What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[ECrider]

Beers are always better in multiples of two

Never end on an odd number - fact!

 

[Skydance]

I argue that lots of it doesn’t save lives. People become lazy or habituated to these nannies and it makes them unaware. Just watch how many people actually look around and use the mirrors and twist to back up. They don’t. They look at their center screen and keep going as long as it doesn’t beep at them. If you stray from your lane, the car fixes it for you. That leads us to become dependent on equipment that can fail, and causes us to fail ourselves. And everything gets so stupidly expensive. The biggest reason the Grenadier isn’t more of what we, the real consumer, actually want, is mostly because of all this garbage that’s mandated. The AC is weird - Give me some Freon and a slider that directly blends hot and cold. The car beeps when driving on back country roads- eliminate the lane wandering beep thing. No diesel in US. Annoying AdBlue everywhere else. UK gets plastic bumpers. No drivers side handle (according to local dealer for safety reasons). Aux lights need a stupid dance in the states. New Grenadiers give steering input. Etc.
All that aside - I love mine

It’s more of a nuisance. I have a Mazda MX5 with all the latest nanny’s. I hate it when I change lane and it violently drags me back in lane. Reminder I must ALWAYS indicate first. All the beeps and bongs for over speed. I MUST NOT over speed!!!. It’s tells me that I’m tired. Diet Coke break!!! It beeps at me when I’m not in the centre of the lane. I must remember to drive straight.

Other than that I love my MX5 especially is the weather we got now.

Sometimes I don’t understand regulations. It’s trying to make drivers safer yet all new electric cars are silent rockets all with all 0-60 below 6 seconds. You can get a Chinese made MG faster off the line than a Lambo. I driven a few and they are silent missiles.

Regulations trying to make drivers safe yet government cannot control illegal e scooters, electric bikes and (irresponsible) cyclists, and those food delivery app guys who usually don’t stop at red and often drive in the middle of the road. You will see this all happening in big cities. The amount of time I nearly got ran over with e bikers when I’m walking the dog. I always question, are cyclists allowed to ride in the middle of the road?? Also I don’t agree to cyclists and motor cyclist filtering in between stationary cars. It only takes one moment of lapse concentration. Previously when I was younger I took out a motorcycle as he was filtering down the centre. Now it’s more dangerous with electric motorbikes, you can’t hear them coming.

Also government. A lot of immigrants can drive on the road using just an international driving licence. After so many months they can apply for a UK driving licence WITHOUT a retest. That’s why there is so many sh**t drivers in the city!!! They don’t understand UK law and think their way of driving back home is acceptable in the UK.

 

[landmannnn]

Also government. A lot of immigrants can drive on the road using just an international driving licence. After so many months they can apply for a UK driving licence WITHOUT a retest. That’s why there is so many sh**t drivers in the city!!! They don’t understand UK law and think their way of driving back home is acceptable in the UK.

Only tests passed in the EU mean you don't need to sit a UK driving test.

 

[Skydance]

Only tests passed in the EU mean you don't need to sit a UK driving test.

Yes and designated countries aswell.

 

[DeepCJ7]

I invaded Jeep Beach. After owning multiple CJs a YJ and a JKU, I got my first duck...... And someone said "nice Rover"

 

[Tazzieman]

That's exactly my philosophy. I tell my kids: "You want to erect a monument to my memory? Do it! Or you want to throw my body in the ditch? Also OK. I won't care anymore."

Get them to do something memorable that future archaeologists can froth about!

 

[ryanjl]

Last night, I swapped my shocks to a set of Konis.

A few tips for anyone who hasn't installed new shocks before. An 18mm box-end ratcheting wrench with a swing end (line this one) makes easy work of the two nuts holding onto the top bracket on the rear shocks. Absolutely no need to remove the fender liner for access, like some tutorials advise. I had a hunch this wrench would work, the same as a different size came in clutch when swapping the air struts on my LR4.

My Milwaukee mid-torque impact wrench made easy work of the rest. In fact, the hardest part for me was figuring out the best spots for the floor jack and the jackstands, as I haven't jacked this thing up before. The rear axle has too much effing shit on it. I suppose rolling the dice on what torque figure to use when reinstalling the shocks was another tense moment.

Today, I installed the Agile Offroad Baja lights in the front grille. Fairly easy job, but, as some others have noted, it's near criminal how little wire Ineos gives you to work with for the 25A hookup near the brake master cylinder. Took what should have been a fairly easy part of the job and turned it into a hassle.

I planned on doing some other stuff today, but I am realizing now that I'm getting too old to do too much in one weekend. Back and legs are stiff as hell from being hunched over and contorted for two different jobs in the last 20 hours.

 

[ScotsmanSD]

Tested out my new MORRFlate 10-6 compressor/hub/hose kit. Took under 2 minutes to deflate all 4 tires (stock 17” wheels/tires) from 35psi down to 17psi. Just under 2 1/2 minutes to reinflate all 4 back up from 17psi to 35psi. Pressure on air hub stopped at the value I set & matched the on-dash TPMS values perfectly. Add on a couple minutes either side to unpack/connect & disconnect/repack everything. Very impressed ! Just need to get a NATO-Anderson pigtail made up so I don’t need to open the hood.