Owner Review of the Rivian R1T After Almost 4,000 Miles: Is It Reliable?

This owner has just started testing the R1T electric pickup truck's long-term durability. How is the durability?

Tuesday, August 2, 2022 | Chimniii Desk

How is the Rivian R1T handling after around 4,000 km for the owner? After spending some time with the electric truck, he walks us through every feature to give us a fair assessment of it. It's a good time to offer some real-world criticism as he's already driven the R1T on lengthy road trips and caught in commuting traffic in just the past two months.

We frequently forget that the majority of these owners reserved their electric vehicles years ago and then waited years to take delivery when we come across these informative user reviews. Additionally, a lot of people eventually followed through on their orders and took delivery of new electric vehicles without first seeing them, and it's likely that they barely had time to get behind the wheel before it was time to drive their new EV home.

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Owner of the Rivian R1T, Derek Blankenship, clarifies this hypothetical situation. Three years ago, he placed an online order for an R1T electric truck; however, he didn't receive it until a few months ago. His main worry was that he didn't know what to anticipate in terms of the truck's general construction quality and fit and finish.

We're discussing an extremely pricey pickup from a brand-new, up-and-coming carmaker. Derek was aware that there was a good chance he might have arrived to accept delivery of a car that was just not worth the money.

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Fortunately, that wasn't the case, but it motivated him to start an extended durability test of the R1T, which he will record for his YouTube channel. In this way, he can give regular updates on the performance of the Rivian electric truck over time, especially as the miles start to add up.

For our convenience, Derek provided the following topics and timestamps for the video. It's brief, though, and it's debatably worthwhile to see the whole thing.

7:00 Drive while door is open

7:46 Misalignment

8:14 AC Vents

10:25 Driver+

11:43 Key Fob Timing

12:30 Automatically locking doors

14:01 Gear Tunnel

14:25 Automatic Wiper Mode

15:00 Front Passenger Door

15:37 Air Suspension

16:37 AC Humming

16:57 Gear Tunnel

18:13 Acceleration

18:51 Road Noise

19:27 3,810 Miles

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