What are your plans with the Grenadier?

[emax]

Ah ok. The station wagon is not changeable ? Only the utility Wagon ?

See above. Hope it's right what K+E told me ...

 

[BMW.Leo]

And in addition to the insurance topic. They not asking if its M1 or N1. They just ask how the car is used `Sie können bei der HUK-COBURG privat und geschäftlich genutzte Fahrzeuge versichern.` So no difference there.

no its not about insurance its about tax, the tax special for diesel engine are sky high. privat or business doesn´t matter

 

[denym_]

no its not about insurance its about tax, the tax special for diesel engine are sky high. privat or business doesn´t matter

You guys really need to learn to readup couple more posts to get the topic that is currently ongoing The tax topic got explained and resolved and since insurance was mentioned incorrectly in the same question I cleared that part up to.

 

[emax]

Good point. Back to topic.

The topic is actually

"What are your plans with the Grenadier".​

 

[denym_]

So first plan is to find a way to finance it When this is figured out and the car is in my hands Its gonna be a lot of measuring and constructing the interior. Especially in combination with the folded down backseat row. I hope I can get a nice elevated flat area for some sleeping and storage arrangement.
I also like DaveB's plan: Put all the outdoor gear on it throw couple of buckets of dirt on it and drive down to the coffeeshop.

 

[TD5-90]

According to Krah + Enders you're fine: The 2 and 5 seat utes are N1.

Ok, very good. Thanks emax!
Did you talk about that with them because you had concerns too?

 

[emax]

Yes. I called them and the answer was as described. "Definitely", they said.

 

[DaveB]

So first plan is to find a way to finance it When this is figured out and the car is in my hands Its gonna be a lot of measuring and constructing the interior. Especially in combination with the folded down backseat row. I hope I can get a nice elevated flat area for some sleeping and storage arrangement.
I also like DaveB's plan: Put all the outdoor gear on it throw couple of buckets of dirt on it and drive down to the coffeeshop.

My finance plan is selling my house.
That way I can pay cash

 

[DenisM]

Not sure where to put this post but it possibly falls within future plans. I am hoping to travel to the Kimberley region which is tucked up in the northern corner of Western Australia.
It is very remote. It covers an area of 423+ thousand sq km. or about twice the size of the UK. Western Australia is by comparison a mere 2.53 million sq km....
The Kimberley has had extensive rain of late. Massive flooding has cut off isolated communities and the Australian Army has deployed several Chinook helicopters to rescue people and deliver supplies.
The attached picture in the media caught my attention. The sheer size of the flooding is mind boggling!
Can't wait to explore once the place has dried out.... Grenadier country indeed!!

 

[Tazzieman]

Not sure where to put this post but it possibly falls within future plans. I am hoping to travel to the Kimberley region which is tucked up in the northern corner of Western Australia.
It is very remote. It covers an area of 423+ thousand sq km. or about twice the size of the UK. Western Australia is by comparison a mere 2.53 million sq km....
The Kimberley has had extensive rain of late. Massive flooding has cut off isolated communities and the Australian Army has deployed several Chinook helicopters to rescue people and deliver supplies.
The attached picture in the media caught my attention. The sheer size of the flooding is mind boggling!
Can't wait to explore once the place has dried out.... Grenadier country indeed!!
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Devastating floods. They reckon it will take years to fix a lot of it.
By then I should be in a position to explore!

 

[Steveo]

Not sure where to put this post but it possibly falls within future plans. I am hoping to travel to the Kimberley region which is tucked up in the northern corner of Western Australia.
It is very remote. It covers an area of 423+ thousand sq km. or about twice the size of the UK. Western Australia is by comparison a mere 2.53 million sq km....
The Kimberley has had extensive rain of late. Massive flooding has cut off isolated communities and the Australian Army has deployed several Chinook helicopters to rescue people and deliver supplies.
The attached picture in the media caught my attention. The sheer size of the flooding is mind boggling!
Can't wait to explore once the place has dried out.... Grenadier country indeed!!
View attachment 7800124

I was in the Kimberley earlier this year - can't wait to get back in the Grenadier!

 

[Max]

Not sure where to put this post but it possibly falls within future plans. I am hoping to travel to the Kimberley region which is tucked up in the northern corner of Western Australia.
It is very remote. It covers an area of 423+ thousand sq km. or about twice the size of the UK. Western Australia is by comparison a mere 2.53 million sq km....
The Kimberley has had extensive rain of late. Massive flooding has cut off isolated communities and the Australian Army has deployed several Chinook helicopters to rescue people and deliver supplies.
The attached picture in the media caught my attention. The sheer size of the flooding is mind boggling!
Can't wait to explore once the place has dried out.... Grenadier country indeed!!
View attachment 7800124

The Gibb River road is one of the connections between Wyndum and Derby...the main one is cut now Halls Creek Fitzroy Crossing road...I did the Gibb River Rd in 81 and would do it again...let it dry out and you won't be disappointed...Happy motoring

 

[grenadierboy]

So first plan is to find a way to finance it When this is figured out and the car is in my hands Its gonna be a lot of measuring and constructing the interior. Especially in combination with the folded down backseat row. I hope I can get a nice elevated flat area for some sleeping and storage arrangement.
I also like DaveB's plan: Put all the outdoor gear on it throw couple of buckets of dirt on it and drive down to the coffeeshop.

My finance plan is my wife continuing to work as the Grenny will be her company car

 

[DenisM]

My finance plan is my wife continuing to work as the Grenny will be her company car

So it will be fitted with a Wifi antenna and become a bona fide office which accommodates a lot of 'working from home' ? ...wherever 'home' happens to be...What a great idea!

 

[grenadierboy]

So it will be fitted with a Wifi antenna and become a bona fide office which accommodates a lot of 'working from home' ? ...wherever 'home' happens to be...What a great idea!

Yes some FBT type details for the novated lease are to be worked out by the accountant I am sure!

 

[MrMike]

Not sure where to put this post but it possibly falls within future plans. I am hoping to travel to the Kimberley region which is tucked up in the northern corner of Western Australia.
It is very remote. It covers an area of 423+ thousand sq km. or about twice the size of the UK. Western Australia is by comparison a mere 2.53 million sq km....
The Kimberley has had extensive rain of late. Massive flooding has cut off isolated communities and the Australian Army has deployed several Chinook helicopters to rescue people and deliver supplies.
The attached picture in the media caught my attention. The sheer size of the flooding is mind boggling!
Can't wait to explore once the place has dried out.... Grenadier country indeed!!
View attachment 7800124

@DenisM I think now the bridge @ Fitzroy is now destroyed the GRR will be the main bypass early in the dry season before they can get it either fixed or find another alternate way across.

 

[Tu Sugars]

Devastating floods. They reckon it will take years to fix a lot of it.
By then, I should be in a position to explore!

The Bridge at Fitzroy - for that to be knocked out is staggering, but the stoic nature of the lads up there... The sky was blue, the waters muddy but they still went fishing!
Two Chinooks and another unit popped into Kununurra for a loo stop. As the lad said - time to hustle up the Grenadier - but the old Landrover still does it...

 

[MrMike]

If they will offer them for the Grenadier for a reasonable price, why not.

Otherwise, you can buy aluminum coated bubble foil:

https://www.verpackungsteam.at/Verp...mit-ALU-metallisiert-4-lagig-230my::2546.html

I would make paper patterns and cut the foil to fit. The edges can either be sewed or sealed with a gaffer tape - including some magnets for mounting.

The question is, whether and where the Grenadier has a magnetic surface around the windows. That was by the way what I forgot a Krah + Enders: I wanted to take a magnet with me to test exactly this.

Otherwise, suction cups will do.

Here is a video (German but understandable in any language) of a diy version (there are many more). She failed with the alu/plastic comination and then changed to coated fabric, which is linked to under her video.

A company by the name of Solarscreens do something like this, they do them in Australia for most popular makes and for the large Winnebago type capers with large front windows - http://www.solarscreen.com.au/

 

[Barney]

A company by the name of Solarscreens do something like this, they do them in Australia for most popular makes and for the large Winnebago type capers with large front windows - http://www.solarscreen.com.au/

That’s it, but they don’t have it yet for the Grenadier.

 

[PanoramaJJ]

A company by the name of Solarscreens do something like this, they do them in Australia for most popular makes and for the large Winnebago type capers with large front windows - http://www.solarscreen.com.au/

Hello from Germany.
I - for my person - don´t really like the "look" of the solarscreen ...

Most of my friends - and me, too - have buyed some from BLIDIMAX. You can choose almost every colour - in the outside the most are black, and inside - whatever you want: sand, orange, green... And not to forget: It is a very good quality.

You can get them for Defenders, for Toyotas - and I´m sure they will make some for the Ineos. BLIDIMAX are not cheap, but the price is okay.

SEE YOU!