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Thanks. Some good ideas. I think they could sell a good number of more off-road oriented versions of both trucks. Probably too expensive to hope for at this time though.

Yes, that makes sense. Just wasn’t what you said before. Breathing deeply….

1up sells an extender with an anti-wobble bolt. Works great.

Sorry, you completely missed my point. I was responding to the notion that people don’t care about oil subsidies. They don’t care, because most people aren’t even remotely aware of them. Of course they all matter and cost. Not sure how you could twist what I said into thinking subsidies...

My 1up is around twenty years old and other than replacing a few parts when a truck backed into it, she’s as good as new. There isn’t any other rack that even comes close to these things. You can give it to your grand kids. Seriously.

“That’s a fair question on tax credits. There are currently significant tax credits for fossil fuels. Why are they less objectionable to people?” Because oil subsidies are invisible to the general population. Unless you’re an investor in an oil or gas well, or one of the many other parts of the...

Other than sliders and good AT’s what other things do you guys like to do to ruggedize the R1S a bit more for off-road and overlanding. Tested the R1S for the first time today, and coming from a new Defender, it felt a little too posh for my needs. I think I’ll miss the hose down interior...

So by indestructible, do these support the weight of the vehicle both statically and dynamically (as in a rock hit), and can you jack off them?

I like my subsidies as much as the next guy, but you can’t really assume an automatic decline in sales in the market when subsidies go away. Market distortions are weird like that. If producers keep prices the same, they will sell less. Depending on the slope of the demand curve, it may make...

VW will own about 25% of Rivian stock at the end of five years, maybe more if there are future additions. If Rivian can’t stem the losses, at a certain point RJ will have no choice but to sell. Rivian’s chance of not being a VW brand in ten years are probably less than even at this point.

My point wasn’t so much that people have to take safety in mind when selecting a car, just that I certainly do, and I’m always amazed more people don’t. Volvo doesn’t even really market safety anymore I’m guessing because people don’t really buy because of it. Which just amazes me. I’ve been...

“Don’t crash”. Ah, what a simple solution. Why didn’t I think of that?

Does anyone even pay attention to IIHS crash tests and ratings? I won’t even let my daughter ride in one, much less want to ever buy one. With the state of vehicle safety technology today, there’s no reason anything that performs as poorly as a Jeep should even be allowed on the road. Rolling...

Exactly. Politics once again is going to send us down the protectionist rabbit hole. Unfortunately, both parties have succumbed so there is no possibility of a respite from this madness. This is the well worn path that deteriorating economies take in the false hope of maintaining domestic...

If there was ever a place to showcase drive through charging for those towing a camper, this would be it. Nice facility, but it’s not going to entice anyone to buy a Rivian for towing.

I had an LR3 for years and the new Defender at least to me is a revelation in on road and off road handling and comfort. It handles pavement remarkably well for a truck its size, and its suspension adapts under off road settings to produce an equally amazing ride on rough trails. The LR3 ride...

Gosh, I sure hope a Rivian has better suspension than an almost twenty year old LR3. I mean LR3’s aren’t too shabby, but almost anything newer will feel much better. I’d like to hear a comparison of off-road comfort and handling with a new Defender, probably one of the most comfortable riding...

There seems to be no mention of economies of scale in slowly lowering manufacturing costs for Rivian if they are successful in getting their numbers up. Most manufacturing endeavors start out with negative gross margins and scale their way into positive territory. Nothing new there. The...

I’m newly considering getting out of an ICE tow vehicle (12 mpg towing) and trying an R1S to tow a 3700 lbs dry off road camper. Haven’t seriously thought about this until they upped the range a bit in the refresh, but still wondering what towing range will look like with the second gens. I...