3 things I HATE about my Rivian R1T after 10,000 miles

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[maksymfedoriaka]

You are probably one of the few owners who actually uses the Rivian for truck stuff

[mphRagnarok]

The water drainage and dirt accumulation are huge huge issues. That's exactly how you rot out a truck with rust in no time.

[mattsanchez]

Appreciate the honest review. What I would suggest it running a small hose from the water door to back end where the soil is accumulating to water the plant that is growing there and installing a grow bulb in one of the brake lights to also assit the plants growth. Who knows, you may be able to also grow your own food supply with this truck!!

[CarbonatedGrapeSauce]

The second issue is actually insane. Wildest oversight in a truck.

[Imjeezus]

Rivian really taking this green initiative seriously with plants growing inside the trucks

[Tall_Pauly]

The dirt/water issues are awful but technically your truck will become green earlier if it grows plants and produces oxygen. You could use the water trapped in the doors to help them grow.

[RoadSurferOfficial]

You can definitely take off the lower panel to clear out that dirt. I just started as a rivian tech and we take that panel out for many service procedures. I can’t tell you if that will mess with your warranty, so call up your local service center. Also, being in the warranty period means our techs will take care of both problems one and two no problem with our mobile service. I may see if we can escalate that issue with the bed; we may be able to offer a fix for that in the future. A tunnel through the body on each side seems like a good solution. I believe the body panels are aluminum. Utilize our warranty! People come in with minor rattles and we fix them no questions asked; this is a much larger issue.

[philipbreaux]

Trapped water in the door is a dealbreaker in Montana where we can get rain one moment and freezing temps the next - water would expand and break the door or components inside.

[queenbey]

I appreciate that you treated this truck like a truck, instead of a daily driver sitting in an office parking lot everyday, and can give a comprehensive review.

[dougpowers]

This is why you're one of my favorite reviewers, you're as brutally honest with the negatives as you are with the positives.

[danondler]

Here in Minnesota the dirt accumulation would accumulate salt really bad. Beside salting the roads in the winter, they salt the rural rock roads in the summer to keep the dust under control and that would be a big issue. You just don't want to see your new vehicle rust any sooner than it has to. For me, that's a deal breaker. Thanks for the video.

[dennisjames]

What positively surprises me is that Zack is a DIY person and does by himself many projects around his property even though I'm sure he could afford to pay someone else to do it for him. Kudos !

[jaggedscar]

The water freezing would be a huge concern, the dirt building up is just an exact case of where engineers just don’t understand real world scenarios. It happens a lot.

[firetoy]

I was expecting stupid problems that were mostly up to preference. But these are legit issues. Thanks for this!

[dennismcquoid]

I saw a vid about a guy from NC that had a dent in the rear quarter panel. A shop estimated $45, 000 to fix it cuz of the construction would require nearly 1/3 of the truck to be disassembled, including the windshield!

[raptorsc]

Your camera looks so beautiful especially with that great background. A beautiful beautiful nature backdrop. So bright and vibrant!

[jaroslavmrazek]

If this is common for all Rivians, the door will rust off by 100 000 miles, so might the rear compartment. Both pretty big problems.

[davidwollpert]

The plant growing inside the truck is an integral part of Rivian’s long term ecological strategy. Later you can transplant all of the plants you’ve started, passively, in your truck, into a local field, thus lowering the carbon footprint of your truck even further.

[christopherwillson]

Great video!
I spotted the plant just as you started to talk about it.
It reminded me of my childhood family wagon. One summer we discovered bean sprouts under one of the floor mats where peas (that we were using for spit ball ammo) had gotten trapped after a previous camping trip or something.
My siblings and I thought it was the funniest thing ever.
Mom and Dad, not so much.

[mvrck]

The truck beefing with the tape measure is what made me laugh I don't know why but for some reason I found that hilarious