Rivian Ownership Experience Thread
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Oh funny! I think this is the same one I mentioned I saw over the weekend in the Cybertruck thread (1 of 5 that day). Saw it on 78 crossing the PA/NJ border while I was up that way in the Lehigh Valley.
Swerving gentleman in an older Maxima decided to slip into a left turn only lane to try to cut me off at an intersection today. I made sure he was stuck in the intersection when the light turned green.
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OK, I'm trying to picture this. Was he trying to get around you, using the left lane? Was he ahead of you or behind you?
1 left turn lane (green arrow), 1 straight lane at a stop light. I'm front row of the straight lane, he pops out of the straight lane to sit in the left turn lane and is about halfway in the crosswalk. Both lights turns green, he tries to go, but doesn't have space to get in because low and behold, I'm faster. Tesla behind me was also quick on the throttle so he had to stop or crash into the turn lane in the opposing lane. In my rearview, I saw him stuck in the intersection until he was out of sight
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1 left turn lane (green arrow), 1 straight lane at a stop light. I'm front row of the straight lane, he pops out of the straight lane to sit in the left turn lane and is about halfway in the crosswalk. Both lights turns green, he tries to go, but doesn't have space to get in because low and behold, I'm faster. Tesla behind me was also quick on the throttle so he had to stop or crash into the turn lane in the opposing lane. In my rearview, I saw him stuck in the intersection until he was out of sight
Replacing the tonneau cover and windshield seem like huge PITAs. Hopefully they remedied some of that in the Gen 2 revision. 21K miles out of his stock tires with no rotations seems about right for a truck that heavy. Overall, he seems happy with his R1T
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxBCPglhJes
Replacing the tonneau cover and windshield seem like huge PITAs. Hopefully they remedied some of that in the Gen 2 revision. 21K miles out of his stock tires with no rotations seems about right for a truck that heavy. Overall, he seems happy with his R1T
Replacing the tonneau cover and windshield seem like huge PITAs. Hopefully they remedied some of that in the Gen 2 revision. 21K miles out of his stock tires with no rotations seems about right for a truck that heavy. Overall, he seems happy with his R1T
Mitsubishi Galant bought new back in the day barely got 20k miles right to the tread bars on the stock tires.
Replacements lasted until we traded the car in.
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Market less excited by the end of the day 
Makes sense for some sell off considering how meh the stock has been this year.
In other news, here's the Pikes Peak run
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Makes sense for some sell off considering how meh the stock has been this year.In other news, here's the Pikes Peak run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS9dWwNG3Wk
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I generally tend to subscribe to the theories that time in the market beats timing the market, and that you’re better buying companies you believe in at a price you believe in and then hold. To that end I’ve only ever bought and never sold the likes of Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and so on, and it’s served us well enough that I don’t worry about trying to make money off the swings. I do have some Rivian, and again will probably just hold.
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I generally tend to subscribe to the theories that time in the market beats timing the market, and that you’re better buying companies you believe in at a price you believe in and then hold. To that end I’ve only ever bought and never sold the likes of Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and so on, and it’s served us well enough that I don’t worry about trying to make money off the swings.
. I was hoping Nvidia would dip below $100 after the split, but it didn't look like that was happening so I sold about half my TSLA (which I already made my money on) and finally jumped on the Nvidia train. So I'm here for the long haul, rise or sink