nein51 said:
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Oldbear83 said:
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Oldbear83 said:
I keep expecting people to make rational decisions when the price tag is big ... then I see all the people still buying Cybertrucks.
Is that the Tesla truck? That is the ugliest truck...
I honestly don't understand the appeal. The finish rusts sometimes and other times fades to an ugly matte. There are tons of complaints about the rough ride and things failing like wipers, signals and doors jamming.
Give me an F150.
If I were going EV for pickup, I would go Rivian over Tesla.
EV trucks just aren't ready for prime time. Any kind of load to carry/pull and the range goes pitiful.
You think 70 miles just isn't good enough? lol
The Rivian has good stats 11,000 tow capacity and 420 miles. It is just 71k. I am not spending 71k on a vehicle when my 2018 F150 can do the same thing and get 24 mpg on the highway.
You're not getting 420 miles towing with a Riv. In fact, I've seen approximately a million of them and I've never seen one tow anything. EV trucks are for the people who buy Honda Trucks so their wife can bring home plants from the Gardening center.
And 71k is dirt cheap. My Ram 3500 was 92k and I just ordered a 2027 Kenworth T280 Elite…it was $359k after the upfit. That truck would have cost $285k 4 years ago and $225 7 years ago.
Ok, we are talking way different use patterns! Kenworth? Even a 3500 is a serious truck, I doubt the Riv is competing with either! You are buying a Kenworth, you are making a living with it.
I have not seen one pull anything either. If pulling I am not going EV. That is the marketing. For the typical 1500 crowd, 50k seems to be the break point. You can get the entry level V8 for about 43k. Pull the usual boat is as hardcore as most get here.
Unless you are putting lift kits and hanging balls from your tow package, than all bets are off...