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One more observation: I beeped the horn and confusion reigned—where was the bicycle with a clown riding it? I would add a second horn given half a chance.

I can still hear a high pitched, but very, very faint, whine from the rear when accelerating. That's distinct from the louder, lower pitched tones, which occur much more often and can be heard from the front as well. I have pretty sensitive ears, and I have great high frequency detection as I'm...

It's hard to say. I haven't driven it enough. The cabin may be quieter, too, which is helping to highlight the motor noise. I'll drive it more this weekend.

I wonder--if someone at the factory or the service center did notice this, would they hold up a delivery to fix it, or would they try to deliver it anyway and wait for the customer to complain? This was a R1 shop vehicle; perhaps many (or most) of the shop vehicles contain defect(s) which caused...

I agree with this, even though I did in fact do the switch to DM. The pre-hike pricing for the quad is a great deal (especially if you get the tax credit). The DM really just gets you extra range, which isn't worth it for most people. It just so happens to be worth it to me.

Hawaii, eh? I see… a remake of Trading Places. Let’s do it! Please?

Do you know that, or is it wishful thinking? Did you also buy two Rivians? As far as I know, I have more data than most here. My service center is still booked out four months, which tells me a lot, too.

This is my second Rivian and the second one to have poor quality control. I'm two for two. That makes me pessimistic on the future of Rivian, to be honest. R1S have been in production for about 18 months already, and some of these flaws are easily detectable at the factory.

Winter range on the quad, with winter tires, and a cargo rack, and bitter cold, can sometimes be as little as 180 miles. That's not quite enough in some situations. When you go into the mountains, there is no charging, so that means a trip of only 90 miles out. I also wanted to switch into a...

This car is one day old. Watch for cuts, everyone! Quality control still seems to be nonexistent.

Just discovered this. Oops! How did this pass quality control?

I stream both Tidal and Bluetooth AAC from my iPhone. I can hear the difference between Meridian and Elevation audio even over Bluetooth AAC.

I don't think anyone is claiming there won't be cost reductions. In my view, costs won't drop truly meaningfully until Rivian can find a way to produce more than 50K vehicles a year. I think that means finding a new battery source for "good" batteries (good luck), or convincing people that it's...

- Fit an finish on the new dual motor has sightly improved. Liftgate alignment is decent now. There's one paint issue and the third row silver trim still is still off when viewed from the rear. Hood is slightly misaligned, and one plastic moulding is way off. - Definitely missing the 12V ports...

The top 4 (possibly 5) are niche markets. Niches tend to have very high satisfaction. I hope Rivian keeps the satisfaction as it goes mainstream. Tesla used to be #1 in satisfaction, but dropped as sales went beyond early adopter enthusiasts.

I think the system just can’t recognize new US passports. No drivers license alternative is available in this case (name change). Enshittification of the world continues.

I have to vent here: I’ve spent an hour taking dozens of perfectly formed, well lit ID photos, and I can’t get last the auto-retarded portion of the online notary process run by Proof. They won’t even let me see the notary, who I’m sure could inspect the IDs over a webcam in about 30 seconds...

I have a 31XXX dual max 2024 VIN.

Sometimes you have to pick yer poison, y'know?

Still prefer ChatGPT's take on the lights: