Recent content by windshieldfarmer

I’m scheduled to pick up Friday; everything is complete in the app, including payment. I have not heard anything from the delivery team. Reached out on chat this morning…still crickets though I was told communication would be forthcoming. I asked for confirmation that the car was at the SC...

Sway bar releases would be especially helpful. I suspect lockers will be impossible unless accomplished through programming…which would be a Rivian project.

Thx for the link…I’m coming from a lifted Wranger Rubicon Unlimited. The R2 seems like a poor choice for hard core off-roading…though fine for easy and perhaps more moderate trails. The lack of articulation and limited approach and departure angles is especially problematic.

Sounds like a bad idea. Too much side wall. Might help a bit in off-roading situations but road handling will be adversely affected….big time. Won’t be any efficiency gains either.

Actually sounds quite comparable….though my max speed has been a bit lower than yours.

That’s pretty ugly. Tell me you are driving 80 mph…. I’m in Wichita and the temperature has been between 104 and 107 the last few afternoons. In my BMW IX50 for the last 50 miles of suburban driving I’m averaging 2.7 miles per KWh. Perhaps an apples to oranges comparison….

My delivery is scheduled to occur on Friday 170 miles from where we live (OKCTy). We plan to travel to a day early to get some other things accomplished. It would be highly frustrating and inconvenient to have our delivery appointment cancelled less than 24 hours prior to our appointment. I...

Enjoy…once you start seeing the tires wear quickly I suspect you’ll dial back the fun a bit. Ask me how I know😜😜. Yes…fast EVs are a blast!

A range test with the two respective tires in a controlled environment is the only way to validate the outcome…which is what I thought the EPA test accomplished. Absent another test of some type that controls for environmental differences, the best we can continue to do is watch other data such...

I definitely will get this done for the reasons you cited. The front end would appear to be a rock magnet…. I may also add a 4” PPF strip across the leading edge of the hood. I don’t like the visible line but I am more concerned about rock chips.

That’s today.

For perspective, I am 34 months into a 36 month lease with a BMW IX50. After 28,500 miles my lifetime efficiency is 2.8 miles per KWh. Usage is 80% suburban and 20% highway. If my new R2 with the 20” ATs averages 2.7 miles per KWH I’ll be a happy camper!

That’s crazy…no availability for a demo drive? I had no problem scheduling a demo drive a few days out from my visit to the Denver location. I already had a reservation , but that should not make a difference. There were ample time slots available on my selected day.

Thank you…not inexpensive. I had a Tesla Model 3 six years ago…had the entire front clip, mirrors, rocker panels and top of rear bumper for $1,300. Inflation….uggg.

Since I am getting 20s I hope this is valid! That said it might something as simple as owners with 21s do more highway driving as part the their usage. But that too is suspicious since nearly the same number of cars but with far fewer accumulated miles on the 21s. Way too many unknown...