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.
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!
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.
@@cannyoutdoors give Creeky a call at their offices in Gloucestershire. They’re great people. Plan for a 2-3 month lead time though. Their services are in demand!
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.
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.
Sorry I missed you Michael. It was pretty hard to miss the BB crowds they were everywhere!!!!. Thanks for the tip, I'll be on to XHQ about that.Thanks for watching and commenting, John
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.
Yes, I actually have one go those kits (which I have never used yet) but the stone that hit me caused too much damage immediately. We actually had glass on the inside of the vehicle and it sent cracks across the screen straight away. Again a motorist with a box trailer just didn't ease off at all. I use Memory Maps for All with an iPad mini. Downloaded all the maps to the iPad (about $100 for all Australia including all the Hema 4x4 maps) and it is great. I don't use all the features available but I have never had it glitch ever. You can also use the iPad for all the other stuff as well. Thanks for watching and commenting, John
Maybe for you and you cannot speak for other people now can you. Others find it terrible, what is okay or a non issue for some can be a big issue for others.
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. Every single Grenadier owner that I have spoken to thus far have had to replace at least 1 windscreen, some more than one, within a very short period of ownership. That's not right.
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.
Thank you. Your comment is very interesting. It is hard to explain if it not simply the very upright screen that makes it so vulnerable and your experience seems to indicate that. In my case the stone was large and hit the screen almost centre. I am sure it would have broken the screen of any vehicle. I don’t have an answer. I do know that Ineos behind the scenes are looking ( and possibly testing ) at plastic protection film that may offer some protection. I was fortunate to have 1 screen per year covered by my insurance. Hope this is available in SA. Cheers John
I own and operate multiple grenadier’s doing lots of miles every week and have not had a broken windshield , I suspect people are driving to close to vehicles in front of them and rocks etc are damaging the windshield,yes the windshield isn’t curved and could be more susceptible to damage but if you hang back as we do it might help
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.
@@cannyoutdoors I presume you are in Qld or NSW. We don't really have the population base here in Adelaide that those states have, so maybe it's just a numbers thing.
Great trip John, so you went a Cub after the AOR write off. It sure if I like all the canvas but hey , if it suits your needs that is the main thing. We cancelled our AOR as 18 months wait is stupid! It was definitly an interesting year out there, hopefully we see it one year! Cheers mate!
Thanks Tony, You're spot on. We went for the Cub because the wait for AOR meant we couldn't travel for over a year. As for the canvas ... yep that's why we originally went with the Sierra. We were wanting to avoid the canvas as much as possible, however so far we are finding it is not a problem. Time will tell but we are enjoying the extra internal spacer over the Sierra.Thanks for watching, John
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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.
Thanks Mark, Love your comment🤣 and totally agree, John
Great trip, John - what a fun time and yes, what we do for our dogs. Cheers!
Yep we love 'em, don't we. Thanks for watching, John
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!
Thanks Dave, keeps me young! Thanks for watching, John
Outback is nice, if dry !
Experienced everything myself
Good and Bad
Greetings from the Atherton Tableland
Lovely Ep and places you have been guys
Hi Craig, thanks mate, John
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.
Thanks for that, you have probably convinced me to go with the Drifter drawers. Much appreciated, John
@@cannyoutdoors give Creeky a call at their offices in Gloucestershire. They’re great people. Plan for a 2-3 month lead time though. Their services are in demand!
@leftcoastoverland8750 Will do thanks again. John
Thanks for sharing. Cheers
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, John
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.
I remember the wire mesh screens. They disappeared when we got laminated screens but they did the job.Thanks for watching, John
@@cannyoutdoors
They also doubled up as fly screens on the side windows when stopped for lunch
No aircon in those days.
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.
It is the nozzle XHQ use with the Seaflo pump.
You must hold the pump nozzle firmly into the funnel to avoid any spills.
Sorry I missed you Michael. It was pretty hard to miss the BB crowds they were everywhere!!!!. Thanks for the tip, I'll be on to XHQ about that.Thanks for watching and commenting, John
The Brown Davis secondary tank, replaces the Ineos filler so you can use high flow pumps
That would be handy. It's not a big issue but it would be better if we could use HF especially in the outback.Thanks for watching, John
Interested to know how many Ineos owners are ex defender drivers.
Nice to see the comradery.
Thanks for another rippa vid.
There seems to be a few, many are keeping their older Defenders as well!Thanks for watching, John
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.
Yes, I actually have one go those kits (which I have never used yet) but the stone that hit me caused too much damage immediately. We actually had glass on the inside of the vehicle and it sent cracks across the screen straight away. Again a motorist with a box trailer just didn't ease off at all. I use Memory Maps for All with an iPad mini. Downloaded all the maps to the iPad (about $100 for all Australia including all the Hema 4x4 maps) and it is great. I don't use all the features available but I have never had it glitch ever. You can also use the iPad for all the other stuff as well. Thanks for watching and commenting, John
The foot rest and steering are honestly not an issue at all. Period.
Maybe for you and you cannot speak for other people now can you.
Others find it terrible, what is okay or a non issue for some can be a big issue for others.
@@Dazza-u4c True. But I guess having come from driving my 1988 FJ62 for the last 35 years, my Grenadier feels like a dream.
I think we all can only state our own lived experiences. And it is good to hear all of them, Cheers John
Vehicles with steep angled windscreens like the Ineos are always going to get cracked windscreens.
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. Every single Grenadier owner that I have spoken to thus far have had to replace at least 1 windscreen, some more than one, within a very short period of ownership. That's not right.
Yeah, seems to be inevitable.Thanks for watching, John
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.
Thank you. Your comment is very interesting. It is hard to explain if it not simply the very upright screen that makes it so vulnerable and your experience seems to indicate that. In my case the stone was large and hit the screen almost centre. I am sure it would have broken the screen of any vehicle. I don’t have an answer. I do know that Ineos behind the scenes are looking ( and possibly testing ) at plastic protection film that may offer some protection. I was fortunate to have 1 screen per year covered by my insurance. Hope this is available in SA. Cheers John
I own and operate multiple grenadier’s doing lots of miles every week and have not had a broken windshield , I suspect people are driving to close to vehicles in front of them and rocks etc are damaging the windshield,yes the windshield isn’t curved and could be more susceptible to damage but if you hang back as we do it might help
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.
There's a lot of stale secondhand stock fairly unused around the country . Most looking to get their money back , but that won't happen .
Interesting, my local dealer has just built a new larger showroom for the Ineos.Thanks for watching, John
@@cannyoutdoors I presume you are in Qld or NSW. We don't really have the population base here in Adelaide that those states have, so maybe it's just a numbers thing.
@@npet6842 local dealer here was offering 6k worth of accessories with in stock units.
@@ScootyG Is that the one in Redcliffe by the hospital ?
Lots of people admiring stuff they bought but no one actually using them?
I’m trying to avoid big crowds
I understand! Go in January like I did a couple of years ago. 17 people remaining in Birdsville....it was46' though.Cheers John
Oh I think you need a microphone.
Yep good point, I just like the spontaneity of just grabbing the camera. Might need to look into it.Thanks for watching, John
Love the content. I’m very much interested in the grenadier.
sounds needs some help?
Great trip John, so you went a Cub after the AOR write off. It sure if I like all the canvas but hey , if it suits your needs that is the main thing. We cancelled our AOR as 18 months wait is stupid!
It was definitly an interesting year out there, hopefully we see it one year!
Cheers mate!
Thanks Tony, You're spot on. We went for the Cub because the wait for AOR meant we couldn't travel for over a year. As for the canvas ... yep that's why we originally went with the Sierra. We were wanting to avoid the canvas as much as possible, however so far we are finding it is not a problem. Time will tell but we are enjoying the extra internal spacer over the Sierra.Thanks for watching, John