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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I am seeing the frame, with a place for the plug assembly - not a charge door.
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Perhaps - but reading about VW's history, at least in Germany they avoided it. It was a catch 22 for them. Automation would have made them more profitable, but would have required them to reduce their workforce. They had a long tradition of supporting their workforce. In a way it was similar...
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    Scout's lawsuits regarding direct to consumer Sales

    I guess to me it seems something like this. VW dealers have a franchise to sell VW vehicles imported or manufactured by VWA. They do not have a franchise to sell any other vehicles manufactured by other brands under VWAG. That said, the owners of the VW dealers presumably could try to jump...
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    Off-topic stuff…

    Saw a proposed all in one solar inverter/charger/battery solution that looked promising yesterday. Sure it is a small commercial system that will probably cost as much as the Scout - but it is large enough to probably actually handle all my Solar dreams. 60KW of continuous power, 240 KW/h of...
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    Back seats & floor space

    Not really expecting retriever space in the backseat foot well. But am crossing fingers for kennel space behind the back seat. I tend to try to wedge stuff in the foot wells so I don't have a dog get stuck there.
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    Scout "Showrooms" Using the Tesla Model

    If they force them to sell through dealers - they should use International
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    As we get closer to launch. Feature Requests & Real‑World Feedback for Scout

    The coasts - east, west and even south are pretty good - what surprises me is the concentration in Longview Texas. The other thing that surprised me is 4 more DC fast chargers on one of my common routes since the last time I checked. Before there was well over 100 miles between DC fast...
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    Scout "Showrooms" Using the Tesla Model

    Scout is already planning on building centers - with 25 Scout owned rooftops (Scout Studios and Scout Workshops) planned before release. They are planning on opening 57 retail and service sites in 2028, and expanding that to 100 by 2032. I am assuming that in areas that prevent sales, they...
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    Real Bench Seat

    I assume that either door shape or equipment in the door is the primary reason. But who knows, perhaps the nanny state passed a regulation requiring a certain number of inches between the bottom of the seat and the bottom of an open window. I utterly hate the vacuum that modern vehicles create...
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    Real Bench Seat

    Old school, manual adjustment, single bench is cheaper - probably not a huge amount. Less material, less parts, quicker install. As soon as you make add power, split, and a console - you will be increasing the cost. I don't see any huge difference in cost between that and buckets. I guess...
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    Real Bench Seat

    EV's should not need a center hump - front and rear motors, no drive shaft.
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    Optional Third Row

    Honestly, the number of Suburbans I see daily is kind of mind boggling - and a lot of them are Z71 packages. It is not really off road - but some of our "roads" are barely trails in bad weather. I am going out to my ranch 1 or 2 times a day right now - and I am dropping into 4x4 each time I...
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    September 2026 Scout Motors Production Center Update

    Still waiting for the monthly update that shows validation vehicles.
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I don't hate the Scrambler concept. It is not a Wrangler. It is not practical to build as shown (virtually no body joints). It is an extreamly niche vehicle as shown (2 door trucks don't sell well, open vehicles don't sell well at all (convertables do - but it is not being shown as such). If...
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    Optional Third Row

    While I see 3rd row vehicles daily - honestly, family sizes are shrinking. What percentage of families have 4 or more kids anymore. We had 5 kids, so we were the exception. It is why we got rid of a 2 row Tahoe and got a minivan. Now that 2 kids are gone, we need cargo space a LOT more than...
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