2027 Scout Traveler & Terra | Specs, EV Range, Off-Road Capability

I want one of these so bad. I wouldn't even worry about the "range extended" version as the EV range will be sufficient enough for me. 350 miles of range is more than enough for me. I'd be fine with like 275+ miles of range. 

My only issue is price and if I could swallow a 60-70k depreciating asset. 

Oh, I guess my other issue is the dealership/maintenance/repair network situation. I know they're supposed to be building a repair network, but I still worry without any legacy-like established buildings. Yes, they claim to drive to you wherever you are and I'm sure that's only while under warranty, but what happens outside of warranty? Am I paying like a $500 bill to come to my house then to diagnose an issue? 

18 hours ago, ccap41 said:

I want one of these so bad. I wouldn't even worry about the "range extended" version as the EV range will be sufficient enough for me. 350 miles of range is more than enough for me. I'd be fine with like 275+ miles of range. 

My only issue is price and if I could swallow a 60-70k depreciating asset. 

Oh, I guess my other issue is the dealership/maintenance/repair network situation. I know they're supposed to be building a repair network, but I still worry without any legacy-like established buildings. Yes, they claim to drive to you wherever you are and I'm sure that's only while under warranty, but what happens outside of warranty? Am I paying like a $500 bill to come to my house then to diagnose an issue? 

Like you the EV is good enough without all the complexity of having a generator built above the rear axle/electric motor for added maintenance.

Based on my current experience with my EV9 I would have to say that not having a Legacy dealership is fine as maintenance is pretty much nonexistent.

Repairs / replacement of worn-out parts as long as there are some places to take it, then I do not see an issue. I honestly think Scout will do what Tesla and Rivian has done and will have contracts with companies that cover not only warranty but any other service needs. An example of this is EV's Republic of California.

Tesla Maintenance & Repair Services by EV’s Republic

There are also a number of other companies that have contracts to cover service and as such can be found here: 3rd Party Tesla Service: Independent Repair Guide 2025 | Recharged

Rivian is also signing agreements to expand their service / warranty network.

ALLDATA Becomes First Third-Party Provider to Add Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Rivian to Repair Software | ALLDATA

I believe Scout will go this same route with contracts to 3rd party companies for auto repair.

Tesla Roadside Assistance Network

Rivian Authorized Service Providers

On 3/14/2026 at 9:11 AM, G. David Felt said:

Based on my current experience with my EV9 I would have to say that not having a Legacy dealership is fine as maintenance is pretty much nonexistent.

Hyundai/Kia do have dealerships all over the place though. I wouldn't worry about a service location if I already knew where they were located. The issue with Scout is there are no locations as of right now, that I know of. 

58 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Hyundai/Kia do have dealerships all over the place though. I wouldn't worry about a service location if I already knew where they were located. The issue with Scout is there are no locations as of right now, that I know of. 

Not sure if you have any Pep Boys automotive centers where you are, but they have signed on to be Tesla and Rivian service centers which makes it pretty easy to get to one beside Tesla/Rivian having their own locations.

26 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

Not sure if you have any Pep Boys automotive centers where you are, but they have signed on to be Tesla and Rivian service centers which makes it pretty easy to get to one beside Tesla/Rivian having their own locations.

There are certainly some "in the area", but I really don't know where one is. 

It's really just a wait and see for Scout, for me. As much as I'd love one, this feels like it may be the biggest hurdle to get over. Price is pretty cut and dry, can I afford it or not? Where or how will I get it serviced, because it isn't set in stone right now, is an issue. 

I also don't know which I'd get, the SUV or truck? My first instinct says the SUV, but I'd love the bed of a truck. I only need two rows of seats so even if the SUV offered a 3rd row(I haven't looked into or remember if it does or not), I'd leave it flat more likely anyway. 

1 minute ago, ccap41 said:

There are certainly some "in the area", but I really don't know where one is. 

Okay, well I googlemaped Pep Boys and they are NOT in the STL area. I feel like they used to be, because I remember the commercials, but they certainly are not anymore. 

On 3/13/2026 at 3:55 PM, ccap41 said:

I want one of these so bad. I wouldn't even worry about the "range extended" version as the EV range will be sufficient enough for me. 350 miles of range is more than enough for me. I'd be fine with like 275+ miles of range. 

My only issue is price and if I could swallow a 60-70k depreciating asset. 

Oh, I guess my other issue is the dealership/maintenance/repair network situation. I know they're supposed to be building a repair network, but I still worry without any legacy-like established buildings. Yes, they claim to drive to you wherever you are and I'm sure that's only while under warranty, but what happens outside of warranty? Am I paying like a $500 bill to come to my house then to diagnose an issue? 

Once the VW dealers stop suing over Scout, I wonder if they'll get the maintenance contract. 

On 3/16/2026 at 11:00 AM, ccap41 said:

Okay, well I googlemaped Pep Boys and they are NOT in the STL area. I feel like they used to be, because I remember the commercials, but they certainly are not anymore. 

Private Equity.  They got bought up by an equity firm that also owns either Advance or AutoZone (can't remember which, if you care enough you can google lol).   The equity firm decided that there was no point having two brands competing on auto parts sales, so they closed down the PepBoys parts (which sucks because they typically had the best prices of the walk-in parts stores) and made PepBoys service only.   In the process, a lot of PepBoys became unsustainable in their current locations because their building footprint was too large for the dollar volume coming through, so many of them closed.  This was mid-late Covid era, so a lot of the service departments simply never got rebuilt. 

Sing it with me now... Private Equity Ruins America.

On 3/16/2026 at 10:29 AM, G. David Felt said:

Not sure if you have any Pep Boys automotive centers where you are, but they have signed on to be Tesla and Rivian service centers which makes it pretty easy to get to one beside Tesla/Rivian having their own locations.

They've been doing that sort of thing for years and maybe the Tesla/Rivian thing will be the one that finally saves them.  They were suppose to take over Saturn and Saab service too.  I think they had Suzuki for a bit. They were the official service center for Daewoo for like 5 minutes. 

15 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Once the VW dealers stop suing over Scout, I wonder if they'll get the maintenance contract. 

When it was first announced and everything, I thought VW was going to service them and I had no issue with that. There's a VW dealership about 30 minutes away. That would have been just fine with me. Theeeeeen I read they will have their own service centers and for people outside of X miles, they'd have the service come to you. That sounds good and all but I know that isn't for the life of the vehicle and when something isn't covered I'm sure there will be a distance-like service fee attached. 

15 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Private Equity.  They got bought up by an equity firm that also owns either Advance or AutoZone (can't remember which, if you care enough you can google lol).   The equity firm decided that there was no point having two brands competing on auto parts sales, so they closed down the PepBoys parts (which sucks because they typically had the best prices of the walk-in parts stores) and made PepBoys service only.   In the process, a lot of PepBoys became unsustainable in their current locations because their building footprint was too large for the dollar volume coming through, so many of them closed.  This was mid-late Covid era, so a lot of the service departments simply never got rebuilt. 

Advance and AutoZone are stores though. Maybe there's another service center you're thinking of? Meineke?  

15 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Sing it with me now... Private Equity Ruins America.

Yes. Agreed.

10 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Advance and AutoZone are stores though. Maybe there's another service center you're thinking of? Meineke? 

I'm not sure what you're asking.

The private equity firm owns both PepBoys and one of those other two.  PepBoys does service, but they ALSO had basically an entire AutoZone and more inside. They had a much bigger and (IMHO) better selection than the other two.  The private equity firm closed out the retail parts & accessories side of PepBoys and made them all service only.  There were some PepBoys that were already like that, but most had a retail parts counter also. 

1 hour ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I'm not sure what you're asking.

If PepBoys was replaced by either AutoZone or Advance Auto, you're saying a service shop(with a retail store (PepBoys)) was replaced by just retail stores? That's the only reason I was suggesting it may not have been AutoZone/Advance. 

1 minute ago, ccap41 said:

If PepBoys was replaced by either AutoZone or Advance Auto, you're saying a service shop(with a retail store (PepBoys)) was replaced by just retail stores? That's the only reason I was suggesting it may not have been AutoZone/Advance. 

I'm saying that the retail store was removed from Pepboys.

Old footprint:

PepBoys:  Service bays + Retail auto parts and accessories (typically the retail area alone was bigger than an AutoZone)
AutoZone: Retail auto parts and accessories

New Footprint:

PepBoys: Service bays only
AutoZone: Retail auto parts only

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Pep Boys is currently owned by Icahn Automotive Group LLC

Icahn Automotive Group LLC owns Pep Boys, Auto Plus, Precision Tune Auto Care, AAMCO Total Auto Care

I agree that once the lawsuit is over I can see VW picking up the servicing of Scout EVs.

350 miles of range for the Truck or SUV with AA/CP if they support it on an 800V system is a win and will have me very interested in the EVs to own.

4 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

@ccap41 @Drew Dowdell 

Pep Boys is currently owned by Icahn Automotive Group LLC

Icahn Automotive Group LLC owns Pep Boys, Auto Plus, Precision Tune Auto Care, AAMCO Total Auto Care

I went and looked at their wikipedia and their tangled web of finance and ownership would make the Volkswagen Automotive Group blush.

22 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I went and looked at their wikipedia and their tangled web of finance and ownership would make the Volkswagen Automotive Group blush.

Sadly, my dad had considered back in the 70's of becoming an AAMCO Franchise, but after starting down the rabbit hole, discovered things he was not thrilled with and choose to stay independent. As such, the whole Icahn approach to how they run things has turned me off from these companies.

I have little faith in them being honorable and more about how to take your money and give little back.

34 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

I went and looked at their wikipedia and their tangled web of finance and ownership would make the Volkswagen Automotive Group blush.

I've gone down the rabbit hole one a couple private equities and what all they own and some of them are meeesssssyyyyyy. 

Interesting about Pep Boys..I had no idea.  There aren't any in my area, looks like they have a few locations down in Youngstown and in Central Ohio around Columbus.  Auto Zone, Advance and O'Reilly are my locals.   I tend to prefer O'Reilly, if only because I worked on their inventory system for a while on a project when the consulting firm I was at in Arizona had them as a client.