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With SC finally arriving at dealerships what is everyone most worried about regarding this vehicle? For me its the following…
1) Dual Clutch - how will this transmission perform in daily driving and various towing tasks? Will it creep up a steep slippery boat ramp smoothly? I’ve never owned a DCT vehicle before and my only experience with them is in sport car applications. What kind of maintenance or service is required? How long will it last?
2) Towing - this is the main purpose of my SC purchase, but towing with a uni-body, primarily FWD, 4 cylinder turbo, short wheel base vehicle is the mother of all red flags. Can it really hack it? Long term? In the FL heat? How much of MPG penalty will towing create?
3) Poor Sales - if the SC isn’t popular (long term) the factory and aftermarket support will be a challenge. Things like parts, service and aftermarket goodies (brush guard anyone?) will be slim pickings. I’ve owned a sale dud before (a Volvo C30) and it was a nightmare when anything went wrong.
4) First Year Gremlins - this is an entirely new platform so that first check engine light is going to be a nail biter. Sure the warranty helps but a true engineering flaw could render SC’s with a reputation of being worthless junk, just look at the Ford PowerShift debacle as an example. And before you say “well the dealer will fix it” keep in mind they will just as clueless since the techs need time to learn all the ins and outs platform. Given the lack of dealer knowledge around just selling the thing confidence is not high here.
1) Dual Clutch - how will this transmission perform in daily driving and various towing tasks? Will it creep up a steep slippery boat ramp smoothly? I’ve never owned a DCT vehicle before and my only experience with them is in sport car applications. What kind of maintenance or service is required? How long will it last?
2) Towing - this is the main purpose of my SC purchase, but towing with a uni-body, primarily FWD, 4 cylinder turbo, short wheel base vehicle is the mother of all red flags. Can it really hack it? Long term? In the FL heat? How much of MPG penalty will towing create?
3) Poor Sales - if the SC isn’t popular (long term) the factory and aftermarket support will be a challenge. Things like parts, service and aftermarket goodies (brush guard anyone?) will be slim pickings. I’ve owned a sale dud before (a Volvo C30) and it was a nightmare when anything went wrong.
4) First Year Gremlins - this is an entirely new platform so that first check engine light is going to be a nail biter. Sure the warranty helps but a true engineering flaw could render SC’s with a reputation of being worthless junk, just look at the Ford PowerShift debacle as an example. And before you say “well the dealer will fix it” keep in mind they will just as clueless since the techs need time to learn all the ins and outs platform. Given the lack of dealer knowledge around just selling the thing confidence is not high here.