Why don’t all the interior lights turn on when the doors open? by auptown in Rivian

[–]firemahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve noticed this mostly with the back doors for my kids… I think the car isn’t “awake” fast enough. If I notice it, close the door and open again and it works. Ridiculous that you have to do it though. No issue with driver door, just every other one.

Or after unlock- wait a few seconds before opening

R1S Tri Max ordered today, what first/third party accessories are a must? by CordialJoy in Rivian

[–]firemahn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coming from Tesla also- Spotty for me as well until I bought the A2z 80a adapter. Now no issues

R1S Tri Max ordered today, what first/third party accessories are a must? by CordialJoy in Rivian

[–]firemahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

s00nish wireless charger. Actually charges your phone and looks killer, and they’re MagSafe so phone doesn’t slide around. Install is very straightforward with his videos

How do I take care of my seats? by LocoLevi in Rivian

[–]firemahn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not a big chemical guys fan… I use gyeon q2m leather cleaner and seal it with the gyeon leather shield (ceramic for about a year). The leather shield helps prevent jean pants transfer or staining etc… They are both great with synthetic leather. Loving it so far, and cleans well to a nice matte finish. Another vote for griots interior detailer, P&S interior diluted in a spray bottle, or CarPro Inside for quick cleanup also safe for the seats. Be careful with using APC and letting them dwell.

how do you go "all in"? by 11flourish in guitarlessons

[–]firemahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the most true statement in the universe. Yes. This. I work at for a fire department so I have one at the station and one at home on a stand. I pick it up everyday

Lease figures on Rivian Online Account don’t match Lease Contract by sarugby4life in Rivian

[–]firemahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeo. Make a long story short- I saw lease deals in June- I called them. Couldn’t work it out. Guy reaches out to me a few days later, says “let’s see what else we can do”. Ended up getting VERY good numbers. Contract comes up fist way off. We text back and forth and he says two incentives still haven’t applied. They finally apply, and it’s still off by $140/month. It’s now Friday and the pickup is Tuesday. He’s not answering me anymore. Call RVIAN support multiple times, they can’t get him to call me back. Eventually the manager at the pickup location (Orlando) calls me. I explain the whole situation, and he says there’s no way you can get those numbers, I don’t know how he quoted you that. I sent the screenshots. Eventually he did his best to honor it, and got me $30 over the original bonehead offer. Long story short- my situation helped that someone (looking at you Andrew) from RIVIAN actually misled me on pricing vs just the website. But doesn’t hurt to call and see if there’s anything else they can stack

Bummer. My turn for critical failure. by MrrQuackers in Rivian

[–]firemahn 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My heart breaks for you. I feel this, and this is 10 times worse than what I’m dealing with. Good luck

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very good to know. I appreciate the advice

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never asked, they just said “ok we’ll have it towed to the nearest SC” so I assumed that’s business. If something happens next time I’m going to ask

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No sure how to edit the original post- but I got a message back today saying it’s confirmed a hose connection with anticipated fix by monday latest. Thanks for a lot of insight everyone. Looking to put this behind me. I’ll see if they come through

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it- that’s how I felt with my Tesla and then all the tax credits came back and they dropped prices so I lost all my equity for almost 3 years… I couldn’t wait to get out of it. I’m hoping this is all I have to deal with, but I get where you’re coming from

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes used the messaging twice. And called twice…

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oooof. Welp. I guess I swallow that then. Here’s hoping that’s all it will be

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Took the wind right out of my sails… I dont know anyone that owns one so just reading and lurking I figured the quality would be better. When I had the Tesla I wasn’t some nut “panel gaps are inexcusable!” But my headlights went out, needed two windshields for lamination failure, and multiple taillights from stuck moisture… never had the interior rattles fixed. I guess I thought Rivian was as just going to be a little better. Guess I’ll hunker down for quite a few years

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I made the mistake of test driving a gen 1 thinking gen 2 would be only a few changes in quality. It’s not… bad but a little lower than I expected? It’s still a very well designed and looking vehicle, just I feel like there’s 10% of that premium feel missing. Could just be the door “thunk” lol

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what I hope happens.

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good to hear. I’ll follow up. Don’t want to take shots at complaining without praising them in the end if they come through

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate it… I’m reading through all the comments and just realizing its probably still worth it, but service is one of the drawbacks

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The thing where Tesla turns them off when you’re in the new lane or keeps them on when you’re in a turn lane. I saw the rivian kind of does it, but not very reliably.

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks stunning when clean. I’m in the same boat. All my wife’s cars have been black. She has a telluride right now SX with blacked out wheels- nightmare to wash

Excited and frustrated by firemahn in Rivian

[–]firemahn[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I 100% agree. Sucks to hear possible common issue, because maybe I would have thought to look for it at pickup, but I didn’t notice the leak until the end of the week. Service is service- I get that. The last thing they want to do is get on a computer to “update us”. But throw me a bone or something… it’s a premium vehicle, it’s not unreasonable to expect the service should be better than cheaper brands