Scout Packages sold as after-purchase upgrades...

[maynard]

Wouldn't it be cool if the different packages that Scout offered could be purchased separately *after* ones initial purchase?

I have saved most of the money I need for my intended Scout and I'm hopeful that I can sell my Expedition to cover the delta between the base model and the launch edition. But what if I can't? or what if they offer a package I *really* want but just can't afford it at purchase?

If I could get my Scout when available but continue to save, maybe I could afford that package a year or two down the road. Man would it be cool if I could purchase it directly from Scout, they shipped it to me, and with their instructions I could perform the upgrade myself.

Or, I could take another trip to the factory (by appointment of course) and have them install the package for an additional fee...

Thoughts?

 

[THil08]

I would hope we can get addons after. Thats how they should make them. We should be able to add on to our scouts after. With after market and factory supply kits.


But who knows because from what it seems like Scout it gonna be another greedy Auto Company. @Jamie@ScoutMotors @Scott@ScoutMotors

 

[maynard]

I would hope we can get addons after. Thats how they should make them. We should be able to add on to our scouts after. With after market and factory supply kits.


But who knows because from what it seems like Scout it gonna be another greedy Auto Company. @Jamie@ScoutMotors @Scott@ScoutMotors

I’m not sure what’s going on today - you’re normally very pro-Scout…

I don’t see any indication that Scout Motors is acting with greed or similar intentions.

As TBL says - we need to have faith and patience!

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

I think many of the “appearance” packages could easily be after-purchase add-ons. But if you want, say the air suspension rather than “normal” suspension (assuming for the moment that those are options), you’re going to want that installed at the factory—aftermarket installers *and calibrations* for critical packages on a brand new vehicle are going to be both rare and inexperienced.

 

[maynard]

I think many of the “appearance” packages could easily be after-purchase add-ons. But if you want, say the air suspension rather than “normal” suspension (assuming for the moment that those are options), you’re going to want that installed at the factory—aftermarket installers *and calibrations* for critical packages on a brand new vehicle are going to be both rare and inexperienced.

You are absolutely correct…

 

[J Alynn]

I would hope we can get addons after. Thats how they should make them. We should be able to add on to our scouts after. With after market and factory supply kits.


But who knows because from what it seems like Scout it gonna be another greedy Auto Company. @Jamie@ScoutMotors @Scott@ScoutMotors

Not your self lately? Why the sudden turn, worried about something or learned BMW is becoming greedy again?

 

[J Alynn]

Wouldn't it be cool if the different packages that Scout offered could be purchased separately *after* ones initial purchase?

I have saved most of the money I need for my intended Scout and I'm hopeful that I can sell my Expedition to cover the delta between the base model and the launch edition. But what if I can't? or what if they offer a package I *really* want but just can't afford it at purchase?

If I could get my Scout when available but continue to save, maybe I could afford that package a year or two down the road. Man would it be cool if I could purchase it directly from Scout, they shipped it to me, and with their instructions I could perform the upgrade myself.

Or, I could take another trip to the factory (by appointment of course) and have them install the package for an additional fee...

Thoughts?

Love the concept but wondering which features you have in mind? I think some would be very adaptable for this and other aspects much more challenging but would be great. I also suspect aftermarket companies will come out with all kinds of aftermarket goodies to make them flexible as well. Only the future will tell for sure.

 

[maynard]

Love the concept but wondering which features you have in mind? I think some would be very adaptable for this and other aspects much more challenging but would be great. I also suspect aftermarket companies will come out with all kinds of aftermarket goodies to make them flexible as well. Only the future will tell for sure.

My initial thought was things like the tire carrier (assuming the holes were already there and tapped, just covered) and maybe special grills, bumpers, winches (front & rear?), on-board compressor... Stuff that I would only want to be OEM (unless the aftermarket options were somehow superior).

 

[THil08]

Not your self lately? Why the sudden turn, worried about something or learned BMW is becoming greedy again?

Me I'm worried Scout isn't fighting for what we thought they were.

Whats next stealerships and no right to repair?

Seems we need reps to stop answer questions because they seem to always start this type of stuff.

 

[THil08]

My initial thought was things like the tire carrier (assuming the holes were already there and tapped, just covered) and maybe special grills, bumpers, winches (front & rear?), on-board compressor... Stuff that I would only want to be OEM (unless the aftermarket options were somehow superior).

Easily upgrade speakers

 

[THil08]

I’m not sure what’s going on today - you’re normally very pro-Scout…

I don’t see any indication that Scout Motors is acting with greed or similar intentions.

As TBL says - we need to have faith and patience!

Im pro scout but we need clarification and reps at events to go back to how they were with giving blunt no information at all answers. Because every time they talk to forum members stuff like this happens.

But what i read yesterday seems that Scout is following the path of it's investors companies configurators expensive options and greedy for money.

 

[maynard]

Im pro scout but we need clarification and reps at events to go back to how they were with giving blunt no information at all answers. Because every time they talk to forum members stuff like this happens.

But what i read yesterday seems that Scout is following the path of it's investors companies configurators expensive options and greedy for money.

OK - I just didn't see it that way... Maybe I didn't see all the posts yet.
Not trying to start any issues - glad that you're still pro-Scout!

 

[THil08]

OK - I just didn't see it that way... Maybe I didn't see all the posts yet.
Not trying to start any issues - glad that you're still pro-Scout!

Maybe i took it wrong but to me it read like the reps were going around saying that 60k is purely base model.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

We have reasonable expectation that Scout’s term, “expected to start under $60k” is for the base model, at least for launch. Perhaps sometime a year or three after deliveries start Scout will release another, lower-priced trim.

What nobody, probably not even most of the people at Scout Motors, knows at this time is what “base model” means.

People outside of a small group of inner Scout employees claiming any knowledge of what options will be on a base model Scout are lying. I mean, unless they claim, “I know the base model Scout will have wheels and tires...”

People speculating about what will be on a base model Scout are totally within reason to do that. But it should be fully acknowledged as speculation.

 

[Jamie@ScoutMotors]

Maybe i took it wrong but to me it read like the reps were going around saying that 60k is purely base model.

No manufacturer offers their base MSRP vehicle as a high-line trim. I think our base model will be well equipped compared to competitors on the market. But I wouldn't expect it to come standard with off-road packages, for example.

 

[THil08]

No manufacturer offers their base MSRP vehicle as a high-line trim. I think our base model will be well equipped compared to competitors on the market. But I wouldn't expect it to come standard with off-road packages, for example.

What i meant was it should be bare bones can't compete with to a 50-60k bronco or jeep.

Thanks for the clarification Jamie.

 

[strider]

What i meant was it should be bare bones can't compete with to a 50-60k bronco or jeep.

Thanks for the clarification Jamie.

I am sorry to burst your bubble but an EV will always* be more expensive than a comparable ICE model. Batteries are still expensive as they require a lot of expensive minerals that have to be mined and refined, then the batteries produced and assembled into packs. Now over time an EV will save you money due to lower operating costs but there is definitely an upfront cost.

*Battery manufacturing continues to get more efficient so we should see this gap continue to narrow. For example, in 2010 when I bought my Tesla Roadster, it cost $125,000. A Lotus Elise at the time (on which the Roadster is based) cost $56,000. So it was more than double for the "EV Version." Today, using the Hyundai Tucson/Ioniq 5 as comparable ICE model vs EV model, base price for a Tucson is $29,700 and Ioniq 5 is $35,000, so an 18% premium (vs 123% in 2010).

 

[THil08]

I am sorry to burst your bubble but an EV will always* be more expensive than a comparable ICE model.

no duh buddy. I know that. I work in the auto industry