So the moment I received the email from Rivian letting me know about the XPEL deal for existing R1T owners, I jumped in and signed up for the deal. Much thanks to TIM@XPEL taking his time sharing the details about this deal on this forum, I think everyone has a much better idea of what the deal...
Yes, Rivian did replaced the latch. I reported the issue on 07/08 and Rivian called me to schedule the service on 07/12. But due to my schedule conflict, I have it replaced last Friday instead. However, the hood latch error didn’t show up anymore after I have the hood CPR done and the software...
So I've made a few phone calls to the nearby Xpel installer and all their quote are > 7K for full wrap (Glossy or Satin won't change the price). However, some of them do know about the Rivian deal and they said that deal doesn't have the best quality film from Xpel and the warranty is only for 5...
That's depends on how you treat electronic products. I'm cheap and tend to keep using my phone until it can't keep up with the update. And going from ICE to EV, it's expected that the mechanical part (engine sound) would go away.
If it's purely cross wind pushing the vehicle side ways, then...
Well said. It's good to have both pessimistic and optimistic views on the same subject.
Here are a few comments regarding EVs:
1. EV adoptions are ramping up quickly and it will take up larger percentage of the overall vehicles on the road as time goes.
2. EVs are way more efficient than ICE...