I'm a new member and an aspiring Grenadier owner. Since I'm still learning, I figured it would be helpful for me to document the process I'm going through in trying to find the perfect a good enough Grenadier in Canada. I'm not sure if anyone will find this interesting, but I've found that forcing myself to write everything down helps me to organize my thoughts; if I can't justify myself in writing to a bunch of internet strangers, then maybe I should re-think my opinion.
To start there's the New vs. Used question. I'm leaning heavily towards a used vehicle for a few reasons:
I've also done some thinking about if it makes sense to try an import a vehicle from the US. The US market is a lot bigger than the Canadian one and there are many more used Grenadiers for sale down south. However, after discussing the details with my AI, it seems like there are substantial import duties / levies / taxes that I'd have to pay if I bought a vehicle from the US. When I added it up, I was looking at paying nearly 25% of the value of the vehicle for the privilage of registering it here north of 49. So, while there are many more options available down south and they tend to be a bit less expensive on the sticker, the premium to import kneecaps that strategy.
So where does that leave me today? Well, on Feb 7th 2026, there are exactly 27 used Ineos Grenadier listed for sale on autotrader.ca. Of those, there are 4 availalbe in BC.
Bachelorette Number One is a 2024 base model is light blue. She has locking diffs, safari windows, and heated seats (3 for 3 on the must haves). She's missing the high load aux, winch wiring, and tow wiring harness, but she has tinted rear windows (1/4 on nice to haves). Across the indifferent options, she has leather seats, alloy wheels, and step rails. On the useless options front she has a sub-woofer and locking lug nuts. She's priced at $77,900 which is low compared to everything else in BC. But, this girl has a mysterious past. Her Carfax lists a single owner, but there's a collision in July 2025, but strangely it lists $0 in repair costs. This could be because the cost was paid privately instead of through insurance. The dealership wasn't forthcoming with any information about the collision in this girl's past. The sales person cited "privacy". This got me thinking and I have to reasonably assume that when the dealer acquired this truck either as a trade in or purchase, they would have grilled the previous owner for information about that collision record. So I have to reasonably assume that the dealership knows what the story is. But if the damage was minor (e.g. dent on the bumper), then the dealership would be motivated to be forthcoming with information about what the incident was and how it was repaired. If it was minor they should be falling over themselves to provide pictures and documentation to assuage my fears. But they aren't doing that. So I think I have to conclude that the collision in this girl's Carfax was a serious one.
Bachelorette Number Two is a blue and black 2024 base model. While she has safari windows and heated seats, she doesn't have front and rear locking diffs. I have to admit the lack of lockers struck me as strange for a vehicle that has all the extras that she does like the raised air intake with the spin filter, the high load aux wiring, and the 270 degree awning. Based on how this vehicle is equiped you'd think it would have the important stuff for serious 4x4 travel. But alas, she does not. This girl only has 8866km and is listed for $89,900 CAD. But I wonder how much of that price is trying to recoup the cost of the vynil wrap.
Bachelorette Number Three is a 2024 Base model with 4647km and listed for $86,900 CAD. She is a good looking girl in either magic mushroom or scottish white with tasteful black accents. Unfortunately she is zero out of three on my need-to-have features: no locking front / rear diffs, no safari windows, and no heated seats. She's also zero for four on my nice-to-haves: She doesn't have the high load aux wiring, towing wiring, winch wiring, nor does she have tinted windows. On the indifferent side she's doing well, she keeps it basic with a utility interior, steel wheels, rubber mats, and factory step rails. And she absolutely doesn't have fluffy options that I don't need or want like a sub-woofer. But while I like basic, he lack of fundamentals means she's a little too basic.
Bachelorette Number Four is a 2024 base model in green with a white contrast top. She has 3815km making her the lowest mileage pre-loved Grenny in the province. She's listed at $86,900 CAD. With that raised air intake, you'd think she'd be sporting some proper off-road options, but alas, she is not. Zero fro three on my need to haves: no locking front/rear diffs, no safari windows, and no heated seats. She's optioned very similarly to Bachelorette Number Three: inside she's basic and utilitarian without any unnecessary fluff. But, even though she's basic, she doesn't have any of what I really need.
Those are a lot of words. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. It's been useful to write it all out this way to organize my thoughts. If you think I'm off base about any of my decision making, please let me know. To be continued.
To start there's the New vs. Used question. I'm leaning heavily towards a used vehicle for a few reasons:
- Most of the used vehicles in Canada have relatively low mileage (all are under 20,000km and most are under 10,000km).
- The differences between model years are minor. And while the MY26 seems to have perhaps fixed the HVAC, as long as I test the AC/Heater in whatever I buy, I should be able to find something that doesn't have HVAC bipolar disorder.
- In Canada new vehicles are subject to 5% sales tax.
- I'm not precious about buying a vehicle that's been around since I plan on taking my truck up lots of logging roads.
- Need-to-Have:
- Front and Rear locking diffs. I'm planning on taking this truck off road, so there's no point in being half pregnant about it.
- Safari windows. They look awesome. I love that they're manual and can be removed. Must have.
- Heated seats. I live in the frozen wasteland of Soviet Canuckistan. Yes technically I live in the warmest part of Canada, but remember the warmest place in Canada is still colder than the coldest place in the lower 48 US.
- Nice-to-Have:
- High Load Aux switches. I don't have an immediate use for all of the wiring, but I know how much of a pain in the ass it is to cable manage after the fact. For me it's a no brainer to have the wiring there just in case.
- Towing package. While it's trivial to bolt on a 2" receiver for a hitch, it's installing the wiring after the fact that scares me. I don't have a need for towing today (I don't own a boat), but the IG has a large towing capacity so it seems like the kind of thing that would be important to have just in case.
- Winch wiring. I'm not sure if this is included or is a separate physical thing from the High Load Aux option (the configurator on the Ineos website has two separate check boxes, but maybe that's for new model years?). I don't run a winch on my current 4x4, but I have had to be rescued by a side-by-side with a winch on a logging road, so I do think it would be useful to have the wiring in place in case I decide to kick it up a notch in terms of the stupid stuff I do beyond he cover of cell towers.
- Heat tinted rear windows. It's nice to block the heat and also I have slept in the back of my current 4x4 (a 2000 Nissan Xterra), and I plan on doing so in my next vehicle, and it's nice to have a little privacy tint.
- Cargo area drawer system. This might be a newer dealer option, so I'm not likely to see it in any used vehicles. It's also the kind of thing that's easy to install afterwards. But I do like the idea of being able to drop the rear seats and get a flat platform in the back for sleeping or carrying long things (e.g. skis).
- Indifferent Options:
- Fender Plates. They look cool, but I don't need them and they're easy to install later if I want them.
- Wheels: preference is for 17" steel, but if a used vehicle has 17" alloys that's fine. I don't think I'd like 18" wheels.
- Rear ladder. Easy to install later if I want it.
- Floor mats: prefer rubber, but carpet is fine too.
- Raised air intake. Not that important for me in BC because it's not very dusty here.
- Utility belt. I don't have the need to strap on stuff to the outside like fuel etc. Also this can be easily added later.
- Rear table. Easy to add later if needed.
- Step rails / rock sliders. I suspect I'll install after market rocket sliders (I like the look of the Owl ones), so having the factory ones installed isn't that useful for me. I'm also planning on installing after market skid plates, but I'm very unlikely to see a used vehicle with those, and if I did I might worry that the vehicle has been "ridden hard and put away wet". My ideal used vehicle would be a low mileage
midlife crissisaspirational purchase that's spent her life as a pavement princess. - Roof Rack. I ski a bit, but I measured and the X-Y diagonal when I drop the rear seat in the IG is a little over 190cm. My big powder skis are 188cm. Also, I live in an apartment with underground parking, so putting a ski rack on top of a roof rack is a great way to destroy a sprinkler pipe.
- Seats. I have a strong preference for utility / fabric over leather since leather tends to feel cold in winter and hot in summer. The IG also doesn't have AC that pumps through the seats. So I think fabric over leather.
- Useless (to me) Options:
- Security lug nuts. I guess I'm lucky, I've never had my wheels jacked.
- Sub-woofer. My hearing is bad enough already. Also, it takes the place of the aux battery.
- Locking spare tyre storage. Not sure what I'd use this for.
- Contrast roof. I get that it gives a cool look, but "looks cool" isn't worth the premium that Ineos charges for this option to me.
- Contrast frame. It's kinda cool that Ineos donates to various charities when you select this option, but it's expensive, and I don't see the utility.
I've also done some thinking about if it makes sense to try an import a vehicle from the US. The US market is a lot bigger than the Canadian one and there are many more used Grenadiers for sale down south. However, after discussing the details with my AI, it seems like there are substantial import duties / levies / taxes that I'd have to pay if I bought a vehicle from the US. When I added it up, I was looking at paying nearly 25% of the value of the vehicle for the privilage of registering it here north of 49. So, while there are many more options available down south and they tend to be a bit less expensive on the sticker, the premium to import kneecaps that strategy.
So where does that leave me today? Well, on Feb 7th 2026, there are exactly 27 used Ineos Grenadier listed for sale on autotrader.ca. Of those, there are 4 availalbe in BC.
Bachelorette Number One is a 2024 base model is light blue. She has locking diffs, safari windows, and heated seats (3 for 3 on the must haves). She's missing the high load aux, winch wiring, and tow wiring harness, but she has tinted rear windows (1/4 on nice to haves). Across the indifferent options, she has leather seats, alloy wheels, and step rails. On the useless options front she has a sub-woofer and locking lug nuts. She's priced at $77,900 which is low compared to everything else in BC. But, this girl has a mysterious past. Her Carfax lists a single owner, but there's a collision in July 2025, but strangely it lists $0 in repair costs. This could be because the cost was paid privately instead of through insurance. The dealership wasn't forthcoming with any information about the collision in this girl's past. The sales person cited "privacy". This got me thinking and I have to reasonably assume that when the dealer acquired this truck either as a trade in or purchase, they would have grilled the previous owner for information about that collision record. So I have to reasonably assume that the dealership knows what the story is. But if the damage was minor (e.g. dent on the bumper), then the dealership would be motivated to be forthcoming with information about what the incident was and how it was repaired. If it was minor they should be falling over themselves to provide pictures and documentation to assuage my fears. But they aren't doing that. So I think I have to conclude that the collision in this girl's Carfax was a serious one.
Bachelorette Number Two is a blue and black 2024 base model. While she has safari windows and heated seats, she doesn't have front and rear locking diffs. I have to admit the lack of lockers struck me as strange for a vehicle that has all the extras that she does like the raised air intake with the spin filter, the high load aux wiring, and the 270 degree awning. Based on how this vehicle is equiped you'd think it would have the important stuff for serious 4x4 travel. But alas, she does not. This girl only has 8866km and is listed for $89,900 CAD. But I wonder how much of that price is trying to recoup the cost of the vynil wrap.
Bachelorette Number Three is a 2024 Base model with 4647km and listed for $86,900 CAD. She is a good looking girl in either magic mushroom or scottish white with tasteful black accents. Unfortunately she is zero out of three on my need-to-have features: no locking front / rear diffs, no safari windows, and no heated seats. She's also zero for four on my nice-to-haves: She doesn't have the high load aux wiring, towing wiring, winch wiring, nor does she have tinted windows. On the indifferent side she's doing well, she keeps it basic with a utility interior, steel wheels, rubber mats, and factory step rails. And she absolutely doesn't have fluffy options that I don't need or want like a sub-woofer. But while I like basic, he lack of fundamentals means she's a little too basic.
Bachelorette Number Four is a 2024 base model in green with a white contrast top. She has 3815km making her the lowest mileage pre-loved Grenny in the province. She's listed at $86,900 CAD. With that raised air intake, you'd think she'd be sporting some proper off-road options, but alas, she is not. Zero fro three on my need to haves: no locking front/rear diffs, no safari windows, and no heated seats. She's optioned very similarly to Bachelorette Number Three: inside she's basic and utilitarian without any unnecessary fluff. But, even though she's basic, she doesn't have any of what I really need.
Those are a lot of words. If you made it this far, thanks for reading. It's been useful to write it all out this way to organize my thoughts. If you think I'm off base about any of my decision making, please let me know. To be continued.
