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  1. Rivian Service policy - no alternative transportation unless vehicle kept for 48 hrs

    Well, my R1T is up in the Canton SC for an issue with the coolant pump(s). They said, minimally, it would be 3-4 days turnaround and they gave me a rental. The lot was FILLED with Rivians, and somehow, I don't think all the Rivian Amazon delivery vans parked at the center were making...
  2. UHF Still Available on the Freeways?

    No, I can go into Spicy mode. Just don't... I had my fill of "A$$hole" mode with our Tesla. Mediocre is just fine for me.
  3. UHF Still Available on the Freeways?

    I did buy the subscription and it has been working pretty reliably. My question comes of the icon. There are three dashes under the steering wheel, but only two of them are ever solid blue when the service is active; regardless if I am on an Interstate, State highway or marked lesser road...
  4. 2026.07 Software Update notes - features & fixes coming

    Never, ever been solved by any other vehicle or head unit manufacturer, ever... must be impossible.
  5. Securing plywood in R1T bed

    Quite frankly, unless you are hauling long stuff frequently, the one I had on my Frontier was more of nuisance than anything. I usually kept it out of the truck unless I knew I needed to carry something long. And thanks for the reminder, I still have a bungee cord cargo net around here...
  6. 2026.07 Software Update notes - features & fixes coming

    ...still no hands free texting feature. And nothing about increasing the font size. Oh well.
  7. Securing plywood in R1T bed

    That looks about right. Loaded enough long stuff in a pickup. The >only< think I miss from my Nissan Frontier was the flip-out bed extender. I used that to keep any long, skinny stuff (2x4's, fence posts,etc.) angled into the bed and secured. I recently hauled several sheets of PVC...
  8. Rivian Service policy - no alternative transportation unless vehicle kept for 48 hrs

    That something got flagged on their SC calendar. And it was less than two days before the scheduled visit without so much as a courtesy call. The FIRST (and only time) I had to get into the SC was when Canton opened up. I was slated to go up to Chelsea MA (they bumped me to Canton MA...
  9. lost small snake in seat back

    Sorry... the only thing I could think of...
  10. Rivian Service policy - no alternative transportation unless vehicle kept for 48 hrs

    "Opened a service request at the Canton MA site through the app. Eight weeks until I can get in. Nary a call from a service advisor, just... the app. Sent app texts of the time stamp on the log; my question was - "Is that issue really resolved or did it flag something else?" Crickets. "Did...
  11. Why Did You Choose Rivian Over Competitors?

    I needed a truck and I wanted an EV. From long-term, personal experience, I have no faith that Ford or GM can make a quality vehicle, and I grew tired of hearing "And electric version is coming... soon!" from the likes of Nissan and Honda. I had followed Rivian since seeing the R1T and R1S...
  12. Would you still buy your Rivian today?

    My husband recently hit 6 months with his Tesla Model Y. He has never had anything wonky happen to it, or had to perform any variation of a reboot. Now, granted, the Tesla OS has a good decade or so of evolution more than the Rivian OS, but revisiting this question made me pause and think...
  13. Rivian Service policy - no alternative transportation unless vehicle kept for 48 hrs

    My R1T went into "Turtle Mode" following a bad snow storm in January. I posted about all the warning lights coming on, no power to the steering or brakes, etc. Did the hard reset which generated the event log and all of the issues cleared. Opened a service request at the Canton MA site...
  14. Xiaomi car business profitable after only two years 😮

    Agreed to that! I see the Oldsmobile commercials with the SUV's that were made in China and I just wonder about overall reliability... and then we see the reports. I am just tired of car manufacturers treating vehicles as "disposable"; that we HAVE to upgrade / buy new every 3 years. Ford...
  15. Xiaomi car business profitable after only two years 😮

    I have had my RADAR on, listening to matters about Chinese EV build quality. Funny, how we hardly hear anything about it... Last night, we caught the "Autoline Daily" about the Chinese EV companies coming into Mexico, and how the distributors there are not pleased with the overall experience...
  16. Paid my $2500 for Autonomy+

    Kind of how I approached it, as well. The software is intrinsic to the Rivian. It currently has limitations, but I expect it will only improve. When I go to sell my R1T, that subscription will go with it; I consider that as a perk for resale. Used it yesterday to get my cat 30 miles to the...
  17. As you might have guessed.... higher gas prices has increased interest in EVs [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS]

    On last nights Autoline Daily, they said that used EV sales in the EU are going through the roof.
  18. R1 Brake Caliper Cleaning Recommendation

    Thank you for this. I am just over 11K miles and after a brutal winter and I chatted with the service center. They said unless I am seeing a lot of road dust on the brake calipers (I am not), this can wait until I schedule my 15k routine service.
  19. Starlink Mini Fire Sale ($199) -- My experience with the service

    Holy crap! For what? To doom-scroll through the Netflix movie options while out in nature? Interesting; my husband was interested in Starlink with our home Broadband at $91 mo. When he went through what you put together, he was like, "Not no, but HELL no!"





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