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I agree. There has to be a way around the DOT regulations so that you can use the big ass central light as a brake light as well. As is common with government regulations itās all or nothing instead of written smartly. If the rule was written as āyou need X amount of brake light coverage in a non movable area and anything additional is fineā it would allow Rivian to make the whole strip a brake light which would be much safer.
I think that shows how out of date the rules are. IMO they need to have rules for primary and secondary tail lights. Primary lights would be the same as current rules in that they must be visible at all times. Secondary would be lights like those on the tailgate that can be used as brake lights when visible but can be switched off when not visible, such as when the tailgate is down.
State minimums really need to go up...significantly. Cars are way more expensive than they used to be and required insurance minimums haven't kept up.
That guy knows his stuff.
Definitely made me laugh today!Minor update:
Almost two weeks in and no repair estimate or declaration of a total loss. Nationwide, for itās part is communicating well at this point. The collision shop is simply full of cars and doesnāt have room to start the tear down of my truck. I believe this to be true. I was at the collision center last weekend and it was absolutely packed. There were 7 Rivians on the lot. The technician was kind to help me get the iKamper RTT of the back of my truck and onto a rental. He also showed me an R1T he had finished tearing down to let me see where he thinks the main damage will be. He wouldnāt outright say it but I inferred that he thinks itāll be totaled.
Anyways, the tech told me he should be able to get the teardown, inspection, and estimate done next week.
Meanwhile, Iāve decided that Enterprise car rental is the absolute most ghetto of major car rental companies. First they gave me a Jeep Gladiator with roll up windows, no power locks, VERY worn down mud terrain tires, and a very rusty Fab Four front bumper. I took that back after I finished getting my RTT and they swapped it for the most mis-named car on the road, a Nissan Rouge. Seriously, WTF is ārough-ishā about this car? It does 0-60 inā¦. eventually. Itās a stunning maroon color,,, well stunning if you like looking like the leftovers of a gutted elk.
BUT, the Rouge did have one thing that reminded me of my Rivian.. No Carplay.
Definitely! Though I will say Iāve had SOME decent experiences with Avis. The Midway airport Avis is pretty good, as is Dallas Love. But St. Louis is horrendous.
I donāt need to go to CA to find that. This past winter our gas company tripled everyoneās bills because they didnāt plan for the rise in wholesale prices. Meanwhile they are sitting on a mountain of cash.
