First Accident - R1T held up well

Christopher · Dec 10, 2022

Today I rear ended a sedan that made a right turn from the left lane, slammed on their brakes, and into a one way street going the wrong way. I was driving straight in the right lane.

Unfortunately Driver+ didn't help here. I can't remember if it tried to brake or not. I was in conserve mode since I was running low on battery. In another post on this forum I said I'd never use this mode after almost rear ending a car on the highway when Driver+ didn't slow down fast enough when traffic ahead was stopping. I now firmly believe that emergency braking on Conserve mode is not as good as any other mode.

The 45 degree angle of the car turning into the one-way street perfectly aligned up with the front recovery hooks and destroyed the sedan's rear end. The Rivian held up surprisingly well. I was so worried when getting out that I'd have a destroyed front end but by the looks of it, just the plastic bottom piece needs replacement. The scratches looks like they can be buffed out. The Honda on the other hand will needs a full bumper, taillight, and quarter panel replacement.

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This is a service center vehicle, not my personal one, so can I count this as my first official scratch?

crashmtb · Dec 10, 2022

Get it on a frame machine and I bet it’s not as straight as it looks

madgrey · Dec 10, 2022

I guess you can't ask for much more in an accident - not your fault and minimal damage. I hope that the insurance people see it that way. Someone did something similar to me and it took some effort to explain why rear ending the other car wasn't my fault.

Christopher · Dec 10, 2022

madgrey said:
I guess you can't ask for much more in an accident - not your fault and minimal damage. I hope that the insurance people see it that way. Someone did something similar to me and it took some effort to explain why rear ending the other car wasn't my fault.

Yup. I also hope the accident investigator on scene sees that as well. I showed him the signage that shows one-way and Do Not Enter. Hopefully he will understand. Based on how the vehicles collided (my passenger front, her passenger rear), it should show she was turning the wrong direction.

Also a friendly Tesla driver stopped and gave me his info as a witness which I provided to the police.

Arky · Dec 10, 2022

crashmtb said:
Get it on a frame machine and I bet it’s not as straight as it looks

These things have a big ladder frame under them I bet it's straight as an arrow with that little damage showing.

crashmtb · Dec 10, 2022

Arky said:
These things have a big ladder frame under them I bet it's straight as an arrow with that little damage showing.

depends on how far the front crossmember (iirc it bolts on) got pushed in ?

DirtyJester · Dec 10, 2022

Was this a test accident in the service truck to see how they’d hold up?

Rather than trying with yours.

?

GregEVs · Dec 10, 2022

So I'm going to ask, sum what of a personal question here, what's the cost of insurance on one of these, through Rivian or one's personal insurance company, I Realized one driving record has a lot to do with cost, but 0 to 60 in just a thought, its just a question before I put my down payment in, not that I couldn't afford a 1K payment a month to say, when as I drive a F150 and drop well over $100. A week in gas, and as I look at it, it's just a $100. out the tail pipe and really nothing to show for it, most of the time we can afford the payment, but the insurance is what sometimes kicks that whole dream right out the window, and as long as I'm making it personal question here, is a 1K to much or am I thinking and talking Crazy of this dream, thanks for your answer, no matter how ruid it gets, LOL people use to buy home at this price 60 years ago,
This is the one I'd like

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crashmtb · Dec 10, 2022

GregEVs said:
So I'm going to ask, sum what of a personal question here, what's the cost of insurance on one of these, through Rivian or one's personal insurance company, I Realized one driving record has a lot to do with cost, but 0 to 60 in just a thought, its just a question before I put my down payment in, not that I couldn't afford a 1K payment a month to say, when as I drive a F150 and drop well over $100. A week in gas, and as I look at it, it's just a $100. out the tail pipe and really nothing to show for it, most of the time we can afford the payment, but the insurance is what sometimes kicks that whole dream right out the window, and as long as I'm making it personal question here, is a 1K to much or am I thinking and talking Crazy of this dream, thanks for your answer, no matter how ruid it gets, LOL people use to buy home at this price 60 years ago,
This is the one I'd like

Get a quote from your insurance agent.

Where I live comprehensive coverage with $200 deductible, $0 glass, $2mm liability coverage, and loss of use coverage is $2350/year

Christopher · Dec 10, 2022

GregEVs said:
So I'm going to ask, sum what of a personal question here, what's the cost of insurance on one of these, through Rivian or one's personal insurance company, I Realized one driving record has a lot to do with cost, but 0 to 60 in just a thought, its just a question before I put my down payment in, not that I couldn't afford a 1K payment a month to say, when as I drive a F150 and drop well over $100. A week in gas, and as I look at it, it's just a $100. out the tail pipe and really nothing to show for it, most of the time we can afford the payment, but the insurance is what sometimes kicks that whole dream right out the window, and as long as I'm making it personal question here, is a 1K to much or am I thinking and talking Crazy of this dream, thanks for your answer, no matter how ruid it gets, LOL people use to buy home at this price 60 years ago,
This is the one I'd like

I had a Chevy Silverado and Lexus crossover insured through Progressive. It was $1077 for a 6 months policy.

$100/$300/$100k w/ uninsured motorist. $1k deductible. I had no extras like rental car, accident forgiveness, roadside assistance, or GAP.

When I switched over to the Rivian from the Silverado, the premium went up $275 more for a 6 month policy.

I assume these premiums are going to increase once there's more data showing the expensive repair costs.

Riviot · Dec 10, 2022

Christopher said:
Today I rear ended a sedan that made a right turn from the left lane, slammed on their brakes, and into a one way street going the wrong way.

Where I come from, we call that a Saudi sweep.

SANZC02 · Dec 10, 2022

GregEVs said:
So I'm going to ask, sum what of a personal question here, what's the cost of insurance on one of these, through Rivian or one's personal insurance company, I Realized one driving record has a lot to do with cost, but 0 to 60 in just a thought, its just a question before I put my down payment in, not that I couldn't afford a 1K payment a month to say, when as I drive a F150 and drop well over $100. A week in gas, and as I look at it, it's just a $100. out the tail pipe and really nothing to show for it, most of the time we can afford the payment, but the insurance is what sometimes kicks that whole dream right out the window, and as long as I'm making it personal question here, is a 1K to much or am I thinking and talking Crazy of this dream, thanks for your answer, no matter how ruid it gets, LOL people use to buy home at this price 60 years ago,
This is the one I'd like

Ahh the good old days, I bought a 3 bedroom 2 bath house in MA for 38k in 1982….

Could have purchased 2 for what the R1S will set me back.

jemkewl · Dec 11, 2022

GregEVs said:
So I'm going to ask, sum what of a personal question here, what's the cost of insurance on one of these, through Rivian or one's personal insurance company, I Realized one driving record has a lot to do with cost, but 0 to 60 in just a thought, its just a question before I put my down payment in, not that I couldn't afford a 1K payment a month to say, when as I drive a F150 and drop well over $100. A week in gas, and as I look at it, it's just a $100. out the tail pipe and really nothing to show for it, most of the time we can afford the payment, but the insurance is what sometimes kicks that whole dream right out the window, and as long as I'm making it personal question here, is a 1K to much or am I thinking and talking Crazy of this dream, thanks for your answer, no matter how ruid it gets, LOL people use to buy home at this price 60 years ago,
This is the one I'd like

Insurance was a 5 dollar a year net difference between the previous car and the Rivian. Rivian's insurance was almost twice the cost for the same coverages, deductibles, etc. VS our current provider.
For a 2022 Rivian and 2020 Palisade, our insurance is 527 every 6 months.

Christopher · Dec 11, 2022

jemkewl said:
Insurance was a 5 dollar a year net difference between the previous car and the Rivian. Rivian's insurance was almost twice the cost for the same coverages, deductibles, etc. VS our current provider.
For a 2022 Rivian and 2020 Palisade, our insurance is 527 every 6 months.

What was the previous car an exotic or more expensive vehicle? If not, $5 difference is awesome. Hopefully it stays low.

Donald Stanfield · Dec 11, 2022

My Audi and my Rivian are within 50 bucks every six months in cost.

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