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.

 

[Dual Grenny Guy]

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.

 

[Dual Grenny Guy]

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!