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But why not just load all the pups into the cab of the truck and run "pet comfort mode"? ? Seriously, way to be a good neighbor! And we're not even to solstice, yet, so keep that truck charged, they'll probably need you again before fall.

Okay, in the Great Scheme of Things, this is pretty insignificant, but I still need to call Rivian out on this one: I ordered a touchup pen (in lovely Compass Yellow) from the Gear Shop. It arrived yesterday, delivered by the nice man in the big brown truck (the UPS drivers around here are...

I hope your call goes well and look forward to your "report"! Are you comfortable sharing with us which service center you visited for your test-drive? I'm very intrigued (and concerned) about the extreme range of experiences people are having at the SCs. Good luck!

Thirteen new R1Ts just got added to the "demos" site--looks like a couple of sweet deals in there for someone (including at least one 2023)!

I got a temporary registration--which is about a two-inch wide strip of paper, plus a temporary "plate"--which the Rivian tech attached to my rear bumper. NJ has its own rules, what I got is pretty typical based on my limited past experience.

I'm kind of obsessive about tracking my finances using Quicken. (Which is one reason I have the wherewithal to buy a new Rivian.) I'd like to track charging expenses as a separate category and am curious about how others are doing this. The easiest way is just to use "auto: fuel" and then use a...

I just took a peek at the demo vehicle sale site and saw that there are only three vehicles left! I'm _so_ pleased to have hit the window of availability--by pure luck. I don't think we'll see multiple-dozens of available demos again for several years. Not until we are, once again, ramping up to...

Yeah, she was basically tapping her foot and saying "come _on_! Get driving!" Sometimes her stupid ape servant just doesn't have the right priorities. It's so hard, being queen of the universe!

Took Ada out for her first ride in Ms. Frizzle. It took her about thirty seconds to figure out that she could open the window by stepping on the armrest! I'll need to figure out how to use the window locks. The Team 1EV Pet Deck worked out great, but I can see why they also sell brackets to keep...

Just a follow-on to my previous: I haven't seen a single R1S hit the demo site in the month I've been monitoring it. And the total number of "in stock" vehicles is down to 11--it had been hovering around 35 to 40 for quite some time as vehicles sold and others were added. The fact that it's so...

I'm literally sitting in my newly-purchased demo R1T driving home from the delivery at this moment. (I live in IL but fetched the vehicle from Richmond, VA.) For me, the process was as smooth as I can imagine it ever being, but others have had a very different experience. I did a demo ride on a...

I'll post a longer account later--tough to write while cruising through the lovely mountains of West Virginia (wife's at the wheel). All is great! An absolutely flawless delivery from the awesome team in Richmond. Loving the R1T even more than I expected! Just finished my second charging...

It is, indeed a demo. I'm incredibly pleased with the find: it's my favorite color combo--both the interior and the exterior have been discontinued; by my best estimate, I'm saving something like $25k; and it's been "broken in" but not broken down: about 8,000 miles of relatively gentle use with...

I hope both of our delivery experiences will be smooth! Multiple members of this forum have commented very positively on the quality of the team in Richmond and my interactions with them have been 100% excellent--friendly, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful. All of my critters are...

Thanks! When I adopted my (current) dog, she had been fostered for a solid year. I walked into Petsmart to buy a toy for my other dog and she gave me _that_ look from inside her cage. I instantly froze and called my wife and said "we have another dog." Sometimes, the right one is just waiting...

Got a Lyft scheduled to take us to the airport at 1:30. Fly to Richmond (staying at a motel down the block from a Waffle House, so I know what's for dinner--it involves the words "scattered, smothered, and covered"). The nice folks at the Richmond SC are going to fetch us tomorrow morning so we...

(A) Thank you for being an awesome human! (B) That is, indeed, a badass truck! Way to go putting it to good use. I hope the impact of the weather on you wasn't too bad. (We got a couple of hits around here, in Southern Illinois, but not too bad--this time. There's always "next time"!)

I bet if we looked at your vehicle in ultraviolet we'd see something interesting. Poor bee! She thought she'd be getting a meal but just got hard metal.

Ah, yes! Solar energy stored as gravitational potential energy in an aqueous (plus fish!) power bank. Good ol' sun! We're just _so_ inefficient at using its energy--gotta work on that.