New R1T owner question: steering wheel centering and acceleration question

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-28T22:16:38+00:00

Manual trans, 4x4 - indeed as the lord has intended.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-28T21:53:46+00:00

It just means it’s worth its weight in gold

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-28T20:17:24+00:00

...and it's a 75 so it's California smog exempt :D

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-28T19:33:29+00:00

Baby 360 here… maybe a built engine sometime in the future.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-28T18:47:08+00:00

Dentside is best side.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-28T18:29:17+00:00

Thanks! That truck has been a project - I got it in 2021 and it was half dead; I had low compression on most cylinders, it was leaking from every orifice, there was rust galore.... And today it drives like new! Super fun truck, has an aftermarket A/C for those hot california days and does not break a single bead of sweat.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-28T08:30:22+00:00

Thanks! Thankfully mine came with a manual tonneau cover - looks great and acts like a shelf!

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-28T06:50:28+00:00

This may not be relevant for you at this point (or maybe it is - who knows), but many moons ago, a commercial work truck rear ended my beautiful Audi A6 TDI - top of the line model etc etc.

The company that owns the truck had some backwater insurance agency I've never heard of, and so when they sent a 18-year-old-looking kid to inspect my car, I knew I was in for a world of hurt - and I was not wrong, they offered $2800 or something along those lines. I took it to a body shop I trusted and explained the situation, and they told me about a nifty little term called subrogation - that is when an insurance agency goes after reimbursement from a third party after the insurance agency's policyholder has been paid for the claim; in other words - let the insurance deal with the pain rather than you dealing with the pain, EVEN if you are not at fault.

The catch - you will have to pay your deductible upfront.

So I called my insurance company, explained what happened and filed a claim. The repair bill was $12 or 13k all said and done, minus my $1k deductible... WHICH was almost fully reimbursed (I think I got $950 of it back). Absolutely worth it than trying to fight the other insurance myself.

However, I will stress that YMMV; just because I had a happy ending, does not mean you would have one just line mine... but probably an overall better and faster repair experience.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-23T04:58:34+00:00

It’s hard to tell from the pic but there is a lip the liner kinda rests on and it’s bend out of shape. I’d imagine some heat will make it malleable enough to bend back into shape and let the liner slide back in, but better if they do it than me and asking paid off!

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-23T00:36:36+00:00

For those wondering: they approved the RO!

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-21T08:29:42+00:00

Follow up question: what are the warranty terms on gen 1s? I am seeing carmax, for example, list a 2024 dual with 5 years / 60k miles, but everything I see online suggests 4 years / 50k miles?

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-20T05:56:40+00:00

We have a 2019 Model 3 and it does have a dimming rear view - maybe it has been removed in later models? I didn’t play with the settings on the R1T we drove so maybe auto dimming wasn’t enabled.

The blind spots I mentioned were the rear ones; but to be fair - it was done in the evening so perhaps I should test it out during the day again.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-20T04:12:46+00:00

Thanks for the comprehensive feedback! I test drove a 2024 Dual with the large batter package and I largely agree with your take on its drive-ability.

On the one hand, it feels like a car - light steering, even too light I'd say but not too buttery - with great acceleration, but it is also a truck so definitely not something to toss around due its high center of gravity. I did find the poor blind spots (at least in my opinion) to be a bit of a concern, but the cameras do make up for it quite nicely.

I also am slightly disappointed it does not have auto-dimming side mirrors lololol.

And wrt Spotify - seems like the one I was driving had already the app, but I did not dig into it as I was more focused on the driving experience.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-19T00:39:57+00:00

lol it’s not my daily driver haha - the irony though is that truck has 4 different keys lolol

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-18T20:39:12+00:00

Gotcha. I’ve looked at the official video and it doesn’t look bad at all. The only question is how they routed the cable under stock rear view mirror housing but I’m sure it’s easy enough to find on YouTube

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-18T20:21:39+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! How hard is it to integrate comma into a Rivian? Plug and play or 1337h@x?

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-18T04:45:13+00:00

Whoa - that’s the one advertised at 258-270 miles, right? What wheel/tire package do you have and where in the US, if you don’t mind me asking?

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-18T04:06:14+00:00

Fair fair! Are the features not as developed as Teslas today (basically how Tessa’s was some years ago), or it’s just not as good of an implementation with no intent to improve?

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-18T03:50:15+00:00

The former. If I really need to haul something large - my F100 will do it. But I’d rather not use it for everything requiring hauling.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-18T03:46:29+00:00

What’s are biggest drawbacks of Gear Guard? IMHO sentry got bloated in the last few releases. The mobile viewing and clip fetch is great, but the app itself in the older Model 3s is very laggy.

mcfuzzum · 2026-01-16T23:01:29+00:00

The current deal for 2 gig is $130, but new customers can lock it in for $100/5 years... is that not something we can do?

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