Recent content by Donald Stanfield

I watched almost the whole first video. I'd have to say you have a strong argument that BMW's software is better than Rivian's.

That's fair; my comment was based on the older software. I don't know anything about the new stuff; I'll give those videos a watch.

I just spoke with service myself and didn't hear anything about it, which is odd because I was really hesitant to take it down to SC again for this sensor issue. You'd think I'd be the sort of person they wanted to mention this to. If I knew a Knoxville center was going to open in a couple of...

I have an i4M50 and IDK what you mean by better software. From a stability standpoint I would agree, the BMW software stack is better than Rivian's. I don't think I've ever had an error with my wife's BMW. It works, but it's more plain. Rivian's software offering is more complicated but does...

Honestly, I'm surprised we don't have one. I'm close to Knoxville, which isn't a huge city, but we have a ton of Rivian Amazon vans.

How close are you to a Rivian service center? If you're close, I'd say you'll like the Rivian. If not, it might be a different story.

I am using Delivrd. Hopefully that "good luck" wasn't sarcastic, because you know something about them that I do not. This is my first time using the service, and it seems pretty straightforward and decent so far. I will probably still be in here occasionally. I am not opposed to Rivian in...

The vinyl Rivian uses is very high-quality and cleans up really well. Any decent leather detail cleaner/spray works really quickly to restore it to factory finish.

I agree with the incognito aspect. My frontrunner was a GX550, but those are basically unobtainium unless I want to buy a used one. Even with all my little tricks to skip lines, the scarcity is too much unless I want to waste 10-15K on a markup; even then, it might be 6mo to a year to get it...

All my options are ICE as well. I'd rather EV, but there's nothing out there that meets my needs ATM.

I tried. It never used to be a hassle living so far away from the service center; they defaulted to mobile first. Now it's clear their policy has shifted for them to save money. I get it, and it works when dealerships are in close enough proximity. That's not true for me, and I won't...

I may not be of royal pedigree, but I too have noticed the reversal of the mobile service policy of Rivian and it’s enough to get me to trade mine in. I’m shopping for deals right now and when I find one my R1S will be traded in. Living 3 hours from a service center means that even minor...

OPD is the best thing about EVs

It’s still doing it for me.

It keeps switching to my wife's profile for no reason. Even if she gets in the car last, even if I was the last driver. I'm primary on the car, and that means almost nothing.