Check for financing quotes from your current lender, better if you have a credit union and check current car/home insurance company for a quote. Also get a quote on your current truck from Carmax as that will help you decide if Rivian is giving you a good deal or not. I found Rivian financing...
I notice that the Rivian navigation tends to stick to main roads and doesn't reroute quickly, On a recent trip Rivian vs Google, Google shaved 20 minutes off the trip because it cut across some backroads and when I missed a turn, rerouted to the next available route. Not sure ABRP is fully...
Thanks for the paint tips, we were going to mount the charger on the house wall, but that means I loose 10 feet of length on the cord so while we are having other work done, we opted to move the charge to the front of the garage. That faces west and gets pretty beat up with weather, not to...
I have never leased a car, but if I could get an R1S today on a lease, I would jump on it. I get the tax credit in the form of a price discount. I get to drive a gen 1 SUV for the length of the lease and walk away if the numbers don't work and turn around and purchase a gen 2 Rivian, with...
Can't wait to get my R1S, Between VA taxes, the Highway Usage Fee should be a fun check to write. Electric are exempt from emissions inspections but still must have annual safety inspections, again depending on where you live, some places in the state require safety inspections every 3 years...
I may be missing something but the R1S has a 3rd row and while I didn't sit back there on my demo drive, all indications are even adults can sit back there. The R1S Dual motor / Standard Pack is available and while it may be the low end it has all the features just not fancy colored seats and...
Have you had any issues with the holes? I wonder how much dirt gets into them under the panels? Did you consider them cutting slots rather than the holes?
I understand mounting brackets are different
EV Base = utilizes bracket requiring 2 attachment points to the frame
RMaxx = Brackets require a single attachment point to the frame
Reinstalling panels required cutting /trimming the panels to fit around the brackets on both.
Cost, difference in...