Owned my Grenadier for 3 weeks now- love driving it- 1800 miles already (most at 70mph!)
Fieldmaster, Diesel, VIN = low 4000’s
Faults discovered so far:
4-post lift inspection the day after taking delivery:
rear utilitiy rail not fitted one side (it was getting dark when I picked it up!)-dealer rectified
Nut missing from bracket LHS rear that holds rigid brake pipes- dealer made aware
Bolt (1x each side) holding central support of side runners missing- dealer made aware
Screw/washer holding tailgate table missing- dealer made aware and sourcing replacement
Underbonnet sound deadening missing plastic securing studs- dealer rectified
Central part of the plastic edging trim on the rear of the roof above the tailgate not clipped in properly- did that myself
Ensuing 3 weeks of ownership:
Front doors (both) - wet feet when opening following rain- dealer made aware
Front footwells (both) - water under sound deadening following rain- dealer made aware
Driver’s door pushbutton sticks in when pushed- dealer made aware
Thoughts on driving,etc:
RHD footrest issue - not an issue (I’m 5’11”) - can still stretch my left leg ‘over’ the pedals periodically.
Last weekend drove up the M1 to Yorkshire in horrendous conditions - I will say that a higher level of concentration was required when travelling with an articulated truck on my left and near suicidal van drivers passing on my right - tiny steering corrections necessary, but that was partly offset by the very high driving position giving far greater situational awareness.
Windscreen wipers- perfectly adequate (and I haven’t driven in rain & spray that bad in a long time)
Felt it necessary to engage wading mode on a few occasions once we got onto the minor roads. Tip: get the correct sequence of button pushing etc committed to memory before using it. Ended up with offroad/wading mode sh*tting its pants and not engaging having not followed the correct sequence. Shutting the car down for 10-15 minutes and a quick bit of education via YouTube sorted the problem.
Apple Car play: useful to a point, but not enough interaction possible when compared with a phone held securely in a holder, for instance- being unable to pinch/open out the map whilst running Waze etc, and quickly call up alternative routes when traffic starts getting worse. - I’m probably going to get a dedicated SatNav and keep it separate.
DAB radio- seems like the stations are listed in a completely random order - easy to delete one of your 5 favourite stations (just 5 - seriously?) - and it’s a complete pain in the @rse to search through the list of stations.
Not being able to reverse with the door open- stoopid, especially as the electric door mirrors do not seem have sufficient range of movement to cope with LHD and RHD vehicles. Maybe a different ’null’ position should be specified for each mirror depending upon whether it’s to be fitted to a LHD or RHD vehicle. I think I’ve read about this somewhere, but for a RHD vehicle the passenger mirror has sufficient movement to be able to look ‘horizontally’ rearwards along the vehicle, however the driver’s mirror has to be angled down in order to be able to be angled ’out’ sufficiently to cover the inevitable blind spots. Not good. Would be nice to be able to adjust this ’null’ position manually to suit each side.
Ineos seat covers- do the job, but front ones easily displaced- I’ll come up with a fix for that.
Feels like the car has ‘loosened up’ having put a few miles on it - hopefully it doesn’t loosen up to the level of the old Disco 2!
