r/Rivian

Just finished a week with a Hummer EV rental. Currently own a G1 R1T and G2 R1S. Have long been curious about the Hummer and had chose to rent one this past week in SoCal. Overall, didn’t hate it but didn’t love it. Thought maybe the Hummer eV truck would have been a fun Swiss Army knife in lieu of the R1T given you could pop the top off. But this week confirmed, for me, that I prefer the Rivian. It would make a great beach or lake vehicle but not a daily.

The Good:

- Bose sound system was very strong

- frunk is spacious

- 4 wheel steering is awesome (didn’t use crab walk)

- back window comes down, top comes off

The OK:

- super cruise is just behind Gen2 hands free. Not bad but too aggressive and gets itself into bad spots. You have to intervene too much.

- it’s smooth at speed but that’s deceptive if you hit a big bump or turn hard. Feels like an old Cadillac

- looks both good and dopey at the same time. At times I felt foolish driving it

- interior was ok but busy. Lots of buttons and UI was convoluted

- good pick up for a huge car, but it was reminiscent of opening the throttle on a boat. The front raised up comically high

The Bad:

- it’s annoying huge. Bad sight lines

- windshield is tiny

- hard to see out of up front, sides, and back

- sensors, sensors, sensors. It was constantly chirping and beeping.

- lost identity. Felt like the product didn’t know if it was an eV or an ice vehicle.

- entry/exit suspension had a mind of its own. Everyone had to crawl out of it. Was annoying to watch the car lower as we walked away after parking

I bought the Autonomy+ for my ride forever. It's my money, my choice, and my opinion that this is an investment in the future of Rivian. I'll be happy if they charge less for others in the future but have the feeling it's just going to get more expensive over time. I would be happy to be wrong about that point.

I'm enjoying my spicy driving and lane changes. The ability to have this on unmapped roads with a Gen 2 has been pretty incredible and I missed it as soon as it disappeared. There will surely be more to come so I got in on the ground floor and will ride the elevator up or down.

I respect everyone's personal position on this transaction and am not trying to sell others on it.

You had better be glad you have a Rivain EV. Gas just hit $9.99/gallon in Big Sur California.

This afternoon driving the family in our 2026 R1S on the freeway. Clear sunny day. Light traffic but everyone moving at 65-70mph. Had UHF engaged.

Then suddenly when passing under an overpass, the visualizer thought the shadow of the overpass was a car located sideways in the lane. Abruptly flashed a red steering wheel to take over and hard hit the brakes itself. Probably dropped 20mph before I was able to quickly push the gas (to avoid being hit from behind) and take over.

Absolutely nothing in the road except a shadow.

Been using the UHF to and from work, stop and go traffic for a while now. Always cautious especially when cars nearby seem to be doing erratic things. But this was the most scary and frankly dangerous behavior I’ve ever seen. Can’t see how this is approved by regulators for mass public use in this state. Clearly a beta product that needs troubleshooting in a closed course.

And trust me. I’m sad to made this conclusion because I absolutely love the car.

I hear everyone talking about why they will not renew their autonomy plus package, what about those of you that will renew? Why are you?

Coming from a Tesla Model Y and looking for a new family car. We’re a couple with one kid and a dog. Mainly looking for: a bit more space, and some basic off-roading capabilities for camping and going to the mountains (clearance, traction, all-terrain tires, etc).

I’m very much in between a Rivian, either a gently used R1S or an R2, or a Land Rover Defender 110. Honestly, I like the idea of the Land Rover more, but I’m concern of two things: coming from EVs, the old tech will probably suck and frustrate me; plus we use dog mode a lot in our daily lives, and I think I’d miss it.

Thoughts? Has anyone owned both cars or gone from one to another and can share their experience?

Thanks so much!

I recently got all my tires changed at local big chain tire shop that I don’t want to call out yet. Right before that, Rivian replaced front hub and shaft. After about a 120 miles driving post-tire change, there’s popping noises as I turn coming from the front.

Looking for advice if anyone has gone through a similar scenario. I am concerned the blame would be on the tire shop and I would eat the cost.

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Anyone else actually buy these racks?
I think the design is great, as it sits right in the rack and uses the rack design to make install and take off super easy. Unfortunately the specific pieces that are used to attach the rack to the cross bars seem like they have serious issues. I received the original that came with the rack and one of the levers was so loose that it will not hold anything and there is no way to adjust it, and the other lever split apart during the first removal. Rivian pointed me to Kuat who was very good to deal with and they sent a replacement right away. Th replace actually showed up broken and missing one of the little screws.
Did I just run into some really really bad luck or have others had similar problems? I thought I was buying quality with Kuat, now, not so sure.