Crowdsourcing Help Request

[COdogman]

I don’t see much changing in the used car market in the next 12 months. I would start with option A but option B would still probably work out in your favor. If you sell that new F150 on the private market or to one of the online buyer/ sellers like Carvana or Vroom that keep overpaying to prove a point, you could come out ahead…. Especially now that your Rivian will have some built in equity when you get it.

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[AdamsFan1983]

Cheapest is option always keep what you have. What failed with the brakes? Hard line or rubber line? If rubber, inspect the hard lines and replace all the rubber bits. Brake systems are very simple, it’s unlikely to have problems for a long time if it’s inspected and repaired now.

Hardline rusted out around a junction in the rear. Meineke wants like $650 to repair.

 

[Zoidz]

Hardline rusted out around a junction in the rear. Meineke wants like $650 to repair.

Wow... weird coincidence (Pennsylvania road salt.....). I had a company owned 2004 Explorer that we used as a company beater. The EXACT same thing happened to me about a year ago. Hardline rusted at a junction in the front, pedal went to the floor and onto a major highway. Damn lucky nobody was nearby.

It was an easy repair overall, so I had it fixed for a few hundred $$. In your situation, since you are close (hopefully) to delivery, I would make sure they thoroughly inspect the lines everywhere, and keep it until you get your new vehicle.

Good luck.

 

[AdamsFan1983]

Wow... weird coincidence (Pennsylvania road salt.....). I had a company owned 2004 Explorer that we used as a company beater. The EXACT same thing happened to me about a year ago. Hardline rusted at a junction in the front, pedal went to the floor and onto a major highway. Damn lucky nobody was nearby.

It was an easy repair overall, so I had it fixed for a few hundred $$. In your situation, since you are close (hopefully) to delivery, I would make sure they thoroughly inspect the lines everywhere, and keep it until you get your new vehicle.

Good luck.

I wouldn’t say close. Oct-Dec 22 could be worse.

For what it’s worth my css agent today after seemed upbeat on the progress at the factory claiming to have walked around just this morning and being amazed at how many r1ts were on the floor.

She was very conciliatory and apologetic. I think they got the message. Not that we’ll ever know but man am I curious what the damage was on reservation numbers.

 

[kanundrum]

Hardline rusted out around a junction in the rear. Meineke wants like $650 to repair.

I would have said take it elsewhere but if you can't drive it then you're in a bind or get it towed to a proper shop. Not because of the money but because I'd rather not have meineke working on hard brake lines.

 

[Forager]

I agree, I’d take it to a different mechanic if at all possible. Find someone you trust and let them advise you on whether to replace one line or all of them.

 

[ads75]

I wouldn’t say close. Oct-Dec 22 could be worse.

I am in the same time frame. It is only a projection, and we don't even know what rate Rivian is building at yet. We also don't know is if those projections were based on a number of people expected to drop reservations when/if prices increased. I am not trying to be a downer, but I wouldn't be surprised if the timeline slid several months. I would probably be more surprised if they met it.

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