Recent content by Crotchetyoldfart

My wish list (Sorry if any have been previously posted): - Automatic squat mode at certain locations to aid entry for my wife, - Radio station and songs being played showing up on either the main dash panel on the center screen in split mode - Split screen mode on center screen - Easier access...

There will be a lot of miles covered here: First, I have been off this forum for a while. Even though I had an 11/19 order, electing for an Explorer Max battery resulted in a 1st half 2023 delivery. Figured no sense in constant reminders that I won’t have a truck anytime soon, and much of what...

A rose by any other name is still a rose. I think someone said that once. Fake leather is fake leather. The rest is BS. I do feel bad for the naugas. There used to be so many of them. Now they are so endangered that we rarely see anything made with naugahide. Really a shame. As for...

... and what about the tires and wheels? Geesh!

Ordered mid 2019: No calls yet of any kind.

And that is from a company that had been producing Model S sedans for several years, so they were not, as a company, totally inexperienced at it. My guess is that even with experienced hires, this ramp-up will be optimistic.

Touche

Yeah, as a pilot, that bugs me too!

Nope, but it's not because of my lack of trying. Rivian won't even provide me with an estimate of when they will bring a demo to my state. I never took a trip on the Titanic or Hindenburg, or rode a penny farthing. They were all very innovative, but I'm pretty confident they all had a few...

First to market doesn't make it "exceptionally great." "Innovative," "Creative" or "Groundbreaking," Yes. As for my opinion on misses to describe it as exceptional, here are a few off the top of my head: Ford has better frunk design - access and drain Ford has better and more appropriate...

Great conversation overall. Not surprising to see the camps. OK, inbreeding aside (joke, I'm sorry, I couldn't resist) how many goals, promises, timeframes, deadlines has Rivian ever met? Let's be real, it would be the height of temerity to say that Rivian is immune from most of the mistakes...

What if you want to leave the house and the rest of your family is staying home?

By a show of hands, how many think that Rivian will not have Tesla-like issues with ramping up production, quality control and customer service? If you think they will have those problems, do you think the stock is worth anything like current or past values as other manufacturers switch to EVs?

Not intending to defend Rivian, as I am as disappointed as anyone with their horrible communication and misleading (lying anyone?) announcements through the years, but hasn't Amazon supported Rivian far more than all of us retail customers combined? Something about $5 billion.

At least they sold a few hundred. They never promised any numbers! Tesla took years if ever to manufacture their cheapest models. A lot of people are complaining over there (Ford Forums), but have Lucid or Rivian done any better? I don't see any Explorer models being built anytime soon. How...