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  1. strider

    Road Trip: Harvester vs EV vs Gas Hog

    My only direct experience with EVs are Tesla and Volvo but both of them have location-based charge scheduling. So the car knows when you're home and when you're not so you just set the charge schedule in the car and let it handle everything. I have been using the 14-50 plug-in "mobile" charger...
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    Flat Tow capability to beat Jeep

    So, I could definitely be wrong as I haven't had a Jeep in 20 years, but I believe everyone has gone away from locking hubs as they are the weakest link in the chain (I HATED them on my '85 Nissan 4x4 - crapped out on me in New Mexico doing some VERY light offroading - stranded me for 2 days...
  3. strider

    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    I disagree with this. Level 3 absolutely transfers liability to the manufacturer while the system is engaged. Which is why Level 3 is very, very rare <- fixed it for you. Mercedes explicitly states that they are responsible when Drive Pilot is operating. No idea if MB is self-insuring or if...
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    Warranty Considerations

    Now that there is a Tesla Service Center in town, they do body shop work. Prior to that they had "recommended" body shops to which they would refer you. No car company can void your warranty for using non-factory service. The factory has to PROVE that the repair was faulty and directly...
  5. strider

    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    So the challenge is that "Level 2+" is not a thing. Mobileye, Tesla, and others (apparently now Scout) have made that up as a Marketing term to imply that it's "just like" Level 3 but you're still responsible. I would assume that interstate and divided highways are table stakes now. Rural 2...
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    Warranty Considerations

    Scout will be able to stand on the shoulders of Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, etc. They have all of this figured out. Oklahoma is also a no DTC state but instead of a "store" they have a "gallery" where you can check out the car, do a test drive, and then they have a computer set up where you can...
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    Flat Tow capability to beat Jeep

    Way to ramp up the drama. Zeros? :rolleyes: Bottom line is that there are ZERO EVs that can be flat towed. I will go out on a limb and say that because of the motor layout it will not be possible to flat tow a Scout. There would need to be clutches in both axles to disconnect the motors...
  8. strider

    Northeast Florida could be a pretty interesting real-world test for the Traveler

    Same here on the Rivian. Love so much about it mechanically. Cannot look at the front end without throwing up a little. However my 15 year old son thinks they are the coolest and was fishing for an R2 when he turns 16. Not going to happen but maybe when he can afford one on his own he'll get...
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    Loaded Traveler with Harvester?

    I agree but your " some period of time" will depend solely on the number of people willing to purchase said loaded models. As soon as demand for the high end trims drops off, Scout will start producing the cheaper versions. They have to keep the line running.
  10. strider

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

    They have been teasing a "track package" (ie not street legal) version of the V3 Roadster since 2017 that will use cold gas thrusters from SpaceX as a kind of active aerodynamics setup to improve cornering. With this package the rear seat will be removed and replaced with a compressed air tank...
  11. strider

    Delivery impatience

    Also the price of the vehicles models themselves (Harvester vs BEV) could cause a huge swing in what people actually order. On a random note, did we ever decide on a name for the BEV model? I guess technically the EREV is a Scout with Harvester option so the BEV is just a Scout?
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    Scout Factory Extended Warranty?? Can you Beat Ford ????

    We use Shell Rotella full synthetic in our diesel WK and change it every 12,500 miles. 155,000 miles and running strong. Synthetic oils simply do not break down. The additives wear out/get used up so you do need to change it sometime.... For the EVs? No scheduled intervals for fluids - just...
  13. strider

    Always on Highbeams

    Teslas have adaptive/matrix headlights as well standard. I assume Scout will as they are becoming quite common and on a premium vehicle should be standard.
  14. strider

    Phone tray in door handle like Rivian R2, but with charging

    I don't see why those chargers can't be in the fold-down armrest for the bench? Literally, cut that console off at the cup holders and all of that could fold up into the middle seat.
  15. strider

    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    This is my challenge with Tesla. I like to drive my car. It's really fun to drive. Why have this much power and quick response and let the computer drive the car? That being said, I like a cruise control. We almost never have traffic here so I just want an old school, hold whatever speed I...
  16. strider

    Do You Want Your Scout To Have A Hands-Free Driving System?

    There is only ONE Level 3 system available today in the US. Mercedes Drive Pilot comes on a couple of their big sedans but it's only Level 3 on certain roads in California and Nevada and only below 40mph (it's meant for traffic). BMW has one for the 7 series but only in Germany. Functionally...
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    Warranty Considerations

    Perhaps someone can go spelunking through Tesla and Rivian financials to try and tease that out. I just remember in the early-ish days of Tesla there was a brouhaha that Tesla was decreasing their warranty reserves in order to goose their financials by allowing them to immediately recognize...
  18. strider

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

    I have a lot of glass in my MXP and heat is not an issue (and I live in Oklahoma). Also my wife's Model S has an actual sunroof - all glass roof with retractable front half. No issue with heat there either and Tesla's do not have shades. Teslas have a feature called cabin overheat protection...
  19. strider

    Warranty Considerations

    It's not just about confidence. There are very real accounting aspects to warranties. The company must hold significant amounts of cash in escrow to pay those future warranty claims. They could be an issue for a new company needing cashflow. I can tell you as a Tesla customer since 2010, in...
  20. strider

    Scout Factory Extended Warranty?? Can you Beat Ford ????

    Sorry I just don't see the value here. There is tons of data that extended warranties are nearly always a waste of money. They are basically an insurance policy and if they didn't make money for the providers (ie they paid out more than the people paid for them) they would stop offering them...
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