79-LAND CRUISER or INEOS GRENADIER @4xoverland

[LabRat]

 

[viperlincoln]

FInally he changes his mind.....

 

[DoubleDoom]

FInally he changes his mind.....

To be fair, his original review was positive until he suffered pains from the seating position. The seating position in RHD is a bit wonky, and if you throw in the lump, it can be an issue for some people.

I met a group of Grenadier owners recently, and in each of their cars, the right-hand side seat bolster was heavily creased, whereas the left-hand side one had little or no creasing. This is because the pedal position is quite to the right and your right leg angles in that direction. Twisting your body becomes more uncomfortable with age. So, I tend to sit more to the right to compensate and put more wear and tear on the bolster, which can sometimes make it uncomfortable in other ways. Given the wear on the other vehicle's right side bolster, I am not alone.

 

[LRNAD90]

Ronny Dahl did a similar comparison (with a 76 Series wagon, possibly more apples to apples) as well..

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6wpmDmRO7g

 

[bigleonski]

To be fair, his original review was positive until he suffered pains from the seating position. The seating position in RHD is a bit wonky, and if you throw in the lump, it can be an issue for some people.

I met a group of Grenadier owners recently, and in each of their cars, the right-hand side seat bolster was heavily creased, whereas the left-hand side one had little or no creasing. This is because the pedal position is quite to the right and your right leg angles in that direction. Twisting your body becomes more uncomfortable with age. So, I tend to sit more to the right to compensate and put more wear and tear on the bolster, which can sometimes make it uncomfortable in other ways. Given the wear on the other vehicle's right side bolster, I am not alone.

I think his pain was not being given a grenadier for free.

And I don’t find the driving position skewed at all to be honest. I’d suggest the wear on the right hand bolster is a product of dropping your arse on it every time you enter the vehicle, and then having to shuffle into the middle of the seat. I see this wearing early and lots of us having to get repairs done in due course - maybe shortly after the warranty expires.