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On the Duo M vs LW, I visited REI yesterday on this very issue. The fellow that helped me said, "it's better not to have the Exped bow up on the sides. Get extra pillows to extend the length and go with the Duo M." I took his advice.

Who's the maker of the cargo bay and back seat covers?

I saw a dozen R1s in the wild yesterday, mostly R1Ts, but I was in Palo Alto, a R1 hangout. I also saw an El Cap R1T at UC Santa Cruz Botanical Gardens, and that's rare, given the location. I play a game these days. How many R1s today? Winner gets seconds on servings of their choice.

I was March-April with a GW OC R1S. I switched to a RB OC R1S about 3 weeks ago, and fell into the "processing estimate" camp and remain stuck there. I have a Guide, signed PBA, and I'm a 11/30/18 preorder holder, so I need a 52 month and waiting pin. I'd switch to an Enhanced Enduro, Max...

It's never one, public policy, or the other, the market, but the only one that can be changed quickly, in a year or two, is public policy. Plus, in the midst of a climate crisis and growing super power rivalry with China, the only one that can be moved RIGHT NOW is public policy and that's not...

Will there be introductory pricing on R1S sliders when they're available?

Got one and wondering how R1 Shop access affects a 50 month, long-standing preorder, if it does, 1. By accepting R1 Shop access, is the production of an existing preorder delayed in any way? 2. I've been scheduled for Q2 delivery. Does R1 Shop access affect a long-standing preorder?

However good Volvo's safety record is, its ICE reliability record is and was poor. It's not clear how that translates to EVs.

R1S and EX90 are not really competitors in terms of capabilities, unless driving around town and on the highway are the use cases. The R1S is quicker, with more interior volume, tows more, phenomenal air suspension, cross-hydraulic adaptive suspension, a bigger battery, and off-road...

I heard from my Guide that every time you change your configuration, you fall farther back in line. I did change colors, and I added the off-road underbody, so I did change my configuration twice. So, it's possible that being in the 4.5 year club makes sense. If I slip into a 5 year club...

Well, I'm in the 4.5 year club as I'm a Nov. 30, 2018 preorder with a fulfillment 'estimate' of Q2 2023. Assigned a Guide in March, signed PBA in May, 75 minutes to nearest service center, and straightforward configuration: R1S, OC, Underbody, inflatable spare and cross bars. I'm ready to go...

Yes, size matters some of the time. If you've got a big family, the Lightning's bigger cab is a plus. If you're hauling a lot, the Lightning's bigger bed is a plus. But for a majority of truck owners, they rarely make full use of their trucks' cabs or beds. It happens, but not very often, on...

If it's a matter of the size of the bed or the size of the cab, everyone agrees the Lightning is "better", but most everyone says size matters a small percentage of the time. Except for that, maybe most of the time, the Rivian is better. Size does matter...sometimes.

It's interesting nearly all of the folks on the forum who have or have had full-size trucks disagree with Motor Trend's conclusion. The Ford Lightning isn't the "better" truck even when it's doing "trucky" things. So, why did MT err so obviously? As Andre Agassi used to say, "image is...

The first sentence of the Motor Trend review reads, "Comparing the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning with the 2022 Rivian R1T makes little sense", but MT goes ahead and does it anyway. Gotta ask why? Apples-to-apples comparisons are about the comparative advantages of one product relative to another...