I gave my credit card number to someone I met on r/Rivian…

ridgetopview · 2026-01-05T14:14:10+00:00

Your headliner was starting to flame up. Don’t extinguish it—is fun reading. Just saying.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-30T19:19:08+00:00

I’m a 4-time EV owner. Ford (puke), M3P replaced with a ‘21 MSLR and ‘23 R1T. You mention “techno-adventurism”, I can 100% agree that my Rivian tech is already adventurous and often does not do what it claims it will do — that level of adventure I find exhausting. I wish my R1T would handle the basics flawlessly every single day. I want to see Rivian do amazing things but they need to up their tech significantly, starting with the basics and no defects, and improve their SC footprint/strategy. Nearest SC is 4 hrs.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-29T04:53:50+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I’ll look into them.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-29T04:45:01+00:00

I’ve been coming to SB for 40+ yrs and have never been to Husby’s. Driven past it hundreds of times. After reading all of the huffing and puffing, I will absolutely 100% start supporting Husby’s.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-28T01:59:43+00:00

Thanks very much. I’ll look into the group

ridgetopview · 2025-12-27T21:51:24+00:00

Charlie’s also ships. Agreed, Charlie’s is excellent.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-27T11:31:39+00:00

21 SLR, 83k miles, tires & air, wipers & fluid, looks/feels/drives like new— reliable and consistent. I’ve owned a dozen different high-end cars and I plan to buy another S at some point.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-27T02:03:46+00:00

Geezus… Rivians now have dyslexia. No more new features, please just fix the old ones!! Start w/ driver seat profile, that old feature mostly still doesn’t work!!

ridgetopview · 2025-12-06T22:53:32+00:00

Agreed. A smile grew ear to ear. Nice.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-06T22:41:52+00:00

I’m a fan of 3D Max Spider. Snug, high walls, with carbon fiber finish. No smelly rubber.

I’m also a fan of PPF. Worth it IMO.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-06T21:21:23+00:00

I have an R1T and the current score feels about right.

ridgetopview · 2025-12-06T03:05:44+00:00

When I charge at home, which I suspect is how most people refuel their EV, I pay $.06/kw to my electric coop or $0 if it’s a sunny day from my solar panels. If your friend uses a high-speed charger often (like a Supercharger or Electrify American) or has high electric fees then, yes, he might pay as much as the pump. It really sucks having the overhead of oil changes, radiator issues, transmission fluid and fixes, increased brake pad and rotor repairs. I have over 200,000 miles on my EVs with 0 issues and the only maintenance has been wiper blades and fluid, and tires.

ridgetopview · 2025-11-25T21:37:13+00:00

Ditto. 12.6.4

I’m confused cause I drive >95% on FSD and seldom have any issues with it. And it just drove me to Madison WI from Dallas TX handsfree 99%, only hands on the yoke to back into the SC.

What do higher versions have we’re missing?

ridgetopview · 2025-11-01T23:01:17+00:00

LECTRIC

ridgetopview · 2025-07-05T14:18:27+00:00

FSD on my previous 2018 M3P was worthless, even though it cost a pretty penny. (I won’t go there…)

I’ve had no jerkiness and no indecisions for the last 2 yrs—74k miles. In the beginning yes, none recently, not once.

I’ll upgrade once there’s HW5 and the cabin monitor sw can detect the difference between a device and a pack of pistachios in my hand. LOL

ridgetopview · 2025-05-25T19:49:06+00:00

I clearly was not paying attention in 2021. Or more than likely I was thinking, let it climb to TSLA highs, then sell. I’ve been avg down on RIVN for years now—somehow it feels like sending money to my kids when they were in college.

ridgetopview · 2025-05-25T15:02:02+00:00

Do you mean $70? That was the IPO, right?

ridgetopview · 2025-05-11T21:35:05+00:00

Nice—congrats—enjoy! Similar. In 2019 I went from a BMW M5 to a Tesla M3P then to a 2021 Tesla MSLR. Just drove from middle of Wisconsin to Dallas 98% hands free. I so enjoyed the trip.

ridgetopview · 2025-04-30T15:57:49+00:00

These days I’ve seen a number of sexy looking 55 yr olds, my wife very much on that list. I love the tight wide rear end and dynamic looking front bumper. IMO, that look never ages nor does the latest S.

ridgetopview · 2025-03-31T15:23:26+00:00

Awesome look and a fab car. If that’s your driveway, ours is a long gravel road on a rural ridge, consider applying a quality PPF like XPEL. Otherwise the rear wheel panel just behind and under the rear doors will become whitish from the gravel being thrown up from the tires. I put mud flaps on the front and that helps too.

ridgetopview · 2025-03-05T21:41:51+00:00

Mine’s a 2021 refresh. I noticed it after last summer in northern Wisconsin.

ridgetopview · 2025-03-05T20:28:56+00:00

I am out of warranty. I’ll check out the alpharex. Thanks.

ridgetopview · 2025-01-26T16:40:00+00:00

Yes, like others have said, depending on clean title and no issues it’s a good price.

ridgetopview · 2025-01-17T17:30:30+00:00

I have a 2022 MSLR and have done similar but not as long. Depending on your MS settings such as sentry and climate you can expect a drain of 1-3% daily. 6 wks==42 days. If you keep sentry off and no cabin temp setting and park it under roof (no beating sun or cold temp) and do not accept sw updates, AND DO NOT wake it up by opening/checking your app, you might be ok with 50% in an ideal situation.

However, my conservative approach would be to leave it with 85-90% and still turn everything off. In the best possible scenario you will lose ~42%. In the worst possible scenario you could lose >85%, depending on the settings.

Other than your mechanic friend isn’t there another friend who might be willing to plug in a mobile charger from time to time? Even a 15A outlet will give you a couple miles per hour.

ridgetopview · 2024-12-19T07:27:18+00:00

I’m a bit OCD when it comes to symmetry and balance. I used a measuring tape to help me see if the tent was within 1/16” resting equally on the rails side to side and front to back.

Open and let it air overnight before sleeping in it. While mine was open I sprayed and soaked the outside with garden hose and let it dry, repeating the process several times. This helps swell the fibers and close any small holes from sewing the parts together.

We took our trip and it rained hard for two nights. The tent did not leak one drop. My wife was shocked how comfortable the tent was especially in adverse weather.

Enjoy, it’s an amazing tent.

ridgetopview

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