Ineos Grenadier

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Bryanseye said:
I understand the concept but seems to be a euro thing. Might go over better in the US as a 👋 icon since it is intended to be used as a courtesy tone.
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For Sydney sales, they'll need to swap it out with a :flipoff2: or 🤬.
People go hella Karen in traffic over hear and you get blasted with horns and ranted at for the slightest inconvenience to another driver.

I reckon it's partly because no one fears getting shot at in traffic in Australia. ( the hidden downside of gun laws! 🤪)
 
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surg0107 said:
Nice looking vehicle! Did you purchase through the ATL dealership? Wait time? Initial impression? Did you have to add additional driveway for a parking spot?
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Picked it up in ATL
Placed a deposit with INEOS in 2021
The new concrete is coincidence. Putting a laundry room addition on the back of the house.

Impressions:
VERY solid. More NVH than a new 200, but still pretty refined. Plenty of power. Large turning circle and lots of steering wheel turns lock to lock.
So far, pretty impressed.
 
sogncab said:
I just watched that.

That BMW engine is solid. I know nothing about the tranny. Simpler electrical system would be appreciated. Canbus makes me squeamish.

I also hate not having a standard transmission option.
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The ZF-8 speed transmission is VERY reliable. It is used in a ton of cars with no major issues.
 
Frustrating that, as always, there’s no diesel option in NA. The diesel got the heavier duty ZF as well.

Everyone wanted a simpler electrical system. No one more so than the owner. Just no way around it with modern regulations.
 
hobbes said:
Everyone wanted a simpler electrical system. No one more so than the owner. Just no way around it with modern regulations.
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Sure there is. It just costs time and or money. Take this vehicle as an example. Buy one, strip the engine and tranny out, shove in what I want, then wade through the electronics.

Then ask the question with the time and money spent, am I better served taking that time and money and dumping it into something else? If I pump $80-100k plus time into an 80 series, is that a better option?

Or at least that's the thought process in wrestling with. 😆
 
sogncab said:
Sure there is. It just costs time and or money. Take this vehicle as an example. Buy one, strip the engine and tranny out, shove in what I want, then wade through the electronics.

Then ask the question with the time and money spent, am I better served taking that time and money and dumping it into something else? If I pump $80-100k plus time into an 80 series, is that a better option?

Or at least that's the thought process in wrestling with. 😆
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Shop for a good one as a starting point, so you're not polishing a turd, you could build one NICE 80 with $80-100k!
 
mudgudgeon said:
Shop for a good one as a starting point, so you're not polishing a turd, you could build one NICE 80 with $80-100k!
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That's going with the assumption that the 80 didn't roll off the assembly line a turd.

Just because it doesn't stink as much as the other sh1t in the pile, doesn't mean it isn't a turd. 😆
 
sogncab said:
That's going with the assumption that the 80 didn't roll off the assembly line a turd.

Just because it doesn't stink as much as the other sh1t in the pile, doesn't mean it isn't a turd. 😆
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Well, start with whatever flavour of turd suits your tastes :meh:

You could build a pretty nice overlander with 80-100k using a Jeep as a base if you choose too :flipoff2:
 
I saw my first Ineos the other day. What great looking 4x4.
I would rather sink my money into an Ineos than build a $100000 dream mobile
The Grenadier would get the resale value
 
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