Just passed 16k on my Grenny. I wasn't putting many miles on it, but then we bought a place up in the mountians. Only 110 miles each way, but it adds up getting everything set up. It also is a really interesting ride. While only 110 miles, the first third is city into I70- which is under construction and a 3k foot net climb. Sometimes it is 80mph, sometimes it is stop and go- either way. Then you go into getting over Berthod Pass over 6% on both sides, 55 rock slide areas, 10 switch backs, 11,300 foot crest- and more idiotic Texans than you can shake a stick at. Luckily, it is 2 up one down for lanes, so you can get around slow people on the uphill. Then it is fairly benign roads for the last third- but with a lot of large wildlife and drunk drivers. And finally some dirt roads and what my snow plow guy said is the third hardest driveway to plow in the county. I have ZERO issues staying alert on the drive.
The Gren definately handles the altitude well. I don't notice any loss in power going up and down the pass. It has more power than I can use due to the twists- or is that more that it doesn't corner like an X5? If I want to be fastest up and down the pass, I can be- and have been.
So what I'm saying is that while it isn't rock climbing or fording streams- it's a hard drive on the mechanicals. Luckily it has been a really easy winter. Looking forward to the trails around here when the snow melts.
Overall, after 16k, I've been lucky and happy. No major issues.
-Brakes squeak more than they should
-The steering sounds so bad I tell people it is the AUX turbine
-Has a "Squeak!" when going over speed bumps
-Had door seals that held water and some sticking door buttons, both fixed
-3D printed a start/stop stopper
Overall, I've been really happy with it. I'm not looking to make it into rock climber, more overlanding in the day trip kind of way since I have a nice mountain cabin to stay in. I look at it as the ultimate in 'get there' technology- it's not the fun, it's what gets me to the fun- and back- everytime.
Done some mods, looking to do some more. Got a rear door table and and ARB compressor to install. Mainly limited by garage height.
The Gren definately handles the altitude well. I don't notice any loss in power going up and down the pass. It has more power than I can use due to the twists- or is that more that it doesn't corner like an X5? If I want to be fastest up and down the pass, I can be- and have been.
So what I'm saying is that while it isn't rock climbing or fording streams- it's a hard drive on the mechanicals. Luckily it has been a really easy winter. Looking forward to the trails around here when the snow melts.
Overall, after 16k, I've been lucky and happy. No major issues.
-Brakes squeak more than they should
-The steering sounds so bad I tell people it is the AUX turbine
-Has a "Squeak!" when going over speed bumps
-Had door seals that held water and some sticking door buttons, both fixed
-3D printed a start/stop stopper
Overall, I've been really happy with it. I'm not looking to make it into rock climber, more overlanding in the day trip kind of way since I have a nice mountain cabin to stay in. I look at it as the ultimate in 'get there' technology- it's not the fun, it's what gets me to the fun- and back- everytime.
Done some mods, looking to do some more. Got a rear door table and and ARB compressor to install. Mainly limited by garage height.
