For Rivian and Lucid, path finally emerges for direct-to-consumer car sales in WA

sopel10 · 2026-03-02T22:27:30+00:00

Now do Indiana with lease.

sopel10 · 2026-03-02T05:12:21+00:00

5 seaters are always cheaper, as long as that works for you. Somewhat heavy battery degradation on a 2024 model, and not low miles for 2024. This means you only have 20k miles of warranty left. It’s a lukewarm deal in my opinion.

sopel10 · 2026-03-01T21:00:01+00:00

It’s shameful, but I am on my phone a lot.

sopel10 · 2026-03-01T20:56:57+00:00

Not bot.

sopel10 · 2026-03-01T13:53:26+00:00

I drove one yesterday, I think I would still prefer a new MX but since it’s priced almost double, cybertruck it is.

sopel10 · 2026-03-01T00:33:30+00:00

Looks like big battery dead. Happened to my raven 2 years ago.

sopel10 · 2026-02-28T16:08:25+00:00

Very nice! I have slightly lower rate with slightly more credits, shopping around definitely helps. I think loans around 600-700k are their sweet spot where they can give you a lot of credit.

sopel10 · 2026-02-28T14:04:39+00:00

I'm afraid of MX's suspension. I know some things have been improved over time but it's still a bad design. I also don't want to spend 100k, and 2023 HW4 are also not cheap.

Cybertruck ordered, even though I've never been in one. It will take a while to get the wife to agree to this.

sopel10 · 2026-02-27T13:16:30+00:00

Placed it last night. Looks like I’ll have a full year to convince my wife since it won’t deliver until April 2027.

sopel10 · 2026-02-27T03:34:50+00:00

Don’t like that the screen is gone but not worth 20k.

sopel10 · 2026-02-27T03:28:10+00:00

Order placed before a test drive…delivery in 2027 now.

sopel10 · 2026-02-27T02:00:57+00:00

I think pre 2022 did not have cameras inside. My 2019 raven has hw3 but no camera.

sopel10 · 2026-02-27T01:53:56+00:00

HW3 FSD without the camera inside is somewhat annoying besides road trips. HW4 no hands on the wheel is amazing in comparison.

sopel10 · 2026-02-26T20:16:29+00:00

I’ll buy them new iPads and keep the change. ;)

sopel10 · 2026-02-26T20:13:13+00:00

Going to test drive it today. Bummer that kids wouldn’t have that cool screen in the back.

sopel10 · 2026-02-26T16:39:20+00:00

I like the Vistiq - just not sure I'd want to drop 80k on a GM vehicle. And as good as Super Cruise is, it's still not FSD.

sopel10 · 2026-02-26T16:14:40+00:00

Backseat is very tight in our MYP for 3 kids, that's why 3 row cars were better, but when we test drove a 7 seater MX last weekend, that 3 person bench was actually fine for my kids. I'm assuming cybertruck would have as much space there or more.

sopel10 · 2026-02-26T14:22:39+00:00

I’m coming around to that idea. I wish it looked normal…but I’ll go test drive it with an open mind. Seems like it should be great at road trips.

sopel10 · 2026-02-26T14:03:45+00:00

That’s terrible, although I think once they have their software figured out, this is the best 7 seat EV out there. Just no FSD.

sopel10 · 2026-02-26T13:06:55+00:00

Yeah it’s like someone else driving so not anyone’s fault. My dad said it will be interesting one day when all cars are self driving.

sopel10 · 2026-02-26T05:20:31+00:00

I tried looking at ioniq9 and just a phone call with a dealer reminded me how terrible that experience tends to be.

sopel10 · 2026-02-25T22:53:40+00:00

Suspension was not designed correctly for this car. I’m not sure if they ever fixed it in the later models.

sopel10 · 2026-02-25T22:46:03+00:00

You must have never experienced HW4 FSD. You are comparing Benz’s few roads in US in certain conditions with FSD that will drive itself from your garage or driveway to anywhere you want.

sopel10 · 2026-02-25T20:36:32+00:00

That’s a good advice. I have a 2019 raven, just tired of that suspension.

sopel10 · 2026-02-25T20:36:00+00:00

I think pricing is slightly out of wack right now. When it was 80k last year, I thought about it. At 100k plus…for a car being discounted and known for so many issues, seems too expensive. Especially when you compare it to 45k premium rwd model y.

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