Stuck in Namibia !

[Bullpit]

Exactly. I'm seeing this as a long term wear issue not a brute strength issue. I seriously doubt the ROW bars and better brackets will prevent damage to the radiator in any serious collision whether with an obstacle or a a sack of soft tissue. All that may be needed is some amount of reinforcement even if it's less than "robust"and needs to occasionally be replaced. Perhaps some kind of flexible or vibration dampening fixture could serve when traveling long distances over broken ground and not rouse the ire of the authorities.

Sidenote: Ronny Dahl didn't lose the auxiliary cooler when he met Skippy on the road. The right wing/bumper/door took a pretty good hit as I remember. Was the lack of damage to the cooler due to the steel bumper or the supports?

He had aftermarket bull bar and side /brush bars but skip hit the driver door / sill but yes - the steel bars are the key as radiators are remounted in the steel bars…. Very solid mounting…

 

[Bullpit]

Keep a stock of likely parts… LOLOL

This ain’t the post apocalypse. There are plenty of viable alternative vehicles in the market… there isn’t enough value proposition with the Ineos, to warrant owners to forecast and stockpile replacement parts

ROFL

I’m a Toyota fan but when my Toyota was written off I took the plunge with the Grenadier as the Toyota factory GVM was terrible and very hard to upgrade. Ineos Grenadier with 3800-4500kg GVM is very easy and cheap and for off road touring Ineos design seems the best - live axles are rare and a Toyota 70 series costs almost the same as the Trialmaster Grenadier I bought before any mods. Just need to be sensible with new brand / new vehicle learning curve. I think the future for Ineos is bright in the offroad enthusiast market.