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[robothero]

I'm not sure what side of the fence I'd be on this, but it would be interesting to see them have an additional $ lock in for your vehicle.

$100 refundable puts you on the list to receive either.
+$500 locks in your choice and reserves your spot in line (moves you ahead of the initial reservations). This would not be refundable (but would credit to your final cost of vehicle).

I came up with this in like 2 minutes so not bound to it logistically or $X!

 

[Chavannigans]

My understanding is there will be a point in time where we are expected to "lock in" our reservations which will help guide that!

I remember a disclaimer about changing reservation options MAY impact when your vehicle will be produced.

Found it.

 

[RodorW]

My question is is there more of a deposit that needs to be left when you place your order? What did Rivian do in the early days?

Otherwise couldn’t you place an order and not follow through because it’s only $100 you would lose.

Good question. Something like another $100-1,000 but it locks us in on our place in the “real line”

 

[robothero]

I remember a disclaimer about changing reservation options MAY impact when your vehicle will be produced.

I've changed my reservation no less than 20 times, I'm in danger!!!

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

My question is is there more of a deposit that needs to be left when you place your order? What did Rivian do in the early days?

Otherwise couldn’t you place an order and not follow through because it’s only $100 you would lose.

I would guess yes. 10%… WAG

 

[Chavannigans]

I've changed my reservation no less than 20 times, I'm in danger!!!

It sounds like you dont lose your "Place in line" but certain options will ultimately determine on when it's produced and delivered.

 

[robothero]

It sounds like you dont lose your "Place in line" but certain options will ultimately determine on when it's produced and delivered.

This definitely makes sense especially if you're adding a bunch of options that may not be part of an initial run.

 

[maynard]

Oh no, we are all stuck on PeanutButterYellow. Besides, my preference will be MYG—Metallic Yellow-Gold.

Don't forget about "Cooked Spinach Green"...

 

[speedrye]

I think a lot of the deposit will depend on how flexible Scout is with selecting options. If most of the options are boring like Rivian, they'd be able to sell your vehicle to the next person in line with the same configuration without taking a financial hit. Hopefully Scout chooses to allow a la carte selections instead of just boring packages, so if some nutjob opted for a PBY Scout with a Sunkist-orange interior and PBY powder-coated wheels, I'd expect Scout to require a notably higher deposit.

 

[cyure]

It sounds like you dont lose your "Place in line" but certain options will ultimately determine on when it's produced and delivered.

That’s true even if you don’t change your reservation though. Depending on what you reserve and what’s being built first you may have to wait to get what you want.

 

[cyure]

I think a lot of the deposit will depend on how flexible Scout is with selecting options. If most of the options are boring like Rivian, they'd be able to sell your vehicle to the next person in line with the same configuration without taking a financial hit. Hopefully Scout chooses to allow a la carte selections instead of just boring packages, so if some nutjob opted for a PBY Scout with a Sunkist-orange interior and PBY powder-coated wheels, I'd expect Scout to require a notably higher deposit.

Hey now, I haven’t decided what color interior and wheels yet.

 

[robothero]

My fingers are still crossed for BCT "Boiled Chicken Tan"

 

[RodorW]

That’s true even if you don’t change your reservation though. Depending on what you reserve and what’s being built first you may have to wait to get what you want.

We also can assume, based on someone Jamie said, we can turn down the option to be in a batch (or multiple) to wait for options to be available

 

[cyure]

We also can assume, based on someone Jamie said, we can turn down the option to be in a batch (or multiple) to wait for options to be available

Exactly. If we aren’t ready yet or they don’t have options we want just yet we can wait and still keep our reservation.

 

[speedrye]

My fingers are still crossed for BCT "Boiled Chicken Tan"

Dark meat or white meat?

Both could actually be really good colors, haha. I'd love for Scout to use creative color names like this.

 

[speedrye]

Exactly. If we aren’t ready yet or they don’t have options we want just yet we can wait and still keep our reservation.

That's what Rivian did. They weren't producing the configuration I wanted yet, so they bumped my reservation down. They did give me the option to change my preferences to get a vehicle sooner though.

 

[robothero]

As long as we know the full list of options I don't mind the shuffle. This is the first instance when I am dead set on "I will get the options I specifically want."

 

[weavahVBC]

Dark meat or white meat?

Both could actually be really good colors, haha. I'd love for Scout to use creative color names like this.

Creative is one thing. Disturbing is something else.

 

[LastDayScout]

And what I think keeps getting lost here is that SM wants to get our Scouts into our hands as soon as physically possible. There’s nothing nefarious here, but we all need to remember that there was never a plan to deliver a large number of Scouts in 2027. Since reveal it’s been production to begin end of 2027, ramping up in 2028 and years after.

Will some of us on the forum get a delivery in 2027? It’s possible, but 2028 is much more likely and that has nothing to do with any supposed delay. That’s how it always was going to be.

I keep doing mental gymnastics between quicker delivery or better quality. The fun of a low serial number probably wont last as long as the satisfaction of reliability. These are mass production vehicles. They are not collector items, yet. The original Scouts were just rusty old trucks for a long time before they were ever collector items.

 

[cyure]

That's what Rivian did. They weren't producing the configuration I wanted yet, so they bumped my reservation down. They did give me the option to change my preferences to get a vehicle sooner though.

Good to know.