The drive was great - as was sitting down and chatting with
@Michael Juliana from RDS.
I drove a TM (which is what I have on order) and it rides great; I did not drive on the highway, but 40-50 mph on windy roads that went up and down hills. Smooth, sure footed, and solid are understatements! The steering thing is a non-issue and won't take long to master and in many ways, it steers like my Disco II and my 80 Series LC.
Besides again reaffirming my decision to buy an IG, I walked away with a few other things. Not a shock to anyone, but for those who haven't driven one yet - the view out the back is really bad. Between the spare tire, headrests, and barn doors, it's pretty useless TBH and I am going to seriously consider one of the video rear view mirror/camera things. I just think it's a good move that can easily be returned to stock should it be more frustrating than useful. I am also hoping that a headrest delete kit (something like tidy like
THIS )becomes available because it will help.
The IA sidesteps are very usable to get in, but not really great for getting out. I did not order the factory ones because I knew I want a slider/step combo like the ones from
@buzzspecialvehicles and
@Black Sheep but I think most folks will want something regardless - it's a high entryway.
The build quality is as solid as others say but there are still questionable things like the cuts around the seats on the floor liner and some wonky plastic stuff (ie, had trouble getting the jack cover panel to pop off). The piano black trim bits look nice but I will definitely be wrapping them as I feel they will get scratched up in no time. I have not made any decisions on what I'll do, it might just be an addition of clear or matte ppf, but I am leaning towards getting away from black into something warmer since I specd the saddle leather.
I noticed that the selector dial appears to be easily scratched up too - at the very least I would put a piece of clear wrap in there, but more likely than not, I'll get with
@Stu_Barnes and maybe design an insert with the club logo or something.
Again, I am more confident in my decision to purchase a Grenadier and as I said to Stu, the wait is getting harder and harder!
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