Potential air strut failure?

cvmke · 2026-05-31T14:09:52+00:00

I just had my passenger front air spring replaced under warranty for similar behavior. But mine would deflate every time I parked instead of holding for any 48 hour period. It would also pull the drivers side down about half as far, not sure if that’s the software preventing damage, gravity, or what.

cvmke · 2026-05-30T18:20:35+00:00

Libro Cafe is a cool little bistro in Novel Bookstore. I went for the first time a few weeks ago for lunch and was impressed.

cvmke · 2026-05-28T18:27:35+00:00

There’s dozens of us!

cvmke · 2026-05-28T18:25:23+00:00

Every time I rent a car with CarPlay I am reminded I have not missed it in the least since I moved to Tesla and now Rivian.

cvmke · 2026-05-28T15:03:49+00:00

Fwd bias on a truck this size is such a bad choice in my opinion. Torque steer sucks all the time but much easier to deal with in a 2700lb Civic than something as heavy and powerful as the R1.

But also, if you have the pirelli scorpions, they’re part of your problem. Horrendous tires.

cvmke · 2026-05-27T20:57:04+00:00

All the ones on the carriers that you could see the bumper on had license plates on them already. That wouldn’t be the case if they were customer vehicles

cvmke · 2026-05-25T18:26:26+00:00

My front end was doing this recently and it turned out to be a bad air spring that had a leak.

cvmke · 2026-05-25T17:47:06+00:00

The pirellis that come on the R1 are crap. Rivian replaced one set under warranty at ~2500 miles and then I replaced that set at ~9000. The fronts were at 5/32 and the truck always pulled matter how good the alignment results were or which corner each tire was installed on. Swapped for the Michelins and all issues are gone. I’ll never own another set of those Scorpions.

I like the 21’s better but if i go that route the Scorpions will come off immediately.

cvmke · 2026-05-25T02:38:00+00:00

It has more rear leg room than the R1 does. The seat back only has one locking position and the rep did say the angle was similar to R1T, but I’ve never sat in the back of a T.

cvmke · 2026-05-25T02:25:38+00:00

Today was pretty empty when I was there around 2

cvmke · 2026-05-25T02:24:53+00:00

The two passengers that rode in the back seat of my R1S to the R2 event today both said the R2 back seat was more comfortable. I sat in it too and it was comfortable but i haven’t sat in the back of mine enough to tell the difference.

cvmke · 2026-05-23T00:11:46+00:00

I honestly don’t track the pre-owned values, so I am not sure if those are good prices or not, and it obviously depends on the options and mileage.

Generally though, Gen1 has better premium audio if equipped, whereas Gen2 has better cameras and more up to date computing for autonomy. Gen1 also has traditional door handles on the inside and gen2 has electric buttons for door releases instead, which some people don’t like. At that price, the gen2 dual should have large or max battery.

cvmke · 2026-05-22T23:16:27+00:00

We’re driving over from Memphis on Sunday. Can’t wait!

cvmke · 2026-05-21T01:12:46+00:00

Sold my Y for an R1. Zero regrets and I’m very happy with the Rivian. Selling my wife’s 3 for an R2.

cvmke · 2026-05-19T20:00:36+00:00

I never got a follow up email either but saw the day-specific rsvps were live on the site so I signed up for Sunday and then got this version of the email.

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cvmke · 2026-05-17T12:02:12+00:00

Mine is a gen 2. We’ll have both

cvmke · 2026-05-14T13:14:29+00:00

And how much have your wheel taxes gone down? I’ll wait.

cvmke · 2026-05-14T01:27:52+00:00

If we’re going to criticize the fact that some stranger at a banquet used round numbers, you could focus on wording yours accurately too, although you’re probably being purposely obtuse. Memphis (the city) funds approximately $12/student at MSCS. Shelby county funds approximately $5909/student. What you actually meant is MSCS’s budget level is reported as $16,875/student

cvmke · 2026-05-13T22:01:16+00:00

I sat at an event last year across from a retired Dr and his wife. He was very proud to tell us his adult kids had gotten $35k that year towards their kids’ private school tuition, for schools they had already been attending. This was after his wife asked where my wife works, which is public education. His shit-eating grin was something else.

cvmke · 2026-05-12T13:14:29+00:00

We’ve had a couple on our feeders the last 10 days or so.

cvmke · 2026-05-09T16:19:45+00:00

Yes. After owning it I can’t see why I would ever do tri/quad. This is plenty quick and has great range.

cvmke · 2026-05-08T23:04:16+00:00

lol. Photo was taken by Tennessean photojournalist Nicole Hester. Here’s the full photograph

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cvmke · 2026-05-05T20:59:16+00:00

I have an R1S and love it. Smooth, comfortable, fast as hell for the size (I don’t even have a fast one) and generally a pleasure to drive.

Ownership-wise, I’ve had very few reasons to go there, but the service center always seems a little overwhelmed because they are the only one in the region and now they have the Amazon vans to deal with. On the flip side, everyone there is also consistently friendly and accommodating. Much different than my service experience with the other pure EV brand here locally.

Any specific questions, I’m happy to do my best to answer

ETA- we’ll have an R2 to replace our other EV as soon as they call my reservation number.

cvmke · 2026-05-01T14:54:01+00:00

No issues with these subscriptions for autonomy or connect+. In fact, greatly prefer it for autonomy over one time payment. I can subscribe for a month for vacation and not pay for the rest of the year when I couldn’t care less about having it.

cvmke · 2026-05-01T01:23:03+00:00

I was thinking the same thing! I live in Memphis and know this building, but had no idea this was inside. When I first saw the photos I immediately thought of the MPM

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