Spare tire carrier optional on Traveler? Alternative locations for mounting spare tire?

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Having wheel carrier be optional is a good move. Why not give customers the choice, it'd only helps sell more Scouts.

Unless they just like the look (that's me), most owners aren't ever going to need their spare, but requiring it has so many downsides: harder to access cargo area, harder to fit in garage, blocking rear visibility, adding more weight to vehicle.

I think best solution would be to make the spare tire carrier optional and also allow undermounting on the Traveler. Best of both worlds. Do it Scout :rock:

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I updated my post above with this:

Scout Motors has confirmed that the spare tire carrier on the Traveler SUV will be optional. is considering having the spare tire carrier be optional.

So it's not set in stone yet, but they're considering having it be optional. I bet this is soft speak for it'll likely be optional, but they don't want to go on record as confirmed... better to underpromise and overdeliver strategy.
 
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requiring it has so many downsides: harder to access cargo area, harder to fit in garage, blocking rear visibility, adding more weight to vehicle.

I think best solution would be to make the spare tire carrier optional and also allow undermounting on the Traveler. Best of both worlds. Do it Scout :rock:
Absolutely yes to all of these points.

So it's not set in stone yet, but they're considering having it be optional. I bet this is soft speak for it'll likely be optional, but they don't want to go on record as confirmed... better to underpromise and overdeliver strategy.
Perhaps this reaction was unexpected? Yeah I want easy access to that split tailgate. Mandatory swinging-gate spare will absolutely alter my shopping list.
 
 
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