Recent content by kurtlikevonnegut

Still holding my breath that the Rivian patent turns into a product 🤞

R1, especially Gen 1 was not designed with repairability in mind. I think that's probably normal for a first vehicle from a new company but it's certainly a limiting factor for long term ownership. I've got around 80k miles total between a 22 R1T and a 23 R1S and the biggest negative on...

I would expect the non-adaptive system to be tuned much more like the soft, which will mean a comfortable ride but more body roll in corners. If you never drive in "Sport" you probably wouldn't miss it is my prediction.

As long as it isn't my R2 that they are using to demo. I was told mine will arrive on the 27th but maybe that's just a rouse....

as others have said, seeing the hood tends to be a good thing. That said, you have a plethora of cameras that you can turn on at any time as an assist and if you have parking mode enabled the front bumper camera will pop up any time you start to get close to an object to the front or rear.

Very interesting. As I recall, the original R1 quad was 0-60 in 3 seconds flat but had a 1/4 mile of 11.6. R2 is a half second slower to 60 but quicker through the 1/4 mile. It reiterates what we've heard about how hard the R2 pulls from 60-80.

Something like this?

Bigger issue for me was that the Pirelli AS tires were 🗑️ and had no treadwear warranty. Replacing a $450 tire at 30k miles wasn't great. The Defenders I have on now have clocked 40k miles with better efficiency and still have plenty of depth.

Because neither Rivian nor the person who made that video want to have their pants sued off if a person removes it and leaves it out or reinstalls it improperly and then breaks their neck in an accident.

Not trying to be pedantic here, but the post I quoted specifically said "Not removable" and then quoted an article that says "not easily removable." I promise most people have a 3mm object that's sufficiently rigid to be used in lieu of a dowel. Is it something you want to do every day? No. Is...

Sorry but this is patently false. RTFM

Refusing to consider buying any vehicle due to a lack of Carplay/AA is, frankly, a sad reminder of how pathetically absorbed many people are with their phones

Repairability is a really big issue for long term cost of ownership R2 vs R1. As good as the suspension is on the R1 with variable ride height and adaptive dampening, the parts and labor are incredibly expensive. Under warranty it's not a huge issue, but if you're wanting to keep a vehicle...

Be honest you're just showing off your newly delivered R2. Why haven't you disassembled it yet?

For those in an R1, this should bring the ride height in R2 from being roughly equivalent to "Low" to "Standard" in the R1. If I'm honest, this seems like an elaborate scheme by @EV Sportline to make me buy their fantastic running boards for R2 when I was thinking I wouldn't need them.