not sure of what to make of this
The Guardian hates the petrochemical industry so will be pretty biased against INEOS and sir Jim.

Red flags raised after debts soar at Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals empire

Ratings agencies downgraded outlook for Ineos Group to ‘negative’ as tycoon’s sporting interests also hit crisis point

www.theguardian.com

 

[Tazzieman]

Not sure of what to make of this
The Guardian hates the petrochemical industry so will be pretty biased against INEOS and sir Jim.

Red flags raised after debts soar at Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals empire

Ratings agencies downgraded outlook for Ineos Group to ‘negative’ as tycoon’s sporting interests also hit crisis point

www.theguardian.com

I'm anticpoating Joe Public will hate us Grenadier owners as nuch as he is currently hating Teslas.

Won't stop me driving mine though.
Much to worry about in the world atm, & if you are the worrying kind it could make for some bad nights.

 

[CRH]

I'm anticpoating Joe Public will hate us Grenadier owners as nuch as he is currently hating Teslas.

Won't stop me driving mine though.
Much to worry about in the world atm, & if you are the worrying kind it could make for some bad nights.

There are some nice people in UK cities that think it is right that they should go around letting tyres down at night on SUV's as they are not needed in cities or writing pleasant messages on vehicles about the owners being child killers. Such a lovely caring environment we live in!

Must admit, I'm now concerned about Man United followers, used to worry about the Liverpool supporters

 

[Max]

A General Waffle...First point is that there is merit in purchasing the first model of a new vehicle from any brand let alone a new vehicle from a New Automotive Group...what could go wrong?...well call me a crash test dummy with five years warranty with 45k klms on the clock...and no I am not a toaster


I have to let out a few interesting thoughts that have come to me reading posts from people that keep harping on about having no communication from Ineos...well guess what it is Ineos Automotive Group not the mother company and can I saw that I have had many different models of vehicles in my 53 years of driving and have only once been phoned by a corporate person from a Nissan Auto Manufacturer's Head Office here in Australia. He was from the marketing department and wanted my approval for a letter I had written to the big boss about the condition of the paint that was no longer on my 10 year old MQ Patrol. It had flaked off in sheets big enough to roll up and be sent off with the letter in a postal tube...it was all fun & games and I gave permission and it was printed into there national internal newsletter.

So who has ever been phoned for whatever reason by an employee from a head office? I would be interested to get a gauge.

I had two phone calls yesterday and it made me think of what does normally happen here in OZ. The first call was from a service manager/tech with regards to my vehicle going into the Agents at Noosa on the 31st of this month, Mark and I disscused the issues and what was the best way to tackle them.

First was the oil weeps, turbo oil supply hose and the EGR. Second is the replacement of the side steps that are pitted and have surface rust that hasn't gone much further then when first noticed. Third is the 45k klms service.

The second call was from Adam at the Gold Coast Agent EXPEDITION HQ, he was appoligising that my springs[Ex ALFRED] hadn't been picked up and would sort it out. I have since recieved and email to say they have been picked up

Both calls really didn't have to happen but I appreciated both and said so. All the calls I recieve are from the Agent and of course for other vehicles it is the Dealer and they are the ones that will up sell at service time but it is fantastic to be able to have a good rapport with these guys which possibly happens when there is calm and of course we in the lucky country still have contact at a certain level due to population numbers and time given to client's needs.

Another question about Workshop manuals which I have had many due to the length of time in vehicles but with the modern tech vehicles I would not be able to go behind the dash let alone under the bonnet, I lie I do go under the bonnet checking levels and fortunately with my oil weeps I have a dipstick. If I found myself in a situation that was obvious and if I could bodgy it up to get home I would but if in range I would make the call for directions if need be.

What do you take on the big trip? Hoses, belts, coolant, plugs[petrol], tyre changing equip and patches/plugs, oils & greese, wheel bearings, filters, jacks, chocks, a solid piece of hardwood[stair tread] and so much more of the little things...I love cable ties but honestly I am not going to venture much past changing tyres and wheel bearings, oils and filters and top up levels.

Do workshop manuals have the part number these days because that could be handy? The last workshop manual was the MQ Patrol driven 24k klms around OZ 1981 for 8 months...brilliant.

Now just to wander a little but whilst I was buying banana bags and layer mash at the produce store, I couldn't help but see the number plate on the vehicle parked beside me...the brand and model might say it all

 

[CRH]

A General Waffle...First point is that there is merit in purchasing the first model of a new vehicle from any brand let alone a new vehicle from a New Automotive Group...what could go wrong?...well call me a crash test dummy with five years warranty with 45k klms on the clock...and no I am not a toaster


I have to let out a few interesting thoughts that have come to me reading posts from people that keep harping on about having no communication from Ineos...well guess what it is Ineos Automotive Group not the mother company and can I saw that I have had many different models of vehicles in my 53 years of driving and have only once been phoned by a corporate person from a Nissan Auto Manufacturer's Head Office here in Australia. He was from the marketing department and wanted my approval for a letter I had written to the big boss about the condition of the paint that was no longer on my 10 year old MQ Patrol. It had flaked off in sheets big enough to roll up and be sent off with the letter in a postal tube...it was all fun & games and I gave permission and it was printed into there national internal newsletter.

So who has ever been phoned for whatever reason by an employee from a head office? I would be interested to get a gauge.

I had two phone calls yesterday and it made me think of what does normally happen here in OZ. The first call was from a service manager/tech with regards to my vehicle going into the Agents at Noosa on the 31st of this month, Mark and I disscused the issues and what was the best way to tackle them.

First was the oil weeps, turbo oil supply hose and the EGR. Second is the replacement of the side steps that are pitted and have surface rust that hasn't gone much further then when first noticed. Third is the 45k klms service.

The second call was from Adam at the Gold Coast Agent EXPEDITION HQ, he was appoligising that my springs[Ex ALFRED] hadn't been picked up and would sort it out. I have since recieved and email to say they have been picked up

Both calls really didn't have to happen but I appreciated both and said so. All the calls I recieve are from the Agent and of course for other vehicles it is the Dealer and they are the ones that will up sell at service time but it is fantastic to be able to have a good rapport with these guys which possibly happens when there is calm and of course we in the lucky country still have contact at a certain level due to population numbers and time given to client's needs.

Another question about Workshop manuals which I have had many due to the length of time in vehicles but with the modern tech vehicles I would not be able to go behind the dash let alone under the bonnet, I lie I do go under the bonnet checking levels and fortunately with my oil weeps I have a dipstick. If I found myself in a situation that was obvious and if I could bodgy it up to get home I would but if in range I would make the call for directions if need be.

What do you take on the big trip? Hoses, belts, coolant, plugs[petrol], tyre changing equip and patches/plugs, oils & greese, wheel bearings, filters, jacks, chocks, a solid piece of hardwood[stair tread] and so much more of the little things...I love cable ties but honestly I am not going to venture much past changing tyres and wheel bearings, oils and filters and top up levels.

Do workshop manuals have the part number these days because that could be handy? The last workshop manual was the MQ Patrol driven 24k klms around OZ 1981 for 8 months...brilliant.

Now just to wander a little but whilst I was buying banana bags and layer mash at the produce store, I couldn't help but see the number plate on the vehicle parked beside me...the brand and model might say it allView attachment 7889708

Your thoughts on this are exactly what I think when reading every complaint about Sir Jim not personally ringing to thank for the purchase and follow-up on any issues. My belief was that it was for the dealer to sort all this stuff.
I just thought it was an American issue as Americans do seem to expect a different level of service? In the UK anything above poor service is amazing and we are eternally grateful. It amazes me when you see thank you cards at car dealers.