Swap parts between terra and traveller

[Xlargetophat]

Do we know? If a guy buys a traveller and a Terra. And chooses to part out one 20 years from now. What % of parts can swap over? Bearings, shocks, sway bar links.. buttons.. door handles. If I get both Im the kind of guy to use.. used parts.. I paid for them I should be able to keep them. The more these 2 have in common, the better.

 

[Xlargetophat]

Upper and lower ball joints.nrubber just rots. Away. You would think the car industry could make rubber that doesn't rot away in 20 years. But they just like to keep selling parts and making money on those parts so they can't fix rubber

 

[speedrye]

I'm hoping Scout has done a proper design, using as many shared parts as possible to minimize production costs. As for the rubber, some people complain about NVH on more durable solutions, but each time I've replaced rubber with polyurethane or similar, I couldn't tell a difference. It's like adding 5hp to a 500hp car, my butt dyno can't tell the difference...

 

[Xlargetophat]

Yes. I can't tell the difference but I've seen why vehicles all across the country get junked. It's not the engine or transmission. It's the rusted out frame and rubber rott. On an EV it seems like a good idea for the country, not just individuals

 

[Xlargetophat]

He understands. The longer a vehicle can last the less carbon produced

 

[Xlargetophat]

Yeah.. what a joke. The rubber bushings, seals grommets are what sells the replacement part. Now if evs last 2-3 million miles battery.. they're running scared. It's not the limiting factor. Lol. The cities are designed around the automobile.. not a walking human. The auto industry has the people locked in. They know if you can repair and the parts are long lasting is a diminishing return. Anti American person.. pro, the people who can afford to play their game.

 

[Xlargetophat]

Little rubber parts.. make huge and tanks.. all the machines broken down junk. Just write another check for new junk.. instead of going to the source of the problem. Friction in those joints.. automotive arthritis.. private company government contracts. Selling junk

 

[Xlargetophat]

Elon knew reusables like the rockets.. not just cut checks for more junkyards.

Google Gemini AI
An
engineering estimate for the total number of rubber O-rings, gaskets, grommets, and fluid seals in a single modern main battle tank (like the American M1 Abrams or German Leopard 2) is between 10,000 and 15,000 individual rubber sealing components.
Because a modern tank is built from millions of parts, it is a literal maze of high-pressure fluid and electric systems. The breakdown of where these thousands of rubber seals are hidden includes: [1]

"The tank broke down.... Need a new one.".. yup.

 

[Xlargetophat]

Lol. Crooked ways

 

[Jamie@ScoutMotors]

Do we know? If a guy buys a traveller and a Terra. And chooses to part out one 20 years from now. What % of parts can swap over? Bearings, shocks, sway bar links.. buttons.. door handles. If I get both Im the kind of guy to use.. used parts.. I paid for them I should be able to keep them. The more these 2 have in common, the better.

To answer your question best I can at this early stage, it is in our best interest cost-wise and inventory-wise to utilize as many common parts as we can. How that plays out in the end product remains to be seen, but I would expect there to be a lot of carryover. They are the same common platform, with the wheelbase length being the main differentiator.