I subscribe to Consumer Reports and their criticisms of the R1 series are pretty consistent with their take on a number of EVs. I agree that one of the problems is that they have not spent enough time with the vehicles. They hand them around to multiple reviewers and no one seems to have put in...
For our R1T glamping, we used Caddis Rapid 6 Tent | REI Co-op. Great tent, popup setup, floor will not leak. Six person tent, 2 persons and two large dogs (Akita and Korean Sapsalli) with glamping accoutrements.
I don't have to change engine oil every year...that alone will probably cover the cost of connectivity. Sometimes you need to pay for services that give real value. I've had my R1T since start of April 2022; the value added since then in OTA updates is huge. Yeah, I'll pay for that.
Connectivity for OTA updates is something we all need...and something I'd be willing to pay for. Along with that comes OTA diagnostics...good that they can pull information to assist. A modest yearly charge is reasonable for the value just of these.
I had the service center do mine. They did a good job and I had a loaner for the couple days it took. That said, I had Safelite do a Subaru with an Eyesight ( Subaru EyeSight: Everything You Need To Know About The ADAS System (tomorrowstechnician.com) ) system once and had no problems with the...
I got this to protect the rather expensive fob...it also addresses the button visibility issue:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CDGSP51J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I use the fob for the most part. My wife wears the wristband and uses that.
Boy, would like to see a similar solution for the R1T where a 'swing-out' would allow for the tailgate to go down. Having to unload the bed to get at the spare could be problematic depending on the area/cargo.