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I’m down the queue on the R2, so at least I’ll get the benefit of real life range testing. Car and Driver has a good 75mph test, I’m sure others will too. My driving is in CA, so temps aren’t much of an issue. I’d be happy with a solid 250 mile road trip ranges with the 21” tires. I’m 90% home...

The consensus seems to be great interior, bland exterior. It does look pretty generic to my eye, but the performance is excellent. Put a Hyundai/Tesla/Rivian/etc. badge on it, sell it for $60k!

Every reviewer complained that the Ionic 5 had no rear wiper. Later models have one. Problem solved.

Being a car guy I like to have a weekender or fun car in addition to my Audi Q8 Etron EV, with an R2 on order (my wife’s car is a RAV4 Prime.) Currently I have a 2007 VW Eos 3.2 VR6. I’d like to upgrade to a 911 991 Porsche in the next year or 2. I follow Cars and Bid looking. But what amazes...

I’m waiting, will do the configurator, but also will have my eye on a lightly used Audi Q6. A bit less range, but will be $10-$15k less. I’ll need to drive them all.

That’s where the money is!

I saw it in Pasadena, then last week parked in my neighborhood. It looks from a small distance like a 3/4 or 7/8 R1 to me. I’m on the list, but am definitely cross shopping the BMW and Volvo, maybe the Q6. I doubt I’ll be off roading it except for maybe some dirt road fly fishing, so that’s not...

A great line I heard at a medical meeting years ago, about “expert consensus panels”—therapeutic recommendations from a group of experts in a field, rather than a specific randomized/blinded study—was the speaker said that’s just BOGSAT. Ask what that meant, he said “bunch of old guys sitting’...

And am better for it. I loved my career. I don’t disagree that individuals should be able to get large pay packages. I do think the amounts are unnecessary and really out of hand. And, I could finish that neurosurgery residency at age 86! I’ll be happy to do some stereotactic stuff, maybe a...

I was a practicing ER Doc for 35 years. I’m going back to work, charging $1M for each life saved. Maybe one a month? I can skip all the abdominal pains, back pains, alcohol withdrawals, etc. The heck with that Hippocratic Oath stuff. Maybe put me at the head of the R2 trimotor line? Yea baby.

I want to like Ford. But, they made so many bad choices. Early on, they had the Escape PHEV that competed with the RAV4 Prime. They didn’t improve it, now there’s no Escape and a waiting list for the 2026 RAV4 PHEV. Ford has the highest recall rates out there. The Lightening 150 was too big...

That huge drop provides opportunity! But not, I don’t think, for the R2 buyer with their apparent pent up demand. My Q8 Etron warranty expires 1/28, so next fall (assuming my R2 hasn’t come up yet, or I decide not to get it) I’ll look for a newly off lease BMW i3x, or aQ6 or the EX60 Volvo. The...

Having been hit once and spent 3 nights in the trauma center, let it shake.

I’d be ecstatic if I could get 300 miles @75mph. I like the charge port on rear driver’s side for Tesla supercharging (VOLVO) but the handling of the BMW and my infrequent use of supercharging may swing me to that. Of course, I’ll drive an R2. No interest in a MY.

I only use cruise control on trips, generally, go maybe 6x/yr. I think the Gen 2 will be fine for that. Other EV SUV’s have had drastic depreciation and getting a great as new 2024 Audi q8 Etron is pretty tough to ignore. I have an R2 reservation, and I’m sure in a year and a half they won’t be...

I read that Rivian has 1) the worst initial reliability (I think that was it) and 2) highest customer satisfaction. Meaning, people like them despite their faults. Maybe some confirmation bias. But if service worsens, dark clouds will be out there.

No. I expect them to 1) anticipate needs and plan for them (spare parts), and 2) if providing an individual to guide the repair process to have a clue what’s going on. She didn’t. And as I said, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one waiting months. Obviously she wouldn’t be changing production plans...

True, BUT I was assigned a “guide” by Hyundai whose task it was to expedite the repairs. She basically gave up after a couple of months. And, it seems to me that a company with the manufacturing expertise of Hyundai would realize that some number of their vehicles would be damaged and require...

Our Hyundai Ionic 5 had a low speed parking lot encounter. It was fairly early in their production cycle. It took 7 months to fix, and $12k. Plus, Hyundai was basically worthless helping us. I liked the car, but sold it (resale was good back then) and won’t buy another Hyundai. I have an Audi Q8...