Iām curious how folks are burning through brakes so much. I drive through the Rocky Mountains and I almost never touch my brake pedal. Iāve never had to replace a pad on any of my three Rivians.
The biggest issue I have with my Gen2 is locking and unlocking at home. I have my R1S set so it wonāt use proximity to unlock when Iām at home. If I have it on, the car will unlock every time I go to the pantry (right next to the garage) then it will lock a few seconds later.
The problem...
Iāve got a couple of these running around my neck of the woods. The owner of one is on this board. Iāve even seen a Canyon Yellow R1S running around here.
This is the first question that needs to be answered. This is basically a spacer lift it if doesnāt reposition or replace the upper and lower control arms. Itāll put stress on the half shafts and other components. Even on something as basic as a Wrangler, you need to do a lift right or itāll...
Those lease rates are a disappointment but Iām not surprised when considering the resale value EVs have seen.
IMO, give it a year. If R2 demand is as high as I think it will be, resale values will be better than decent and leasing payments will drop significantly.
Sooooo, letās try that again said Stellantisā¦
Now starting a $67000 and only 222 miles of range.. This is going to be the Dodge Charger debacle all over again.
https://electrek.co/2026/06/19/jeeps-off-road-ev-on-sale-for-67000-range-comes-up-short/?extended-comments=1
Itās interesting. I put in my reservation within the first couple minutes or so as well. Iāve owned three Rivians, live close to the Louisville, CO service center but still havenāt gotten an invite. I wonder if the fact that I leased an R1S last year, plays into the equation. Do they think that...
My Grandpa used to always say that if you try to sell your product by tearing down your competition, then youāre product isnāt very good. RJ knows his product is very,, VERY good. Also, I think RJ appreciates what Tesla has built. He calls the Tesla Model 3 and Y a monopoly but points out that...
Don't feel too bad. I ordered in the first 5 minutes, live very close to a service center, and have now bought 2 R1Ts and an R1S. No invite..
But not a big deal because I'm not shopping right now. If I were, I would be waiting for Purple to be available.
One of my neighbors (who probably posts here) reported that several R2s were at the Louisville SC. He was told they were for demo drives.
Two days my friends, just two more days..
I take ANYTHING Wass says with a massive grain of salt. Heās the Elon Musk of this company.
Rivian canāt even make a proper Apple Music client, how can they be expected to make an AI system to operate it or my text messages.