Ineos Grenadier service centres
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Sorry couldn’t find the original Grenadier thread.
While out and about yesterday I noticed that our local Ineos dealer has gone (Gloucester).
Just checked the Ineos website and was shocked to see the complete lack of service centres, I could have sworn there were a lot more than this a few years ago?
https://ineosgrenadier.com/en/gb/find-a-dealer
While out and about yesterday I noticed that our local Ineos dealer has gone (Gloucester).
Just checked the Ineos website and was shocked to see the complete lack of service centres, I could have sworn there were a lot more than this a few years ago?
https://ineosgrenadier.com/en/gb/find-a-dealer
I believe APB (just north of Worcester) are licensed to work on the Grenadier. The owner has one as well:
https://www.apbtrading.co.uk
https://www.apbtrading.co.uk
INEOS is advertising for regional sales managers for the UK but seems hell bent on clearing out the whole service network before giving owners a clue about what's next. It's already enough of a challenging vehicle to sell without the added issue of not being able to get it worked on. But the way it's going, perhaps it won't be an issue if Big Jim decides to pull the plug completely.
Macboy said:
INEOS is advertising for regional sales managers for the UK but seems hell bent on clearing out the whole service network before giving owners a clue about what's next. It's already enough of a challenging vehicle to sell without the added issue of not being able to get it worked on. But the way it's going, perhaps it won't be an issue if Big Jim decides to pull the plug completely.
I don't see this happening, not after all the investment. I could see them opening a plant in the US if they can get somebody else in to the Hambach facility or build other things under subcontract.I have one, which is a Fieldmaster as opposed to the commercial model, which the Meerkat tells me "is not a car". In my view it is comparable to a G-Wagen, every bit as comfortable, just as high end but more practical. Just as good at covering long motorway runs or even touring, as gully climbing. The paintwork is stupendous. Everything fits like a glove, from the Recaro seats, the side step access, the commanding view out, the utterly brilliant BMW straight six engine, to the controls. I use the small split access rear door all the time. The "lump in the floor " issue is not an issue, it's ideal to rest your feet. The turning circle is not miraculous, but it's better than the internet says, and curiously it improves as you go round, don't ask me why. The steering doesn't self centre? Actually it does, if there is a hesitation over the last inch, it's something that you get used to in the first ten minutes then you forget about. It's not as precise as a Porsche, that's about all you can say. The build quality and capabilities are light years ahead of the new Defender, which is like its stablemates mostly for show. The new Defender looks like the business, The Grenadier is the business. I recommend diesel, though I accept that the petrol engine is a delightful thing. Fuel consumption on the diesel is fine, and it has a huge tank so you are not going to have any trouble with range unless you are crossing Australia.
I was delighted by the decision which seems to have been made to take the Grenadier upmarket in terms of quality. The old Defender was fine and great offroad if you were the driver, useless for passengers and about as comfortable as a 70's Massey tractor. To have reproduced that with modifications would have been disappointing. The Grenadier is a quantum leap forward. At it's current price, if you can pick up a pre-configured one, as they call them, it is a ridiculous steal.
There are Service Centres if you look for them. The dealer network may be in a state of flux. If there is a problem, in my opinion for what it is worth, it is that there are not enough of them on the road yet. That is the challenge of a complete new start. If JLR had produced that car starting at £100k (instead of adding to their range of Chelsea tractors) they would have sold tens of thousands of them, but the quality would have been nowhere near as good. If INEOS sort that, the rest should sort itself.
It is an epic machine, a fine drive, extremely comfortable, rock solid with no problems that I have been able to find so far.
I was delighted by the decision which seems to have been made to take the Grenadier upmarket in terms of quality. The old Defender was fine and great offroad if you were the driver, useless for passengers and about as comfortable as a 70's Massey tractor. To have reproduced that with modifications would have been disappointing. The Grenadier is a quantum leap forward. At it's current price, if you can pick up a pre-configured one, as they call them, it is a ridiculous steal.
There are Service Centres if you look for them. The dealer network may be in a state of flux. If there is a problem, in my opinion for what it is worth, it is that there are not enough of them on the road yet. That is the challenge of a complete new start. If JLR had produced that car starting at £100k (instead of adding to their range of Chelsea tractors) they would have sold tens of thousands of them, but the quality would have been nowhere near as good. If INEOS sort that, the rest should sort itself.
It is an epic machine, a fine drive, extremely comfortable, rock solid with no problems that I have been able to find so far.
https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/ineos-ditc...
Basically halving the number of dealers and sites. Given the UK sales figures, I'm not surprised.
Edinburgh, Belfast and eight in England. Nothing in Wales.
https://ineosgrenadier.com/en/gb/find-a-dealer
Basically halving the number of dealers and sites. Given the UK sales figures, I'm not surprised.
Edinburgh, Belfast and eight in England. Nothing in Wales.
https://ineosgrenadier.com/en/gb/find-a-dealer
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