How does your Rivian stack up?

[skyguyscott]

Here’s mine from most fun to most boring:
- 2022 R1T quad
- 1969 Jaguar XKE (rebuilt from scratch)
- 2013 Cadillac CTS-V (took on track at Laguna Seca)
- 1969 Opel GT
- 1969 Ford Galaxy 500
- 1985 Chevy pickup
- 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- 1981 Honda Civic GT (bought new for $5000; sold 1 year later for $200 less)
- 2012 Chevy Silverado pickup
- several 198x Ford LTD station wagons
- 1969 Toyota Corona

Wow, talk about memory lane...My folks purchased a brand new Galaxy 500, i believe it was a '73 model -- lime green exterior as I recall, with a dark green interior (hey, it was the '70s!) I think that was their first new car. Aunt and Uncle had the slightly more expensive LTD sedan, light blue interior, dark blue exterior, but they didn't have kids, so they could afford such extravagant luxuries


Edit: OMG, I found what looks like the exact same color as mom and dad's 500 (down to the dark green vinyl top) on the internet, for sale. I can't tell if the interior is black or dark green. I remember a dark green interior, but don't know if Ford actually offered that color that year -- I was just a kid. I highly doubt this is the same VIN however, but wouldn't that be wierd?

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[Oldsmobile_Mike]

You guys can remember all the cars you've ever owned?

 

[Yamazaki]

You guys can remember all the cars you've ever owned?

I think I could. It's just a matter of going year-by-year. I wouldn't count anything owned for less than a year.
The more difficult task would be finding pictures of all of them. I think there might be one or two that I don't have pictures of...

 

[skyguyscott]

You guys can remember all the cars you've ever owned?

Yeah, of course. Now, ask me if I can remember all the names of all the gfs over the years, -- that's a real challenge.

 

[BanditTA]

Just took delivery of my Rivian R1T Tri Max a couple weeks back, but I thought I'd share the vehicle history that brought me here. It’s a good way for me to make sure my memory is still functional.

Gas vehicles
* 1977 Trans Am (currently own, LS Swap - actually purchased in 2013 and restored over many years). Rest of these cars are in order of year of ownership.
* 1982 Dodge 400 convertible
* 1992 Ford Thunderbird LX
* 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport
* 1996 Chevrolet Camaro RS
* 2000 Ford Mustang V6 Convertible
* 2000 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
* 1998 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
* 2003 Nissan 350Z Convertible
* 2007 BMW 335i
* 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
* 2017 Dodge Charger R/T
* 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 Scat Pack Shaker
* 2021 Jeep Gladiator Mojave

(EV / Plug-in) - note that these were all my wife’s primary cars, the Rivian is my first EV daily driver). I haven’t listed my wife’s gas cars above at all.
* 2014 Chevrolet Volt
* 2019 Tesla Model 3
* 2023 Kia EV6 GT
* 2025 BMW i4 xDrive40 (current)
* 2026 Rivian R1T Tri Max (current)

The Fun-to-Drive Leaderboard - tough call on some of these though. Most of the ICE cars were heavily modified:

* 1977 Trans Am (LS Swap and upgraded chassis/suspension).
* 1998 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
* 2023 Kia EV6 GT ( unfortunately not dependable due to ICCU frying issues and lemon law’d)
* 2026 Rivian R1T Tri Max (it’s only been 2 weeks so I reserve the right to change my ranking. Still breaking it in before testing out launch mode. Loving it so far though. Amazing performance and handling for a pickup truck.
* 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 Scat Pack Shaker (upgraded suspension helped it drive less like a boat).
* 2007 BMW 335i
* 2025 BMW i4 xDrive40
* 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
* 1996 Chevrolet Camaro RS

Note: By far the worst car was the first car - the 1982 Dodge 400 convertible had about 10 horsepower, no brakes, and horribly unreliable. Almost killed me numerous times.

 

[iansriv]

Some very interesting cars owned by you guys! The R1 is one of the most interesting cars I've owned. It's a Swiss-army-knife-car. It can transverse several feet of water, go very fast, go almost anywhere other cars can't, is very safe, can haul more than most of my previous cars and is American. I love a lot about it. I have had great luck with previous cars being very dependable. Hardly had any issues. That unfortunately makes me unnecessarily concerned when things happen. 12v battery has been replaced 3 times and the latest is the 2 half-shafts being replaced. Then I see people doing >100k miles.

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