Delivery in MD / DC

[Jiri]

Hey all. Delivery complete. We said goodbye to our Land Cruiser, shed a year, and went head first into E-world. Although the Rivian joins not just our Model 3 but also 2 Defenders that will take care of all the fuel consumption and oil leaking heart desires. ?

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[stickyfingers]

Congrats - that is an awesome lineup of vehicles.

 

[crashmtb]

green is good!
Will you be adding another set of wheels for off road use?

Smart thinking, having two defenders. I only have one, and it’s broken.
if I had two at least one would surely be operable at any given time...

 

[Jiri]

Right on. That’s the plan. The 22s are beautiful and essentially no real loss of range from what I am noticing. I am planning on getting a set of the 20s or an aftermarket option.

I do absolutely adore Defenders. But I have learned I should not drive one anywhere where mobile signal may be dubious. ? They are pure heart though.

 

[Jiri]

Congrats - that is an awesome lineup of vehicles.

Thanks much. Machine gene is a blessing and a curse.

 

[Max]

Congrats. Looks great. Does it look or feel any different in person? Like exterior and interior size or anything else?

 

[Jiri]

Congrats. Looks great. Does it look or feel any different in person? Like exterior and interior size or anything else?

With all the talk about Tacoma as a size reference, the size is definitely different than the internet chatter lets on. I feel like from driver seat the space is similar to what the Land Cruise was.although it drives clearly much more sporty and feels more nimble. (7,000 pounds … number. Total mind$&@£.)

I also had different, and lower, expectations of the feel of solidity and quality. I figured it would be something like our Model 3. (That’s a great car frankly, but feels more like a piece of nice electronics equipment) The R1 feels far more stout and solid nose to tail. It drives really light, yet feels like a tank.

 

[kanundrum]

Congrats! Keep an eye out in the Mid Atlantic section for an upcoming event in a month or two.

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