Is Scout dead in the water? I'm not buying it at a 10-25% tariff added cost.

[ScoutMagnatta]

Lets see how the next week plays out at least, before we start jump ship.

 

[Chuckles]

There are things you can do about like calling your congressmen. You can control it in two years and vote more EV friendly people into office, and people that may have the sack to pull away tariff powers from the executive branch. Those should have only been temporary when it first given to the executive branch. I would say this is precisely the time to start thinking about this stuff otherwise the time will pass us by and we do in fact get whatever they decide to give us.

If EV's do achieve cost parity in the next few years, there should be no reason for EV incentives. Money is better spent upgrading our electrical grid and charging infrastructure.

 

[timmyhil]

Lets see how the next week plays out at least, before we start jump ship.

In staying on board of this ship lol. Everyone else can jump, ill get mine before everyone else.

 

[Deuce]

I'm staying on board, and similar to what ToadB said, even if it weren't refundable the $100 isn't a big deal. Just trying to get a feeling for what everyone else is seeing in the world and if it's the direction they're hoping for or expecting. The main point being the Scout loses a lot of its luster at a higher price point.

I would love to see EV's reach cost parity and the money go towards the infrastructure, but again I don't see that happening since everything I've seen so far from this administration in such a short time aims at privatizing as much as possible.

 

[Nice Dawg]

It should be negligible for US owners as 80% US made parts. Now the Canadians may be a different animal. They should be wary and look at the long view.

 

[Nice Dawg]

how Do tariffs impact Scout?

My thoughts as well, unless he is Canadian...

 

[NukeDukem]

It's virtually impossible for a vehicle and all its components to be sourced entirely within a country. Tires, transistors, bearings, fluids, piping, interior materials, displays, etc. now come from all over the world. These tariffs and the ones that Trump says he'll soon impose on the EU are certainly going to raise the cost of automobile manufacturing for the US.

 

[NukeDukem]

My thoughts as well, unless he is Canadian...

Does the reservation survey show where the folks are from?

 

[ToadB]

Whooooo move over I am on the ship too!!! @timmyhil @Deuce


I am aware deposit is refundable, my point was even if it isn't refundable I have lost more than the $200 I have two different models.

 

[maynard]

Whooooo move over I am on the ship too!!! @timmyhil @Deuce

I aint goin no where...

 

[ScoutMagnatta]

Update

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/03/us/trump-tariffs

Article posted

30 Day pause

 

[Mr._Bill]

Does the reservation survey show where the folks are from?

If you click on the poster's name, it shows where they are located (if they added that to their profile).

 

[NukeDukem]

If you click on the poster's name, it shows where they are located (if they added that to their profile).

Wonder if the site owners here could run a script to pull that data and add it to the survey stats.

 

[Nice Dawg]

Wonder if the site owners here could run a script to pull that data and add it to the survey stats.

I haven't known how to see the location of the folks until today. It would raise the Canadians costs.

 

[variable430]

Production is still about two years out. It's a little soon to be worrying...

Not really, supply chains don’t magically appear overnight. They are planned years ahead.