Recent content by rogersmj

There are so, so many horror stories out there of these things malfunctioning; a lot of them fail, and (best case) your frunk is stuck closed, or (worst case I saw) the frunk flies open while driving. I would love to have a power frunk -- probably the feature I want most other than cooled seats...

This is exactly how my blue Model Y is. Worse, it has underspray on the *outside* of the trunk lid, and a blotch spot on the rear fender. The paint quality is absolute crap. I didn't bother to ask them to fix it because I was afraid they'd make it worse.

I’m same as you (same timeline too with the v11 trial last August, on my 2023 MYP), hated FSD’s behavior when I tried it last year…tried the new v12 yesterday and it was still terrible. Cannot handle roundabouts gracefully (there are roundabouts everywhere here), chose the wrong lane multiple...

I last tried FSD in the September/October/November timeframe last year (2023), when I had it on free trial after my August purchase. Wasn’t impressed. It did a lot of dumb things and I was more nervous with it driving. Got in my car today, saw the free trial of the new v12 version…decided to...

LOL I know you didn’t mean it this way but it still sometimes strikes me as wild how quickly we’ve gotten used to a family crossover doing 0-60 in under 4 seconds, to the point that you are making distinctions about whether or not it was measured with rollout. Not that long ago, for anything...

You really are coming off as a fanboy who can’t have a legitimate conversation. I’m not arguing with you about Rivian’s system, I have never tried it. It might be totally useless. But Tesla’s doesn’t really work any better than most other systems in places like construction zones, that’s my...

What does the free/included version of AP do other than follow lanes and auto-adjust speed to the car in front? Literally almost every car does that now. My wife’s 2021 Kia Telluride does it. Full Self Driving, aside from being heinously expensive, is still very, very beta. I hated using it...

Nice work. Can you take some more close-up pictures with the lights off, so we can see the quality of the integration of the lights into the trim pieces?

I watched some of the walkthrough videos from car YouTubers…overall looks really nice. Only two design choices I can see that I disagree with are that I think they could have taken this as an opportunity to evolve the headlights/front end a bit more, but my real issue is the charge port. Rear...

As did I. I'm willing to throw $100 at them if it helps them make it to 2026, directly or by show of support for investors. It's a small risk.

Announcement happened. Highlights: R2 and even smaller R3 unveiled. R2 About the size of a Model Y 300+ miles with the larger battery option NACS $45k starting Single, dual, and tri-motor variants Sub-3-second 0-60 for high end trim Deliveries starting in the "first half" of 2026 All seats...

I knew they were burning cash really fast but this really shows it well. It illustrates my concern…can they survive two more years to get the R2 to market? I think the R2 is going to be a really good vehicle — and the style of it will probably be very appealing in this market that loves Broncos...

I really want Rivian to succeed. The R2 is a must-win for them. They must nail it, and they must survive long enough to get it into the hands of customers. It is literally do or die on the R2. I'd be surprised if the $47k version does 0-60 in 3 seconds (I bet that stat is for a higher end...

What do you think about the handling feel? Is it now much more vague/sloppy if you’re trying to carve corners like some others have reported?