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Then there’s only one option for the screen. I’m hoping Scout does this as well. That screen is beautiful and proportion well for the dash. I would hope the base trim would get the same size screen. I think smaller wouldn’t look right.

Next we have the sky one touch roof. It’s very similar to the cabana top. It’s $1995. I think that’s reasonable. I would hope the Scout isn’t anymore than that. No more than $2500 for that roof.

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So I have no desire to buy a Recon, but it’s an EV with a “cabana top” so I want to drive it. I just called the local dealer. It says they have one in transit.

First, receptionist asked me what department. Sales. Then she asked me what vehicle. Recon. Then she asked me what year. 🤦‍♀️. I said it’s the brand new EV. There’s only one year. 2026.

So transfers me to a salesperson. We go through this same dialog again. She said it’s in transit and did I have any questions. She could read me the window sticker. No, no I don’t have any questions, it didn’t sound like she would have the answer even if I did.

This is exactly why I want to get my Scout DTC. I’m also hoping for a concierge team that can help us with our orders if we have a question or want to speak to someone while we are placing it.
Sales folks are a dime a dozen. The good ones are worth their weight in gold
 
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So I have no desire to buy a Recon, but it’s an EV with a “cabana top” so I want to drive it. I just called the local dealer. It says they have one in transit.

First, receptionist asked me what department. Sales. Then she asked me what vehicle. Recon. Then she asked me what year. 🤦‍♀️. I said it’s the brand new EV. There’s only one year. 2026.

So transfers me to a salesperson. We go through this same dialog again. She said it’s in transit and did I have any questions. She could read me the window sticker. No, no I don’t have any questions, it didn’t sound like she would have the answer even if I did.

This is exactly why I want to get my Scout DTC. I’m also hoping for a concierge team that can help us with our orders if we have a question or want to speak to someone while we are placing it.

After all this time on the forums and your experience with your Wrangler, you'll know more than anyone Scout hires as a concierge. I know I had more info than the sales rep when I bought my Ioniq 5.

Maybe we should keep an eye open for "concierge team" job postings. If they offer part time work for call-in concierge support (so we could work remotely) we could sign up for some extra income and an employee discount! :D
 
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After all this time on the forums and your experience with your Wrangler, you'll know more than anyone Scout hires as a concierge. I know I had more info than the sales rep when I bought my Ioniq 5.

Maybe we should keep an eye open for "concierge team" job postings. If they offer part time work for call-in concierge support (so we could work remotely) we could sign up for some extra income and an employee discount! :D
Sounds like an excellent idea to me! Where do I sign up??
 
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After all this time on the forums and your experience with your Wrangler, you'll know more than anyone Scout hires as a concierge. I know I had more info than the sales rep when I bought my Ioniq 5.

Maybe we should keep an eye open for "concierge team" job postings. If they offer part time work for call-in concierge support (so we could work remotely) we could sign up for some extra income and an employee discount! :D
Wouldn’t that be cool!
 
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They don't have a "concierge team" yet, this is the closest I could find:

If I could write my own job description it would be WFH, and not sales per se, but available to customers who have questions prior to order placement.

In my current job there are things that can be done by the customer, but I have many who don’t want to do that. They want to call someone and just answer questions, not fill them out themselves.

So I think there needs to be a team that can help someone who either doesn’t want to or doesn’t have time to deal with placing an order themselves online.

SM is a community. As a customer I want to speak to someone in the “community”. Not an AI chatbot.