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[cyure]

I just got an email from SM. Check your junk folders if you can’t find it.

Also I’m going to start an “emails from SM” thread if we don’t have one.

 

[THil08]

I just got an email from SM. Check your junk folders if you can’t find it.

Also I’m going to start an “emails from SM” thread if we don’t have one.

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Nothing new. Same Brick By Brick videos

 

[cyure]

Nothing new. Same Brick By Brick videos

But the email is new. And I’m sure there are people in their mailing list who haven’t seen it yet

 

[J Alynn]

Another legacy vehicle coming back to life...?

The 2029 GMC Jimmy Is Coming. Here’s Everything We Know.

GMC is bringing back the Jimmy SUV as a body-on-frame Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco fighter.

www.motortrend.com

I saw this. Unfortunately I’m not a Chevy fan so not sure if I like the 80’s throwback look or not. But if the bandwagon has room might as well climb on

 

[robothero]

I loved the Jimmy.


Jimmy, Bronco, Scout...

I guess I have a type

 

[THil08]

I loved the Jimmy.


Jimmy, Bronco, Scout...

I guess I have a type

What about the K5 blazer?

 

[Scout_Lookout]

What about the K5 blazer?

K5 absolutely!

 

[robothero]

What about the K5 blazer?

Love the look of the older Blazer but personally would end up veering over to the SUV side vs the truck

 

[LastDayScout]

I saw this. Unfortunately I’m not a Chevy fan so not sure if I like the 80’s throwback look or not. But if the bandwagon has room might as well climb on

This is where all the people wanting a V8 Scout can migrate over to. If the number of people complaining about why the Scout does not have a V8 all convert over to the Jimmy, they will have millions of reservations overnight. Although, there will be people complaining about the Jimmy too. Why doesn't the top come off? Why doesn't it have a sweet diesel like the old, anemic 6.2?

 

[bmccants]

I enjoy talking to an actual person at the dealership, however I don’t enjoy the BS that comes with it. I’m actually pretty excited about the direct to consumer model because previously I bought all my cars in person.

 

[cyure]

I enjoy talking to an actual person at the dealership, however I don’t enjoy the BS that comes with it. I’m actually pretty excited about the direct to consumer model because previously I bought all my cars in person.

I’m very excited about DTC. I want to order exactly what I want and not settle for what’s on the lot at the time I show up.

 

[THil08]

I'm glad Scout is going with DTC. Only two thing i gonna miss about the dealerships, one being able to joke with the salesman, and lastly negotiating and winning.

 

[Scout_Lookout]

I’m very excited about DTC. I want to order exactly what I want and not settle for what’s on the lot at the time I show up.

My last two purchases have been completely done in an app and I love it! When I actually took delivery I was at the service centers maybe 30 mins tops, and they were easily two of the best vehicle purchase experiences I've ever had.

 

[Gottesacker]

The only thing about DTC that has me a little concerned is I'd like to be able to test-drive one at some point. Photos can only do so much for me. I want to know how it feels before I pull a $60k trigger. Other than that, I'm totally down with not having to deal with a bunch of people constantly trying to upsell and tack on unnecessary costs.

 

[robothero]

The only thing about DTC that has me a little concerned is I'd like to be able to test-drive one at some point. Photos can only do so much for me. I want to know how it feels before I pull a $60k trigger. Other than that, I'm totally down with not having to deal with a bunch of people constantly trying to upsell and tack on unnecessary costs.

You can test drive Rivians and Teslas, both of which are DTC. I'm assuming Scout will be similar.

 

[RodorW]

The only thing about DTC that has me a little concerned is I'd like to be able to test-drive one at some point. Photos can only do so much for me. I want to know how it feels before I pull a $60k trigger. Other than that, I'm totally down with not having to deal with a bunch of people constantly trying to upsell and tack on unnecessary costs.

Test drives should be available at events before mass production starts (based on what info we’ve been given) and should be available at the experience/service centers as they start popping up closer to (and post) launch

 

[Gottesacker]

I'd never seen a Rivian center, but now that y'all mention it I have seen a Tesla one... so yea, I guess that makes sense, haha.

 

[robothero]

In your defense, Rivian only has a handful of them

 

[cyure]

In your defense, Rivian only has a handful of them

There’s about 3 dozen of them and they keep adding more. I’m sure Scout will be the same. At some point it will be easier to test drive, but in the beginning if you have the opportunity to order early, you may be ordering before you have the ability to test drive, just like early Rivian owners.

 

[J Alynn]

I’m very excited about DTC. I want to order exactly what I want and not settle for what’s on the lot at the time I show up.

I don’t like dealerships but it’s strange to me that people have not been able to order. In my area every dealership I’ve wanted to order (if they couldn’t find what I wanted) accommodated ordering. Even our 1999.5 Nissan pathfinder the dealer had custom leather put in because the limited model and exterior color didn’t offer leather so we selected dual color, they priced it and we had it all done. Never understand the short sightedness of dealers. Gestures like that build trust and a longer term relationship. We bought two more Nissan’s from the dealer