I was going to do a trade in too until I got Rivian’s offer. I had a 2022 Volvo XC60 B5 FWD Momentum and the difference between them and CarMax was $4500.
I think we need to recognize that ALL car companies are feeling the headwinds of higher interest rates and inflation. Rivian is no exception. But, inflation is dropping and so will rates. When they do, people will start to buy. Combine that with the R2 release and I believe that sales and volume...
I like how Rivian takes a hybrid approach to some of their physical buttons. For example, the right toggle becomes your garage door opener when you get close to home. I also like how the left toggle becomes your answer and hang up when you send and receive calls.
I also think that when a car...
I had a Volvo XC60 for about a year while waiting for my R1S to be delivered. It was their first car to use Google to run the car (and one of the first ones on the market to do so). The car was great and the software was good. The problem was that the OTA updates were infrequent and for some of...
I really love the current headlights. I think that so many other car companies’ headlights blah and not unique. Rivian’s are instantly recognizable. I believe that any good car design will push the limits and the really good ones will change people’s definition of beauty. Give it time.
I’m a subscriber to the WSJ and their reporting is first rate. I avoid the editorial side of things. Thankfully, there is not much crossover. The WSJ still has real journalists who do real investigative work. That being said the comments made about EVs by WSJ readers are backwards, old...
Since Reinke was in charge of mobility and auto services for Apple, it will be interesting to see if Apple CarPlay will be added to the Rivian platform. I have mixed feelings about it because I like the simple, elegant design of the Rivian software but I wish it had more features. CarPlay has a...
These repair costs I have been reading about are really crazy high. Makes me worry in the long term about the cost to maintain and repair. I’m not going to out of warranty Keep my R1S beyond the warranty period.
I had my first service on my R1S at my local Rivian service center in Richmond, Va today. Here are my observations:
The local service guy called me the day before and confirmed what needed to be fixed and walked me through what to expect. Great touch and much appreciated.
I had two relatively...
Great advice! Thanks. Hopefully Rivian will fix that in an update by making sure when the outside temp is below a certain level that the fan speed goes down and/or the set temp does too. Yet another example how a programmable car can fix things. It makes so much sense to me why a car designed...
Not nearly as cold here in Richmond Va. My RTS heating works very well, however, I took it to the Service Center in this morning to get a problem with the tailgate fixed and the R1T they gave me as a loaner had terrible heat (34 degrees when I picked it up). I had it set to Hi and drove 25...