Cost and Ease to Repair/Maintain the Traveler and Terra

[dreamweaver]

Yeah what the hell. Jamie comes on for that but ignores all the other questions lol.

I Hope you really don’t expect Jamie to understand all of our skills when it comes to vehicles and make a list of items we should be able to repair/replace in our driveway. Most people only put gas in their vehicle and have someone do all the maintenance and, call a number when they get a flat tire. Others repair/replace everything they can figure out how to remove. I think the 80% falls within the latter.

 

[THil08]

I Hope you really don’t expect Jamie to understand all of our skills when it comes to vehicles and make a list of items we should be able to repair/replace in our driveway. Most people only put gas in their vehicle and have someone do all the maintenance and, call a number when they get a flat tire. Others repair/replace everything they can figure out how to remove. I think the 80% falls within the latter.

To me the 20 percent would be electric components and powertrain. The 80% self repair in fields or driveways would be everything else. Tires, brakes, suspension, interior, body panels. All simple things that can be done in the drive way. If you have to call someone to do that stuff sadly thats a beta male move. I like my hands being covered in black grease. I do it everyday.

 

[dreamweaver]

To me the 20 percent would be electric components and powertrain. The 80% self repair in fields or driveways would be everything else. Tires, brakes, suspension, interior, body panels. All simple things that can be done in the drive way. If you have to call someone to do that stuff sadly thats a beta male move. I like my hands being covered in black grease. I do it everyday.

I fall into the latter category as well. Not everyone does.

 

[bb00799]

I will be calling someone for nearly everything I guess because I am a "Beta Male" whatever that means

 

[THil08]

I fall into the latter category as well. Not everyone does.

Highly sorry for calling you and others that can’t work on cars or simple house maintenance Beta Males.

Scout Motors is trying to bring the men back into the world again.

 

[THil08]

NJ state law that you can’t pump your own gas. Gas attendant comes up to me i says sorry i have to do since my car run on a special mix of gas. And then they walk away.

 

[bb00799]

Call me crazy, but I think baring drive train (due to it being an EV or EREV) most the car will be just as capable of being modified or repaired as other cars.

 

[THil08]

Call me crazy, but I think baring drive train (due to it being an EV or EREV) most the car will be just as capable of being modified or repaired as other cars.
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Repair and modifying a EV is way easier than a Gas vehicle. Especially when the vehicle is being made to be customized and repaired by the owner like Scout.


But if people want to bring their Scouts in for Service then i see no problem with going with the Dealership Franchise model. Service center are just as much of a scam.

 

[oldgeeksguide]

Call me crazy, but I think baring drive train (due to it being an EV or EREV) most the car will be just as capable of being modified or repaired as other cars.
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Just be careful welding near the battery

 

[Tyler88]

I think I mentioned it a while back in another thread, but I am hoping that changing the oil on the harvester range extender is not an engine out job and I suggested to maybe make a sealed flap under the trunk floor that is locked or can only open from inside in the traveler and under part of the bed in the Terra that can be opened to service the top of the range extender or change the oil etc. This is just an idea and there may be better solutions but this is what I have come up with so far.

 

[THil08]

I think I mentioned it a while back in another thread, but I am hoping that changing the oil on the harvester range extender is not an engine out job and I suggested to maybe make a sealed flap under the trunk floor that is locked or can only open from inside in the traveler and under part of the bed in the Terra that can be opened to service the top of the range extender or change the oil etc. This is just an idea and there may be better solutions but this is what I have come up with so far.

I like that idea. Its nice and simple compared to the rear subframe winch that I've heard of Being thrown around.

 

[dreamweaver]

I like that idea. Its nice and simple compared to the rear subframe winch that I've heard of Being thrown around.

Rear subframe winch. I didn't see that one. Scout please, please don't do that one.

 

[Tyler88]

I like that idea. Its nice and simple compared to the rear subframe winch that I've heard of Being thrown around.

Yeah no, the winch sounds like a terrible idea, I came up with the idea access panel for service thinking of old vans/ trucks that have access panels to the engine from inside the cabin so doing something similar for harvester access seemed like a simple but good solution if the harvester is going where it was shown in the concepts

 

[THil08]

Honestly all i hope for is that Scout makes them easy to work on for the customers. I know its a hassle to get to the service center on time before bells and whistles go off. I also hope they make a service panel that is easy to use so repairs and regular maintenance is not hard to do for the average humans in the forum. And a Screen that if your Scout does need work lets say spark plugs and a oil change that a page will pop up with whats needed to complete it and you can hit order now and it will be shipped to your doorstep. And let’s hope we get that big beautiful 80% Field repair by owner. And if anyone has learned anything about Scout over the past 3 years, it’s that they always show up with what they say and go above and beyond.