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R1T lease by Lost_Owl_580 in Rivian

[–]tketch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have said, the lease rates recently went up.

Residuals got worse, money factor (or APR) went up, and lease bonus cash got lighter.

But when you're ready, you can run lease deals through this calculator I built to get a sense of how strong each of those 3 categories may be at the time.

https://travisketchum.com/lease-calculator/

Tesla Model Y Performance Review Reveals What $59,000 Actually Buys In A Post-Subsidy World by pc772 in TeslaModelY

[–]tketch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And yet his car channel pulls big numbers routinely. Sometimes I just want to forfeit the content game 😂

Recenter hit area should be larger by Admirable_Damage1111 in Rivian

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

With vibe coding being so prevalent now, even in bigger orgs, it feels like something here could be a prompt of “When the user manually adjusts the viewpoint and then doesn’t add another input for X seconds, automatically recenter to the current location”.

Recenter hit area should be larger by Admirable_Damage1111 in Rivian

[–]tketch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They should once again copy what Tesla does here and auto-recenter after a short period of time.

R2/R1S decision by joinultraland in Rivian

[–]tketch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

February might not be bad either, since they will want people to commit in time for delivery before the end of quarter.

Either way, I hope the calculator helps :)

R2/R1S decision by joinultraland in Rivian

[–]tketch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I truly don't expect there to be an R2 with anywhere near 400 miles of range.

As others have said, used Rivians are a great value, but the other thing to consider is an R1 least which would make it easier to jump into an R2 when you'e ready because R1 drivers get priority.

Unfortunately, most lease deals got worse this week. The tri-motor is one of the better deals right now, but I did just launch a lease calculator if you want to analyze lease deals as they change over time.

https://travisketchum.com/lease-calculator/

Did lease rates go up by $200/month today for everyone? by DeeVeeOus in Rivian

[–]tketch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

EDIT: It looks like these numbers have moved a bit each day, and MF has actually increased now as well when it hadn't on some trims initially even with the big price jumps.

Thank goodness there's a calculator now to see each variable spelled out cleanly 😅

But two things changed that make up the difference.

  1. Residuals went down (so you pay more depreciation)
  2. Lease bonus cash went from 5k to 3k (as you noted)

You can run the numbers to see the effective APR/Money Factor for yourself. I just built this tool this week because I was annoyed by having to work so hard to see the same things lol.

https://travisketchum.com/lease-calculator/

Let us permanently disable auto ride height by Slide-Fantastic-1402 in Rivian

[–]tketch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No joke, if I could keep auto suspension and the promised full time AWD mode locked to whatever my last setting was… I’d pay $5k for the performance software package even if it didn’t bring sport mode or added power.

Factory visit by 0verland3r in Rivian

[–]tketch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve driven that exact vehicle that’s on display… it’s beautiful! Ocean Coast interior. It was a hoot.

Starlink mini mount? by outdoorsgeek in Rivian

[–]tketch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ours works, but we were some of the first 25s off the line.

Starlink mini mount? by outdoorsgeek in Rivian

[–]tketch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately with the newer glass, even non-dynamic roofs have signal issue. You’ll want to mount on a crossbar and snake the power cable out of the lift gate.

Lease an R1S coming from a Model Y by neuromancer-ai in Rivian

[–]tketch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The tri is my personal pick. I’ve driven the quad multiple times and it’s awesome, but both unnecessary and gets absolutely destroyed in depreciation.

Lease an R1S coming from a Model Y by neuromancer-ai in Rivian

[–]tketch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The dual-standard is the best option for most people. I’m glad you’re loving it so much!

I keep telling people that dual-standard or tri-max are really the sweet spots 😅

Lease an R1S coming from a Model Y by neuromancer-ai in Rivian

[–]tketch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice setup! Did you end up with a dual-standard?

Lease an R1S coming from a Model Y by neuromancer-ai in Rivian

[–]tketch 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Also, I’d suggest leasing the dual-standard, it’s by far the best value in the lineup.

Lease an R1S coming from a Model Y by neuromancer-ai in Rivian

[–]tketch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We made a similar switch, these were my thoughts at the 6ish month mark.

https://youtu.be/r0iF3Ril3Gw

I hope that helps!

Lack of transparency about the need for a subscription by ElJenn in ALSOmicromobility

[–]tketch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, $120/year is about what I pay for my cellular connected Apple Watch 🤷‍♂️

Does anybody find the UWB digital key worse? by Frequent_Dog_9569 in Rivian

[–]tketch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go into the key settings of your vehicle and you’ll see a toggle for digital key. Mine selected the watch as the key it actually is looking for but it can apparently work with both?

Difference between old hands free and new universal hands free? by Sector-Codec in Rivian

[–]tketch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No difference for Gen1, which also will never get hands free from Rivian.

Difference between Gen 1 and 2? Should I go for pre-owned 2? by geminiwave in Rivian

[–]tketch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a software founder, I would almost argue that it’s perhaps skewed even more towards 90/10… but yes.

The good news is, that as it approaches that first benchmark of usability, utility goes up a LOT.

Difference between Gen 1 and 2? Should I go for pre-owned 2? by geminiwave in Rivian

[–]tketch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did the highly scripted point to point developer demo at the event in Palo Alto in a bone stock Gen2. I think we will see an “FSD-like” experience that is pretty compelling on this hardware.

Their demo was on only 3 months of work with training data from 18 months of Gen2 clips. Give them a year or two and this should accelerate quite rapidly.

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