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  1. Gottesacker

    Early Deliveries, Terra foam mode, and Plant Details

    Never did that one, but we used roller blades and pulled each other around like a skier and a motorboat. My chin has the scar to prove it, hah
  2. Gottesacker

    Off-topic stuff…

    That’s one path I’d thought about too. I’d need about 18,000 miles/year though, which seemed to really drive up the costs on what I was looking at, at the time. I admittedly wasn’t thinking super cheap and more like a Lightning to see if I really could live with a full-time BEV. I need the truck...
  3. Gottesacker

    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    I know, I know… but the realist in me just can’t get my hopes up, lol.
  4. Gottesacker

    Off-topic stuff…

    No doubt, and my truck at least has earned me far more money than it even cost to buy. It’s just a matter of trying to prioritize what makes more sense. Repair or replace. Hard to want to replace with a (ideally) 2 year ish interim.
  5. Gottesacker

    Off-topic stuff…

    I’m honestly not sure. I might get lucky to find one. The other thing I’m thinking is, the “what-if” scenario. So I put the money into it, and then the engine decides to take a crap. Now I’m 7k+ into what could have gone towards a new/newer truck. That’s where my head is at with that. Not...
  6. Gottesacker

    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    If they did I’d be all over that, as my current truck is the same. I just don’t see it happening though. Crew cab with short box is by far the most popular configuration, and they are a niche player jumping into a heavily competitive segment. I hope they live long enough to offer it in the...
  7. Gottesacker

    Off-topic stuff…

    My value is about $12k on the truck according to KBB. Which made it really hard when I got a quote for $7k to replace the transmission. 4th gear is slipping, but I’ve managed to baby it between shifting from 3rd to 5th and it has been working. Not sure I want to dump $7k into a truck that’s only...
  8. Gottesacker

    Off-topic stuff…

    That’s how I feel about mine, haha. Come on truck, only 2ish more years of hard service.
  9. Gottesacker

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

    This is my current rig, and maybe 30% of the time my eyes are level with other truck hoods. So yea, absolutely.
  10. Gottesacker

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

    Ohh absolutely. It's a perfect truck for the thicker urban environments, no doubt. I wouldn't want to be in it here in Texas with all these gigantic lifted trucks running around.
  11. Gottesacker

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

    I have always loved cab-over designs, or snub-nose designs of vehicles... but that is a legitimate concern. Especially in a vehicle that's touting itself to be as small as a modern MINI Cooper. I can only imagine with that small of a crumple zone it's pretty much totaled the minute it gets into...
  12. Gottesacker

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

    That looks pretty nice in the silhouette at least. When they released the Passport, I immediately thought that would make a pretty decent front-end for the Ridgeline. I'm sure it won't look exactly the same, but similar.
  13. Gottesacker

    R2 Launch Watch

    That said, I'm excited about that step, too. I currently have to straddle one foot on the passenger step, and one on the tire to reach to the bottom of my bed, haha. I'm sure it looks absolutely ridiculous.
  14. Gottesacker

    R2 Launch Watch

    I had the Gen 1 design that Ford did for their tailgate step. When I went from the 2012 to the 2015 my current truck doesn't have it. It's the only thing I always regretted... that and the fact that the truck isn't green like I originally wanted.
  15. Gottesacker

    R2 Launch Watch

    It depends on the scenario. There's a lot of cases where I use the bumper as a step. If I just need to reach in and grab something real quick I don't want to have to lower/raise the tailgate. I also have a diamondback on my current truck, so I'm loading/unloading materials on there a lot...
  16. Gottesacker

    R2 Launch Watch

    Like speedrye, I feel kind of silly that I'd never noticed that before! All the useful things I noticed that I liked about using the truck as an actual truck and completely missed that detail.
  17. Gottesacker

    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    Kind of a separate thought, but this statement made me think. I wonder if we'll be able to drain the tank like you would a regular ICE vehicle, or if they'll have some type of management to keep it from going completely dry.
  18. Gottesacker

    FB find of the day

    The Metro is wonderful, and I knew y'all would be interested because I'd seen posts about it on here. I won't lie, I was busy sketching in my brain how a modern interpretation could look with Scout's current design DNA they're building. I wanted to say it could take on the VW Buzz, but man the...
  19. Gottesacker

    FB find of the day

    So, this was in real life, not FB. I was about half a block away and spotted this van. I looked at my wife and said, "I think that's an International Harvester!" She replied, "Do you need to go take a picture?" Yes... yes I did. They turned it into a little Coffee and Italian Soda van.
  20. Gottesacker

    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    Had they? Some people showcasing the truck have said 1.4L. I just haven’t seen anything concrete on the engine.
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