r1v1an
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I took delivery of a GW/BM R1T with 22s in August. Overall, it's an 11/10. Accelerates more violently than my neighbor's BMW M8 Competition. Smooth as butter on long drives. Interior quality on par with a Range Rover. Banging sound system. Flawless tech - I don't even miss Carplay. The gear tunnel is a game changer for storage. And on top of that, it looks fantastic.
But do I have a real R1T? I'm not sure. Every time I watch a Rivian story with an R1T or R1S climbing over rocks or drifting in dirt, I think - my truck would crack in half if I did that. That's what it sounds like it's doing every time I hit a speedbump in my neighborhood. It rattles, creaks and the whole car kind of vibrates. It sounds like my suspension is made out of crinkle paper. This week, my truck went into Turtle Mode because I was reversing, turned the car and let off the gas at the same time. I've done that move a million times in other cars without a problem. But my truck let out a couple of loud cracks. Turtle mode cleared with a restart but now the car is making a popping and grinding noise when I start and stop. A couple of months ago, my truck had to be shipped 4 hours to an SC because a hose came out of the air suspension and it couldn't refill the bags, so the truck sank down the the blocks.
I don't get it. This suspension is supposed to be an engineering marvel. Why is mine so terrible? I'm worried about speedbumps and pulling out of my driveway. The idea of taking this thing off road and trying to drift is...unimaginable. Did I get the city-slicker version of this truck while the Motor Trend guys got the real thing?
Help me out here.
But do I have a real R1T? I'm not sure. Every time I watch a Rivian story with an R1T or R1S climbing over rocks or drifting in dirt, I think - my truck would crack in half if I did that. That's what it sounds like it's doing every time I hit a speedbump in my neighborhood. It rattles, creaks and the whole car kind of vibrates. It sounds like my suspension is made out of crinkle paper. This week, my truck went into Turtle Mode because I was reversing, turned the car and let off the gas at the same time. I've done that move a million times in other cars without a problem. But my truck let out a couple of loud cracks. Turtle mode cleared with a restart but now the car is making a popping and grinding noise when I start and stop. A couple of months ago, my truck had to be shipped 4 hours to an SC because a hose came out of the air suspension and it couldn't refill the bags, so the truck sank down the the blocks.
I don't get it. This suspension is supposed to be an engineering marvel. Why is mine so terrible? I'm worried about speedbumps and pulling out of my driveway. The idea of taking this thing off road and trying to drift is...unimaginable. Did I get the city-slicker version of this truck while the Motor Trend guys got the real thing?
Help me out here.
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