The Australian spec .Australian exchange rate to Stirling is £1.73 https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2023-ineos-grenadier-price-and-specs
Remember that you can get the two seater version to match the Defender 110 commercial more closely and that costs from around £41k + VAT. I’ve added £7k worth of extras [inc vat] to my five seater configuration and if those are added to the two seater, it still comes in at less than £46k + VAT.Can’t argue with that! They must have had a legal team looking at some very small print to have pushed the boundaries that far, but credit to them. I’m not sure I agree with you that it’s better value than a defender though, mine was considerably less than that in D250 SE spec
If it's a work vehicle I don't need red chassis but steel wheels, radio 4 and ideally cruise control are all I really expect or needI don't understand folk paying 50K+ for a 4x4 but speccing those hideous steel wheels.
If it's a work vehicle I don't need red chassis but steel wheels, radio 4 and ideally cruise control are all I really expect or need
Agreed. The old Defender 90 Hardtop was £17,5k plus VAT when they stopped. I realise you had to spec a radio at £380 but what more does a farmer want or need, honestly?A 50K 'work vehicle'?
You can get alloy wheels refurbished and repainted for not daft money.Its a work vehicle expected to last more than five years, at which point alloys will start to look grim. Especially if they get bashed. Alloys are available though, of course, for probably the majority in the UK that will want them for the school run.
Face it though, this is not a ‘looker’ and you will never make a silk purse from a sow’s ear.
Agreed. The old Defender 90 Hardtop was £17,5k plus VAT when they stopped. I realise you had to spec a radio at £380 but what more does a farmer want or need, honestly?
I've a car with all that. Don't need that on a farm truckAir-con/climate control, electric windows and adaptive cruise control. Also heated seats do wonders for the back I find.
Dacia may make something suitable for you. But if a vehicle doesn’t suit your requirement or pocket, just move on and get something that does ‘float your boat’.If it's a work vehicle I don't need red chassis but steel wheels, radio 4 and ideally cruise control are all I really expect or need
They are a pain in the arse. I have had plenty of them. But if you want alloys on yours, add them to your order.You can get alloy wheels refurbished and repainted for not daft money.
That's just the point, do they don't. I can pull any of my (3) smaller trailers with my car (1800kg) but I need a Defender for my two 3,500kg trailersDacia may make something suitable for you.
Sounds like a 1990’s Defender is all you need then.That's just the point, do they don't. I can pull any of my (3) smaller trailers with my car (1800kg) but I need a Defender for my two 3,500kg trailers
It is (well 2008). 3000 miles a yearSounds like a 1990’s Defender is all you need then.
It is obviously barking for you and you couldn’t possibly justify one. However you probably couldn’t justify a new one back in 2008 either if your work pattern was similar to today’s.It is (well 2008). 3000 miles a year
Hence my point agreeing with others , I just don't see a work truck being £50/60k plus . Barking
That's true in that I'd buy a secondhand one 5-6 years old with 60k miles on the clock (BUT based on a vehicle costing £15-17k new not 50-60k)It is obviously barking for you and you couldn’t possibly justify one. However you probably couldn’t justify a new one back in 2008 either if your work pattern was similar to today’s.
Or Arabs into desertThe Ultimate question..... and answer, will be would an Aussie take one into the Outback... and come out again!
Seen a couple of YT reviews from Oz, and they were not 100% supportive then
Thing is, you are obviously still living in the 1980’s.That's true in that I'd buy a secondhand one 5-6 years old with 60k miles on the clock (BUT based on a vehicle costing £15-17k new not 50-60k)
Probably earlier TBH. My FB groups include the Ergomatic cab fan club and the F86 bubble cab group. I can still name many Terling and Lavenham Friesian family lines and know absolutely the difference between an Essex Saddleback and a Wessex Saddleback (no such thing as a "British" Saddleback in my book)Thing is, you are obviously still living in the 1980’s.
That's true in that I'd buy a secondhand one 5-6 years old with 60k miles on the clock (BUT based on a vehicle costing £15-17k new not 50-60k)