vampire drain has been discussed quite a bit.
I recently posted a 7 day unexpected experiment on vampire drain -
if phantom drain is different, I apologize
With the sun directly overhead, the headrests were never hot. The roof was doing a very good job as far as I could tell.
Maybe there could be an improvement by doing the roof, but based on my experience and preference, it did not seem to be needed.
Also, in working with my local shop, they...
For those in the northeast US thinking about ceramic tint from any manufacturer for heat reduction, below is my experience on in cabin temperatures before and after ceramic tint.
XPEL 45% XR Plus was added to the front windows and 70% XR Plus was added to the windshield. The rear windows are...
As an individual who
1) made a 2021 q4 reservation for max pack, spare tire, tent, and camp kitchen
2) who then modified only their max pack to large battery in late May
3) and has been driving an R1T since mid July
I am in agreement.
When I get asked on how I got a truck so quickly -
I have...
Nothing crazy or glamorous, but just wanted to share range experience.
Took a small day trip with the family. About 180 mile round trip. The drive was made to enjoy some hiking in the "mountains" of Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania), and pick up an electric dirt bike for my son in the area.
I...
Rivian's offer multiplied by 1.5 was still shy of Carvana's offer for my BMW 550xi GT. Carmax was a few hundred shy of Carmax. For ease and money, I went with Carvana. Was about a 5 minute in person drop off after doing the online documentation. I was expecting Rivian's offer to be lower, but...
3 different garage doors, all with the same chamberlain from about 10 years ago. Took two to three tries with 2 of my chamberlain garage doors. First try with 1.
Some details - scroll down for the short version. Hope this provides some data on drain and aligns with what others are observing.
My R1T was recently in the shop. Upon completing the service, my truck was to be returned on the day I left for vacation.
This resulted in the R1T being dropped off...
Some quick updates:
The Rivian Service folks (800 service number) continue to be very much appreciated. They are well trained on empathy, language, and actually follow up with actions VS just delivering lip service. However, I still have no ETA on the return of my R1T.
While the Brooklyn...
Called Rivian this morning which resulted in a 35 minute wait before getting someone. That was the first time I waited for more than a minute. Apparently the phone system for all of Rivian locations in the US was out this morning which caused some problems (as could be imagined).
After...
In the Rivian app, my vehicle version was always -999.999.999. The truck itself would tell me the version and that it was up to date.
However, the R1T was just towed to a service center earlier today due to various issues
AND
I just saw in the app that my vehicle version is now 2022.23.5...
Hello all - appreciate the sentiments and support.
Short version
I am working on getting a rental car and the tow driver arrived over 90 minutes late. The tow driver had zero experience with Rivian's, so putting the truck in flatbed mode and coordinating the logistics of how to handle that...