Just keep the seat greased to minimize pucker-damage to the fabric each time you pull in or out of the garage.
June 2026 Scout Production Center Update
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Just keep the seat greased to minimize pucker-damage to the fabric each time you pull in or out of the garage.
Unless your crystal ball is polished better than mine, keep the reservation until more is known. It's only $100, and Scout has surprised us with a number of things in the past. You never know when one supply chain hiccup for the Harvester has them producing the EV first.
And they started engineering the BEV first. We just don’t know what we don’t know.
I'm a BEV Terra reservation holder. I understand Scout's need to drive initial sales, so I'm fine waiting a little longer to get what I reserved. I also see the simplicity of the BEV as making it entirely possible that both variants could be rolled out - perhaps they run 3 weeks of Harvester production and 1 week of BEV production to help "balance" deliveries more evenly and keep as many reservations as possible and get real world miles on both.
At the end of the day, attrition won't be that bad if people can no longer wait, and have an urgent need to get a truck. Other people that weren't in the mix before will learn about Scout with their own timelines that will match Scout's production.
One big key for Scout Motors will be initial quality and experience (coupled with the ability to get service/support). These will be critical areas... The reviews will be direct and they will not hold back. So, if production quality suffers for some reason because of changes that occur on the assembly line (for example), that could also impact timing for the BEV I would imagine.
Scout really must make a very strong handshake with the first trucks off the line - its so important to their viability and ability to sell at scale once they start to get up and running. If they come out of the gate with shoddy fit and finish and all kinds of issues with the Harvester, it will also negatively impact BEV sales. There will be a trickle down effect to each vehicle in a positive or negative direction, so they have to get it right with both variants, but more importantly with the more complex Harvester if they come of the gate first there... Good news - they know this.
SM has to do what they need to do and so do you. I’m 4 years in and want a traveler so I’m committed and don’t NEED a vehicle so I’ll wait it out but you gotta do you-but not thinking a lot of people are jumping unless they need a truck-we all knew when the roll outs were gonna be. I do feel for Terra buyers however
It’ll be tight in mine too. Maybe if I convert the garage to a TARDIS…
I'd be down with this when you've got a marketable product. I always need more garage space.
Also, don't discount opening up an existing door if there's any space. I cut out double doors last year for a larger single-car garage door because I got pissed off at having to fold the roll-bar up/down on the mower every time I mowed. Now, after a hot afternoon of mowing, I feel especially fancy pressing the mower's garage door button, feeling the air-conditioned air spilling out over me as I idle on in. Life is good.
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I will echo the others and say that I would hold onto the reservation - Scout may surprise you and it's only $100 and it will still be refundable down the line. We also have no idea how many reservations will actually convert to orders. Once the details are out, some number of people may switch to BEV and that may shift the timetable. Jamie has said that the line will be able to handle both EREV and BEV at the same time so they could make 4 EREVs and then 1 BEV. Plus they may run into a supply constraint on the engines, fuel tanks, etc that will cause them to switch to BEVs until it's resolved.
I do feel for those that have time constraints. My 2007 diesel WK must have heard me talking about Scout as the transmission decided to take a crap last week. Luckily it looks like it's just the speed sensor (a common failure point in the Mercedes NAG1). Few hundred dollars in parts and my son will get to learn how to pull a transmission apart.
That being said, I encourage everyone to actively research other brands. @SpaceEVDriver is liking his Silverado EV. If I needed a truck soon that is what I would do (while I think Rivian has great tech, I just can't get past the grill). How else will you know that a Scout is what you want when the time comes?
I appreciate all the encouragement, and for now I'm keeping my reservation.
I think some people may have missed the point I was trying to make. My concern isn't that I need a truck tomorrow.
Here's my concern...
Let's say the Traveler EREV starts shipping in 2028 as planned. It's a huge success, demand explodes, and thousands more people place orders. Does that push my early Terra BEV reservation to 2031? 2032? Or does Scout reach full production capacity where additional Traveler orders no longer affect my place in line?
That's the question I don't have an answer to.
My current truck is a Nissan Titan with only 50,000 miles on it. I typically keep vehicles for well over 200,000 miles—my last one had 225,000 when I traded it in—so I'm not under pressure to replace it. This isn't about immediate need.
It's about confidence. I don't mind waiting. I do mind feeling like the finish line keeps moving farther away.
Others have mentioned that by the time the Terra is finally built, today's technology could already be dated. That's a valid concern too.
If I were sitting in the Scout boardroom, I'd be arguing hard to launch both vehicles at the same time. I completely understand that Terra BEV production would likely slow after the initial reservation holders were built, but at least those of us who reserved early wouldn't feel like we're the forgotten customers waiting while everyone else gets served first.
That's really all I'm trying to say.
I think some people may have missed the point I was trying to make. My concern isn't that I need a truck tomorrow.
Here's my concern...
Let's say the Traveler EREV starts shipping in 2028 as planned. It's a huge success, demand explodes, and thousands more people place orders. Does that push my early Terra BEV reservation to 2031? 2032? Or does Scout reach full production capacity where additional Traveler orders no longer affect my place in line?
That's the question I don't have an answer to.
My current truck is a Nissan Titan with only 50,000 miles on it. I typically keep vehicles for well over 200,000 miles—my last one had 225,000 when I traded it in—so I'm not under pressure to replace it. This isn't about immediate need.
It's about confidence. I don't mind waiting. I do mind feeling like the finish line keeps moving farther away.
Others have mentioned that by the time the Terra is finally built, today's technology could already be dated. That's a valid concern too.
If I were sitting in the Scout boardroom, I'd be arguing hard to launch both vehicles at the same time. I completely understand that Terra BEV production would likely slow after the initial reservation holders were built, but at least those of us who reserved early wouldn't feel like we're the forgotten customers waiting while everyone else gets served first.
That's really all I'm trying to say.
Thanks for the clarification. I really hope they mix it up so to speak with the different models and power trains. It just doesn’t seem right to me that Terra reservation holders from day one would have to wait until such time as the demand for Travelers dies down. I’m hopeful that they have a plan to be able to switch between models as needed and that’s why they made them the same width to accommodate that easier.
There's no way they push early reservations that far. There will be a sizeable number of reservations that do not convert (a ton of people will reserve after the vehicles hit the road but those will be after you of course) so your place in line will move up. It's also likely they will prioritize the higher priced models so if you're willing to buy a more expensive version you will get your vehicle quicker.
I'm in a cookie-cutter colonial. I haven't been able to fit a vehicle in it for 20 years. As soon as a refrigerator went into the garage, there was no room for any vehicles front to back to open the fridge door (or if on the side, without opening a car door). My scout may have to require a new accessory - a downsized house but upsized garage that fits vehicles AND a workbench and beer fridge. Things we discover about what we want in a house after it's too late.....
I've been pushing to do the same, but I really need to work on my sales pitch. "16-car garage with an apartment above" is not working on the wife...
I'm not that bad. I just need a garage that fits n + 1 (n = vehicles). Or maybe 1 1/2. Too much stuff gets thrown into the garage: bikes, fridge, snowblower, generator, outdoor decor....
I appreciate your angst. All I can say is, keep your courage up and mind open. Your Titan should serve you until then. And if the Scout isn’t available or not what you want at trade time, do something else.
16 car garage will easily net you 10-12 apartments so your profit a and sales pitch just got a whole lot better
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