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  1. Jkew

    CYURE GOES TO NATIONALS!!! Yay!!!

    It occurs to me that any sort of off-road bumper or bullbar would impede the frunky slide. It would also need some clearance to open the frunk. Not sure how that would work.
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    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    If I had a teen key fob I would want to be able to customize the radio to remind them of chores every time they start the car: “Before you drive off, did you do the dishes?” “Did you mow the lawn?” “Did you hug your mom / dad?” Or like, lame parental advice: “Make sure you know how to cook at...
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    E-brake

    Fun story. My dad has an old Nissan Leaf 2017 which he bought for around 8k. He doesn’t drive it a lot, and the 12v died last week. When this happens the car looks completely dead, and my Dad thought it was an issue with the 8 year old EV battery. He called around to five Nissan service centers...
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    E-brake

    Is that unique to Tesla or all EVs? Part of the reason I went with VW’s MEB platform is because it /looked/ more repairable should I need it. So far I haven’t had to do much of anything with the car but just in case.
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    E-brake

    Interestingly a lot of EVs use at least one set of drum brakes, partly because the regenerative braking means you use your brakes leas often and drum brakes are better protected against the elements. I presume the drum brakes are used for the e-brake as well. On my VW ID.4 the drum brakes...
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    Apple CarPlay ULTRA for Scout: A Game Changer for Infotainment?

    I’m fine with regular CarPlay (with State of Charge information) as long as it connects quickly and easily without having to accept various legal agreements every time I start my car. VW asks every drive whether I am a) the primary driver and b) whether I understand that CarPlay will mean...
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    Bench Seat vs Standard

    I’m team bench seat. My current wife supports this for our drive-in movie nights and I imagine every former girlfriend is also voting “bench” in absentia.
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    One feature that made you pull the the trigger on a reservation….

    Memory of Scouts growing up, but also the want of an EV that can replace my current ICE SUV. Also the bench seats. Also knobs and buttons.
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    Scout Deal Breakers

    Subscription fees for things that are built in would be an instant turn off, like heated seats in the BMW fiasco. I don’t mind a subscription service for satellite internet, but I want to be able to itemize what I pay for every month and be able to see the value prop. Ads on the entertainment...
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    Bench Seat vs Standard

    Bench seat. Better for my spouse and I at the drive-inn movie theater ;)
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    Seattle Scouts

    I watched the committee hearing this afternoon from Feb 14th and subsequently emailed my rep. Rep Walden was careful not to show much bias, but the bill was rushed through public comment at the very end of a session. The season was busy with various bills concerning cannabis and liquor licenses...
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    Traveler without rear tire carrier

    I’m team tire carrier, but I can see myself using the frunk a lot.
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    Self-driving integration with Open Pilot.

    I don’t think open pilot depends on lidar - only radar and cameras. I think I would prefer a system / car that also used lidar. Lidar would help enormously in low visibility situations and could be used for automatic braking on foggy roads - particularly rural roads where you have deer or elk...
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    Self-driving integration with Open Pilot.

    If I drove 6,000 miles a month like MicroBiom I would want self driving too. Thats a lot of miles. I don’t though, so it’s not a priority for me.
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    How do you plan to kit out your interior?

    I think I’m just impressed with how organized people are. Sure - I have some baseline items, a “winter crate”, and some bigger snow-related things I throw in for good measure… but all of that stuff invariably blends together in a mess as I use them throughout the year. So my shovel gets tangled...
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