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  1. TaconicBear

    Function over form

    We will have to agree the everyone is different. We have two, a 2017 RAV4 and 2023 Tundra. And just sold a solid 2013 Tundra. Many happy miles on them.
  2. TaconicBear

    Function over form

    Well here is a picture of the new 2024 Land Cruiser. The page with this picture is titled "Simplicity Comes Standard". It's not far from what I imagine the new Scouts will look like. Here's the text from that page: «Whether you’re an off-road purist or simply seeking an uncomplicated ride...
  3. TaconicBear

    Daily Driver Comforts

    We read a lot about having to keep the batteries cool with an a/c system just for that. Could that excess heat be siphoned off and directed toward cabin comfort instead of running an a/c unit?
  4. TaconicBear

    Rodents!

    Absolutely, rodent proof with steel screening. I live on the edge of the forest so we have them all (except the big city rats). I have had a chipmunk stand on a spring and chew a hole in the side of the fuel pipe between the fuel door and the tank in my Tundra. Other critters took all the...
  5. TaconicBear

    So what does everyone think of the first new Scout designs...

    I like your ideas of direct-fit modularity, allowing certain items like tailgates, bulkheads, tops to be swapped in/out or refitted as the needs of the owner change. Those big clamshell rear doors definitely have limited purpose and appeal. As you state going topless with one of them leaves...
  6. TaconicBear

    Small Things Matter: Charger Port Lighting

    Speaking of charging ports, the world of USB connectors is in transition and clearly headed to USB-C, yet the old faithful USB-A connector doesn't seem to be going away. It is on the other end of many charging and connecting wires. Some vehicles come with both, and my hunch is that may still...
  7. TaconicBear

    Northeast (PA/MD) Meetup?

    NOTE: the software that runs these forums translates links from ENGLISH to GERMAN. i have tested them, they still work correctly. You guys wanting a meetup in PA should think about just going to the ATCA IH Chapter meet in Muncy, PA. The International Motor Truck Gathering must be in it's...
  8. TaconicBear

    Help finding my Scout II

    You will have more luck in your search if you post this request in several of the Scout groups on Facebook. There are a couple of regional groups that cover the area, plus several more general groups for Scout IIs.
  9. TaconicBear

    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    The problem of polaroid glasses and screens seems to be being addressed by some manufacturers. Two years ago when I was only 81 the idea of a heated steering wheel would have been anathema to me. Two years later the arthritis in my hands is thankful for it every time I get in my new Tundra...
  10. TaconicBear

    So what does everyone think of the first new Scout designs...

    In a parallel story I was told that Mahindra was all lined up to take on the Scout line but some banking or political interests scuttled the project. I wonder if any new designs or changes were part of that deal that fell through?
  11. TaconicBear

    So what does everyone think of the first new Scout designs...

    This recent revival of this thread prompted another look at those sketches. Unfortunately, having looked at the marketplace and having owned seven Scouts I see a real conundrum. The sketches do not say Scout to me. The say something like crossing a Rivian with a Ford Flex - with futuristic...
  12. TaconicBear

    So what does everyone think of the first new Scout designs...

    Maybe. I have all those cameras on my Tundra and I marvel at the computer work that melds them into continuous images with minimal distortion. That one where they simulate a drone hovering 15' above the truck is like WOW. They are wonderful, mostly. But there are times when the light is...
  13. TaconicBear

    Scout Mobile Companion Concept

    Fine start. I have something similar for my Toyota. One feature that needs to be on the first screen, surely not buried far down, is window status and the ability to control them remotely. Like when you're in the house and it starts to rain, you just want to instantly close them. Or...
  14. TaconicBear

    Scouts Spirit Animal

    Kinda slippery slope you're on there.....
  15. TaconicBear

    cars.com ad seems to think a Scout is the perfect image of “4x4”

    Yes,, but that beard!!! It wouldn't be safe in that Scout, you have to sit too close to the wheel and it would get in the way or get tangled up.
  16. TaconicBear

    So what does everyone think of the first new Scout designs...

    Yes, the hood design on Toyota's Land Cruiser Prado is a major step in the right direction; my '23 Tundra has some of that but not enough. If the pickup is to be functional as a pickup (not a suburban must-have) then design must follow function. We need to see our surroundings - that means...
  17. TaconicBear

    Things to Avoid

    I'm not a farmer, but I live in the mountains. I have a Tundra and RAV4. Chipmunks ate a hole in the gas tank input pipe, just stood on the springs and chewed away. Rodents took all the insulation off the firewall of the RAV4 and built nests in the fuseblock cover and in the heater intake...
  18. TaconicBear

    Things to Avoid

    Another consideration for short drivers (both my wife and son are in the 5-2 range) is to have the seat rise high enough to give them a sightline over the steering wheel and minimize the blind area in front of the hood. My '23 Tundra is better over-the-hood vision than most large pickups we...
  19. TaconicBear

    Why do you like to go off-road?

    Ah well, my off-roading story is different. When I purchased my Scout in 1964 I don't think the concept of "off-roading" was much more than a derivative pleasure of doing work in rough terrain. When the going got real tough foresters, geologists, linemen, prospectors and game wardens used...
  20. TaconicBear

    The Road to Scout Production - All the latest updates in one place...

    Maybe we need to say "Pleeeeeaaassseee" before and after our "Trick or Treat"? Seems like a lot of us in your community have been filling your goodie bag (aka, suggestion box) with lots of ideas that might be useful, eh? Might that trigger a trick of finding a few envelopes and stamps to...
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