Recent content by derekmw

Much cheaper than fixing the door ding on my Rivian which hit the gear tunnel door and part of the side of truck bed - $8900 to fix it. lol

Tesla sold themselves short, they should have found a semi and pulled that out instead like Rivian did: https://insideevs.com/news/654900/rivian-r1t-recovering-semi-truck/

Early on, when not as many CT's are in your area, I think it won't matter. As more and more are available, the beast may rent a bit better but I doubt enough to justify the price difference. Also keep in mind, the chances of crashing it may be higher with the beast since people who...

I love my Rivian R1T, but I wouldn't pay today's prices for it. Not because I don't think it's worth it, it is in my mind, but just because I feel the values will drop significantly from the current selling price. I got mine for $64k new after rebates and original pricing I qualified for...

Yeah, mine is self healing but you get a gouge big enough, it's not going to heal. a lot of my smaller rock chips from driving on the freeway are fine. but I have 1 from a fairly large rock that must have hit it, and that one door ding. it's in the shop for an unrelated door ding on my gear...

ah, good points. I didn't thinka bout that. I can imagine finger prints all over it. I'm just looking forward to going surfing or that dreaded mall with parking spots made for a fiat and not worrying about door dings

I mean I know PPF protects, I have it on my Rivian, and it did protect the paint from rock chips already and a door ding. But it doesn't always self heal. The large rocks that hit, and the door ding scraped up the PPF. So I have to replace those sections eventually. But with the non-painted...

Doesn't a clear PPF kind of seem a bit pointless? They made the Cybertruck with this material to be able to handle all the rough elements of being outdoors, and then you wrap it with a PPF to protect that? I'm probably just ignorant...but seems odd to me

haha yeah, that looks pretty much like any other side mirror and how it would be mounted to the door. taking off interior panels, while not extremely difficult, is not 'VERY easy'. Many people, if it's their first time, will probably break some of the plastic clips off by mistake

I've owned Tesla's since 2015 and now own a Rivian R1T since Aug 2022. I absolutely love the R1T, and aside from the charging infrastructure needed on long trips (which I do 1-2x/year), I prefer my R1T over any of my previous Teslas. With that being said though, I am looking to get a 3/Y as a...