R2 Launch Watch

[J Alynn]

I have never purchased one for any of my EVs. In my experience, major EV components fail early or last a very long time. Things will wear out (like suspension bushings and such) but those earn't typically covered by extended warranties since they are wear and tear. I think we will know before the end of the standard warranty if an extended warranty is needed. The wildcard for me will be the ebeam axle as I believe that is a new product from the manufacturer. Also the infotainment stuff. Early on Tesla had issues with their screens yellowing due to heat. No one had ever put a 17" touchscreen in a car before so there was some challenges to overcome. I would hope that those kinds of issues are sorted now.

Here's the main thing for me. Aside from the solid axle, nothing in the BEV Scout is pushing technological boundaries. The Harvester is to some degree but it's really just a series hybrid with a big battery. It could depend on how complicated they get with the cooling system, that could break new ground. So I am confident that as long as Scout does their homework and learns from the work of others, the vehicles should be robust. Software is a whole other thing but that's on Scout to maintain regardless.

I think cost of extended warranty will play a factor. We bought one for the Bronco and glad we did as it was problem after problem and it was a non-ford warranty so we were able to get refunded on a bunch of it but had we kept Bronco I would have been grateful to have had it

 

[robothero]

The only extended warranty that I've found useful was AudiCare, paid for itself with some of the later service visits.

 

[cyure]

So this begs the question. Are people not converting? Options for the lower cost trims that aren’t available yet? The factory is running smoother than they thought?