Could Slate compete with a Toyota Stout 2 door?

[cvollers]

Hmmm. Slate. Stout. Scout. What next?

Steak, it’s what’s for dinner.

 

[cvollers]

If they make it, that certainly isn’t what it’s going to look like.

 

[sodamo]

pretty cool looking

my concerns
Price - Base and after dealer markup
customizable
I want basic stripped down
EV, I want an EV, I'll keep my F150 for pulling and longer drives

Ditto

 

[SichuanHot]

I'll believe it once I see it at a dealership listed for sale.

 

[Just some guy]

Definitely sticking with Slate. Those other companies had time to make these trucks avaliable to us all this time but decided not to so I won't reward them for making us wait. Even if it ends up like the yugo Im sticking with it.

 

[Firstrax]

Speaking of Stout, there is an instagram page when a woman is building a 1964 Stout. Rolling and forming all the body panels and even scratch built A-arms.
Worth a follow if you're into that.
https://www.instagram.com/six_four_stout/

 

[RevCaptJack]

I've seen some discussions about Toyota bringing back a small truck called the Stout. It's likely to happen in a 4 door version.

I've also seen discussions that Toyota may go Retro and produce a 2 door version as well. Even found this rendering.

What's your opinion? If Toyota produces a 2 door Stout, which would you choose, Stout or Slate.

The Toyota probably isn’t electric. So, apples and oranges. I’ll go with the Slate.

 

[bartflossom]

I've tried to buy two toyotas in the past 2 years. Never again. Worst dealerships ever.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

20 years ago I was at a Boston area Toyota dealership. The immigrant salesperson refused to give me back my car keys (appraisal) when I decided I wasn't interested in buying. After 15 minutes of that, I stood up in the middle of all the sales floor and started roaring at the top of my lungs, "GIVE ME BACK MY CAR KEYS, ASSHOLES". Needless to say every head on every customer in the dealerships swiveled my way.

It took like 15 seconds for the dealership manager to run over with my keys and escort me out the door as fast as humanly possible without blows. Never stepped foot in a Toyota dealership again. Now that's irrational on my part, but that's how humans can respond. OEMs have no clue how bad dealerships can lose the brand a customer literally forever.

BTW, you see this syndrome over on the Maverick forum. Early on, a lot of bad hybrid experiences (three month repairs, dealer overcharges, bait and switch, bad cvt, bad batteries, etc) led to a lot of bad blood. People who had those bad experiences swore off Ford forever. You also see it on the Santa Cruz forum, only there it was cvt transmissions.

One bad experience with a brand, that person is GONE.