My Ineos Grenadier - 15.000km check and updates

[@mikewho9964]

Great information as usual - nice to see real Grenadiers out there being used

[@TantersD3]

Loki is looking great! Very helpfully to have a clued-in garage to be able to rely on 👍

[@grenadier_exploring]

absolutely

[@syncrosimon]

Looking good, thanks for the update. Dinitrol treatment is really sensible.

[@markelliott6105]

Another nice update, the drawers look great. I’m even more jealous - 15,000km already! Mine should be on a ship shortly and travel about double that before I see it. Everyone in Australia were selected for the Enormously Long Way Home program.

[@grenadier_exploring]

thx. can you track the ship once the car is on its way? 🤪

[@markelliott6105]

@@grenadier_exploring I think so but I’m not sure that would be good for my mental health. 🥴

[@grenadier_exploring]

probably not 🤣

[@aggitravel]

Can’t wait for mine & the camping table is a great accessory. I got the fildmaster fully specked in Donny grey with the auto home roof tent. Three weeks should be here in Australia.

[@danielkl3000]

Hi Ingemar. Ich gratuliere hauptsächlich dazu, dass Deine Papiere nun offenbar fertig waren :) Meine sind auch vor ca. 2 Wochen gekommen. Ich denke, ich kann mich in ein-zwei Wochen in meinen Utility setzen. Grüße, Daniel

[@grenadier_exploring]

danke. hoffentlich 🤞🏻...hat 2 Monate gedauert vom ersten Anlauf weg bis ALLES gepasst hat. Aber gut Ding braucht Weile 🤪🤷🏼‍♂️

[@hedydd2]

Last week I wax coated underneath my new Ford Ranger. Did it just a day after driving it home from the supplying dealer, so no dirt. Firstly fitted grommets and stop-ends on all holes in chassis sides facing the wheels and then waxed the inside of the box section before thoroughly coating all surfaces. I used aerosol product from a company called Bilt Hamber for ease and convenience of application. Also used a Shutz gun off an air compressor to blow some Dinitrol wax up to hard to reach places like the rear deck floor. I was surprised that Ford had factory waxed inside the sills and door panels. A full wax is a £250 factory order option but mine did not have this as I only waited about a month for a dealer’s stock order. Waxing is well worth doing because only today I was under my 2014 other Ranger [to replace a faulty evaporator in the exhaust], which I treated with exactly the same product and care when it was new, nine years ago. Never looked at it since and it gets covered in cowshït all year round and salted roads for three months of the year. It still looks great but could do with a spray of light oil to reactivate the wax about now. I know of other Rangers that did not get waxed that were red with rust by their third birthday, so yes, it is certainly worth it if intending to keep the vehicle for a few years. It cost me less than £100 for a vehicle that is actually bigger than a Grenadier with a much longer wheelbase, counting the six aerosol cans [only five used], a tube of flexible rubber adhesive for capping some of the holes where the eBay grommets were a loose fit. Had the Dinitrol wax in stock so no extra cost there and used very little. I also waxed the unseen side of body seams, beams and metal body parts under the bonnet and inside the tailgate and bonnet leading edges using the long tube with spray nozzles that came with the Bilt Hamber heavy duty wax aerosols.

[@grenadier_exploring]

I also believe it's an good investement!! even better if you can do it on your own...

[@hedydd2]

@@grenadier_exploring It’s great on hair and conditions the scalp I have found. Not so great on bathroom towels though.

[@grenadier_exploring]

🤣🤣 i could use that

[@billwaterhouse5894]

Good morning from South Carolina. Just wanted to say thank you very much for these videos. I watch them all and find them very interesting. Todays video was great, my first close look at the underbody after solid usage. I look forward to see how Loki holds up over time. Here in the U.S. we will only have the BMW gasoline power train available to us, no diesel (will this be the weak link over time?). My wife and I have owned many BMW’s over the years (and BMW motorcycles). Although the BMW power trains are typically very good and last a long time, it’s all the service/constant maintenance issues that concern me. I am hopeful materials have improved. BMW is the only vehicle brand I have experienced oil leaks from before 40,000 miles (and yes we are talking brand new vehicles). I wish Toyota powertrains were selected for the grenadier 🤷🏼‍♂️. Anyways, I will stop rambling, thank you again for the great videos. Looking forward to the continued series.

[@grenadier_exploring]

thank you very much - glad you enjoy them! May I ask which engines you used? my previous bmw engines perfomed fine...yes they start "sweating" a bit but in my case at higher mileages. I hope they will be reliable enough for this vehicle 🤞🏻

[@billwaterhouse5894]

@@grenadier_exploring let’s hope 🤞 Sure…I am 58 and owned my 1st BMW in 1982. 320i, silver, black Recaro seats and gold and silver BBS wheels. She was a beauty I had zero issues with that vehicle for the time I owned it. My second BMW was a 318i, also zero issues in terms of leaks and such. Then in 2005 we purchased a new 325XI for my wife, fantastic vehicle and that’s when we started having oil leaking issues…same for my 2008 535i, my 2010 535XI wagon, 2011 335is. They all leaked oil from the oil filter housing, valve cover and eventually the bottom oil pan. The worst one was my wife’s (purchased new), 2013 (last year of that model), 135IS M sport convertible. At 38,000 miles it started leaking oil 🤦🏻‍♂️. We also have a lot of electronic and electric gremlins, starters, failed lighting issues with computers, but overall fantastic cars just a ton of expense and maintenance.

[@grenadier_exploring]

i see. all amazing cars 🤩. never had any of those engines but the quality should be the same over all models. Let’s hope the B58 is not one of the “weaker” ones. (but you hear good things)

[@nirfz]

I'm not that knowledgable about BMW engines, but as far as i know, the B58 is in the current Supra and the Grenadier. So that's probably as close to a Toyota engine you can get with a non Toyota car ;-)

[@billwaterhouse5894]

@@nirfz thanks, I did not know that. Let’s hope Toyota had some say in selection 🤭…which should benefit the Grenadier

[@herveguigue]

Merci pour vos vidéos !!! Je suis en France et je fais votre publicité J'apprends plein de choses Mon grenadier arrive en décembre 🤗

[@grenadier_exploring]

u are welcome!! wish u all the best with your grenadier - december is just around the corner 😉😎

[@franciscocunhaetavora9132]

Great channel and great videos! Can we see how the tent rides on the roof? I'm curious about the aesthetics.

[@grenadier_exploring]

thx a lot. I will show the whole setup in the next video, including some aerial views (just ran out of time this week 😅).

[@DPR178]

Will you be able to remove the drawer system when daily driving the car or is it on permanently. Also will the rear seatbacks now fold back up with the drawer system in place or will they have to remain flat.

[@grenadier_exploring]

hi. u can remove it easily within 10minutes if u need to. the seats work normally with the system installed. I use fhe car as a daily driver without any restictions with the drawer sytem in place....

[@klarie6805]

Hello Ingemar, - yep - I noticed your posts on theineosforum also. - So you changed your registration plates properly and custom. I like it - the only sad thing is the price for Austria registration .. you have quite some fee to government to get it registered. Nevertheless, all fine. and quite a ride.. Best of luck for the next adventures.. mine is due end of this quarter - early next.. eager waiting still..

[@grenadier_exploring]

you are right...the tax in austria for this car is astronomous. but there's not mich you can do about it 🤷🏼‍♂️. thanks a lot! now the fun part starts with the first longer trips (besides driving home from morocco 🤪). what's your configuration and colour?

[@klarie6805]

@@grenadier_exploring The result of the tax ( like in DK and NL) vehicles will be driven longer. Depending on economy and income perhaps lead to Cuba effects. I ordered a Fieldmaster with Rough Package, 2nd Battery, etc in Mushroom. I left out the rails. I consider the vehicle as "multipurpose", in particular towing and forest but with some comfort. What will be added is an aux heater. This option should have been on the options list from day one. The majority of daily ride however is performed by a normal car.

[@grenadier_exploring]

@@klarie6805 i like the mushroom!! planning to keep the car for many, many years - irrespective of the crazy tax 😎. i also wish the heater would have been an option but according to Ineos it was a certification issue that’s why they left it to the aftermarket (would have added to official fuel consumption and CO2 emmission).

[@klarie6805]

@@grenadier_exploring Okay that explains a lot. Indeed I plan to keep it as long as I am able to drive and to pass it on in the family. It was never designed as a throw away item - hence more sustainable.

[@grenadier_exploring]

@@klarie6805 exactly how i see it. got already a specific aux heater in mind?

[@azizbelkharmoudi2564]

Greeting from Morocco 💚💚💚I'm very curious to see how things will be after the 200 000 km mark. My biggest concern is the bmw engine reliability

[@grenadier_exploring]

I am curious as well! I drove 400.000+ km with BMW engines....never had an issue. hope it stays that way

[@mattlister1814]

These BMW engines are bloody long lived. Probably the best engine that Ineos could have used. I personally know of cars with these engines with 300,000 miles on them and they are still like new.

[@azizbelkharmoudi2564]

@@mattlister1814 While this engines might perform adequately in day-to-day city driving scenarios, I have my doubts about its capabilities when it comes to extreme off-roading and overlanding, especially when the rig is carrying a full load. Navigating something like the Empty Quarter or the Canning Stock Route. I hope that someone will undertake a comprehensive test of this vehicle's off-road at full load , Only through extreme testing and evaluation can we truly assert the reliability

[@werewolf7140]

I think it will be very reliable . The 3l engine has been used in various BMW models. From Australia

[@azizbelkharmoudi2564]

@@werewolf7140 in offloading or in city driving? Does bmw have 4x4 models (something like toyota lc prado) ?and does people use bmw as overlanding rigs in Australia?

[@elsabrandstrom2977]

Vielen Dank auch für dieses neue Video. Welches Wax-coating hat Dein Händler aufgebracht? Und was hat das gekostet? Thank you also for this new video. Which wax coating did your dealer apply? And what did it cost?

[@grenadier_exploring]

wir haben ein 2-Schicht-Heisswachs von Dinitrol verwendet. hat mich 850€ gekostet.

[@adrianfairfield5520]

Door protection is needed but hopefully it doesn’t interfere with the door seals.

[@grenadier_exploring]

this one shouldn´t!! it's a durable but very thin, clear film. if any problems with the seals come up, i will let you know!!

[@gerdo.7293]

Hi Ingemar, would be interested in the weight of your current setup. Maybe also packed for a week of camping. You got the winch installed in the front ?

[@grenadier_exploring]

the car is 2872kg (with the winch) roof rack, awning and tent 164,5kg (with a few mods i will lose a few more kg next week) drawer system 30kg camping kitchen (to come) 76kg total(excl. supplies&water) 3142,5kg hope that helps. going to weigh all the stuff once i go on my trip to the north cape in september....😉

[@gerdo.7293]

@@grenadier_exploring thanks for the detailed information. Maybe a good point to cover in one of your next videos. I plan to turn my Grenadier into a “Camper light” too but give the base weight I have my doubts that will make much sense. We’ll see. Have a nice trip to Norway 🇳🇴

[@grenadier_exploring]

thx a lot. will try to incorporate that

[@Rick-ht4vl]

Camping table, finally 😂

[@grenadier_exploring]

finally 🙄

[@dirkwerdermann8870]

Wie wäre es mit einer Zusammenfassung der Kinderkrankheiten des Ineos in einem Beitrag und den Möglichkeiten der Behebung. Stichwort z.B Undichtigkeit, Softwareprobleme, Alltagsprobleme wie geringer Wendekreis etc ?

[@grenadier_exploring]

hab versucht diese ganzen themen in den vorangegangenen videos zu behandeln. sollte also abgedeckt sein! werde aber sicher weiter darauf eingehen!

[@fragu123]

….what Dinitrol has precisely been used?

[@grenadier_exploring]

not sure. it was a hot wax double layer coating. i will check…

[@ADVdiary]

I love grenadier, but the only problem is the weight, its a too heavy SUV vehicle, i wish they do something about it in the next productions

[@grenadier_exploring]

it is a heavy beast. good enough for my purpose but i understand the concern...

[@Craig_Simpson]

Interested in your thoughts on the new rock sliders

[@grenadier_exploring]

had issues with the delivery - getting them installed in two weeks. keep you posted!!

[@leftcoastoverland8750]

@@grenadier_exploringand why replace the OEM sliders with aftermarket? Is it fit, function, or Aesthetic?

[@grenadier_exploring]

the aftermarket once have a nice little step that you can add at each door (mainly for my co-drivers) and the ground clearance is slightly increased. on top of that i like the looks as well. the OEMs are good and I liked them....but the other once are even better (in my opinion)

[@leftcoastoverland8750]

@@grenadier_exploring ok cool, thanks for the update. I’ll keep the OEM sliders on my order. Looking good!! Love the drawer system too! 🤙

[@grenadier_exploring]

they are definitely good!!! not sure if you spotted in the video when I showed the sliders: the front of the cross bars is completely without paint/coating after riding on gravel roads for hundreds/thousands of kilometres. I would recommend to raptor them (or something similar - would have done the same now).

[@CJ-rk5eg]

So how’s the reliability at 15000 km?

[@grenadier_exploring]

still very good. had absolutely no issues beside the nuisance warnings (already discussed and known - and they become less and less). the software update is around the corner, that should solve them. i am still very happy and i feel comfortable doing longer trips. first long one (beside driving home from morrocco) starts next month!! 😎

[@CJ-rk5eg]

@@grenadier_exploring Great news! Thank you

[@CJ-rk5eg]

@@grenadier_exploring For me reliability is the most important factor in purchasing the IG so any information or experiences you can share would be most appreciated

[@grenadier_exploring]

absolutely! I am reporting on any issues I will experience

[@timkiwi]

15,000 is barely run in. Let’s see it with a 150,000. Cheers

[@grenadier_exploring]

can't wait to reach those figures. unfortunately i have to work every now and then and can't drive all the time 🤣

[@piloma6959]