Americas The threat to Ineos Dealers

[MattA]

I'm in the same boat mate and close to retirement, been bouncing back between a lc300 and grenadier trial master. I have no problem buying either but will I be able to get it serviced and repaired in the long term. We only have one service agent in the whole of WA. As much as the dealer believe in the cars it also comes down to paying the bills and keeping quality staff in the w/shops. The new 300 just doesn't do it for me compared to my 100 TD and the grenadier fits the bill perfectly but will it be an expensive mistake as I don't have the years ahead to correct financial mistakes. I need a car like this though for prospecting and travelling the Kimberly and up to the NT.

I have pretty much taken the 300 off my list, look into the weight limits, put on a front bar, winch and lights it’s on GVM front axle limit so a GVM upgrade is a must have then the warranty is not worth anything going by Toyota history , add to that the oil spec is like water and the issues that create along with Toyota history of new model issues it’s just a no go for a few years to see how they pan out.

 

[Roach]

I believe if Ineos could make dealers whole that they would turn in their badge. With the newest car on the lot, 3 in our area, being over 90 days old does that mean dealers have stopped ordering cars for the lot or Ineos only ships every X months (X > 90 days).