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    Potato Chip Flavors?

    If it is a normal chip - BBQ or Sour Cream and Onions. But I do have an addiction to Pringles Sour Cream an onions - a guilty pleasure.
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    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    I almost always feel that aftermarket serves most needs best - but another thread on another forum got me to thinking of one tiny little thing that could be nice. I have no clue what tire jack will be standard, nor what lug wrench. While I love 4 way lug wrenches - perhaps having the lug being...
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    MIT Climate Portal

    My environmentalism has little to do with CO2 theories. EV's have more pollution during their production, more physical mining damage. Perhaps, if they are simpler and last longer it might balance out. But they are the king of not in my backyard. They move the pollution and the environmental...
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    Accessories Poll For Scouts

    Been a few months since my first reply, and I still stand generally by a good aftermarket community - but here are a few things I don't expect, but would be nice bonuses. It would be nice if Scout gave us some open accessory switches. The accessory switch panel I got for my LJ is mosfet...
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    Handling

    While I would bet the balance would be a bit different, it will still have a fairly heavy battery and the motor will be mounted fairly low - I doubt there will be a COG problem. Likewise, with the battery outweighing the engine - the little change in front to rear weight distribution will...
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    Tarrifs on Canada. Would you still buy?

    At this point, I don't think Scout is looking much to international markets. The US market likes big trucks and SUV's - but those do not dominate other foreign markets (other than probably spill over to Mexico and Canada). Perhaps, down the road a long bit, if they flesh out their product line...
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    The future of electric vehicles

    EV's have angered a lot of the public because they have been put on a gilded pedestal. First they were avoiding road use tax, then they got Federal and often State credits. Plus none of that counts for the millions of government money going into charging infrastructure. At some point they...
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    Scout as an EV

    Motor tech is changing, and will continue to change. It is not that the old tech no longer works, but the new techs can be more tailor made for their applications. In a shop, motor mass is not all that important - in a hub it would be critical. But a low mass, durable hub motor could be a...
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    Scout as an EV

    I look at it as a business decision. If they had made an ice vehicle, they would have been in a very competitive market that is already highly saturated. Instead, they looked for a niche that was largely untapped. At worse, I can only say the size of that niche is somewhat yet to be...
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    Sound suppression

    Did a spring break trip once in an YJ ragtop. It was about a 6hr drive, and I was in the back seat (did it before Grad school, IIRC). Even with earplugs it was LOUD. But spring break in a Jeep in 1990 - priceless. I could not count the number of co-eds that were taking our picture for doing...
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    Front 2" Hitch

    While I have used mine a bit on a SxS, I have rarely used the one on my F250. F250 has great cameras, and the hitch mount on the front is a bit too high to make it worth connecting the trailer to for backing into tight spaces. Unless the trailer is heavy, I have used my SxS for that...
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    Sound suppression

    My family has a newish Rubicon and an LJ, both hardtops. While the Rubicon is not quiet, it is entirely tolerable (with it's built in noise damping, acoustic glass, and active deadening from the sound system. I have done EVERYTHING other than go to road tires on the LJ. It was completely...
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    Comparing preorders to Bronco sales

    FWIW, thanks to the fact I don't watch live TV and I have YouTube ad's free - I have not seen a single advertisement for Scout. The only ads I see these days are when I click on an embedded YouTube link and the video starts without logging into my account. I avoid that most of the time. But I...
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    Comparing preorders to Bronco sales

    Honestly, hard to market hard before there is a pre-production vehicle rather than a production intent. The real push will be after they have the models more tied down and they have a small fleet of vehicles that are closer to production versions. I honestly wonder if the first couple months...
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    Automatic Retractable Electric Running Boards

    Not really interested personally. I have one on my truck, I use it all the time. But my truck is somewhat taller than the Scout. I don't have on on my LJ, and it is still taller than my truck - so I really don't need it. They can be convenient I guess, but it is just another cost and point...
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    Entry Model Specs, Premium Model Price?

    OEM parts are usually made available - but not necessarily quickly or at a reasonable price. I accidentally purchased a new Rubicon missing a feature (we would not have purchased it if we had known the feature was missing - and the salesman knew this and intentionally hid the fact that it was...
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    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    Rural road might have different definitions to different people. I would not expect it to work on gravel roads, But the vast majority of my driving is on FM roads. Most are pretty decent - full width lanes and some shoulders. Speed limits vary between 60 and 75mph. If you look at Scout's...
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    Make Sure Traveler is drivable with tailgate/liftgate open.

    I have a swing out rear tire carrier now on my LJ. Nothing quite like accidentally not fastening perfectly and taking out a garbage can beside the road after you take your first left turn.
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    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    It's not THAT important to me. I simply will cancel my reservation unless it is at least has a good to great driver assist options. I have other outdated cars, I don't need to buy another. I am fairly sure whatever they add to their vehicle that differentiates it from the competition will not...
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    Bi-directional Charging / Home Power Backup

    The problem with V2L at the moment is few if any vehicles support it at a power to do much more than run a refrigerator or 2. 24kW would be nice - but having a backup generator on a rental, I am already aware specifically that 24kW can be limiting. Barely limiting, but if both AC's fire at the...
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