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    Scout concepts on Jay Leno’s Garage

    Being in the same world, I completely get it. I can design an individual home to make someone completely happy, but designing a spec house for the masses is a different animal and it's a numbers game on what "most" people are wanting. I suspect designing vehicles is the same way and you've got...
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    Scout concepts on Jay Leno’s Garage

    What's the limiting factor though? Spring rate? Frame strength? Something else? I'm good with a 6k rating, but 5k isn't high enough for my needs, (same rating my Toyota currently has).
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    Girl Scout Cookies

    Sounds like the child labor in producing the vehicles should offset the extra cost of the free cookies and popcorn nicely. I support this idea! :ROFLMAO:
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    Plywood

    While plywood is nice, I also want to carry 16' lumber in my Traveler too :ROFLMAO: Seriously though, yesterday I had 16' lengths of stair handrail in my FJ Cruiser. Sure, it stuck out the back window ~5', but it was certainly workable. I definitely need a rear door/window solution for...
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    Scout concepts on Jay Leno’s Garage

    When I close my eyes listening to the video, the gear whine sounds like an Indy car! The rear corner blindspots look pretty good too as the video shows those quite well. The Scout definitely has a presence.
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    Bench Seat vs Standard

    60/40 split bench seats have been around for a long time!
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    Bench Seat vs Standard

    When I hear "bench seat" I still picture traditional bench seats from decades ago. There's no reason for a modern bench to be uncomfortable and unsupportive. Look at rear seats nowadays compared to the old rear bench seats out back. The two outer seats are nicely shaped with a fold down...
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    Modular and upgradable components

    This is a serious consideration that greatly affects future resale values which in turn affects brand image. While build quality/reliability ties in to this as well, I don't want to own a Maserati or BMW because I drive my vehicles for many years and don't want to sell my Scout in 10 years for...
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    Front 2" Hitch

    The interchangeable winch would be nice, but I don't suspect the 12v system on the Scout will be robust enough to handle it, and if they do a high-voltage proprietary winch, they probably won't prewire a rear power source for mounting the winch out back. Realistically though, I've only been...
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    Analog Scout?

    Are the body panels nowadays even integral to the crash-worthiness? Most everything structural on new vehicles is under the ever-thinning sheetmetal. Now the EPA would probably get you for changing the aerodynamics and thus the rated range...
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    Purchasing original sketches, drawings, and samples

    I received something similar when I bought my 135i in 2008. Being an early deposit holder with Rivian, I received a nice print for an early R1S rendering (well before the vehicles were actually released). It's framed in my office and was a very classy touch from the company.
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    Sound suppression

    I'm in the minority, but I don't want quiet. I want to hear motors, gears and mud tires. I want feedback from the vehicle. I want to feel what it is doing underneath me. I don't want to be isolated from the vehicle, I want to be one with the vehicle, haha.
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    Pop open rearmost window

    Yeah, but can I have the bottom portion closed with the top portion open and drive down the highway with 16' 2x4s hanging out the back? I use my SUVs! I've done this exact thing with my FJ many times. I'm limited on how many boards I can fit out the back with the 35" spare back there, but it...
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    Pop open rearmost window

    Reserving judgement until I see how the rear hatch works for carrying long times hanging out the back...
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    Future Proof Remote Connectivity

    I fully support being upgradeable in this regard, but I'd also like the connection to be physically defeatable. My privacy and personal information is more important to me than having the vehicle connected to anything, and while Scout has touted privacy and not selling our information in the...
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    Keep the weight down please

    I had no idea if the gaps were due to being a crappy car or something else, haha. I don't care for the gigacastings from an insurance cost and repairability perspective. Too many vehicles seem to be getting totaled when one of these huge cast parts are damaged, even minimally, in an accident.
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    SAFETY RATING - COLLISSION PHISYCAL

    Seems easier to just come out of the dash above the screen. This is how my FJ Cruiser works on the passenger side. Airbag panel faces up, but the airbag comes out and over the dash hump and down towards the passenger's knees.
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    Keep the weight down please

    Saw an old Saturn on the road this past weekend (maybe the last one still driving??) and it was still looking surprisingly good with its plastic body panels. With sheet metal on most all new vehicles being comically thin, I wouldn't be opposed to plastic or composite panels of some kind.
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    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    NO.
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    What kind of tech do you expect enabled in the car or interface?

    While I'm dreaming, I'd like a high-res infrared thermal camera that does a full-windshield heads-up overlay while driving at night... :ROFLMAO:
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