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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by snypher on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:08AM (#50394188)
We recently had a guy drive 146 miles out of the cascades, to Oregon City, to get a replacement radiator for a Jeep after a trailside wreck. We don't know how to fix a Rivian when it breaks down, or where to get parts.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by alt227 on Friday November 06, 2026 @11:38AM (#50394684)
That sounds like a you problem.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by Iknowsheknows on Friday November 06, 2026 @12:57PM (#50395822)
Sounds like a problem for anybody who owns a rivian frankly.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by alt227 on Friday November 06, 2026 @02:30PM (#50397182)
Until people stop coming to them to get their vehicles fixed because there are more and more Rivians being bought but they dont know how to fix them.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by Iknowsheknows on Friday November 06, 2026 @03:11PM (#50397745)
Nobody is claiming to be a professional mechanic in this thread.
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Re:RIP Cybertruck. You Were Unloved, Unwanted, and Utterly A... by kube-system on Friday November 06, 2026 @01:02PM (#50395906)
Parts availability for a new and/or low volume vehicle is always tough whether it's an EV or otherwise.

But process of replacing a radiator on a Rivian really isn't any different than replacing one on a Jeep.

Most people who work on any vehicle don't know what the fuck they're doing, there's plenty of people in Autozone buying their 3rd O2 sensor for their Jeep that's throwing a P0420 as well.

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