Customer service is superb but a little bit wired too. They responded very quick and instruction provided is also informative. But I’m always feeling that I was taught to debug/fix my car by myself. So it shall be very attractive for DIYers. OTA updates will bring you bugs as well. However since Rivn is also on its own learning curve and keeps improving, I’m able to tolerate the imperfections. Overall a thumb up product. And yeah R3X all the way😂

Durango hellcat?

This is that vehicle

You can outrun a police vehicle, but not the police radio.

None can outrun Their radio or Helicopter............Paul

😅 This vehicle can't outrun an old lady in a Camry. The top speed on these things is a joke. On the highway, they are among the slowest vehicles out there.

@@thechett3699 Ex90 will be interesting just concerned about how good their software is. The R2 looks great in person also and is right sized for someone not needing a third row. I keep saying crazy lease deals on the Rivian on their Facebook page and website but that may be more on the pick up. Seems like they are trying to push all the 2024s out.

same

@@justaguy6100 I’m at 15,000 miles and don’t baby the vehicle at all. The only thing I’ve had to have serviced is one of my cameras got water in it. They replaced it easily. No complaints and no oil changes just tire rotations, which I have done at discount tire for free

@@costaricasurf66 Cool, thanks! In theory, with far fewer moving parts (especially an ICE) it should be a lot less cost of maintenance, I'm glad to hear that's working out!

What are you going to do if your phone's battery dies?

@@privettoli plug it in? You can even charge it in the car.

@@privettoli I also do this with my other car (a Tesla) and my house so, I don't carry any keys at all anymore. It's great.

kW, not kWh :)

​​​@@Aegisx5 wait, I'm thinking of a situation where you went for a day hike in the mountains and came back with drained phone battery (or maybe it just died due to extreme cold), how do you charge your phone outside of the car? 🤔 Most of my trips make it possible for my phone's battery to die and it sounds like this feature would be an easy way to get stranded in the middle of nowhere with no cellular coverage. For commute to office should work though.

The consensus seems to be that the dual motor is better offroad than the quad anyway.

yeah, I'm waiting for the "Gen 2" ride reviews to start trickling out to see if the suspension changes have really made a difference. I couldn't get in the feel of the ride (and odd noises) either. I'm used to modern Land Rover stuff and it's not as good IMO. The Gen 2 has an electrochromic shade option for the roof which your wife may like.

In 6 months or less, yes it really is.

@@LafemmebearMusic that’s just a 30 mile commute (60 miles both ways).

Why?

@@privettoli I'm not a fan of one-pedal drive.

Pros of one-pedal drive... 1. The chore of moving your foot 6" to the left is alleviated. 2. Technically, braking might start a fraction of a second earlier as the time it takes to move your foot 6" is eliminated. Cons of one-pedal drive... 1. Coasting takes more concentration. (I get the impression people who drive on nearly flat roads most of the time don't benefit from coasting so the practice doesn't register as being useful. But not being useful for them doesn't mean it's not useful for others.) 2. Inadvertent braking is much easier (so happens more often). 3. Needing to slow fasyer than max regen can accomodate necessitates moving your foot to the brake pedal anyway. For those of us who are not hypermiling all the time, braking harder than max regen is common, so moving our foot becomes common as well (negating the purported advantage of OPD). 4. I assume OPD encourages left-foot braking, something that I was taught to avoid (though I'm not sure of the logic behind this convention). Many BEVs have the option to disable OPD - vehicles without the option are objectively inferior (this includes ICEVs that don't have the option of enabling OPD). Tesla and Rivian could give their customers the option if they wanted to, but they don't.

@@HirudinI thought I wouldn’t like it either but I set mine on high and after a few days I’m still preferring it over brakes 15,000 miles later. The family feels like it stops smoother than the Range Rover. I honestly forget to brake at first when I’m in my gas suv and wish it had one pedal driving. Also I’ll probably never have to replace my brakes and if needed to be used the brakes are huge.

Likely an issue with KZfaq not putting their videos in your feed. They’ve been making plenty.

Have you checked your notifications?

Hey, it was 50 and foggy LOL

My brother reports the NACS adapter works well charging his R1T.

@@Sylvan_dB I'm sure the adaptor works well, but genuine NACS port would help the vehicle retain its value a whole lot longer I think...

Same but for all NA cars lol.

@@Sylvan_dBthat’s nice but those of us who don’t like adapters and can wait are out there

​@@isoplus3513 It 100% won't hold more value lol. With an adaptor both will still charge at the same rate. All the NACS versions will require an adapter to use CSS and Rivians own charging network anyways.

EV9 is the better family car. More passenger space and road tripping actually takes the same amount of time as a R1S max pack because the KIA charges so much quicker

Drive both I did and went with Rivian quad. Rivian also offers mobile service and they are building new service centers quickly. Kia is cheaper but also drove and felt much cheaper. Rivian has a big frunk and lots of storage under third row. ( not sure if Kia has any storage under third row. I also felt the R1S was more solid and seemed just as quiet if not more so. I’m 5’9 and feel like I’d fit in the rear seat fine for around town but not long trips. I didn’t sit in the 3rd row of the Kia since it be rarely used in my case. Also range , towing and power is less with the Kia and didn’t handle anywhere near the R1S especially in sport mode. but the Kia advantage is its cheaper. The Rivian is also my first EV and have had no range anxiety on trips. Both great choices.

@@costaricasurf66 almost every single major car reviewer has commented on how gen 1 R1S isn't smooth. It's suspension is not tuned well and also is noisy and clunky. On the other hand all the reviewers are praising how well the EV9 rides and how smooth it is. EV9 is definitely the better EV for families. Only thing Rivian does better in the family category is it offers a massive frunk which is nice if you use all 7 seats. But in terms of passenger space, captain seats, and road tripping, price, the KIA is equal or better.

@@ayushmalpeddi2793 And how old were those reviews that you were referring to. You may not even know there’s been two software updates one just last week that also adjusted the suspension settings in many ways Also, I guess you’re gonna take the advice if someone who probably drove the vehicle less than a couple hundred miles. Didn’t have the time to understand the multiple settings in each drive modes and how it will affect the performance of the vehicle. That I saw seemed to sport mode or conserve mode( this is bad as it turns it into fwd only I never drive in this mode). And/or they kept in suspension mode in firm, not medium or soft. It took me about a week to realize that all purpose, standard height and soft suspension mode smoother out everything. as far as understanding, what a smooth ride is I also have a 2022 new generation full-size Range Rover P4 hundred and I traded in a 2020 Genesis G90 V8 which is probably one of the smoothest cars I’ve ever owned. I’ve also owned a jaguar J ,several BMW seven series , Mercedes GLS. Is the R1 as smooth as any of those no is it jerky and unrefined absolutely not I would’ve gotten rid of it in the first seven days and profited. I wouldn’t buy an SUV only for a smooth ride in the space in the third row. If I wanted that and was looking at it primarily as a family hauler and not price, I would just get a Kia carnival that would be superior to both of these options in those regards. But I wanted something fun to drive , tows over 7000 pounds, 0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds, adjustable suspension with 15 inches of clearance for trails and that has great real range, along with great cornering ,handling and unmatched off-road performance. 1 or 2 db noise difference will not bother me but being bored would. But that’s why they make options and there’s plenty to choose from just giving you an owner perspective and pointing out service is zero issues I’m 4 hours round trip but have 3 to choose from but I haven’t needed to go to them. The one time I had a minor issue they came to my office and handled it quickly. I’m also used to having to drive few hours to get my vehicles serviced since there’s not a Jaguar , Land Rover or Lexus dealer any closer to me than a Rivian service center Not trying to change your mind hope you enjoy the EV9 and the Kia service center. I’ve heard nothing but complaints from Kia Hyundai owners about their service and I can tell you that from being a Genesis owner love the car but the service was horrible

@@costaricasurf66 Rivian owners are constantly complaining about customer service as well on Reddit and forums. And yes they recently had a software update that helped to smooth out the suspension but it's still not as good as gen 2. My family does have a preorder voucher so we are gonna get the Rivian. But if we didn't, the KIA is a better fit and better value. The off-road stuff is amazing but utterly pointless for 95% of the population as well are some of the other features. It's an amazing SUV but for families with younger kids the EV9 is just better all things considered. Especially for the price where KIA dealership are giving big discounts on EV9s. But compared to a Model X or even EQS, the Rivian is way better for the price.

Thank your for your opinion based on the first gen R1S. All of your concerns appear to have been addressed in the 2nd Gen which is available now.

Your post is a lie.

@@TJDST4 maybe. Can’t prove it isn’t as much as you can’t prove it is. Don’t care to either. By the way the 2023 4Runner in my photo was not what I was driving. I was in a silver 2024 TRD off road which was the lease replacement to the orange 2023.

Actually the battery was dead. There’s a revert to the 12volt for the hazards to keep working.

Also… Toyota while traditionally being very reliable, lately… 😅 so let’s just temper that bravado😅

@@LafemmebearMusic why would I need to temper? I didn’t say I was in a 2024 tundra or Tacoma.

Videos take many hours to shoot and many more hours to edit. This was probably shot back in May.

Any ICE car that doesn’t offer 1-pedal driving is disgraceful. Customers should be provided options, not forced to accommodate them.

@@nmasolanmasola too genius to comment 👍 you win, enjoy 1-pedal until you hit something!