To buy or not to buy

[DoubleDoom]

Only about 25% of the challenge is the footrest. The bigger challenge is where the accelerator is. Normal cars have it in line with the knee, the Grenadier has it 3" to the right of the edge of the driver seat. So unless there is some sort of physical deformity you can't sit symmetric. One butt cheek at a time going to be under more pressure than the other. And your spine isn't going to make it to a straight line. Too close and erect, longer drives will give you other stress problems with the lower legs.

Unless of course cruise control is on and you can sort of relax off the pedals a bit. Or you drive a LHD, which seems a lot more symmetric and square with the driver seat.

I have to admit that the leg offset issue can be a slow burner on your health and I think I am starting to suffer with it. My right side tends to get pains in it the next day after a long drive and my right hip area feels it most but it travels to my shoulder and arm.

I have given thought about putting a cushion between the bolsters to flatten the chair out and allow me to sit slightly more to the right to reduce the offset.

 

[Jon in Shropshire]

Food for thought re the footrest and related issues.

 

[BigSi]

My fully loaded (lockers all round, winch, roof rack, roof electrics, tow bar etc etc) Fieldmaster, shale blue white roof, May 23, under 30k miles is returning to Denton Cars of Skipton in April. Age and infirmity force me to part with the most fun vehicle ever. Everything works. No issues. Read “Vera the Grenadier” and then perhaps give them a call.

Hey, Gryphon, did this ever get to Denton cars? Spec looks ideal!