Cowabunga
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Similar to the massive subsidy he would have had for locating in the UK at a guess.Just move into EXISTING Fords factory.
What French grants are they offering possibly over there???
Similar to the massive subsidy he would have had for locating in the UK at a guess.Just move into EXISTING Fords factory.
What French grants are they offering possibly over there???
The owner of Ineos, Sir James Ratcliffe, is one of the rabid Brexit supports. So yes, I will blame him 100% for playing bloody dangerous games with the livelihood of British people and the prosperity of the British economy. It is a commercial no-brainer that he would site his factory abroad, not in the UK that will be outside the EU, and that much should have been obvious to all sensible businessmen for the duration.
As (@Chris F )other same topic thread running stated why big PR drive last week and now this bomb shell this week?Happen he was waiting for the 30th June "Deadline" to pass before dropping this bombshell.
Could be the beginning of a British Manufacturing blitz......
Ex Taliban HiLux models should be a good buy, wouldn't be much rust although they might be hard to keep warm in winter if they have a lot of perforations.
genedier will need bomb proof reliability , thats the main selling point of toyota , especially second hand which keeps new prices up , is the bmw engine or the drive train up to the challenge , that will make or break any new entrant ie ask yourself ,would the taliban be happy to put a machine gun in the back and beat it to destruction ?
My thoughts exactlyI did say that I would support the Grenadier 100% if it was built in the UK. Should add that if they don't they can stuff the vehicles where the sun don't shine. Might as well stick with Ford Rangers.
Both vehicles have the same Euro compliant Toyota engine, the 70 series has a single turbo the 200 a twin, resulting in more HP.The engine in the 79 is nowhere near the same power. It is the same swept volume with the same block. Europe is on Euro6 emissions and there is a further stage imminent this Autumn.
Did I say that the Grenadier is far better? Well it should be because it is a thoroughly new design compared to a, what, forty year old design that has been mildly updated to a v8 and front coils. It is not a bad vehicle, of course not, but the fact remains that it is very expensive and Toyota do not believe it worth the cost of even trying to sell it in the UK or Europe for road use. You cannot escape that fact, which is not going to change. It’s not as if they don’t build it in right hand drive even, because they do.
Sounds like you yearn for a 4trakAll I want is something that will pull 3.5 / 4 t , very basic with an alloy butt proper drawbar like a 'Trantor ' with a nice quiet cab,
55mph topspeedwill do. Manual gearbox fine.
And hopefully Min of 25 mpg.
Actually I might just get an iveco chasis cab with a very well built towbar or maybe even 5th wheel as well on the back , getting a bit impatient ......
Actually if you really seriously think about vinyl seats hard enough..... they are carp, split quickly and the stuffing comes out. Cloth seats are way, way better! If you're likely to have a wet bum then a removable seat cover is better.Vinyl seats
Wash out flooring
Cruise control
Decent mirrors
Good mpg empty
Proper all way steering wheel adjustment
Proper seat adjustment ; height and leg room
Please please please bring back the occasional third centre dickey seat
Tailgate or split door short tailboard options with cover flap so you're not paranoid about breaking your dog's leg
Fixed full height bulkhead option for rear
Going by the clay modelling yes they have but you have to step over the drawbar to get to it on RHD models. The Knott hitches are a pain in ar$e as they are made for LHD and the jockey wheel is on the passengers side so you are constantly cocking a leg over the drawbar and that ain't getting any easier. Bradley is better as jockey wheel is still on drivers side. We move the jockey wheel on our trailers to a drawbar clamp back near the body on the drivers side, easier to get at and doesn't foul the back door of the defender.the grenadier has sorted that
Yeah butSounds like you yearn for a 4trak
Sounds like u want a unimog, tbf you can get a reasonable one for the price of some landrovers?Yeah but
There aren't any sound ones left I doubt, ?....was one advertised not solong ago, mind you, that had a claimed 70k on the clock and a lady owner, late nineties, tbh I funnily enough til then I didn't realise the 2.8 t whatever was such a tower (3.5t)
Actually would Rather if was more tractor like but lighter than fast track, Heavy (thick) single frame chassis with integral or very well designed hd tow hitch is the requirement ir,
got to be strong and rot proof for road safety at least.
Sounds like u want a unimog, tbf you can get a reasonable one for the price of some landrovers?Yeah but
There aren't any sound ones left I doubt, ?....was one advertised not solong ago, mind you, that had a claimed 70k on the clock and a lady owner, late nineties, tbh I funnily enough til then I didn't realise the 2.8 t whatever was such a tower (3.5t)
Actually would Rather if was more tractor like but lighter than fast track, Heavy (thick) single frame chassis with integral or very well designed hd tow hitch is the requirement ir,
got to be strong and rot proof for road safety at least.
But a Unimog is a tad ungainly, poor lock ? too heavy?Sounds like u want a unimog, tbf you can get a reasonable one for the price of some landrovers?
Think you could be wrong about the grenadier . It will sold worldwide markets are opening up ,and enquiries are coming in. The two factories where it was going to be built ,as not got enough space so probably got to move to France to the old Mercedes factory .Toyota have sold over 10 million Landcruisers in one form or another, their reliability is legendary, which is the main reason they are used in Australia, Africa and the Middle East, you just cannot afford to be stuck in the middle of nowhere with a breakdown, we still have our old 100 series that has done 700,000 kms, there would not be too many vehicles that are still going strong after covering that distance.
Bolting parts from different manufactures together in the hope of producing a decent vehicle does not bode well for the Grenadier, there may well be a niche market for them, but this would be limited to mainly the UK, the rest of the world will continue to go with the tried and tested reliable Toyotas.
That reminds me, must waxoyl the chassis of the defender. Looks like I'm goin to need her for a while yet.Wales Ineos 4x4 vehicle plant 'suspended' in Bridgend
Plans to build a new factory next to the Ford plant in Bridgend are put on hold by firm Ineos.bbc.in
That Landrover vinyl type cover is pretty good and doesn't absorb wet or dust like cloth doesActually if you really seriously think about vinyl seats hard enough..... they are carp, split quickly and the stuffing comes out. Cloth seats are way, way better! If you're likely to have a wet bum then a removable seat cover is better.
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