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This is real interesting , these customers are accustomed to DIY and operating on shoestrings. they are not Gwagen customers who can swing $1700 service visits in plush leather and chrome waiting rooms. So you build this great truck out of ( IMO - honestly ) well sourced and chosen mechanically available brands and OEMs with worldwide distribution networks, not direct from rover or Ferrari or McLaren , but Magna and BMW. This is painful to hear but these are somewhat open source mechanicals. But for $85k usd we expect a great experience during the warranty period, and in 3-5 years it will be, but not now. These keys and rims should be the same cost as wrangler parts, they did try to make things simple and field repairable. Painful for new owners, thank you for trusting in the system sir, and for taking a good gamble- you didn’t complain about the design or truck, so they got the most important part right!

And that's why I waited and drive an old td5.

I am a german, planning a roadtrip around south-east Australia.(got a nissan patrol with rooftop tent) What's that safety device thing? You maybe got a link where I can find it?

I was excited when I first heard about the INEOS Grenadier and wanted to wait a year or two before buying the car to see initial feedback and customer support. Living in Australia, where it's already quite hard to find parts for major brands, I thought if anyone could make it, it would be an enthusiastic brand like INEOS. I also believed they would make it really reliable. It's been a few years now, and I haven't bought the car yet. This isn't because I was unhappy with it, but because my plans changed. After watching your video, I realized they are a British brand. Why was I believing in them? It makes no sense; British brands don't have a reputation for reliability. Now, I am about to make a deposit to buy my new car and am contemplating between the LCC 300 Nissan Patrol and the INEOS Grenadier. I really like the INEOS Grenadier; it fits all my needs. However, I'm worried about the support I may not be able to get, given that I live in a remote part of Australia.

I told my son last week this would be my next vehicle and began doing the research , this is the only video that has covered these issues . Thank you for saving me from making this purchase

I suppose we wait two years and there will be a lot of these on the market. Most who buy them will revert back to Denalis and such-great car but people want the perks that come with a 85k car

Datin Fabrication, Idaho USA has a brilliant single ARB compressor Mount that installs next to the auxiliary battery and even leaves enough room to store your air hose. No drilling, no cutting no trimming, very simple installation.

Don’t buy cars from chemical companies

Road too boggy so I know, we’ll go down a creek bed and over some brush country. Lord help all the people

I don’t need that crap anymore Better you do it and I watch You got some guts to do this stuff For this you need an Unimog Thanks for uploading Greetings from the Atherton Tableland

I’m trying to avoid big crowds

Outback is nice, if dry ! Experienced everything myself Good and Bad Greetings from the Atherton Tableland

Thanks for sharing. Cheers

Hi John. My Grenadier will be arriving soon, but I am getting increasingly more concerned about this windscreen issue. Every single Grenadier owner whom I have spoken to here in South Africa have had to replace at least 1 windscreen within a very short period of ownership, some even up to 3 windscreens. As I have commented elsewhere on here, I own 2 Defender's, vehicle and windscreen shape more or less the same as the Grenadier. My 2 Defenders have done more than 600 000km's between them and both still have their original windscreens. We regularly drive on some of the worst gravel roads in Southern Africa and I have had several stone strikes, but only 1 very tiny chip on the 1 Defender's windscreen that was easily sorted with sealant. In South Africa, only Ineos can replace the windscreen and it costs almost 5x that of a Defender windscreen. What is going on here? It can be the shape of the vehicle or the windscreen because Defender's don't have a similar problem.

I’ve got a set of the Drifta drawers and fridge slide in my Gren, they’re awesome! An ARB single compressor fits perfectly in the wings he was showing you. I’ve got mine on the left so the only door that needs to be open to air up is the small barn door.

Never ceases to amaze me why the f… you let your tyres down on a good dirt road, I think it makes the person doing it feel like they know what there doing

Vehicles with steep angled windscreens like the Ineos are always going to get cracked windscreens.

I called into the Adelaide Ineos dealer yesterday, and there was only 1 vehicle there. Salesman told me they are giving up the franchise in January, so then there won't be an Adelaide dealer. So that's a bit sad. Insufficient demand I gathered.

The foot rest and steering are honestly not an issue at all. Period.

Great trip, John - what a fun time and yes, what we do for our dogs. Cheers!

Interested to know how many Ineos owners are ex defender drivers. Nice to see the comradery. Thanks for another rippa vid.

Wow John .....livin the life....I reckon you are around 5+ years older than me and your step daughter is about 2 years older than my grandchildren. Enjoy!

Great trip. I liked the chat around the table with the fellow stone victims. I’m yet to meet another owner that hasn’t got a big smile on their face. I’ve been absolutely mystified by the nonsense from supposed reviewers and their imagined “deal breakers”. I just wasn’t able to figure out how to make the steering wander, or suffer spinal problems from the footrest, or get a speeding ticket because the speedo is too far away to see, or suffer carpal tunnel syndrome from twisting a key instead of pushing a start button etc. Content from actual owners like yourself is way more informative and enjoyable. Looking forward to your next one.

sounds needs some help?

Oh I think you need a microphone.

My father had a EH Holden with an external sun visor and on country trips he would fit flyscreen between it and the back of the bonnet. The flyscreen went over the sun visor and was held on by clothes pegs on the trailing edge.

The Brown Davis secondary tank, replaces the Ineos filler so you can use high flow pumps

G'day John, windscreen damage in the outback is so common. We carry a Ufixit windscreen repair kit sold by Repco for $35 easy to use we stared a screen near Boulia in July last year, on coming motorists not slowing down. Before the star gets dirty, & turn in to a crack it easy job hardly see a mark. What navigation unit are you using? I am getting sick of glitches with our Hema Hn 7. Safe travels.

XHQ has a funnel that allows you to use a high flow nozzle with the Grenadier - I have used it many times. You cannot use the high flow nozzle at full speed, but it is still fast. I missed you at the Eromanga Museum, I was there around the same time, avoiding Big Bash crowds! I did meet one of the other couples in the video at Eromanga.

Lovely Ep and places you have been guys

I also have a very good magnet on my center air-vent which holds my phone for sat-nav

Great video - I use leather storage pouches that attach to sun-visors! Game changer!! Stick a strong magnet inside and you can also use it as a phone holder! Maybe put a wireless charging magnet inside the pouch?

I think the P AT PLUS is one of the best bang for buck options and a really good tyre. I have them on my Ram 1500 and done over 60k on them with about 25% left. About 90% sealed and 10% off-road. Going Goodyear RT duratrac next for a change and to try something different.

Hi John. We hope you had a great time at the Bash. What model Cub Camper did you get. Also, we are looking forward to any future updates on the Grenadier and new camper.

Hi John, great video thanks. Do you have more information on how the duel battery system is configured?

Well, that was a blunt review and to be fair, more reviews should be based on long term experience and spares prices. A lot of motor manufacturers and their dealers take the piss out of owners. Having seen this, I will stick to old Land Rover's instead of these new things. They are difficult if not impossible to repair. I did own a 2006 Range Rover with a BMW diesel engine. It was a load of junk, I should have bought the V8 petrol.

I am glad that no one was injured, but fair dinkum mate where is your brain.

The issue I have with INEOS is they claim they built a no frills simple vehicle for the Everyman but they haven’t. Why is so much if it electronic?! The centre diff could have been manual like in a landrover and the axle diffs could have been air. The winch could just have e normal switch instead of electronic. It could have had analogue speedo and rev counter, even oil pressure, temperature, fuel and water could all be analogue so that the Everyman can easily fix or change them plus they are more reliable over time. There are far too many sensors all over it which get in the way of your driving and needn’t be there. The sort of person they were supposed to be aiming at is a hands on fixer who wants a rugged, reliable, simple vehicle that is easy to maintain with minimum break downs that he can keep for decades. Whilst he obviously expects some maintenance and breakages as time goes on, he doesn’t want a vehicle that has to keep going back to the dealer for weeks at a time to fix some electronic gremlin! It’s fine having electronic things go wrong so some things stop working but the car should still be able to run. If it is not a critical issue then it should not make the vehicle undriveable!! What if such a thing goes wrong in an environment that could be life threatening such as a desert? A persons or peoples lives could be at risk for the sake of a stupid sensor going bad! And finally -the cost! This should be an affordable vehicle both in purchase and running costs, instead they are absolutely taking the piss, it is priced up with posh SUVs and parts are even more so. No! INEOS reneged on the promise of what they were going to deliver and instead seem to be angling for the luxury SUV market and hanging it all on it’s off road ability and technology thinking it will be in the bracket of the Mercedes G wagon! When will someone REALLY deliver a basic vehicle that is off road capable and affordable? Every manufacturer goes for luxury and complicated. The closest is still the Toyota 70 series but even they require a mortgage!!!!

Love what you have done vehicle looks great. How much does it weight now with all this extras and fridge etc. looking to buy but tow a 3.5t van and would be worried about the gvm with those add ons. Also curious is you tow hitch etc blocking view to number plate.

Exciting times John! The Cannyball Run!

I travel with my dogs in the boot too, and thinking that the shelf up high is a better bet then draws, worth thinking about

Hi John, great to hear about your next great project down under... As a former “long-distance trucker,” I’m also in your backseat (via UA-cam, of course). Have a save and hassle free trip..greetings from Austria.

i did the brb in 2017. take it slow on the dirt, mainly on the way out.. bourke street on said way out.

Hiya John. A couple of things - I want to thank (blame?) you for helping confirm my decision to approach and acquire a Gren from SLRV, after watching your vid a few months back about the try drive offroad day. Absolutely love my Gren, and looking forward to a first trip out bush. Also, a question - where did you get the extended tow hitch from? Safe travels to the Bash!

It’s lookin the goods.

About the lightbar, you said that it uses 26 watt of power and that is too much for the 25 Amp outlet. But that outlet can support 300 watt so there schould not be a problem or did you mean 26 amps for the lightbar?

I love my electric chainsaw John

Have a great holiday 👍👍👍

I am considering a demo saw rather than a chain saw , willl be trying it out in a couple of weeks . We have had the ineos for 6 months now but have not been able to go away as there has been very little rain since Janurary and we have no feed on our paddocks for our sheep and cows and have been hand feeding for 4 months . Our longest trip was 500k round trip to buy hay last weekend as there is no local hay available . When we pulled up at the farmers yard We pulled up behind an identical Grenadier ,same colour ,wheels bullbar ect., it had come about 150ks in the opposite direction ,. What are the odds ?

Thanks John. I always enjoy your 'Canny Comments'. Regards, Hector