r/RivianR2

3/11/24 res
8/18/26 ordered
9/21 VIN
10/9 pickup!
Lake forest, California
Launch green, coastal cloud
I LOVE THE PURSE HOLDER

My four year old thinks I am the coolest person ever for the next 20 minutes…until his grandparents get here.

Ceramic front side windows to match rears and 55% on front windshield. PPF on front end including bumper, hood, fenders, lights, mirrors, a pillars, roof cap. Also had the rear bumper covered. That piano black paint has me worried.

I have done the front windshield on my last four cars. While this one looks really dark, it’s the same as my other cars - 55%. Between the dark interior and the very dark other windows it makes it look black.

Camp kitchen, power tailgate, max pack delayed etc. Still love both our R1T and R2.

I decided to pull the trigger and order it. I know it’ll take some time to get the Vin but it’ll also give me more time to put a bigger down payment. I would appreciate any advice.

I have an R2 for three days, courtesy of Turo. Today I just drove it from Phoenix up to Sedona, a net altitude gain of 3,500 ft, and managed 3.09 mi/kWh at an average of 52 mph. Much of that slower speed was due to traffic in Phoenix, probably for about 45 minutes. Then 65-75 on the Interstate.

A few other comments:

• Everything is super intuitive. I had it all figured out long before I got to Sedona, including connecting my iPhone and playing music, audiobooks, and podcasts.
• Seat ventilation works beautifully, including the seat back. Don't know what all the hubbub was about. Yes, you can hear it at the highest level, but so what?
• UHF works almost perfectly, even on curvy mountain roads at 75 mph. No lane creep. There was some movement when the lane widened for the exit, as others have reported. Minimal. A few times, it wouldn't recognize my command to change from the fast lane to the slow lane.
• UHF cameras do a good job of warning you when you're approaching a stoplight or traffic circle. Very handy.
• "Keep your eyes on the road" nag is a bit fiddly. But nothing that a s/w update can't cure.
• Interior is super quiet. As one would expect from a new car.
• I minimized the A/C, set it to 71 degrees, and ran the fan on 1 and 2; that was perfectly comfortable in 100-degree city heat.
• "Spicy" mode for UHF put me a bit too close to the car ahead for my comfort.
• The doors unlock automatically when you're within key fob range, but stay locked when we are in the house (ten feet from the car). It seems the distance sensitivity may have been adjusted.
• Ghostbusters is sick. And fun. And it is perfectly tuned to the sound system so you can get a good feeling for just how good it is.

Of all the nice design features, what amazed me most today on our R2 test drive was the storage in the door.

I bring my 40 oz Hydrojug water bottle with me on all recent EV test drives to test the cup holders and have never seen in-door storage that fits the bottle perfectly, straight up, with room above it. I wish more car manufacturers would consider the usefulness of those door storage compartments.

Well done!! 👏🏻👏🏻

Pretty simple setup with a little chatgpt help. Now I don't have to manually do anything. And charging the R2 won't drain my batteries.