Why no Trailseeker/R2 comparisons?

[rodhx]

When we bought our first Tesla in 2018, we had to drive to Rocklin, CA from Reno to pick it up since there were no SC in Reno at that time. Didn't stop us then and Tesla's mobile service techs came to our home and took care of us as needed. There are now both Tesla and Rivian SCs in Reno so I'm not worried. After we picked up our '23 Model Y in '22, we had an issue with the car concerning a window and they sent mobile service almost immediately. He had the door apart, found and corrected the problem in our garage within .5 hour. No worries here either.

It took Tesla 15 years to put a service center in Alabama. Hopefully Rivian realizes my state exists faster than that.

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[Pablolibre]

I test drove a Subaru Trailseeker Touring this morning. I really liked the vehicle except with maximum regen on it's still a bit less than I'm used to in an EV. Also no spare tire or real room for one. The dealer plus Subaru incentives took off $3400 from the MRSP price. The out the door price (with $1900 in state taxes) was $45K. 75 month financing at 0% interest put the monthly payment at $650. I ran it by my wife (she has a Subaru Forester Wilderness) and she wasn't happy that at 75 mph driving you'd have to stop and charge in about 2.5 hours. (70 mph full range was 223 miles when tested). Her car goes 5 hours at 75 mph on a tank of gas. I'm wondering if the R2 highway range will be long enough for her? She'd like 4 hours for road trips. Given both Subaru and Rivian just have mediocre charging times 10-80%, ideally I'd prefer the same but I guess I'm willing to sacrifice a bit more there. She might approve on the dramatically better highway range and charging speeds of the BMW iX3 or i3 but I know she'll not like the price.

 

[s4wrxttcs]

I'll be cross shopping the two.

To be honest most of my off-roading desires are unfulfilled fantasies.

I've barely taken my R1T off-road and nothing I've done would be difficult for either vehicle.

Rivian's strengths are primarily with Software (EXCEPT apple music), and the entire ownership experience.

Subaru will likely have a massive leg up in reliability.

I'm also cross shopping a couple BMW options which I never thought I'd ever say.

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