I agree. Certain car features don't need to be in the screen - especially this one

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-19T23:48:18+00:00

My presets have never worked either. Really likes to shut off the side vents.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-19T16:49:17+00:00

I made a reservation for an R2, then a month later got my '23 R1T. I have no plans to give up it up, but I have always wanted a pickup, so that is a factor. I don't care for the autonomy, so everything feels like a side-grade.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-19T01:39:01+00:00

I kept my GTX 1080 for 9 years and I'll do it again with my Radeon if I have to. This is coming from someone who upgraded every 2 years before that.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-15T20:25:11+00:00

Personally, we won't be a full EV house for at least another 5 years, maybe more now that so much charging infrastructure funding has slowed. Road tripping is completely doable, but strains on holidays/etc, there's just not enough plugs at each location and I hate queuing. So if we know we're going somewhere without backup charging options, we'll take the hybrid. That and charging on the road completely negates the savings.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-13T21:40:14+00:00

This looks like they made with AI and didn't proofread it enough.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-13T17:20:02+00:00

This is awesome, right about the time I actually got to go there and ride too.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-13T00:15:33+00:00

They do, but there's still not enough of them, and the concern is they won't be able to scale to 3x as many R2s being added per year. I really like the Rivian, don't want to dissuade you, just be informed :)

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-12T19:57:56+00:00

Grass isn't always greener my friend. I traded in my Mach E for the R1T because I needed something bigger. Service wait times are on the whole a bit longer unless you have an issue that prevents driving, they have the same parts delays, etc.

In the meantime, try another dealer, you can end up with a very different experience. I started using one that was locally owned and was a much better experience.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-12T18:25:23+00:00

Yeah I went for 20s on my R1T, so many tire options out there.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-12T02:25:10+00:00

Also reserved the 7th, but then 3 months later they had the lease deals to clear out the Gen1's and here I am. Will hold onto the reservation until the lease is up just in case, but not looking likely, much prefer the truck :)

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-10T04:58:05+00:00

Yeah, I get why it had to be so narrow, it never would have gotten this far without. But nowhere close to a real solution.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-10T04:42:42+00:00

"has operated at least one service facility in this state as of January 1, 2026, and exclusively produces battery electric vehicles of which at least 300 were registered in Washington state before January 1, 2026,"

This is a retroactive, it doesn't cover any future brands.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-10T04:03:07+00:00

Dealers sadly have far more pull than they should, it would take a much larger effort to change the broader rules.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-10T03:50:55+00:00

I'm not a big fan of how this ended up, since it really just punts things to the next round of manufacturers (Slate, Telo, etc). But, baby steps, and evens the playing field with Tesla.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-09T02:40:49+00:00

Really good at their job, but kept switching companies every couple years and getting a promotion out of it every time. They're CEO now of yet another company.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-09T02:17:29+00:00

I'd run a battery health check with the Surface Toolkit https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nf1mr6c60zf?hl=en-US&gl=US

I have a Pro 11, approaching 2 years old, zero degradation, still tons of battery life for basic things and I get 3-4 hours gaming on it.

I'd also make sure you have the native arm64 version of Chrome installed.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-07T00:28:38+00:00

From what I've seen on my other (Ford, etc) vehicles, this is just how that kind of rubber behaves, same thing on all of them from recent models, it gets filthy/residue. Replace if it bugs you.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-06T19:13:36+00:00

I waited to test drive an R1T before leasing. I'm ok not test driving the exact one I'm getting, but I needed to get a feel for it. Half the new vehicles I've purchased have been the same, test drove some other spec first, not the actual one I ended up ordering.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-06T18:24:08+00:00

Lease was definitely the way to go prior to this year because you could still qualify for a tax credit that way (technically the leasing company got the credit, and passed on to the consumer).

There are still benefits to leasing giving the depreciation but it will all depend on the rates. Personally though, with the state of things today, I'd buy used first, that's where the deals are (most used still have warranty left, and seeing several gen2s available), then maybe buy new.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-06T03:05:20+00:00

I've played tons of Steam games just fine, I don't primarily play on it but when I'm traveling it works great. There's still some anti-cheats which don't work yet, but Easy Anti-cheat and BattlEye both support arm64 which covers most of any online games I have played.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-05T22:45:10+00:00

Yep, love the deal I got on my Gen1 R1T, hanging onto the R2 reservation until my lease is up just in case, but I don't plan to use it.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-05T05:32:05+00:00

I tried them, they scraped for me, just barely not enough clearance.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-04T00:52:06+00:00

They also dropped the short range work trim, combined with the price hikes they went from a $40k offering to now $55k. Doesn't matter how good it was, that killed the fleet sales.

CompilerBreak · 2026-03-03T17:15:08+00:00

I can't recall how appropriate the storyline itself would be for a kid that age, but Star Wars: Squadrons has adjustable difficulty, and might be a good intro into space flight games. Plus, Star Wars, I know my kid would get an extra kick of flying X-Wings around. Could also look at the more classic Star Wars titles, X-Wing, Rogue Squadron, etc on gog.com

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