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Hi all-
I'm coming over from a Toyota Land Cruiser which is used in the exact way Rivian is marketing their cars (car camping, dirtbagging/climbing, hauling kayaks and mtn bikes). It otherwise sit in the driveway 'cause cause mileage is so terrible. The rear 2 jump seats were removed day 1 and replaced w/ a shelf system.
The R1S has seems to be a perfect replacement (except for legendary reliability which only time will tell) as an EV; a big box, kinda simple, hopefully just "works as intended." My hangup is the 400+mi pack being delayed till "later" (won't be officially announced until 1/2022). I've been a preorder holder since early 2019.
I'm strongly considering switching to the R1T since the 400+ pack exists for it as of now. I have no intent of getting the 7 seating model of the R1S.
I have never owned a pickup. I have nothing against them...they seem useful, and super perfect for what I intend to do with it. I have no idea what the cons would be in this useage context for an SUV vs. a pickup. Eventually some aftermarket maker will make a cap for it if I want to full cover/insulate the bed anyway, right? (I mean, I see what people do with their Tacos...the aftermarket support for R1T shouldn't be that different right?) Convince me I should be patient and wait for my original R1S or will an R1T do everything I want and 1+ year sooner?
I'm coming over from a Toyota Land Cruiser which is used in the exact way Rivian is marketing their cars (car camping, dirtbagging/climbing, hauling kayaks and mtn bikes). It otherwise sit in the driveway 'cause cause mileage is so terrible. The rear 2 jump seats were removed day 1 and replaced w/ a shelf system.
The R1S has seems to be a perfect replacement (except for legendary reliability which only time will tell) as an EV; a big box, kinda simple, hopefully just "works as intended." My hangup is the 400+mi pack being delayed till "later" (won't be officially announced until 1/2022). I've been a preorder holder since early 2019.
I'm strongly considering switching to the R1T since the 400+ pack exists for it as of now. I have no intent of getting the 7 seating model of the R1S.
I have never owned a pickup. I have nothing against them...they seem useful, and super perfect for what I intend to do with it. I have no idea what the cons would be in this useage context for an SUV vs. a pickup. Eventually some aftermarket maker will make a cap for it if I want to full cover/insulate the bed anyway, right? (I mean, I see what people do with their Tacos...the aftermarket support for R1T shouldn't be that different right?) Convince me I should be patient and wait for my original R1S or will an R1T do everything I want and 1+ year sooner?