How we saved $17,000 on my Rivian repair

[@quintenhart8330]

How is a piece of glass thousands of dollars and not reusable? This throw it away mentality is more destructive to the environment than an old 80s truck that all parts are interchangeable for 10yr models and multiple vehicles.

[@nestr2007]

Yup the amount of non reusable clips on cars is bad. Especially Tesla

[@chrisbellevue]

GREEN is a sham

[@robe4314]

Same on my 2019 Ram 2500. Back window is a one time use because of clips. $1800

[@Marc83Aus]

Custom desigined and built for that vehicle, its has low production numbers and its probably an absolute bitch to transport and install.

[@FJB2020]

​@@chrisbellevuegreen = $$$

[@Toosick023]

😂 “ I don’t ski but my kids are half white” is a crazy statement 😂😂

[@ignacioromero5014]

If you didn't know Rich and spoke to him over the phone, you'd think he's white too hahaha

[@michaelgeorge5436]

that made me laugh out loud

[@rickgrinds]

searched the comments for this comment😅😂

[@MotorScotti]

Just thought the same thing! Since when is a leisure activity connected to a skin pigmentation?!🤣🤣🤣

[@ventilate4267]

@@MotorScotti when a large percentage of a certain skin pigmentation does something others dont 🤣🤣🤣

[@daakrolb]

That body shop guy is sharp. Knows his stuff & cares about doing it right. Big respect.

[@Mike-kr5dn]

yeah I’m super jealous, wish I had someone like that.

[@willdogsdroid]

"How we saved $17,000 on my Rivian repair" - Answer: Make a 9 minute video with 4 commercials packed into it to make $17,000 in revenue to subsidize the repair.

[@DeSmith-o4b]

😂 I spit out my coffee. Lol

[@handsovereyes5631]

A one time use back glass is an absolute joke

[@nunya3163]

A lot of that design is a joke. Starting with the fact, that it was never designed to be used as a truck.

[@TarmanYoloSwag]

Insurance prices are through the roof because of designs like this. Don't buy car/trucks with these poor designs.

[@nunya3163]

@@TarmanYoloSwag It is almost impossible not too these days. Used older cars have all but evaporated, and the newer stuff is all over engineered garbage.

[@YouTubeHandlesAreStupid]

@@nunya3163 Made shitty and to be expensive on purpose.

[@hojo9115]

Drive around in an old car and you definitely seem to get pulled over more often

[@giftdcam8472]

I work at Rivian in Normal, Illinois and they are actually pretty amazing trucks and it’s nice to see someone actually give proper information about them. Your videos are awesome and it’s so cool to see you do something with the vehicles I actually have hand in building.

[@jwrangler12]

Hahahahahahaha thus was funny

[@_PatrickO]

Why is the back glass "one time use"?

[@spxram4793]

the whole construction is more like for a prototype or a racing car. Certainly "amazing", but for everyday use for up to 20 years on the road? Good luck with insurance and maintenance. The whole EV industry is still prototyping, not even a standard battery chemistry is agreed upon, even less a connector standard. Which is fine - whoever wants to take part as a prototype tester, there you go. Classical Li-ion should anyway be forbidden entirely, this is the stuff we put into airplanes in explosion-safe containers, but let them to the streets in 800kg pieces.

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

how much is the starting salary or hourly at the factory? and is it union?

[@giftdcam8472]

@@feelinghealingfrequences7179 not union and starting team members make $22/hr and welders make 30/hr starting but they get you in the door with great talk then your life/work balance get thrown in the trash. Its great for someone who doesn’t want to have a life really lol

[@roadwarrior8213]

7:55 Absolutely. My sister was driving home late night from a movie, and and she gets pulled over for "Not stopping behind the white line" or some B.S.. Then gets a $118 ticket for a burned out tag light, but the officer said if we fix it we can get it brought down to around $10. But take a wild guess, I replace the bulb and get it working, she takes it to the cop shop, to have it affirmed that we fixed it. Only to find out he wrote the wrong statute on the ticket, and the only way it can be reduced is if the Cop pleads to the judge on our behalf.. It's a white Grand Marquis with a busted up front end so you tell me they weren't hoping that it was some crackhead.. Nope just us the poor middle class cogs that bust our a$$ off and still can't afford a nice car. My dad drove a crappy station wagon to get back and forth to work, and he got pulled over ALL the time. It's ridiculous!!

[@faustinpippin9208]

im not surprised, in my country (poland) the police also only targets the poor to push bs tickets, our police is even famous for setting up traps that force innocent people into paying tickets that are worth a 1 month salary. The police in my country even gets monthly requirements for how much money they have to "farm" in tickets, if they fail they get fired...wtf...

[@Henchman1977]

To properly apply clear you need to remove all the trim (including for the back glass) otherwise you'll end up with hard edges to your clear which can lead to clear coat failure.

[@TheNamesArif]

and because it's one time use for some fricking reason, it needs to be replaced with a new one? so stupid

[@CatholicBoy1957]

And they are blending the door so are they putting color coat over clear? .

[@gillesLegein]

@@CatholicBoy1957 no they sand it down. You can not paint over clear coat

[@BrewPub]

You can feather the edges when you apply the clear, so there is no sharp line.

[@hammersampson]

Absolutely YES! The poor ARE targeted by police because they’re less likely to have lawyers who can get them out of tickets.

[@swamp-yankee]

Ya I was gonna say something similar. Poor folks commit the kind of small crimes that are easy to prosecute. Rich folks can rob you legally.

[@TheCoolDave]

Plead not guilty on all...

[@SikDigitz]

Im.white. I get tickets. I.get out of them. Not cause I'm white. Cause i.know my rights.

[@narvul]

@@SikDigitz but you don't know your keyboard apparently.

[@justintcm3369]

I think he was joking...

[@eljesper2354]

I love how Rich throws in some ass shots at the end 🙌🏽 thank you King !

[@FJB2020]

That nasty cottage cheese needs to go..

[@harrynutsackk]

@@FJB2020

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Uncle ritch & Linda in same room at hotel.. ? Ohh.. yeahh yoga & fitness time..💥💢💯😋

[@Autocreatorz]

​@@poplaurentiu4148 its just a skit ,, but he probably ment it to look like shes gotta pay off the rest of the repair bills with her favors

[@alfredonski]

@@Autocreatorz I didnt get any of that from watching the video but then again im not addicted to porn and see everything through the sexualized lens.

[@yodasbff3395]

Thanks for the update on the Rivian. With those kinds of repair costs, the insurance must be out of sight.

[@biggary9602]

Tesla Cybertruck has entered the chat

[@JRP3]

@@biggary9602 Cyber has distinct body panels and seams, not a bed side that is also the roof.

[@EarlGr3yHot]

My mom backed into mine. Originally quoted almost $15k to replace the side panel like Rich. Ended up taking it to another Rivian certified body shop and they pulled the dent out, filled it and rewrapped it with the Xpel stealth for $6k

[@carholic-sz3qv]

​@@JRP3wrong! It's an unibody which means much more difficult repairs lol!!!

[@JRP3]

@@carholic-sz3qv wrong! There are individual body panels lol!!!

[@peteregan3862]

A sighting of Steven - fleeting and pre his unplanned exit from a road. Good news.

[@kushstreams4260]

so good to see this truck in "primah" . Can't wait to see how they "culuh" blend the "daw"

[@glxxyz]

3:40 look how the F-150 bumper sticks out to protect the bed & tailgate, feel free to reverse into walls and trees without any damage that can't be straightened out

[@David-ok9st]

I miss Stevon. Rich is good but together they’re great.

[@timcozad6125]

Stevon be milking that workers comp.

[@Secretaccount365]

Gay

[@jasonhinton2562]

I think they have to do this so if lady sue she cant take his channel

[@BradMcGovern-s7o]

he made the show and the builds too as they are really lacking now

[@jasonhinton2562]

@@BradMcGovern-s7o Stevon is irreplaceable

[@johnholland1560]

Rich has a great delivery in the verbal department,can go into an add before ya know it,and then out onto the next hard case item !

[@rickhouston2144]

The C4 is a sweet project! Should be the best electric conversion yet!

[@Alexaction223]

Truly the question here is, if whoever backed the rivian up ignored all the warnings, why did the state give them a driver's license?

[@CatholicBoy1957]

Look at all of the losers out there with licenses and ask the question again. .

[@tspbod260]

It's Massachusetts man they give drivers licenses to anyone, even illegals.

[@geraldbennett7035]

its ok. They probably had a text going

[@a00r]

She persuaded them with her assets.

[@oz8115]

Leenda

[@orlinchirinos1981]

You and Leenda 😂 are piece of work.

[@suavevalen]

Leenda always makes me smile.

[@chetmyers7041]

Is Leenda Rich's baby momma? Not sure she is old enough to be mother of the kids if seen.

[@AlienLivesMatter]

Utility vehicle is meant to have bent and battered panels. If a little bump did this much repair the base use case of the vehicle is not fullfilled. The crinkle improved the rivRig

[@craigmcclure1355]

A Stevon sighting! There’s hope

[@bobl8687]

I think it was old footage...

[@Mike4Studio]

We have a Tesla Model X that was hit in March'23, and we waited for the quarter panel part until November before it could go into the shop. With many EVs like Tesla, the problem seems to be, besides the supply chain issues, that the body parts are made of Aluminum. Aluminum is harder to fix than steel, and basically has to be replaced which increases the cost. I'm guessing the Cybertruck will be better off with stainless steel for small dents, because they can be popped out easier.

[@shyguyisryguy]

I can feel for this. Back in March, just after my parents got their R1T, he took it to work for the first time. While waiting in stand still Vancouver traffic, a distracted Audi R8 came flying down the highway right into the rear-end of the truck. Later that day Rivian announced the car crash dashcam feature🤦

[@Fl4nken]

Seems bonkers to me to have a pickup truck that costs that much to fix for a tiny bit of damage to the rear..

[@NinoJoel]

I don't think anyone uses these for any serious transport of materials or pulling equipment. These are a gimick at best

[@YossiRafelson]

​@@NinoJoelthe Jerry rig everything guy seems to use one for real.

[@NinoJoel]

@@YossiRafelson nice... Thats one out of... How Manny did they sell again? Lol

[@YossiRafelson]

@@NinoJoel same argument can be made about real trucks. The vast majority of f150s I see are being driven around by soccer mom's.

[@NinoJoel]

@@YossiRafelson so American Trucks are the the American equivalent of SUVs in Germany xD

[@djparra41]

It’s 100% true! When I was 16-21 I had cheap cars and trucks and got pulled over all the time. At the age of 22 I purchased a 10yr old Boxster S and drove the piss out of that thing, half the time I was sideways and the other half of the time I was doing 20 or 30 over. Never even got a second look from a cop. Ever since then I’ve only bought “luxury vehicles.” Now I have a Taycan and I could be doing 100 down the freeway passing cops and they couldn’t give a shit less. My theory is they figure if you can afford those type of vehicles you can afford to pay a lawyer to get you out of the fine and I’m pretty sure cops are compensated based off of their ability to receive revenue, or at the very least that is taken in consideration for promotion.

[@SirBioSnake]

I have found it's more that if they find a reason to pull over an older cheaper vehicle there is a greater chance of finding issues with it that they can give out more tickets. Stuff such as bald tyres and cracked windshields etc.

[@MrBaskins2010]

with a repair cost like that, i'd just ride it around busted

[@jimbodee4043]

Great to see inside the rear end of the Rivian. Good bodyshop doing what it needs to to allow the repair cost to go ahead and not just write off the vehicle.

[@DalaiLamaBob]

Of all the cars I have had, I have been pulled over in a Honda Odyssey as many times as all my other cars combined. I drive like I stole it in most of my cars but each time I was pulled over in the Odyssey I was using cruise control and in one case I even knew where the NJ trooper was on Waze, so I wasn't speeding, and still got pulled over. No tickets in the Odyssey though.

[@moo3993]

I don't care what you do Rich, I watch because I enjoy who you are 👌

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

Everyone with 2002 Corollas have to pay higher insurance so that insurance companies can shell out $37K for repair bills to get Rivian owners' Virtue Signalling Vehicles's fender benders fixed

[@keninhb2196]

Rivian is going under Rich. Don't fight it, just let it go.

[@Labergemusic]

lol

[@ChrisLoew]

True

[@orangecookie3132]

Not really I seen a lot rivians

[@brandonbman5921]

@@orangecookie3132have you seen their stock price though? Lol.

[@vinzenzgeske8987]

@@orangecookie3132 Seing a lot of something doesn't automatically mean the company who produces that thing is doing well. Most new or new-ish companies in a field with an established product need to sell their product below combined cost (R&D and production) to have a real shot at entering the market and then earn money through volume. I'm pretty sure BMW actually lost money by selling the i3 even tho that thing wasn't exactly cheap. But the market wasn't there to ask more money and they wanted to show the customers that they were able to build an EV. They also gained experience with mass-producing fiber-reinforced plastic components. They had the money and thought the end-goal was worth it. If a smaller company does stuff like that and they get in trouble, even minor one, things might not work out as well...

[@JeremyWhy]

2:28 🤩 A Stevon Sighting

[@EReznok]

Glad to see that Leenda is still alive after wrecking one of your cars, RIP Stevon.

[@mntmantimes]

Moral of the story: never let anyone borrow your car (unless they have enough money in the bank to buy it outright if things go South)

[@LeezLegit]

Anytime you invite someone not on your insurance behind the wheel of your car, their liability is waived immediately. Whether they pop a tire or total the car, your insurance- and subsequently you- pays for it. Thus, their fuck up is your fault. Also, holding the bill over their head is called blackmail, which is a crime😂

[@sonnyhe2002]

It's scripted, who know what really happened to the car.

[@jeffreyfoster4260]

Rich Just finished watching the episode on HBO MAX, Dude it was AMAZING!!!!! Congratulations my Friend well DESERVED 🎉🎉🎉

[@brickcity9mm896]

Well look who came out his conch shell. Hi uncle Richard nice having you back. Greetings from Newark Nj 👋😳👍🔪🩸

[@energydecisions]

In many years of driving, I got ticketed in a used Plymouth Volaré more often than any other car, 2nd most often was a Dodge Omni, 3rd was Honda Civic, 4th was a Toyota Celica, 5th was a red 2001 Mercury Cougar, though it probably would have been first if I owned it very long. I dumped that one post-haste. I was only ever pulled over once in either Volvo - for an expired sticker, or a Prius, and never in the Tesla. Anecdotally, I'm feeling like the answer might be "yes."

[@dez7726]

I watched the C4 videos and I think they are becoming more popular since they are so cheap?? you can bring them back

[@ThomasTheTankEngine22]

8:51 GYAT!

[@CGPT76]

"My kids are half white so they do it!"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Xiph1980]

Rich would too, but snow is just frozen water, and a pity, he just ate...

[@charlottelanvin7095]

yup. they can swim, ski AND jump

[@latinr09]

Enjoy the witty sarcasm and whatnot, been a fan for years….I liked the ending 🧐😆

[@monofrio6804]

Good job Rivian for making thing more complicated and expensive than they needed to be.

[@bgereon]

That bodyshop seems top notch, everything he said was on point and their work looked fantastic to be honest.

[@TheRealAlpha2]

I think I know why people didn't watch the Electric Vet videos enough. They were funny to be sure, but they lacked spectacle, it was too easy for you Rich. The next project needs bigness, struggle, heavy lifting!

[@nunya3163]

Or at least a fire.

[@Joshuamorris81]

Yes, I believe nice cars get away with more. I live in a small-town sub 15k people and in my beater Honda Ridgeline I got pulled over twice in a week, Driving 7mph over being one of them. In my Audi I drive 10 over often and the other day I accidently ran a new stop sign with a cop parked there watching people and he smiles and does a quarter wave.

[@jefffalks1519]

2:23 I watched the C4 videos 😢

[@bradsheridan8658]

I think of Stevon every time I see a Rivian because adventure woodsman hippie

[@kaliwagner4388]

Where's Stevon? Bring him back

[@THEREALSLINGBLADEDIDMEGANFOX]

Love what you do. EV’s are worse for the environment than gas vehicles by far

[@alakani]

I have the same problem with strangers being instantly drawn to my rear end

[@ThomasSlaney]

Yes. We have definitely experienced getting targeted by cops in an old junker car we were borrowing.

[@thedopplereffect00]

Remember when they used to make cars with modular parts that were cheap and interchangeable?

[@NinoJoel]

In Europe the best example would be an old Audi 100 C3 or an 80 B3 / B4 These cars where built so well no matter how you abuse them they last. If something breaks the spare part most of the time costs 30$ haha Need spare parts for your 40 year old Audi? No problem every single bolt n nut gets sold by s several retailer till this day Rust? What's that? Fully Zinc coated body. And now these people want to tell me battery based electric cars are the green future. Mm my A##

[@andrewthomason3857]

Body shop guy needs to be hired as the official principal voiceover artist of the Rich Rebuilds channel.

[@runamonk]

Dude, watching the first episode on Downey's Dream Cars now. Congratulations man. That's so f'kn huge!

[@Globbs]

M5 is a dope car as long as you're not the one working on it or paying to work on it. A family friend has one that he daily drives but he makes more money than I could ever imagine and its probably one of his cheaper cars to maintain. 15+ supercars he probably doesn't sweat it like I do. Owning a POS BMW product myself I can say that after 10 years of use you'll need to replace every plastic component in the engine bay and thats not by accident.

[@ChainsawFPV]

A good painter can melt a clear line from tape. I have cleared half panels and melted the blend and cant tell. You just have to prep it right.

[@connelly6375]

Bro just watched the first episode of Downey's dream cars, so much fun seeing you and the boys on the big screen, when is Leenda making an appearance?!?!

[@danielroden9424]

looks like the cyber truck has an advantage here. it doesnt have unibody panels or sides so each 1/4 panel can be replaced as they just clip / bolt on. replacing panels should be much simpler or the panel can be taken off and worked on if a repair is possible.

[@rafaelthomas4174]

The fact that YOU got pulled over multiple times in a busted Honda Odyssey and not the Porsche or other expensive cars is WILD to me!!!! Yet seemingly answers your own question at the same time!!! 🤦🏾‍♂🤦🏾‍♂🤦🏾‍♂

[@Ren.T9100]

Lol uncle rich getting some time in with Lana too. Gotta love your content man. Informative yet entertaining.

[@masteralfaia7249]

We NEED the M5

[@asabovesotabelow]

I dropped a few subtle hints to my lady half we should get a Rivian as her daily driver but she wasn't haven it. I got a year or two before I can justify getting a Rivian myself so I hope they stick around... hopefully their software / os gets better, we need that iOS and android compatibility.

[@jimmyfreeman9968]

Love the ending with Leenda! 🤣

[@Jmarxz]

It’s funny because I own a 05 Honda Odyssey and drove it from Missouri to Alabama, then to Florida and back and never once got bothered. Base model must be nice though I hear they don’t have the dreaded vcm

[@flybrand]

Re: Honda Odyssey How are the shocks? If you’re riding low those vans are often used to transport illicit goods. There’s videos about their use up and down 95 from Miami to Boston. If you’re riding low, the van looks ‘full.’

[@charlesincharge.5161]

Good luck getting any answers out of that tangent lady. 📡👽🇺🇸 RUN!!! She's distracted with herself.

[@georgealexanderp]

this episode should be called "How we saved $17,000 on my Rivian repair but it still cost $18k more than it should have"

[@stuartferreira3338]

Youre getting pulled over in the Odyssey because they are fairly easy to steal and then the theives will use them to steal motorcycles. So they were probably checking to see if it is stolen.

[@jamdoodles]

Man. Cybertruck repairs are going to be a nightmare

[@TheRealAlpha2]

presuming it ever makes it to the market at this rate.

[@Bynming]

@@TheRealAlpha2 Blows my mind that people think the Cybertruck will ever make it to market with the stainless steel body we've seen. I'd bet my left nut it's not happening.

[@JRP3]

@@Bynming Prepare to lose that nut. We've seen individual bent stainless steel panels at the factory.

[@JRP3]

Why? No paint to match and the bed side isn't also part of the roof like the Rivian. There are distinct panels and seams. Plus the ss will be much harder to dent than aluminum.

[@MikeStavola]

​@@JRP3you can't undent stainless steel. If it dings, it'll be visible from 30 feet, even if you get someone to try and straighten out the ding. You gotta buy a new panel, which is one of the big reasons why the delorean was such a nightmare.

[@tylerc161]

"I don't ski but my kids are half-white so they do it" lolololol I'm ded

[@toddclancy5237]

miss that stevon

[@Bensam123]

OMG a rare StievOn has appeared! Was enough of his face covered, where you can pass it off as being someone else so his lawyers don't come after you?!?! Looking forward to the continuation of your other series, even if this was a filler episode!

[@philincaundo]

Did you seriously just spell his name "StievOn"

[@feelinghealingfrequences7179]

why no stevON? thought he waa on workmans comp rehab? what happened?

[@imfloridano5448]

Get with DIY Gang they need ya advice on a situation. You are experienced in dealing with extortion from other people.

[@techn1kal1ty]

From a body work perspective, replacing the inner and outer and cutting it behind the pillar to avoid replacing the whole shell... it all seems pretty standard.

[@epyc_one]

Leenda makes my heart melt

[@ytthecommunistplatform.2675]

Insanity prices . Glass is just sand . No wonder insurance companies try to write off the cars all the time .

[@jdantigua1999]

Yes, if you drive a fancy car that says; "On board camera recording" I NEVER get pulled over.😂😂

[@dwaynezilla]

the only issue i saw with the other battery was how pinched the electrodes looked. Needed spacers or something between. Other than that it was more than fine.

[@chrislpauli7048]

Stevon stevon stevon stevon stevon stevon stevon stevon stevon stevon stevon stevon!!!

[@21345luiz]

The half white comment got me 😂😂

[@senorhabanero8117]

Steven and the c4 now missing?

[@CaptainNero]

Good to see their refining their process.

[@cp4512]

Lots of EV companies heading for bankrupt at the moment. Polestar looking very financially dubious. Wouldn’t buy from them as then bang goes the warranty on the very expensive battery and software issues, and the depreciation will be even worse than we’ve already seen over the last 12 months…. 💰 ouch!

[@jibba1681]

Every time I see a rivian driving by me in southern nh I look to see if it’s a black guy, sadly it’s never been anyone other than a white guy with a dress shirt and a north face vest on. I’m holding out hope though, I know I’ll see you one day

[@SleeperHonda]

I drive a 1990 Honda Accord still. Cops profile me constantly. Lol

[@Bwill-hn2pc]

2ads in 9 mins of which 1 min was content - legend paying the bills

[@BuildTheSandbox]

Having to share a hotel room with with Rich. That's the true nightmare !

[@toxiczebra5920]

Yes, the cops do heckle the poor more. Once I started taking all my tickets to court, they stopped stopping me

[@faustinpippin9208]

but is it worth it? how much time does it take and whats the cost of it?

[@homer23422000]

Uncle Rich, I want to see you finish the electric C4! I will watch that video all the way through, and I might go back and throw a few more views on the first video of the C4.

[@alberta2]

I knew it was her😂❤

[@jons_collectibles_13]

Love the new show! Congrats on all the success!

[@glenncook9078]

I want to hear this! We have Rivians all over Lake Nona.

[@jonsmith6496]

Fellow Floridian I’m off 417 & leevista. Can’t get out of this crappy city fast enough!

[@DangerousDac]

He built an electric pickup out of an old crappy one.

[@ElectricBobber]

I don't know why that Rivan damage couldn't be fixed with a little slide hammer work and some bondo, sand, and primer and paint. $1000?? What ever happened to old school bodywork?

[@faustinpippin9208]

im also surprised, the end result would look the same and you could even do it in your own garage...

[@TG22222]

Have seen much worse dents, in even worse places being completely fixed on Rivians with paintless dent removal. No bondo necessary

[@frankrivers3797]

The ridge wallet ad was hilarious. He put the other guy's card in the Ridge to demonstrate it. Pulled it out and used it to pay the bill. 🤣

[@charlottelanvin7095]

so your kids can ski, swim AND jump? that's brilliant!

[@Original_Rando]

Rich ... rebuilding comedy 1 video at a time.

[@christ510]

Rich: Ok it's a one time use of glass so can i keep it. Next video: Rich proves the Rivian one time use glass is actually reusable and saves you $6k.

[@adamt1415]

They are just documenting that Rich really drives a Honda Odyssey

[@ToxicMisfitsYt]

Not to self don't ever rear end a ev lol