Recent content by madgrey

Thanks! Yeah, that pivot you mention is pretty pronounced when lifting an R1T, especially the rear.

The power one would have to fail in a way that allows you to use the manual one which probably isn't likely. Recycling might be the best option.

I'd go with a good floor jack and any jack stand that meets the height/weight requirements if you need to lift. I basically do what @Jnz does. However, I didn't need to lift my R1 for my step install but I do swap or rotate wheels 3 times a year. I have the bottle-jack / jack-stand combo setup...

To me, the idea was to use yellow accents on the new Tri since its performance is similar to the Gen1 Quad. I welcome the new blue-ish accent color on the Quad, which will look great with Storm/Slate. It needs to be set apart from all the others.

I just noticed my R1T looking sad in the rear view… ?

Based on my wife’s first impressions and my limited experience, this is going to be great for our use. I didn’t think I would like it as much as I do. We tend to take short trips mostly (island hoping/ferries) so it fits the bill. But, I will stay in the passenger seat for now. That’s ok, I...

Ordering our Buzz was certainly clunky. Nothing on any website. We called our local dealer almost a year ago to see if we could get on a waiting list, but they didn’t really have one even though other dealers did with 10-20 people. We stuck with the closest dealer and took our chances and ended...

My wife bought one. I have not driven it yet (patiently waiting through the bonding period) but it meets or exceeds my high expectations. It’s really nice and freakishly roomy inside. I was prepared for this, but still blown away. She drives less than 50 miles a day and less than 6000 miles a...

Yeah, that’s what I meant… no actual selectable mode (automatic), the point was more about the coupler.

If this is a dual motor, don’t they have a mechanical coupler to automatically switch from normal to conserve mode? Seems like a likely suspect.

Looks like toe alignment. This can also be caused by driving too hard (likely breaking under steer). The latter is easy to achieve due to the high weight and power factors. Mine spends about four months a year on the ATS, and I definitely have to hold back relative to the 22s.

With the lighter color options, the OE piano black for pillars and roof probably makes the R1S less busy looking. But that blue… perfect the way you did it. Nicely done.

When I did my camera install I was able to carefully pry a C pillar one open and snap it back in place. According to this thread, the 'A' ones are on pretty tight using two clips located near the windshield. See: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/taking-off-a-pillar-trim.31870/post-600520

For certainty, I have a Thinkware 1000 (4K front, 2K back) on my Gen1. I'll probably install the same (or better) even if the Gen2 cameras are good enough. 2K resolution is barely good enough for reading license plates on an R1T but would work better on an R1S due better rear camera positioning.

I feel the same way and would love it if Rivian threw us an R3X bone while they were at it