The Rivian kit is ridiculously overpriced. The Smittybilt Premium Winch Accessory Kit is 1/3 the price. I've had one for years and it's never let me down.
So far I've only tested in my apartment parking garage (which doesn't have WiFi) with two bars of LTE, and I haven't seen a delay more than two seconds.
Absofreakinlutely. I just installed 2026.15.0 on my 2023 Gen 1 R1S and I'm so happy that I can send text messages now - and include my ETA in a message - without taking my eyes off the road.
I believe they don't know exactly when and how that damage happened as much as I believe it was caused by a pile of snow/ice. The only plausible part of their story is they've been driving around with the damage unchecked for a couple of years.
Absolutely.
100% this. I wouldn't buy any used...
In May 2025 I towed an empty car hauler from SLC to San Diego, then back to SLC with a vintage Ford pickup behind my Gen 1 R1S Quad. Trip and trailer/hitch details and some pics are here. (My logic for towing an empty hauler to CA is here.)
I wasn't smart enough to capture the results of the...
In case you’re wondering... there’s a reason I towed an empty trailer to California to pick up the Ford. There weren’t any suitable trailers in San Diego available for a one-way rental to SLC, and I wasn’t going to shell out $8k for a new trailer and then deal with selling it after the trip. My...