RE: Behold the limited edition Ineos Grenadier 1924
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Cups Renault said:
Ah the Frankenstein box, built on Jim's imagination of the sunlit Brexit could mean but then scrapped on account of it being all bs and built back in the EU where the twonk non domiciles himself; when not trying to mug the government off into getting the tax payer to build him a stadium for the club he definitely always supported, when he wasn't a season ticket holder at another club
The box on wheels has such a post Brexit whiff to it you'd have to be labelled naive (and blind) to drive such a thing built by someone doing so well at being hateful
Couldn’t have put it better myself. It’s a shame really because if you purely consider it as a rugged work vehicle with a good powertrain built in a well respected European plant, then it’s quite an appealing utility vehicle. Conversely if Jim had made good on his political beliefs and built it in the U.K. using British factories, British workers, and paying tax in the U.K., you could argue that it was at least an honest manifestation of a man’s beliefs and could appeal to brexiteers. As it turned out, this car doesn’t appeal to anyone in the U.K. no matter which side of the Brexit divide you were on. Maybe it finds appeal in other markets.The box on wheels has such a post Brexit whiff to it you'd have to be labelled naive (and blind) to drive such a thing built by someone doing so well at being hateful
A special edition pulled straight from a marketing concept workshop.
No heritage, no inherent link between a European vehicle owned by a Monaco based chemical boss and a company making waxed clothing. About as original as the Grenadier itself. Perfect then.
Still a fugly and disingenuous pastiche.
No heritage, no inherent link between a European vehicle owned by a Monaco based chemical boss and a company making waxed clothing. About as original as the Grenadier itself. Perfect then.
Still a fugly and disingenuous pastiche.
Looks pretty desperate to me. I've not had the pleasure of steering one myself but do know a couple of owners who wished they hadn't got caught up in the hype and are looking move theirs on instantly. The imminent release of the TLC250/Prado will only serve to further highlight the tiny niche that this model occupies.
I don't know who's in charge of choosing wheels for the Grenadier, but they really need to find someone else.
The optional Fieldmaster ones with faux-beadlockers are awful, these diamond cut ones aren't much better!
It's a functional vehicle so the steelies look good, it's not that hard to give a few nice alloy options that suit the vehicle while dressing it up a little without looking like cheap aftermarket options.
The optional Fieldmaster ones with faux-beadlockers are awful, these diamond cut ones aren't much better!
It's a functional vehicle so the steelies look good, it's not that hard to give a few nice alloy options that suit the vehicle while dressing it up a little without looking like cheap aftermarket options.
LooneyTunes said:
Are you really surprised? The market for these isn’t huge, with (I suspect) many of those current JLR target customers being unwilling to have the hassle associated with there being no real dealer network (where I live the nearest is literally the opposite side of the county). And of course most Land Rover die-hards seem to want nothing to do with the Grenadier. It was always going to be a tough sell…
I also suspect they've just priced themselves out of the largest group of folk happy to dump some cash into a toy. I imagine there are still as many folks today as a decade ago who'd plonk something like this on their drive for a bit of fun but the amount being asked knocks that on the head. 
swisstoni said:
JJJ. said:
Limited editions already or desperation already? Whatever, it doesn't bode well imo.
Could be desperation. On the other hand everyone’s at it.Barely a week seems to go by without some big-name releasing a limited edition of some kind.
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