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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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    Bench Seat vs Standard

    I have owned both. My dogs preferred the bench seating (although driving for 3+ hours with a dog head in your lap was a bit annoying). I don't think any of my current vehicles have benches. The last vehicle I got with a bench I got the bench for a different reason - and never used it for...
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    South Carolina Bill Introduced - Email to Reservation Holders

    Funny, but sad. We don't allow direct sales in Texas either. IIRC Tesla has to ship vehicles made in Austin out of state, so they can be sold and delivered to Texas customers (including those in Austin)... While I understand kind of why the law was created - it no longer serves its purpose...
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    Payload and towing with harvester range extender on a Traveler

    Unless they use something like a standard receiver hitch - using a load balancing hitch will be difficult. Without a load balancing hitch, tongue weight will limit most trailers rather than overall trailer weight. Read up on a few other vehicles - they brag about how much they can tow, but...
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    Did Your City Receive 2025 Grant Funds To Build Charging and Refueling Infrastructure?

    No. Not a public charger in my county. But to be honest - my county does not have any major transit corridors (well apparently we do, but only for illegal activity - seems the interstates are patrolled more, so illegal activity gets rerouted through us). If I go a few miles north - there is a...
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    How flat towing should work in a perfect world....if Scout makes it a feature.

    Given its weight, it would be nice if a braking system was included (at least as an option) by Scout. If that braking system could be regenerative, all the better. If a braking system is included, it will have some electrical draw whenever the Scout is in tow mode. Given the size of the EV...
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    More Info on Scout Terra and Traveler (Scout Blog)

    V2L was mentioned specifically for the truck, but the SUV mentioned this I am more interested in the Harvester mentioning a range in excess of 500 miles, while the EV saying up to 350 miles (so it could be significantly less).
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    Terra Rear Bumper Step

    A lot of truck manufacturers have put ladders in their tail gates. I really don't like these. My truck does not have a step in the bumper corner, but I did add an AMP Research drop down corner step - probably the best modification I have ever done to a vehicle. Now in all fairness, perhaps it...
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    Interesting article about the engineering underneath the new Scouts

    I thought my 2000 Ford F150 still had a solid front axle, but I sold it 8 years ago - so could be wrong. My Dodge did have a solid front axle - but sold it closer to 25 years ago - and I only remember it was a solid axle because I managed to rip it off. My truck is a solid front axle F250...
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    Suggestion: Autonomous Driving Mode

    Quick google showed aging articles - but it seemed like Merc's level 3 is limited to a very specific (but useful) situation - traffic on a highway at below 40mph (and then probably only specific highways). Other commenters mentioned the real difference between level 2 and level 3 is where the...
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    Ideas for Scout Engineers

    solar has it's place, but it is limited in a vehicle. I did have solar on my truck for overlanding. I did not have huge batteries, and I wanted to keep a fridge running. Without looking it up, I guess the fridge used 50 watts of power (google of a similar fridge said 350 watts per day - so...
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    Interesting article about the engineering underneath the new Scouts

    A lot depends on what you are looking for. 4 wheel independent suspension will have less unsprung weight and will generally have a nicer ride. More modern... Accept when you look at most serious off road vehicles, they have gone to solid axles for durability. Kind of like why a Chevy 1/2 ton...
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