Classic Scout is coming back
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I have been wondering about this As far as I know, Scout is now a US-based subsidiary of VW because VW bought International a couple of years ago. I love the old Scout but I'm not into electric vehicles at this point. I'm still interested in seeing with what they come up.
I know Scouts supposedly came factory-fresh with rust but out here we still see them on occasion. The undercarriage may well be mostly missing but I know the vehicle is still regularly in use.
If they offer a gasser under the hood as well as ev they would have a much better shot at it.
This new version will be so much different than the 1971 Scout my father had. I recall it was a huge gas guzzler, it was really hard on tires and it didn't like staying in tune.
Part of me is thrilled that something about electric drives allows intellectual property owners to be flexible with body form factors.
The other part of me sees this as the natural progression of junky vehicles with the retro craze that started with the New Beetle/ PT Cruiser. (Though the NB was no worse than a Golf.)
The other part of me sees this as the natural progression of junky vehicles with the retro craze that started with the New Beetle/ PT Cruiser. (Though the NB was no worse than a Golf.)
I'm totally confused.
I remember the International Scout. But I have no recollection of Volkswagen ever offering a Scout model. So I'm curious how VW is going to offer a Scout SUV that "America fondly remembers".
I remember the International Scout. But I have no recollection of Volkswagen ever offering a Scout model. So I'm curious how VW is going to offer a Scout SUV that "America fondly remembers".
It'll be a Scout brand, like Ram became a brand. Stupid boomers with money will be the first to buy because it's "cute."
And this instant classic...... Up until here I was a big T-Bird fan (excluding the '70's)
As a kid my neighbor drive two different Scout II's. We played with their kids a lot and I don't ever remember them ever having mechanical issues. He drive the second one all through the eighties and early nineties until they moved away.
I really liked them. It was like riding in a Jeep except with decent heat and better back seats (a kid's perspective).
I really liked them. It was like riding in a Jeep except with decent heat and better back seats (a kid's perspective).
I dunno…
There were plenty still on the road when I was growing up.
My much-younger wife was born in the 80s and had a Scout II as her second car…first was an M1008 when she turned 16…her father was great in that regard. We have been discussing a Scout II as a “toy” vehicle for a while now.
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I think that might depend on the area too. Sadly, they were nor as common here, even really at the local classic shows either. I’ve seen a few, but I am more of a car guy.
Scouts themselves have grown on me over the years. Wouldn’t mind one myself.More of your old school Truck/SUV crowd knows Scout……..
It’s not that I would want them to fail- but I fail to see how it will ring with the younger generations buying these,,,especially in EV form.
The Scout ended production in 1980, 44 years ago. I agree it’s an iconic liook but I’m not sure if the new scout buyers can relate to it, any more than a Rivian.
Here is the 2020 deal where Volkswagen happened to get the rights to the Scout name. IH who owned the Scout name was absorbed into Navistar and Navistar was bought by Traton, owned by Volkswagen. Traton also ones Scania, common all over Europe. I wonder if they knew about the Scout name ownership when they priced the deal.
