Parking your Rivian outside

[jambaman84]

Has anyone purchased either the T or S and kept their car parked outside instead of the garage let me know how the wear and tear has been for the paint. Any issues you guys have had with parking outside?

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[R1Tmcg]

Most likely depends heavily on the weather and plant life on your driveway. I ended up getting a carport installed over our driveway because falling leaves/twigs/debris kept falling on the truck. We have a black walnut tree that already dented the hood and tailgate before we could get the carport up. No issues with the paint however being outside over the spring/summer in PDX.

Also, the scoop area below the windshield just fills up with leaves, seed pods, twigs, etc so that when you open up the frunk, they all fall into the hydraulic channels that lift up the frunk on either side. Take a look here: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...aulics-area-and-mysterious-loose-bolts.15683/

 

[djjr50]

That is where our R1S will live (unless it can squeeze in the garage in the few times it may be necessary). Though we are only 1 month in, it's survived the Florida sun and rain. Only one live oak nearby which will bathe it in pollen but no branches and very few leaves.

 

[Dave711]

I have been parking my R1S inside but the service center has been parking it outside. They won't return my calls so I stopped in person. They still wouldn't give my any information. The thrill is gone.

 

[NY_Rob]

My R1T has been parked outside since I took delivery in Jan this year, no paint issues at all other than idiot neighbor blowing up the street on July 4th with hot debris raining down on my truck. Luckily the powder marks on the hood buffed out.. got the front end wrapped that week for peace of mind.

I'd highly recommend at least a hood wrap to protect against bird poop, leaf stains, etc.. if you're going to park outside exclusively.

 

[pickupman2022]

Mine has been parked outside since I got it in November 2022. No paint issues.

 

[HAL9000]

Same. My R1T been sitting outside since March this yr. It does have a full PPF wrap on it. So far all is well

 

[Sevn86]

Mine stays parked outside most of the time. Nothing that I’ve noticed yet since picking it up in June. Just makes charging so much easier verses having to reverse park it in the garage to charge. I did get all the black parts of the roof wrapped in PPF almost two weeks ago.

 

[ads75]

For me its an everyday commuter vehicle. Not a collectible. Not a future collectable. I park outside, because it won't fit in my garage. No special treatment. No paint protection. No weekly baths. I also park outside at work and the grocery stores. So far, its been fine. I would worry about any vehicle under an oak tree.

 

[JToeps]

Just got mine last week and it'll live outside its entire life. Too big to comfortably park in the garage and the pinball machines take priority anyway.

My neighborhood has decided that we all park cars in our driveways.

 

[moosetags]

Our Dear Opal sits out on the driveway almost all the time. She does fit in the garage, but it's kind of tight. The only times that we put her in the garage is when we go on an Airstream trip and use the Duramax.

We have not yet had any paint or other issues. Opal sits under some oak trees that drop acorns like crazy. She is also parked three houses of the ocean. So far, so good. She has been sitting in this environment for just about six months.

Brian

 

[dleepnw]

7 months. outside. no paint issues afaik.

 

[emoore]

I'm much less worried about parking outside than the rocks that I get hit by in Colorado. That's going to do more damage than the sun.

 

[Rivdog]

I always park it outside. My R1T dropped out of the factory before it graduated to becoming an R1S because it wanted to play in the woods everyday. It made the decisions it did and now it has to live with the consequences.

No issues other than it doesn’t do math very well for the guess-o-meter and sometimes records lots of stuff on the gear guard (it’s a dropout in the PNW, of course it’s into photography).

Seriously though, talk to a professional detailer and they’ll tell you that you can’t own and drive a car without damaging the paint. This is especially true of a daily driver. PPF can certainly help, but it’s very expensive and you’ll have to replace it after 5-7 years. If you’re worried about the effect of the elements on your paint, I’m assuming you plan to keep the car for at least that long as such elements aren’t gonna affect the paint at all in that timeframe unless it’s in truly extreme conditions. So then you’ll be out another $7,000 for another round of PPF for a total of about $14,000 after about 5-7 years of ownership for very marginal differences in appearance (from the elements - not talking about rock chips, pinstripes, etc. as that’s not the OP’s concern).

 

[Timothykf]

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