Recent content by jbrowdy

These are fair comments and questions. The primary reason, at least in my case, that confusion exists is that there is an “auto select“ feature. If you have this enabled, the car is supposed to know if it goes in forward or reverse. Sometimes, you assume it’s doing the right thing when it’s not...

Here's an idea for Elon: let us choose to have stalks and a central horn! I just read the story Elaine Chao. Tragic. I have had several near-misses with the "gear shifter". I would pay extra for normal stalks. Maybe it's a new profit center for you, Tesla....

Thank you. Yes. I am aware. If the center horn came out right after I purchased mine, I’d be very upset and feel burned by the ever moving technology evolution. But, I got a good two+ years of suffering before finding out that Tesla finally fixed one of their more questionable decisions. Instead...

Wait - what??? Horn is in the middle now??

Let me preface this by acknowledging that this discussion is a 1st world problem of the highest magnitude. I get it. That aside, as the title asks, I wonder what would compel people to trade in their existing MX for an upgraded version? I posed this question in another thread, but thought it...

Thanks. As the OP, I pretty much feel the same way I did when I wrote the initial post. But, I will reiterate that I think the yoke is insanely stupid. The shape itself does not bother me that much. It's a little annoying to turn it 90 degrees, but that's a small trade-off for the ergonomic...

Thank you. I have not been here in a while, so I have some updated comments. At this point, I actually lean towards liking the yoke with a few caveats: The lack of a center horn is still insanely stupid (in my humble opinion); and, I still miss stalks. I have complained about this before, and...

I had the exact same issue. Brought it up to service and they couldn't reproduce it, which was annoying. You have to sit in it for a while to make it happen. That said, I changed the auto entry configuration and it went away. I think the difference is that I just have the seat moving forward and...

My cynicism is littered throughout this forum, but when I get a chance, I’ll try to summarize it for you. One of the things I forgot to mention in my review above is the automatic stop light detection. I am vehemently opposed to the concept of self driving and wish that Tesla would pour money...

Hah!

I had no issues whatsoever with my R1T build quality. It felt like it was very well-built.

I’ve actually read this, too. That said center seems to be the safest option. It’s always where you expect it.

You are correct - R1S would for sure be a more direct comparison. Three reasons I went with the R1T: I have read that the R1T rides better; I actually liked the looks on the R1T better; to move up on the timeline.

Not to beat this horse to death, but I just posted about my own direct experience in an R1T vs. my Model X Plaid. It's wordy. I apologize. You can find it here.

TLDR: It is hard to make a direct comparison between these vehicles. They are both good at different things. If you want to offroad or get adventurous in your car, go with a Rivian. If you already drive a truck and want to get into an EV, you should probably go with an R1T. If you want...