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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481   
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A bit baby blue … 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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11th Jun 2023 5:54pm |
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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1399 
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Interesting......
Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy. |
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12th Jun 2023 9:09pm |
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| bell-auto-services Member Since: 08 Jul 2007 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 2232  
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Shame he is selling it.
I read and took screen shots from day one on the Ineos site and it was always clearly stated station wagon is a commercial.
I’m nearly 4000 miles in and can’t really find anything to moan about with it. It drives a ton better than my 2014 Defender albeit it can drink fuel when hoofing it about the country. |
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12th Jun 2023 9:19pm |
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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3681 
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What sort of MPG are you getting Pete?
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13th Jun 2023 5:13am |
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| bell-auto-services Member Since: 08 Jul 2007 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 2232
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21ish round town, if sensible speeds on motor way may be upto 28.
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13th Jun 2023 6:42am |
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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1399
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Same as my D250 then. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.
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13th Jun 2023 9:41am |
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| Chicken Drumstick Member Since: 17 Aug 2020 Location: Near MK Posts: 751
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Not really that interesting IMO. He bought a commercial vehicle, but then didn't want a commercial vehicle. I also suspect based on their other videos they are very much the "life-style" as in look at me type of owner. Anything semi utility based was always going to be the wrong vehicle for them. The only real complaint was the trim you can't really see behind the rear seats. At the end of the day, Ineos is a small scale/volume car maker and this is their first vehicle and first production run. They where never going to get it 100% right from the off. Lets face it, Ford and many others have been building cars on a mass scale for over 100 years and all of them still get it wrong too, usually on new vehicles and first runs too. |
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13th Jun 2023 10:44am |
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| Chicken Drumstick Member Since: 17 Aug 2020 Location: Near MK Posts: 751
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Not really that interesting IMO. He bought a commercial vehicle, but then didn't want a commercial vehicle. I also suspect based on their other videos they are very much the "life-style" as in look at me type of owner. Anything semi utility based was always going to be the wrong vehicle for them. The only real complaint was the trim you can't really see behind the rear seats. At the end of the day, Ineos is a small scale/volume car maker and this is their first vehicle and first production run. They where never going to get it 100% right from the off. Lets face it, Ford and many others have been building cars on a mass scale for over 100 years and all of them still get it wrong too, usually on new vehicles and first runs too. |
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13th Jun 2023 10:44am |
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| bell-auto-services Member Since: 08 Jul 2007 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 2232
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Very very true. |
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13th Jun 2023 10:51am |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1143
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Done it already ......  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge ...... 6yrs ago..... |
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13th Jun 2023 11:35am |
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| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1143
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Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Saw this at Malvern show recently. I walked past it twice !!!! before I realised what it was  |
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13th Jun 2023 11:41am |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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I saw the light blue Bowker outfit at a local Country Show and managed a good look round it inside and out. The Sales guy was very honest about the various electrical gremlins and I’m sure they will iron these out. The build quality looks great and it looks like it was hewn from a solid lump of metal. I really can’t justify one for the amount of driving I do, but so very tempted.
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14th Jun 2023 6:10pm |
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| mikeh501 Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1142
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Still amazed how bad the fuel economy is on these. the drivetrain losses, weight and aerodynamics must be knocking 5-7mpg off it id think.
As a general comparator my l494 with the 4.4 diesel gets 23mpg even if you drive it like you stole it, ive had 36mpg on the motorway keeping to the speed limit. Even manages 28mpg when towing a couple of tons. Im assuming its a bit lighter, no live axles, and has a more aerodynamic body shape? |
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16th Jun 2023 10:25am |
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| Chicken Drumstick Member Since: 17 Aug 2020 Location: Near MK Posts: 751
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TDv8 in an RR is not really the same thing.
Bet you aren't riding on aggressive all terrain tyres either. Over the years, engines have got more efficient, but not really in mpg terms, just the ability to make more power for a given mpg. No reason a Tdi RRC or Disco couldn't do 23-34mpg depending on use. But you only got 1111bhp. A disco 2 or p38 auto offer very similar mpg again, but a bit more power, but still 100hp less than the Grenadier. I suspect the TDV8 would make for a lovely engine in the Grenadier, but it has a 6 pot diesel engine. Looking at the 3.0 litre TD6 L322 it is rated at 25mpg..... again on road tyres. The Grenadier is pretty comparable here. Parkers say 23-25.9mpg for the Ineos: https://www.parkers.co.uk/ineos/grenadier/...uto/specs/ |
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16th Jun 2023 12:29pm |
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