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Exactly. Although my wife gave me a hard time for the amount of $$$ ($400+) I spent to DIY rotate my tires between the magnetic jack pucks, another floor jack, torque wrench, and wheel dolly. I really only DIY rotated them twice before I got a new set of Michelin tires which came with the 50k...

I contemplated the same when I was about to do my 1st tire rotation. Ultimately, I just bought another hydraulic floor jack and didn't bother w/ the jack stands. #SimpleSolution

You don't need a usb drive plugged in for it to record an accident. The on-board drive stores the camera videos. Unfortunately, I know this first-hand since my R1S was rear-ended back in November and all 4 cameras recorded 2 minutes of video (30s prior to impact) and I had taken out my usb...

ICYMI: dog spelled in reverse...?

Obviously, Rivian has a major head start, and there's LOTS of *ifs*, but at the end of the day, consumers looking for a truck/SUV EV will be considering both in addition to all the other new competition in the next 2+ years. That said, supposedly 70% of the Scout 50k+ preorders are for the EREV...

Cite your evidence that most people buy large vehicles to carry kids considering that the average number of children per family in the US is < 2 which fits just fine in a 2 row 5-6 passenger truck/SuV. FWIW my family includes one daughter and 2 gods and we've owned large 6k+ lbs SUVs/trucks for...

Well there was definitely that benefit as well especially when I took my future wife on a date at the Bengies Drive-In movie theater in 1986 which wasn't the same experience when I took her last year in my R1S . :p

There are plenty of F250s, F350s, et. al. that offer a front bench seat w/ plenty of room for 3 adult passengers. Don't believe the F.U.D.D. Safety is MUCH better now w/ side air bags among many other new safety features than we had in the 70s and 80s. I'm looking forward to having the option...

FWIW, 3 adults fit very comfortable in the front bench seat of my first car, a 1976 Buick Century as well as plenty of Ford F150s over the years as well as many other trucks. The point of a front bench seat is to seat 3 passengers just like the second row. What's the point of a 3rd row that...

Considering my 6k+ lbs 2019 Audi Q7 w/ 83k+ miles on it has it's original pads & rotors, any less than 100k miles on my original R1S brakes/pads would be a disappointment considering that I ALWAYS are in max regen mode and rarely touch the brake pedal.

Considering that replacing my R1S 12V battery would have cost me $800 + $200 for the tow if it wasn't under warranty, I'd say that's a lot cheaper than I expected.

Don't fool yourself. Scout will definitely be a direct Rivian competitor. Weird 6 seat config? It's called a bench seat after you fold down the middle which was pretty standard back in the day and one of the reasons I put down my $100 deposit since I don't need the 7 seats of my R1S which most...

One of many reasons why I put down my $100 deposit ... https://www.thedrive.com/news/scout-wants-to-build-evs-you-can-fix-yourself

Very legitimate concern but I wouldn't hold my breath on right to repair nor parts availability. My 2023 R1S (44k mikes in 17 months) was rear-ended 11/19 and one of the reasons it took more than a week for the Rivian certified repair facility to come up with the estimate was due to the rear...

I looked at the Thule but only the EXO has the double-decker design with so many interchangeable component options and Yakimas are engineered much stronger IMHO.

I ONLY drive in Sport mode lowest ride height and got completely even treadwear on my original OEM 22" which I rotated every 11k miles and lasted 31k+ miles but probably could have gone another 3k-4k. The #1 uneven treadwear cause is misalignment.

Well, the more tread, the longer they last and the more noise/vibration they will have. As always, life is about trade-offs and I'd much rather have the longer lasting treadwear and grip and if they are too noisy, then I just crank up the music. #YMMV

1) no noticeable difference w/ Pirellis 2) don't even know what you mean. it's a TRUCK. smoothness isn't even in my criteria but it does come w/ a lot more tread on it. IIRC the Pirellis start w/ 9mm or tread where as the Michelins start w/ 12.5 which is why the Michelins come w/ a 50k mile...

Michelin Defenders FTW! My OEM Pirellis last 31k although probably could have squeaked out another 3k-4k miles on them but was going on a heavily-loaded road trip so got the Defenders. As always, tirerack.com had the best deal, so had them delivered to the local Pep Boys for installation...