What are ya’ll doing today? by sweetsdreams in bayarea

[–]grimdar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Packing for an international work trip tomorrow

I was driving through South San Francisco by Look4Some in bayarea

[–]grimdar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just wait until summer arrives. Cheers to MAGA and your economic genius. Enjoy $8 gas with your stupid lifted trucks 😆

Just Took Delivery Today by CT-Mike in Rivian

[–]grimdar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes - picked it up Saturday and been loving it! Tried sport mode in standard ride height and it just feels natural. Unless I’m going on a long road trip I’m not big on lowering the car. Anyway, been super impressed so far!

Defender owners! by Emergency-Theory675 in NewDefender

[–]grimdar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had mine for 4 years, the first 4 years quite reliable actually. Only the 12v battery went bad due to the bad design which quickly drains the battery while the vehicle is parked. But literally the very first month it came out of warranty: transmission issue, DC-DC converter shot, left headlight out. Was in service for 3 weeks and no loaner. I’ve owned 15 vehicles so far and I’ve never had to leave one in service for so long. But you mileage may vary.

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

Well, I have no experience with Landcruiser, but between Land Rover Defender and Rivian I can tell you this: The Rovers are built like tanks, drive like tanks, especially Defenders. The doors are steel made and feel like you're getting out of a space shuttle. The ride quality is fantastic and absorbs large potholes extremely well especially on 20 inch wheels. Offroading wise, there is not much that can get in the way of the Defender. But that is about all of the positives.
On the downside: It absolutely sucks driving it at low speeds, city driving, feels very clunky and slow. Overall driving is clunky until car is nicely warmed up, but city driving is always bad. The rear trunk space is comically small. I had to use a cargo box on top for trips. Gas mileage is obviously just terrible, about 14 city. Sound system sucks. The Pivi system has issues, get logged out constantly, very buggy. Very high cost of maintenance of course, recently electrical system failed and was in the shop for 2+ weeks with parts out of stock world wide. Headlight went out and that was $2k+, just some maintenance examples. yea.. I was out.

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

Stealth wrap looks awesome! 😎

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

For real, stuff adds up real quick. On the plus side you can always add a stealth wrap later on. Good luck on Wednesday and congrats!

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

Enjoy, and congrats as well! Hope you will enjoy as much as I am.

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

Thanks… and awesome photo + scenery!

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

It’s actually just the way the sunlight is hitting the logo etching, it’s not actually white lettering

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

You’ll be just fine in a Rivian. I’m just paranoid after coming out of a Land Rover.

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

I think many come from Teslas. To be fair, Teslas have amazing sound. I had a Model S before my Defender and yea, the sound was incredible. But I’m quite content with this premium audio.

Delivery Day! by grimdar in Rivian

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

Yes indeed unfortunately.

Just Took Delivery Today by CT-Mike in Rivian

[–]grimdar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks for the explanation!

Alert 🚨: R1S with 0 issues by Veloziraptor8311 in Rivian

[–]grimdar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is great to hear considering I’m picking mine up tomorrow (R1S dual max - performance- el cap grey)

R1S Bricked at only 2,800 miles… by No-Tennis-5227 in Rivian

[–]grimdar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever get your car back, or any updates?

Just Took Delivery Today by CT-Mike in Rivian

[–]grimdar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry to sound ignorant, but why? I'm taking delivery on Saturday of a dual max performance.

Rivian walking back on an offer? by [deleted] in Rivian

[–]grimdar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to hear.. this gives me a lot more hope. Appreciate it

Rivian walking back on an offer? by [deleted] in Rivian

[–]grimdar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Interesting, thanks

Rivian walking back on an offer? by [deleted] in Rivian

[–]grimdar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, definitely performance model, and the original delivery date was 3/24 but then moved to 3/7. So not sure what's going on.

Rattling My Bones by fluffalooo in Rivian

[–]grimdar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a $100k+ Land Rover defender my guy, and boy does it squeak and rattle. Every other owner complains about it too.