Hang in there! You have a great outlook and an amazing attitude. And everything you've said is 100% true! Be positive, thankful for all that's right, and work through the setbacks. We all suffer them!Don't yell at me or kick me out of the club here folks, but part of me almost wished there'd be another delay! But, that would be selfish, so I'm glad the pricing is about to come out.
In terms of why it's selfish - We've had a run of bad luck. We recently moved, and our house was for sale but suffered a catastrophic flood. There were some insurance shenanigans, which left us underwater by a lot. This adventure has cost us a few hundred grand and will delay our global tour by at least 5-10 years when all is said and done. And, it was a one-two punch on literally the same day -- right after finding out we lost everything on the house, we found out our small business trade name is not registerable in our current jurisdiction that we moved to, which means that our business is on "hold" until we finish the rebrand, and all this means I'm likely not going to be in a position to responsibly be purchasing the Grenadier at any price this year.
I've been vocally chomping at the bit of this thing for years, but such is life and if life was an easy, straight line I bet I'd be incredibly bored!A run of bad luck financially is in many ways the best bad luck to have - I'd take this any day over an impact to my health or the health of my family. I have a job that I love in literal paradise, so don't feel bad for me - it's just a truck! And as the great Stoic thinkers say, "Patience is a Virtue" and I intend to be quite virtuous until things bounce back.
Slings and arrows hit us all, the question is how we get back up. And when I do, I'll be seated behind the wheel of a Grenadier. I can't wait to find out what the pricing will be and to live vicariously through all of you until things come back around!
I thought early on that I had read that the US would get 2024 models- which it sounds for all intents and puporses is true, we are at least going to get a tweaked version. Car companies usually switch over their model years over the summer.
7000 reservations was the number I was told as well. They expect about 4000 of these to become actual orders. I guess that's the percentage they've seen convert in other markets.
No doubt @Stu_Barnes will have a poll by Wednesday afternoon to gauge how many forum reservation holders will convert
I’m in the U.K. and I’ve just ordered accessories for the Rhino Rack on my Grenadier and I found them cheaper than on the Ineos website albeit a two week wait for stock to come from Germany. It always pays to shop around and if I can find the same item for less then I won’t buy from Ineos.
I thought something was said about the orders will be batched based on ordered configurations. So you can be the first one out of the gates but if you have a weird configuration, yours may not be finished until the end. I may be confused. I’ve had a beer since then.
Here is the video in which they explained the roll out for the US. Also from my test drive in NY the reps said that The Belstaff editions are just a place to start from. That everything can be configured as you like things taken away and added. So You are not locked to a specific trim or config. It might have been different in the UK with the delays and trying to get vehicles out. Also the current news is deliveries will start December of this year. That has not yet changed. But I Assume it will just be a few.
Correct. Can't import light trucks to the US without a 25% tariff
Great idea Painter! I may just do that; I've hovered over the "cancel" button 3 times last week without clicking, but after the third time I went and bought a lotto ticket instead (Hey you never know!), so I hope to hold my spot until the last possible moment in the off chance I get lucky, but your idea of extending the spot is a good one that I shall explore!
Is this to stiff the competition?
Blah USA
Leaders of the free world.
