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    Concern about the complexity and cost of repairs/maintenance for EREV

    Scout's design is a small generator and frunk. Dodge and now Ford are planning on a large generator and no frunk. There is room for both designs in the world - hell at some point there will probably be room for both designs from Scout. If enough buyers say they want to tow more and the market...
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    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    I don't always HATE subscriptions - sometimes it is easy to see that the feature has an ongoing operational cost. Take a cell phone. There is a ton of infrastructure that must be maintained to keep it operating, and there are use costs on top of that - more use requires more infrastructure to...
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    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    No monthly subscription? Was bored so I was looking at used Lightning prices - guess I did not realize that after spending a ton upfront, after 3 years Ford wanted an additional $50/month. Then googled... Tesla-$100 monthly, GMC-$25, Mercedes-$2500/year.
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    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    I am not overly worried about it being as wide of body as the F150. Scout is not putting on huge fender flares and probably not towing mirrors (although I do enjoy towing mirrors). I had an F150 before my F250, and it felted almost dainty in comparison (the F150 was my 3rd 1/2 ton). Moving to...
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    Are you OK with Scout vehicles starting under $60K?

    I had a couple Christmas discussions about the Lightning. One person had apparently been shopping used, and said $30k used Lightnings were common. While I could not find that online, I did see one for $35k - it had an MSRP over $90k from it sticker. 55k depreciation in 3 years is kind of...
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    Concern about the complexity and cost of repairs/maintenance for EREV

    Have a whole house propane generator at a rent house. I guess it has about 200hrs on it - 3 service calls, with one main circuit board failure (2 other failures cost a lot less to fix). So it has failed 3 times in the equivalent of a little more than 10k miles. Now in all fairness, the engine...
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    Possible competition?

    Well this will do nothing good to resale value of Lightnings - so they will undercut some of the Scout market I guess. Kind of competition. Talked with 2 people today considering used Lightnings if the price goes low enough.
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Googled Cybertrucks for sale a couple days ago. While there will always be specific vehicles that sell low and motivated sellers that want a vehicle gone yesterday - most are still asking close to $80k. The used market is mostly Founders Editions. Sure they have taken a hit from the new...
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    Scoutmas?

    Merry Christmas.
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    EV reservation holders, would you consider the Harvester

    I'm fairly patient. Started looking about 15 years ago. First 2 options were stalling, so got a different commuter car while I was waiting (it needs work now, but it is still a great vehicle that is currently not really replaceable). Then a couple years latter I really wanted the Buzz to...
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    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    Kind of always liked the Warthog wrap, but the Gulf is pretty nice as well.
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    What Kind of Vehicle is Scout Actually Building? (and why that matters more than specs)

    I think Scout is trying to make an EV for the general US market. It is easy to make a toy for choir boys. But if they can make one for "fly over country" they can make a 50 states vehicle. I understand that this does not answer your question. But I think Scout is trying to make an EV that is...
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    EV reservation holders, would you consider the Harvester

    Oh the fond memories of JC Whitneys. I think we resleaved the engine in a neighbors carport and it ran fine afterwards. --- As for the EV question - I guess I have a little benefit over some. As much as I want a Scout NOW - I will not have a decent place to charge it for a year +. So waiting...
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    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    Depends on how that Ford is equipped. You would need a pretty stripped Ford to get it down to $45k. Replacing my F250 would cost closer to $90k. If you consider the Lightning the competitor - I don't think you are finding a Lightning with 350 miles of range for $45k either.
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    EV reservation holders, would you consider the Harvester

    Just a joke, if emissions were not a question - bolt on a VW air cooled horizontally opposed 4. Easy to work on, and I got to the point I could pull one in 10 minutes. Of course that was only because I was pulling it more than running it... I doubt I drove that car more than 500 miles, and...
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    EV reservation holders, would you consider the Harvester

    Sadly, I think the closest competitor to the Traveler is the Cybertruck... To me, the Cyber Truck is more of an SUV than a truck - sure it has a bed, but with the cover it is essentially a 2 row SUV. It is not a direct truck replacement, but may be a better SUV replacement. Honestly, I...
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    EV reservation holders, would you consider the Harvester

    Ford killing the Lightning for a future EREV got me to questioning. I have no doubt, if priced right they will be able to sell more EREV's than EV's. Likewise, there will be more people willing to go from gas to EREV than strait from gas to EV. But just curious, what percentage have no desire...
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    Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

    Free market here - I will do it for free if I get to drive one in 2026... If you are going to dream, dream big right?
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Not sure if it is true, but my facebook feed just mentioned that VW is removing the Buzz from the US lineup for 2026. If true, I am sure they have their reasons - sales apparently were not great. Perhaps they will tweek it to better fit the US market and reintroduce later.
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    Engineered / Warrantied for…

    Bigger tires is adding unsprung weight, and rotational mass. They are also changing the effective gear ratio, changing RPM to torque. I just don't think a drive train already designed for 1000ft/lbs of torque it will make a whole lot of difference torque wise. It will put more wear and tear...
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