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  1. strider

    What will be your signature scent after new car smell wears off?

    The funniest part is that if they're in the car at the same time, they both think my car stinks because of the other one's stench.
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    Gonna use the same battery tech as everyone else?

    Oh good grief. How many of these threads are we going to start today? Please stop. Wimp out? Give me a break. NONE and I mean NONE of these "advanced" batteries are in ANY production anywhere. NO......WHERE...... They are lab experiments, every single one of them. Will one of them come...
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    What will be your signature scent after new car smell wears off?

    Ballet feet (daughter) and chlorine (son).
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    Battery used

    If that is your position then you're not going to be buying any battery-electric vehicle for many years...... I strongly encourage you to come onto the site softly and do some reading and research before you spout nonsense/internet clickbait. Sodium batteries will be awesome for stationary...
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    Can I ask why anyone would want synthetic shifting? Whiplash from shifting gears is something that we have had to endure for decades due to the limitations of internal combustion (very narrow rpm operating ranges). Why would someone want to programmatically add a limitation to a platform that...
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    New Scout Traveler Concept Added - Mountainside Theme

    My $0.02.... I like the look with no tire carrier. I was heading that way due to garage size limitations but now I am definitely going that way. I do hope there is some kind of option for a spare tire. I can go either way on the roof rack/rails. I have rails on my WK (Grand Cherokee) but...
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    Oh that's an interesting idea. We have a Samsung Frame TV that displays artwork when we're not watching TV so you don't have a giant black hole in the wall.
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    Spare Tire

    I agree, but where does it end? I do not want any ADAS. I just want a dumb "hold the speed no matter what" cruise control. I don't want cameras or radars or lasers or any of that crap. That stuff costs WAY more than a spare tire. So if I'm going to subsidize everyone's lasers, they can...
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    INFOTAINMENT CDBTER SCREEN

    A theme of Scout is repairability and longevity. There is zero chance these massive and oddly-shaped screens (I'm looking at you Mercedes) will be available when they fail in 10 or 15 years. Without a screen a modern car is literally worthless as it is unuseable. Also, many of us are coming...
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    Spare Tire

    I don't understand your position. They should build a space to hold a spare but then charge extra for the spare itself? I have never seen such a thing. Are automakers really doing this? I mean, all "real" Jeeps come with spare tires, same with Broncos. On the pickup side, AFAIK it's quite...
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    Spare Tire

    Well that stinks. I would like a spare on my Traveller but can't do the tire carrier as then it won't fit in my garage. Ideally they could put a tire (even if it's a space saver) between the rear axle and bumper - my 07 Grand Cherokee is set up like this (with a full size wheel though it's not...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Napping is for amateurs:
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    Tesla also allows you to set a priority. The wrinkle is the same as the Supra - if you get to the car 15-20 seconds ahead of your husband, even if his phone is primary, it won't see his phone so it will go ahead and pair with yours. But at least in the Tesla the profile is always show at the...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    This is what I've been saying all along. There's nothing magic here. If Ford could employ slaves and have no environmental controls they could build cheap EVs too. If we let these things into our country it will be over. We will be the UK before you know it - with no ability to make any...
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    Scout Packages sold as after-purchase upgrades...

    I am sorry to burst your bubble but an EV will always* be more expensive than a comparable ICE model. Batteries are still expensive as they require a lot of expensive minerals that have to be mined and refined, then the batteries produced and assembled into packs. Now over time an EV will save...
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