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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The difference here compared to the competition is, they are all 1 or 2 steps to access the trunk. This is currently a 4 step process to open the trunk which is a bit much. Swing open the tire carrier, open the top lift gate, open the bottom tailgate, and lower the inner lower tailgate/ trim. That's the best placement for true off-roaders but there's no way most people will be able to get access to the trunk while the cars in the garage. A Defender 90 swing tailgate wouldn't open all the way with my garage door closed. I was able to halfway open it to access the trunk, but in the Scout, you'll have to swing the tire carrier all the way or at least most of the way open before you can open the lift gate. Moving it undermount is a pain in the rear to get to but you'll use the trunk way more than the spare.
I'm just not sure an under mount tire + the Harvester EREV engine will both fit back under there.
 
 
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