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    Re-think Headlight Design

    I agree, with those lights appearing continuous, they need to be the same color, front and side. With the USDOT requiring amber side lights for passenger vehicles, that might dictate the DRL color up front as well.
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    Re-think Headlight Design

    Same, 16 years of round lights on my Toyota. I thought I wanted round lights on the Scout until I started playing with the grill more. I was surprised to find how well the grill/lights worked for me on the current design with such minor tweaks. I'm handy enough to modify the grill myself if...
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    How much more would you pay for a Launch Edition Scout

    That's what Toyota did with the new Land Cruiser "First Edition". It didn't go well since the demand at that price point simply wasn't there and those launch models were still sitting on lots when the cheaper models arrived. $70k-80k for a gussied up 4Runner didn't fly, especially since the...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Historically, we'll lose power for 4-8 hours at a time for little thunderstorms or morons knocking down power poles, but with bigger storms, we'll be out for several days to a week. A big unknown for us though is the addition of a large substation ~1/4 mile away from us that's currently...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I'm going through the same thoughts after also being out of power for ~4 hours on Monday and my generator panel (manual transfer) is running most of the same things as you. I kept thinking of just using V2L, and that would've worked fine for this outage, but 75% of the time, I'm not home when...
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    Off-topic stuff…

    Pretty sure that's a standard 8.8 rear end, so they're a dime a dozen. I wouldn't spend much, but if you're handy and if it's not too rusty, spending a few hundred bucks for an axle assembly in the junk yard might make sense. Beyond that, I'm not sure it's worth sourcing new parts and paying...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Reminds me of a house I designed years ago with its Anti-Guest Suite. Every wall, ceiling, bath fixture, etc was out of plumb or rotated slightly. The floors and counters were level, but the tile was also run askew and the baseboards were tapered. It made you dizzy to just walk into the...
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    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Never thought I'd miss Bangle!
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    Actual delay official and order of deliveries confirmed?

    Crap, I guess that makes me old. Here I was thinking it was just because we were poor and couldn't afford a new clutch. Ironically, that translated into me rev-matching upshifts and downshifts before it was popular. Still do it to this day in all of my vehicles.
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    Actual delay official and order of deliveries confirmed?

    Amen. Old F-100 with the three on the tree had the switch on the floor, but thankfully it had a T-handle parking brake. I can't remember what vehicle it was that I drove that had the usual three pedals, as well as a parking brake pedal to the left of the clutch AND the high beam switch on the...
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    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    I love the idea that a simple 4-gallon RotopaX could give me another 120 miles of range when needed. That's huge when you're way out in the boonies. Part of me wants a tank larger than 15 gallons while another part recognizes that's a lot more old fuel to burn off if I don't use it.
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    Headlight & DRL Color Temperature Changed?

    I think having adjustable white DRL LEDs would bother me by not matching the color temperature of the headlights. Adjustable or RGB LEDs are typically just multiple LED chips near each other, but that doesn't work for an actual headlight LED where the focal point is critical. If they've got a...
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    A Gift From Scout Motors

    We lost power for about 4 hours, but that's normal around here every time a squirrel farts. Rolled out the generator, plugged it in and we were good. On a more positive note, my package arrived today! There's hope for you yet!
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    PBY (Pale Butter Yellow)

    Don't forget about the homeowner's that swear you painted two rooms in different colors because of different lighting conditions... :ROFLMAO:
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    PBY (Pale Butter Yellow)

    Okay, so you're going more for American butter and not European butter. You might want to specify a brand for Scout to color match. :ROFLMAO: I really want to be a fly on the wall when someone brings a stick of butter to Sherwin-Williams, asking for a color match...
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    PBY (Pale Butter Yellow)

    I'm picturing more of a flat yellow, like the Mellow Yellow on the New Beetle.
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    A Gift From Scout Motors

    Speaking for NC, the storms were much less impressive than forecast.
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    How much more would you pay for a Launch Edition Scout

    They've known of the overwhelming support for the EREV now for some time, so I'm thinking engineering resources likely got reallocated. Still, the EREV is a lot more complex, so I'm curious what the development delta is between the models nowadays. As far as priority, there's no telling...
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    February 2026 Scout Production Center Update

    That just tells you how efficiently they're building this thing. As soon as part of the building is weather-proof, they're installing ductwork, wiring, equipment, robots, etc. Also, I have no clue how long it takes to get 700+ robots delivered. I'm guessing they can't just order them from...
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    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    How does efficiency vary between the NMC BEV pack and the LFP EREV pack in a general sense? Similar overall? Semi-related, but I haven't paid attention to this if it's been mentioned in the past- I assume the LFP discharge rate is lower than NMC, hence the slower 0-60 times for the EREV model?
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