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I've been strongly considering the R1T and R1S, and have a practical, real-world garage question for everyone. I've done a bunch of research, and even called Rivian today to ask about it. Essentially, I am capped at 73 inches of height in my garage. Both getting in the door, but also the garage door equipment in the ceiling, a steel beam, and a floor vent for my office above the garage. 73 is the limit. According to the Rivian rep I spoke with today, the R1T at its lowest suspension sits at 73.1 inches with the antenna, not in kneel. With kneel, it sits at 72.7 inches. The R1s at lowest sits at 72.4 not in kneel. It's 71.8 inches in kneel. He suggested that while it would be tight, both vehicles should fit if I were to pull into my neighborhood, setting the suspension to lowest. Park in my drivewy, put it into kneel. Then creep forward under 5 mph and it should stay in kneel. I should clear into the garage. He said the vehicle will remain at that height, even overnight, and as long as I back out of the garage under 5mph, it should still be at the lowest kneel setting. I know about the 4-hour auto-raise issue, but again - he mentioned this doesn't affect kneel. AI says I should get in the practice of just setting the suspension to lowest when getting into the vehicle in the morning too as a precaution. I've got demo drives with both the R1s and R1t in the next couple of weeks. Does this all track with real-world experience? I do think I prefer the R1T, but it seems like the only way it works is in kneel - and even then, it's a super tight fit. R1S might be safter. Thoughts?
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