After an initial low coolant situation, my AC has been great for over a year now.Looks awesome but an iffy AC keeps me away.
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After an initial low coolant situation, my AC has been great for over a year now.Looks awesome but an iffy AC keeps me away.
With the 6.2, the Grenadier may be your only vehicle.Yes, but...
I love my Grenadier. I really do. It is fun to drive, it feels invincible (even if it is not), it looks great, it is unique, and it is full of character.
However, it could not be my only vehicle. If I could have only one vehicle, it would have to be a full-size pickup truck with a standard-size bed (6.5 feet). My Grenadier is more of a toy, a secondary vehicle (though it is good at towing our pontoon boat).
Fortunately, my wife drives a full-size pickup truck (a 2025 GMC Sierra Denali with a proper 6.2 liter normally aspirated V-8), and I can borrow her truck when I need it (which is, frankly, quite often as we regularly haul lumber, plywood, soil, gravel, plants etc.). We also use her truck for long highway drives, as it is more comfortable and quieter than the Grenadier.
I did consider the Quartermaster, but its bed is simply too small. It is more of a "lifestyle" truck than a proper working truck (at least the kind that we need).
I agree with you on every issue, I really don't like the extremely poor engine power. I think a DINAN sport tuner is a required item to live with the horrible engine performance.NO!
6 months into ownership I would have said yes . Today at 13+ months and 17,500 miles I would tell you no. I was just in for service and my dealer asked me how I am liking it and I told him it depends on the day you ask me. Some days I still love it and some days I f#@king hate the thing.
I still don’t regret the purchase. Not every decision I make will be a home run and I was hell bent on buying a grenadier. I also don’t plan to get rid of it yet even though I am shopping for a replacement daily driver. But would I do it again knowing what I know now. Hell no! Nor would I suggest someone treat it as a daily driver.
Ultimately I am disappointed by what was delivered at its pricepoint. And since the honeymoon phase is over for me I’m a little more open about not being happy with my purchase. Life throws enough curve balls as it that I’d just prefer a simpler, more predictable, more reliable daily driver. I don’t find the quirks or “character” entertaining nor do I think they should be a part of modern automobiles. I absolutely love the aesthetic but agree with another commenter that this shouldn’t be a daily driver and is more of a toy. You not only have to have the means to afford such a car but also to keep up with it being high maintenance like a Land Rover or jag. And in addition to deep pockets you better have even more patience. For me it wasn’t the right choice now that I have over a year of ownership to look back upon.
Issues I’ve experienced (some fixed or improved and others not); the majority confirmed by reading other experiences and comments in this forum:
- infotainment
- HVAC
- Leaking - water intrusion
- Power steering pump noise
- raised air intake has come disconnected twice
- Leaky power steering reservoir
- break squeal
- lack of shop manuals - readily available
- return to dealer for simplest of things like TPMS or service reminder reset
- distance to dealer has become a bigger inconvenience than I suspected. The vehicle requires a lot of fiddling so being close to a dealer should be a priority but I think that point is missed by a lot of buyers; or at least it was by me. I’m only 90 minutes away but realize I’d never do that again for a vehicle. It’s 3 hours there and back to drop off and get a loaner. Then another 3 hours when I return the following day. I try to get as many issues addressed each visit because it’s far away so I either sit all day or get a loaner. In either case it’s become a huge inconvenience.
- dealer service dept stole cash out of my center console during my last service appointment
- front driveshaft angles are something that can’t be fixed without major modification. Ie cut and turn
- Lack of sound deadening making for a loud interior - especially an empty cargo area
- strong vibration throughout vehicle when at stop light - motor mounts now broken in
- Random parking sensor alerts
- 3rd windshield replacement in 1 year
- random broken cargo glass - glass in general on this vehicle seems very susceptible to damage
- there’s more I’m forgetting. Meh!
Ye Gods! How much power do you want? I know the US automotive experience is different to the UK, but the Grenadier has never struck me as slow, even when pulling 3500kg.I agree with you on every issue, I really don't like the extremely poor engine power.