Where's the confidence level in the company?

[CrazyOldMan]

Naughtius Maximus you are. Although as I recall the fwend in Wome had a better name…

I do have a multitude of children, so the fwend in Wome’s name might be fitting

 

[CrazyOldMan]

You ex-British colonials certainly know how to f**k-up the ENGLISH language.

Go ahead and push those buttons - you’ll just end up with pissed off drunk Queb hockey fans and pissed off alligator-wrestling rednecks from Louisiana (who were Queb before you kicked them out).

 

[CrazyOldMan]

"Trailer" in my country conjures up trips to the tip (dump to you) and loads of soil/gravel/manure/large appliances/various bikes .
"Caravan" conjures up images of the Silk Road in Marco Polo times.
Well it does to me

As @holdmybeer pointed out, we would usually make a distinction between a trailer and a travel trailer - the trailer is for hauling stuff. And yeah, “caravan” is a Persian word - think procession of camels. That’s why we think of it as automobiles, wagons, etc moving in single file. A travel trailer is also called a camper - but again, I don’t often hear it called a caravan. Airstream uses “travel trailer” and “touring coach,” depending upon whether the vehicle is attached to the cabin.

 

[Tazzieman]

And then there is trailer trash, we don't have that.

 

[Deleted member 9052558]

Go ahead and push those buttons - you’ll just end up with pissed off drunk Queb hockey fans and pissed off alligator-wrestling rednecks from Louisiana (who were Queb before you kicked them out).

Hey now, the Cajun/Louisianan in me refutes this statement, as my neck is more of a tan than red!!

But I have to agree to some degree (yes I am a poet, bet you didn’t even know it, ha did it again didn’t I, ) as I just wrestled a gator into the airboat this morning.

 

[Deleted member 9052558]

And then there is trailer trash, we don't have that.

I’m not sure when/how we started going down this road, but there are good and bad people (poor/rich, dumb/smart, etc etc) in all counties across this world. I would like to think the best of us are Grenadier owners, yea?

Btw, I can’t believe I am giving some of my personal info out, but in my childhood days I grew up in poverty and besides living in a car for a little bit, we also lived in a couple of “trailers” as mom always had us moving around as she could find jobs here and there & that’s all she could afford raising several kids all alone. So technically I was “trailer trash” back in the day. However, now I am far from that life. Won’t boost too much, but I do own 2 Grenadiers & waiting for the Quartermaster to hit the USA for my 3rd, and I also own several other nice vehicles as well as couple of properties and already retired (not close to retirement age either btw)(not completely debt free but close to it), so I have done well even if starting off as what you say “trailer trash”…..not too shabby I think……sorry but hearing that derogatory term brings back many memories (teased lots as a kid being poor, living in a trailer, goodwill cloths, etc) and just want people to know that’s one of the great things about being an American, you can achieve a better life with hard work and determination!! IT CAN BE DONE!!!!!!!!! Not saying all countries don’t offer the same capabilities, but Google “which country is called the land of opportunity & why?”! Yep…….

 

[Braydo]

I do have a multitude of children, so the fwend in Wome’s name might be fitting

I also have too many children, so based on the only sample i can verify, I’m sorry to say there is no such correlation

 

[[ Adam ]]

And then there is trailer trash, we don't have that.

 

[Tx246]

Sold Ineos cars in the US up to September: 4956 units.

AWo

Is this SOLD and delivered to customers or US models imported into the US and what Dealers have/had in inventory?

Was just curious where the number came from?

 

[AWo]

The term used was "sales numbers".

AWo

 

[Tx246]

It seems like the last couple pages of this thread could be summed up by the old Winston Churchill quote of a common people divided by a common language…

And all seriousness, I took delivery of my Grenadier in late August after a ridiculous number of delays, it is what it is. At the time I took Delivery, I had a 2023 Mercedes G63, 2023 Chevy Tahoe Z 71, and a 2023 Bronco.

The Grenadier is unlike any other vehicle in terms of the anti-technology and back to old-school way of thinking. It’s clearly a niche market, but for those who like this type of thing, there is nothing else that comes close.

In the last several weeks, my Tahoe 71 is gone. A week and a half ago I got rid of the G wagen. I have owned at least one G wagen consistently for the last eight years.

Having the ability to choose getting in the G wagen or the grenadier was an easy decision, what used to be fun about the G wagen has been completely overtaken with technology and demand for gimmicks. It is not what it was a decade ago.

If the grenadier price point was 50 grand more, I don’t think they would lose any high-end buyers at all. Some of the dumb spec early orders that were trying to keep things cheap would have been eliminated and I think that’s what’s killing the market. Once those are gone, I can’t imagine any dealer would let somebody order those without a significant deposit. That’s one thing the current dealerships could not do because these orders were already pre-existing. There really wasn’t much business guidance, and a bunch of silly things from people looking to jump into the seat.

A couple of years ago when I ordered my grenadier, I saw it as a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of a test pilot program for what could be a really cool product or something that could completely fall flat on its face. I figure that the quality would be, a little bit good and a little bit bad for the final product, although there’s some electrical and programming issues, the end product far exceeds any expectation I had.

Once the seat issue or whatever the trim component is is resolved, I think a lot of the old inventory will have been moved on, and the dealership will remain strong. In the meantime, it has been a fun ride and I look forward to even more fun.

 

[Tx246]

Some pictures of the initial US prototype I saw (2022) and what the end result was. I got to say, I bought the initial marketing hook line and seeker back then.

 

[Reducs]

Some pictures of the initial US prototype I saw (2022) and what the end result was. I got to say, I bought the initial marketing hook line and seeker back then.

I was at that event!

 

[255/85]

Where I am from these are travellers:

Not that long ago it was still legal to drink and drive in the state of Montana. (Plus there was no actual speed limit.) Highway distances were commonly measured in six-packs and I'm not referring to the Brad Pitt kind. See? We have more in common than we realized.

 

[jwb15]

I have changed my relationship status today from "interested" to owner
just drove home my fieldmaster
coolest thing ever

 

[Deleted member 9052558]

I have changed my relationship status today from "interested" to owner
just drove home my fieldmaster
coolest thing ever