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Challenging PR for R1T (rear window replacement cost)

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Amazing how much people make here. People seem to be defending and normalizing a windshield repair cost that is literally about 5% of the actual vehicle price.

Name me another vehicle that cost $80K with a $4k windshield repair bill.
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My Mach-E windshield was $2500. For a car that cost half as much. Modern cars with fancy cameras bonded to the windshield that need recalibration have expensive windshields. That's just how life is now.
 

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They do offer parts to third parties. I got my rear window replaced at Arseen Auto in San Jose for $1543.88 including parts, labor and tax. I did have to call around a bit. Rivian gave me half a dozen repair shops to check with and only Arseen actually had the glass.

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That is good to know, thanks for sharing.
 

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What about a gorilla glass upgrade option? I think Jeep charges $400. I also, second the need for replacement parts to be more available. After all, this is an "adventure" vehicle and if used in that manner there will be lots of parts damaged and needing replacement.
 

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Amazing how much people make here. People seem to be defending and normalizing a windshield repair cost that is literally about 5% of the actual vehicle price.

Name me another vehicle that cost $80K with a $4k windshield repair bill.
Honestly, why would I care unless my premiums go up? Windshield replacements are free for me in SC. If it's not a Rivian specific inflation (seems like a lot of other OEs have very expensive windshields also) then we really shouldn't be impacted any more than anybody else.
 

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Amazing how much people make here. People seem to be defending and normalizing a windshield repair cost that is literally about 5% of the actual vehicle price.

Name me another vehicle that cost $80K with a $4k windshield repair bill.
I’m not defending Rivian - we all know it’s crazy expensive to replace anything on our vehicles. But it’s also true that repairs or body work on ALL vehicles has risen dramatically in the last couple years.

Unless I see an invoice that shows what the $4200 is actually for, I don’t believe the original story. I have a feeling it’s more than just the glass. Maybe Safelite quoted $1000 because the guy called and asked for a price to replace only the glass but Rivian looked at it and there were other broken parts?
 

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My windshield replacement experience does not match his and our R1S costs about the same to insure as the 2006 Lexus LX 470 it replaced. Is this guy making this stuff up? Maybe he's shorting the stock
The shorting the stock thing is my bet as well. Whenever Rivian has some bad news regarding earnings or anything and starts trading lower stories like these come out to ride that trend and allow shorts to make money.
 

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Just had my windshield replaced in Colorado Springs, $1,700 for everything. I think this has more to do with the repair shop knowing the guy was "CEO of CloudFare" - and then taking him to the cleaners!
 

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@Mikebike97 or @Administrator can someone change to title of this thread to clarify that the repair was of the rear window and not the front windshield? This will hopefully eliminate a lot of discussion regarding unrelated front windshield replacements.
 
 








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