R1 Extended Service Plan

[howler99]

Does anyone have any thoughts on whether Rivian will offer an extended service plan? Does Tesla?

Call me a worry wart, but I'm nearly 2 years into the 5 year warranty. I love my R1T, but I shudder to think about the cost of repairs after 5 years. Mine has been very reliable so far, but most cars are after only 2 years.

Appreciate any thoughts?

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[MidnightRivian]

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...warranty-by-fidelity-warranty-services.22473/

 

[carsly]

Tesla allows owners to purchase an extended warranty in-app.

If your Model S, Model X, Model 3 or Model Y is still covered by its Basic Vehicle Limited Warranty for new vehicles, you may be eligible to purchase an Extended Service Agreement (ESA) to extend certain coverage by up to 2 years or 25,000 miles, whichever occurs first.

https://www.tesla.com/support/extended-service-agreement

Note: the extended warranty is NOT available for Tesla Used purchases, as they already come with an extended warranty.

 

[howler99]

Thanks. This has given me a lot to think about. I was looking for a manufacturer service plan, but it looks like there are a few well thought of 3rd party plans as well.

It looks like my options now are:
- Purchase a 3rd party service plan.
- Wait to see if Rivian will match Tesla and offer a service plan.
- Put down a deposit on an R2 and trade-in the R1 when it's ready. I like the rear charging port, but I would be giving up a lot to go to an R2.

 

[AllInev]

All things being equal (within reason), I'd prefer an OEM/Rivian extended warranty over a 3rd party offering.

Given I've had somewhere in the range of $20k-$30k in warranty covered repairs during the first 21 months of ownership, Rivian might have to charge us quite a bit for an Extended Warrant/Service Agreement.

 

[wsaHarem]

I'm with OP. I just purchased a used (or close to new) 2023 R1S with 2500 miles and the other than transfer of ownership my first question to support was to ask about an extended warranty. Nothing available. Can you imagine the cost of a computer going out? Ouch.

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