EV reservation holders, would you consider the Harvester

[Mousehunter]

Oh the fond memories of JC Whitneys. I think we resleaved the engine in a neighbors carport and it ran fine afterwards.
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As for the EV question - I guess I have a little benefit over some. As much as I want a Scout NOW - I will not have a decent place to charge it for a year +. So waiting 2 years is not that much of a big deal, the wait is probably in my best interest.

 

[cyure]

A some of you know already, I have that lifetime warranty on my Wrangler. So I have the luxury of being able to wait for my Traveler.

 

[J Alynn]

Truth be told. I think if you are in a
“My car is failing” / desperate for a new car mode you can’t wait. Buy a cheap, used beater that will get you 3 years use and plan for the worst in getting your Scout but otherwise I think the majority here are in this for the long haul. Will be roughly 5 years I will have waited for the Scout. I’ve never planned a vehicle purchase for this long in my life.

 

[cyure]

Truth be told. I think if you are in a
“My car is failing” / desperate for a new car mode you can’t wait. Buy a cheap, used beater that will get you 3 years use and plan for the worst in getting your Scout but otherwise I think the majority here are in this for the long haul. Will be roughly 5 years I will have waited for the Scout. I’ve never planned a vehicle purchase for this long in my life.

Funny thinking about it I started looking for a car 2 years before I found the Scout. So same, by the time I will get my Scout it will have been 5 years planning for this purchase.

 

[LastDayScout]

Yes, I'm having this thought right now having bought my used Lightning a few months before Ford announced they are discontinuing it.

On the F150 Lightning forum, they said they will provide support/updates for 10 years. I love the Lightning and before the announcement I had considered keeping it, but now I will definitely get the Terra EV when it comes out. With an EV, it's a computer on wheels, so if they stop providing updates after 10 years, you could be left with security/functionality issues that could really impact driveability, data security, etc.

This begs the question will there be "aftermarket" updates in the future? By comparison, my old Jeep Comanche is fully in the realm of aftermarket support at this point. Jeep has long since stopped supporting that platform.

 

[jasdeep27b]

I’ve reserved the Traveler EV. I’m hesitant to switch to the harvester for a couple of reasons (all of which have probably been repeated previously)
1. The cost of the harvester. My guess* is the harvester system will be 5k-10k more than the EV version. I’m already expecting to be over the 60k starting point with options. I’m not sure if I want to add another 10K to it.
2. Harvester introduced some of the traditional maintenance and issues that traditional ICE vehicles come with. Have had a model Y for a few years and have had minimal issues with it
3. Performance of the harvester is 30% slower. 0-60 in 4.5 vs. the EV is 3.5.