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Love my LE R1T but the use-case has changed slightly and so we'll trade it for an R2 (hopefully this Summer) and then trade that for an R3X (202#)

A great example for companies of how to turn a negative into many positives. The minor cost to Rivian has just bought them a tonne of goodwill. Good on them.

Agree. They will have learnt a loads from the R1 release and will be keen not to make the same mistakes, or at least over promise and then under-deliver. They're established now versus back in 2022. Only downside risk to going too soon and then having to roll back. Measure twice, cut once.

I was told to engage and disengage AP/conserve when static. Other wise you risk damaging the system. Equally, conserve mode gets me about 20miles of range versus the tire wear and driving dynamics of front wheel only. Not worth it in my book. Just keep it in 4WD all the time.

I think one of the best things Rivian (and many EV companies) can do to convert skeptics is to get people in the actual car driving them. When you see for yourself how cool the interior is and how smooth (and fast) they are to drive, it makes you re-consider. I drove a Model S back in 2017 and...

Impressive numbers from Tesla (no surprise given their time in the market) but I would think of the R1 more in the Model S or X category. Overall pretty decent showing from Rivian. Anecdotaly, I'm seeing a lot more R1S on the road. Folks who want a truck around here tend to go full size gas...

"Chinese is it?" "No, 100% USA" "I like it it" ... I used to get that a lot.

Rivians are for the awesome people! (hows that for sucking up to my fellow Rivian owners!!)

What he said ^

So looking forward to the R2. just on the re-sale/no Gen 3 hardware thing… I’m not so sure your value will be much less. I say that as someone who has typically owned fully loaded cars and whenever I trade them in or sell them private, the buyers never give a shit about those features. Bit like...

let’s be fair, it’s not obsolete. It’s obsolete when we chose a different mode of transport altogether! Remember its still a car. It’ll still do car stuff. It’ll still have the current level of driver safety cruise control stuff. If you don’t need a car to drive for you, why wait?

Just so I don't have to resort to AI, can someone tell what the big deal about LiDAR is? Imagine you're talking to your grandmother.

I for one owuld be happy if all this driver assist/autonomy stuff was locked behind a paywall because I hate all that shit. Modern cars are constantly telling you off or trying to drive for you. No thanks, not for me.

What that camp ground with those huts?

You want this. Unhelpfully, I can't for the life of me remember where i got it but I'm pretty sure it came from a recommendation on this Forum. Had it since Dec '22 and it's brilliant. 3/8" rubber. Hard wearing. Not a mark on the bed underneath. Also cut to shape of R1T bed.

Fine. I also hope they're thinking about 'future proofing' the hardware too, not just software. It's all very well but if the build quality is shite and thing like suspension, bushes etc start to fall apart, then it's a high power computer on wheels, but the wheels ain't working! Not a dig...

Just don't confuse price with value.

I hate to rub it in but I recall that being one of the greatest games ever !

Like the styling and the specs but you should at that price. Go on to the configurator and see how easy it is to add $50k of options. This isn’t going to steal Rivian’s cheese. If anything, they‘ll probably get some people going to the R1S now and saving $. Don’t get me started on the Recon.

Echo what most think here. Start with a decent trim level that the majority will want, then add in the hot stuff later for those 'few' who want to spend the extra. Also, only downside risk going too early on config and pricing, as much as I want to play with the configurator. RJ has always...