u/sarugby4life

Leased a Gen2 Quad R1S Launch Edition in Aug 2025, and immediately bought out the lease. The lease had the $7500 EV rebate but was at a 9% APR. I was able to buy out the lease and use a CU at 3.99%, but did pay CA sales tax.

The Tri R1S was leased in Dec 2025 for no money down (I had Rivian credits to cover minimum DAS).

I am realizing that we do not need two 3 row SUVs, and I want to drop one of them for something sportier.

I can get out of the Tri R1S lease for nothing (other than the monthly payments we have made so far). For the Quad, I would have about $5k in negative equity, but have also paid full taxes, PPF'd the car etc.

At first, dumping the Tri seemed to make the most sense. However, the Gen2 R1S and any EV for that matter has massive depreciation the first few years, and I'd be able to eliminate some of that by getting out of it now.

My wife drives the Tri, and the Quad was mine. But I want a 2 door sports car that I can daily. The lease deal on the Tri was really good. When I did the math originally on the Quad, the cost of ownership on leasing vs leasing then buying out lease was the same assuming we'd sell after 3 years (the high lease APR offsets the CA sales taxes).

I'm very dissatisfied with the Premium Audio in the Gen2, even after the various SW updates. I'm close to dropping off the truck at a high end car audio shop to just do their thing. At a minimum, a few 10in woofers + amp, and either using a DSP to better tune the existing components or swapping these out as well. I can only find a few posts on folks who have added a sub, nothing on anyone doing more of a custom job.

Thoughts? I've done everything I can with existing EQ settings across multiple streaming services, and while the audio is better than when first purchased, it leaves A LOT to be desired.

In the market for a G82 M4. Very close to purchasing a very low mileage G82 CS in Riviera Blue. But am now thinking g about a convertible.

I live in a climate that would be very good fit for a convertible. Weather is always nice, and never super hot. I also only drive about 4000 miles per year.

This would be my daily driver, but drives would not include any commuting or long road trips.

I really like the CS I’ve been looking at, but the dealership is telling me I have to use their transport services to take delivery - that makes me nervous. The car does have full PPF which is a nice bonus.

I know the CS doesn’t have DAPP but this is a non issue for the reasons mentioned above. A convertible also just sounds fun. I’ve never had a two door vehicle either.

I know there have been a lot of posts around the new Gen2 Premium Audio System. I LOVE our Gen2 Quad LE R1S, but the premium audio IMO is so poor, so much so that it makes me want to move to something else.

Has anyone been successful in installing a full custom sound system in the new Gen2? I'm willing to spend some $$$ to improve the quality but there does not seem to be much information out there. The low end is where the system really suffers.

That said, recent SW updates have improved things a bit from when we first purchased. Would also love to see latest EQ settings others are using.