MidnightRivian
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A couple of datapoints from California:
-Boardwalk Lotus offers Fidelity, and I was quoted this for my 9000 mile '22 R1T.
120 MONTHS X 100K MILES $250 DEDUCTIBLE $5,985.00
120 MONTHS X 120K MILES $250 DEDUCTIBLE $6,170.00
-Noted that the Fidelity exclusions list "shock absorbers", which makes me a bit worried because our complicated air suspension is probably one of the costlier systems to go bad.
-Called around to a few other traditional dealerships' Sales/Finance departments, and either haven't heard back yet, or was told they don't have anything on offer that covers Rivian
-XCare for my 9000 mile '22 R1T was roughly:
120 months, 125k miles, $500 deductible, ~$4150.
120 months, 125k miles, $200 deductible, ~$4700.
120 months, 125k miles, $100 deductible, ~$4850.
120 months, 100k miles $100 deductible, ~$4450.
-Found an XCare discount code "RIVIANROF" for additional -$100.
-Noted Xcare does not have an exclusion on "shock absorbers" or "dampers" as far as I can tell.
Still on the fence about whether to get an extended warranty. Our factory 8yr powertrain warranty covers both battery and drive units, so this extended warranty only adds 2 years coverage of the really big-ticket stuff, and then 5 years for other things like our complicated air suspension (unclear what this would cost but is it really going to be in the $5000+ range to make the extended warranty worth it?), headlights ($1000+ on Teslas, reportedly), etc.
I think the most comparable vehicle we may have is an early production Tesla Model S / X esp if they had air suspension. Can anyone share their experiences on whether they actually broke even on the warranty cost?
Thanks for sharing. You're 100% right about shock absorbers. Struts are covered and I believe ours are called air struts. Many folks with Audi and Porsche are able to have their air suspension covered as long as they are called struts and not shock absorbers.
Try calling a few other dealers like Porsche or Audi to see if they sell the Fidelity plan for a little less. Otherwise the XCARE plan might be your best bet.
Thanks for sharing the $100 off code. Use the code TOSV to save $200 on XCARE. I will consider that if for any reason I decide to cancel my Fidelity plan.
Edit: Here is a good thread for 10+ year old Tesla and the repair they required. Looks like battery degradation was between 6% - 13%. So we shouldn't have to worry too much about that on our vehicles. Looks like the common parts that go bad are drive units, battery and door handles.
I was worried about the same thing as you when spending $5000 for a plan and not getting any value out of it. For that reason I went with the lowest price plan that worked for my usage. I was comfortable spending $3,800 - $4,200 for 5 additional years of warranty after the initial bumper to bumper warranty expires.
https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/battery-degradation-–-10-year-report.285721/
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...del-s-after-10-years-on-the-roads-204254.html
https://electrek.co/2023/04/25/tesla-update-battery-degradation/
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