slippingsloth
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- 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7L, 2007 Accord
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Hey Everyone,
Cards on table I have been driving a Honda accord for 17 years and it has started showing signs of problems. So I have been test driving cars but need to pick sooner rather than too much later. Loved the bullet proof reliability of my car but am in a different place financially in life and putting thousands into a blue book car of 1k seems silly.
Cross shopping a very wide list because I have not had to buy a new vehicle in years.
Only restrictions
- I would like to go EV
- Wife still has a 2015 V8 grand Cherokee summit so I dont need another suv.
- No kids.
- Commute is 12miles each way 4-5 days per week. Tesla would be the common sense choice but I tend to vote with my wallet on big purchases / I am not a fan where Musk is taking things.
- Have a house. No problem placing charger in garage.
- Budget (worth the money although I artificially placed a 150k ish budget on myself)
- Ideally I wouldnt have a billion repairs
Vehicles test driven so far.
Taycan
Rivian R1t
Macan EV
Audi q6 ev
Tesla 3 and Y, couldn’t see myself in the dumpster looking Cybertruck
EV6
Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 5 N
Prologue
Lexus 450h
Lexus GX 550 (did this with father in law who was looking for a long distance tow vehicle). Was a change of pace given it was so much louder than everything else
Truth is the 2people I know love their G1 Rivian R1T quads
Weirdly my list has narrowed to
R1T Vs Ioniq 5. And yes I know one costs 2 x the other.
The R1 was the only one where I could feel the value in spending 30-50K more. Ioniq would be a competent commuter and felt good enough if all I am doing is that. The R1 felt special in a way the Porsche/audi etc did not.
So questions for those of you with G2 R1Ts.
1) Has the heat pump been really loud or vibration inducing in hot weather? I have seen multiple videos of the heat pump noise and that seems objectionably/veto worthy loud. These were mainly in cold weather climates it seems.
2) Any regrets about buying R1T gen 2 in hot weather due to the roof or weakness of the A/C? Does the photochromatic roof really stop the heat from hitting you.
I live in the desert so Temps are lows of 35? in winter but highs 115-120 in summer. I test drove the R1T in Pasadena CA on a 75degree day and didnt notice noise and of course it was comfortable in the cabin. But I am much more curious about how heat pump handles real desert heat 3-4 months of the year my car will be sitting in 110+ afternoon heat + Lake Havasu so just asking those R1T Folks who live with it in desert areas (So Cal, AZ, Tex etc). Occasional towing some sand toys/jet boats that are kept out at the river.
3) Any other recommended vehicles you would test drive if someone clawed the rivian out of your hands? This car would be my daily to / from work commuter + occasional road tripper to the desert assuming it outperforms the Jeep for that task
4) If I were to go R1T is the sweet spot the dual with large pack? I did like the ascend interior of the TriMax, but of course the incentives (low apr etc) seem to be focused on the dual performance with max battery, are those 12k upgrades worth it? Reviews like out of spec make it seem like the max battery in itself for range is really not warranted. If you are going dual performance/max you are pushing close to tri cost. Even the dual without perf upgrade seemed like more than enough power for this sod coming from a 200hp 20 year old car.
Been devouring this forum, and Reddit/Youtube on these topics for a couple months but figured I would come out of the shadows. Would say this forum has been pleasant to read/civil.
Cards on table I have been driving a Honda accord for 17 years and it has started showing signs of problems. So I have been test driving cars but need to pick sooner rather than too much later. Loved the bullet proof reliability of my car but am in a different place financially in life and putting thousands into a blue book car of 1k seems silly.
Cross shopping a very wide list because I have not had to buy a new vehicle in years.
Only restrictions
- I would like to go EV
- Wife still has a 2015 V8 grand Cherokee summit so I dont need another suv.
- No kids.
- Commute is 12miles each way 4-5 days per week. Tesla would be the common sense choice but I tend to vote with my wallet on big purchases / I am not a fan where Musk is taking things.
- Have a house. No problem placing charger in garage.
- Budget (worth the money although I artificially placed a 150k ish budget on myself)
- Ideally I wouldnt have a billion repairs
Vehicles test driven so far.
Taycan
Rivian R1t
Macan EV
Audi q6 ev
Tesla 3 and Y, couldn’t see myself in the dumpster looking Cybertruck
EV6
Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 5 N
Prologue
Lexus 450h
Lexus GX 550 (did this with father in law who was looking for a long distance tow vehicle). Was a change of pace given it was so much louder than everything else
Truth is the 2people I know love their G1 Rivian R1T quads
Weirdly my list has narrowed to
R1T Vs Ioniq 5. And yes I know one costs 2 x the other.
The R1 was the only one where I could feel the value in spending 30-50K more. Ioniq would be a competent commuter and felt good enough if all I am doing is that. The R1 felt special in a way the Porsche/audi etc did not.
So questions for those of you with G2 R1Ts.
1) Has the heat pump been really loud or vibration inducing in hot weather? I have seen multiple videos of the heat pump noise and that seems objectionably/veto worthy loud. These were mainly in cold weather climates it seems.
2) Any regrets about buying R1T gen 2 in hot weather due to the roof or weakness of the A/C? Does the photochromatic roof really stop the heat from hitting you.
I live in the desert so Temps are lows of 35? in winter but highs 115-120 in summer. I test drove the R1T in Pasadena CA on a 75degree day and didnt notice noise and of course it was comfortable in the cabin. But I am much more curious about how heat pump handles real desert heat 3-4 months of the year my car will be sitting in 110+ afternoon heat + Lake Havasu so just asking those R1T Folks who live with it in desert areas (So Cal, AZ, Tex etc). Occasional towing some sand toys/jet boats that are kept out at the river.
3) Any other recommended vehicles you would test drive if someone clawed the rivian out of your hands? This car would be my daily to / from work commuter + occasional road tripper to the desert assuming it outperforms the Jeep for that task
4) If I were to go R1T is the sweet spot the dual with large pack? I did like the ascend interior of the TriMax, but of course the incentives (low apr etc) seem to be focused on the dual performance with max battery, are those 12k upgrades worth it? Reviews like out of spec make it seem like the max battery in itself for range is really not warranted. If you are going dual performance/max you are pushing close to tri cost. Even the dual without perf upgrade seemed like more than enough power for this sod coming from a 200hp 20 year old car.
Been devouring this forum, and Reddit/Youtube on these topics for a couple months but figured I would come out of the shadows. Would say this forum has been pleasant to read/civil.
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