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  1. IdahoJOAT

    Daily Driver Comforts

    I don't think it's as efficient or effective. And EVs are all about efficiency. On our 4xe the battery pack has it's own separate HVAC, to keep them at the optimal temperature, period. So in the winter it pumps in heat, in the summer it cools them off.
  2. IdahoJOAT

    New car - Lotti the Avant

    Howdy all. So some know my background, others may not. But every man I know has the dream vehicle. Or vehicles usually. For years mine was a '70 Challenger in Plum Purple. But for the last 7 or so, I've been obsessed with two: 2012 Audi A4 Avant Quattro 1976 IH Scout Traveler Well several...
  3. IdahoJOAT

    Not Scout Related - Who's excited for Starfield?!

    I am. I am one of those who've thanked the stars they bought a Series X for Hogwarts, as it's paying off greatly now. I got the premium upgrade from Gamestop for the patch, and am going straight from work tomorrow to pick up my receipt, then home to hit the stars. Am I the only one excited...
  4. IdahoJOAT

    Comment by 'IdahoJOAT' in item '1977 Super Scout'

    I love the simplicity. Any other details you'd like to share?
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    Comment by 'IdahoJOAT' in item 'Scout Ii'

    Do you have any more pictures or history with it?
  6. IdahoJOAT

    Tailgate and/or Tailgating

    I've never heard about this. Maintenance I shudder at, but as a feature that's cool as hell.
  7. IdahoJOAT

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Lol you're being quite cryptic good sir.
  8. IdahoJOAT

    First Scout off the assembly line: FC501 is fully restored...

    I'm not a 1st gen fan, nor am I a "numbers matching" guy. But in THIS case, well done and I'm glad they did it this way.
  9. IdahoJOAT

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Ah so Anything Scout then?
  10. IdahoJOAT

    Avoiding the nonsense

    It's things like this that I simplify and think of my time in Basic and AIT. For those that don't know, the Drill Sergeants go around and inspect everyone's lockers. Sure they're looking for prohibited items, but they're also inspecting for uniformity. It's a sign of discipline. Well, we kept...
  11. IdahoJOAT

    Plug Type

    I 100% agree. Guess I gotta get an adapter for the JLURe.
  12. IdahoJOAT

    Incase you wanted to see a scout in a VW showroom!

    From 1971-1973 they were D35s up front with drums. In '74 they got smart and just went D44 with discs up front. Update: I went and looked to double check. The early SIIs had D30s up front with drums. My bad.
  13. IdahoJOAT

    Plug Type

    I love your charts. Now add in the major companies that haven't yet *cough*Dodge*couch*, *cough*Jeep*cough*.
  14. IdahoJOAT

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Two quotes I love: “Talking design now,” Keogh says, “It has some iconic, fundamentally well-recognized proportions. It’s crystal-clear and you can draw that out yourself in terms of the A-pillar, in terms of the stance of the vehicle, how it rocks back in terms of the window treatment, in...
  15. IdahoJOAT

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    "And he’s less shy about exactly how not to restore a Scout, lessons learned when he sent his own truck to a shop in Iowa, spent thousands on a restoration, and then received a semi-complete heap of cobbled-together parts that simply wouldn’t run right. " Is he talking about Super Scout...
  16. IdahoJOAT

    Avoiding the nonsense

    Bro, there's no fix because it's a design flaw. That's the blunt truth of it, and unfortunately, it's a minor detail that no one thought of and honestly, I'm sitting here like, "****, in all the moving pieces of bringing a vehicle to market, I get that that would get missed." Shit, I'll even...
  17. IdahoJOAT

    Incase you wanted to see a scout in a VW showroom!

    Early years Scout II. I wonder if it's the D35 up front with drums...
  18. IdahoJOAT

    Comment by 'IdahoJOAT' in item ''69 Aristocrat 800 Restore'

    More pictures. How'd you figure out is was an aristocrat?