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, probably 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.

 

[NQ94]

I know its an Ineos group but for this thread a quick non-inflencer review of 79.
I received a new 79 4 cylinder auto for a work ute to replace the old V8 manual. Like every one says, the 4 cylinder is peppy and accelerates way better then the V8 and sits on lower revs at 100km/h. The auto and 4.3 diffs make it a good drive. Off road with a 4000kg gvm, heavily loaded and service trailer the V8 and the six cylinder feel better to work with especially down hill, put them in gear and let them do the job. With the car heavy you can definately feel it is a light 4 cylinder with the torque delivery and it can feel too loose with engine braking, more of the car controlling the engine than the engine controlling the car. The 4.3 diffs is what makes 4 cylinder 79, and the same transmission is less shifty than a loaded Hilux with 3.58 diffs. 79 has upgraded Hilux 6 speed auto. If they had the old FTE engine 4.11 or the V8 3.9 diffs the lowest gearing would be too tall and it would take a away what made them good as a work ute.
The auto around town will be good but be prepared to change brakes a lot. Any one who has changed front discs on a 79 knows its can be a messy pia.
With a gvm increase all three diesel versions L6T, V8T and the 4 cylinder are rough as guts empty and limited suspension flex. Put a load on the suspension works well, only lifting a front wheel every now an than.
For the countries that don't have 79s and people who think it will make a good, comfortable rock hopper, sorry to disappoint, they're built like a truck, drive like a truck and are as comfortable as a truck. 79 is what you buy if you don't need a bigger 4x4 truck like an Isuzu or Fuso.