I'm intrigued to hear what car the intended Grenadier will replace.
I know this can be a bit of a grey area for some who have many cars, maybe your functional car replacement if it's an addition or adding to a collection.
Mine will replace a VW Touareg V8, the last of the superb V8... Mother bear suggested that I could not have so many toys inner city; I suggested trading her in, but she never took the bait!
The Touareg has been brilliant, she loves it.... and I might have kept it, but recently, a doofus braked arbitrarily, cutting through lanes. I hit the brakes with no contact! ... the dashboard splashed red! Somewhere in the myriad of wires, sundry diodes and techno-stuff within the wiring loom, something lost its lunch...
A heavy hit on the ABS might have disabled a sensor; Who knows? Tragically for VW, my local dealership has too many youngsters with limited skills. The computer system itself might be the issue. All diagnostics seem to garble - the dealer keeps the vehicle for a week on each visit and no resolution! Just a bill!
Hence, fewer 'techno-smarts' and I await the Grenadier; at my age, I want to turn the key and go - No computers, nothing tricky, a jack, a tyre iron and one socket to plug in the sundry devices we need to charge.
Sure, I am a bit peeved with the delays and waiting - a bit of "Scotch Mist", but like many of us who have seen and driven ... the wait will be worth it ...
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