Tesla Buyback Update! (And Why We're Keeping the Rivian R1T!)

[@slyguyaction]

Really sorry to hear about the issues with your Plaid. We have had ZERO issues with our 2023 Model X Plaid and love it.

[@sherwinm]

2 for 2 with us. Glad it's working out for you.

[@KobraToldYa]

Options galore! At least you know the R1T is a beast and you’ll be good either way.

[@sherwinm]

Love having a truck. When are we going on a trip? I heard Lytle Creek opened up some trails.

[@jakeliujakeliu]

Don’t waste your money, if car is working why spend money buy another one.

[@sherwinm]

I agree, but wife doesn't like taking the Rivian on road trips. We take enough road trips for her to consider a replacement for her Model X. But as of now, no replacement. Keeping the Model Y and Rivian.

[@cubecross3927]

Yea First World Problem. When you use the bathroom, is it the bidet studio?

[@sherwinm]

Haha from from 1%. Maybe first-world problems? 🤷‍♂

[@Anthony__420]

Should get a lemon law lawyer! It takes about six months total. I got all my money back minus window tint and mileage. Love my new model x. So far perfect. Hopefully I’ll have better luck this time. I truly love this ride

[@sherwinm]

We are getting all our money back minus the mileage and aftermarket stuff 🙂 Good luck and congrats on the new X

[@Faksnima]

I'm going through a buyback right now. They actually agreed to it back when the car only had a few hundred miles and I decided not to do it. A year later, I decided to pursue it again. I'm waiting for an estimate. If they charge me more than the less than 1000 miles at the time of the first buy back agreement, then I may just hold on to it. My issues are relatively minor, but they just can't seem to fix them.

[@sherwinm]

It's weird that they built the car but they don't know how to fix some issues. Good luck.

[@hbcubs]

Surrendering my MXP at Upland this weekend. Did you have to remove tint?

[@sherwinm]

The first buyback, the service manager said I didn't have to. This one, I don't know yet since Abby hasn't contacted them to accept to offer yet and let them know about the PPF. Good luck on surrender day. It's probably Rhuel that will help you sign paperwork. He was the one on our first buyback and he's been Cc'd on our emails with Titus. Please let me know how it goes.

[@hbcubs]

@@sherwinm Yup. Been in communication with Titus and meeting with Rhuel on Saturday. Did your first check take 2 weeks?

[@sherwinm]

Here's the video on the Long Range refund check with timeline - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnbEgp6ep9uMldEsi=3Y-L7hkaNmMx6xWA&t=30

[@bt4b4]

I wouldn’t keep buying/leasing trucks , then selling them for losses. The views aren’t worth it. Love all your videos, but let your wife keep the X or Y. Seems she likes it.

[@AnthTony]

100% agree. This is wayyyy too complicated lol

[@sherwinm]

The cars we get aren't meant for the channel. Just so happens I can use it for content. We do use them haha. I'm not a big enough channel. We have an accountant on speed dial for things. The KZbin EV content came after we started owning EVs. Like you said in the other video, it's a win / win. Getting to keep a truck regardless. Thanks for watching and your feedback.

[@jefferrrson1x]

@@sherwinmjust say you rich bro. It’s ok Tito lmao

[@sherwinm]

@@jefferrrson1x 🤣 I bug my accountant a lot. Not rich but blessed and work hard. I see you got some kicks on your channel. Brings back memories. I subscribed. 😊

[@jefferrrson1x]

@ haha thanks for the sub sir! Yeah I review kicks and some car detailing stuff. Can’t wait for more content from you! Trying to get blessed like you one day! I Gotta keep working!

[@d5kenn]

As an R1T owner, do I want a yoke? If there is SBW and short-throw steer ratios, YES! I'll take it. I'm having so much trouble with the driver display being blocked by the steering wheel on the Rivian, I don't know whether it's because the wheel is bigger or the display is smaller or something else. But I certainly don't wait with the existing hand over hand ratio :)

[@sherwinm]

I have this issue with the Model X and regular steering wheel. The lower left of the screen is blocked. I don't recall having this issue with our previous Model X and yoke steering wheel. However, no issue in the R1T with the screen being blocked. Yokes are great in the highway when not much turning is involved but with street driving, it does take a little bit more effort with turns, specially u-turns.

[@3verydayKen]

awesome!, I was rooting for R1T and Model Y setup. save that money for now, R2 is coming!!!

[@Loveparaeveryone]

Where can I watch your Christmas Light Show?

[@sherwinm]

We are switching away from the lights this year and going to use projector. I'll try to put something together and share it on another video

[@michaelrickcmir2095]

Sorry to hear about your troubles with your Model x Plaid. I am awaiting delivery on a new 2025 Model X Plaid and now I am having second thoughts. Do you think the platform is flawed or just bad luck??

[@sherwinm]

I don't think it's flawed since not everyone is having issues like us. I do think it's "over-engineered". I guess it's to justify cost? Smallest issue you have, take it to service so it can be recorded. Worse case, you go through a buyback. It will cost you time though. Congrats. They are fun to drive and comfy. Beyond that... I don't know what else to say about it.

[@liukang5524]

I bought a R1T instead of Cybertruck. But dont get me wrong, I love Tesla. I love how clean and nice the model S, model X and new model 3 look. But Cybertruck...man, i just cant

[@RouterRelated]

@@liukang5524 dido… I had a model x hated the interior… went in to get service on the model x and sat in a cybertruck… how depressing is that interior? Traded X for an R1S and also traded f150 for an r1t.. have 2 trimotor r1 love it

[@sherwinm]

@@RouterRelated Nice! Congrats!

[@sherwinm]

Best thing about Rivian is it's not a Tesla. But having both, I can jump in my Model Y if I start to miss it.

[@RouterRelated]

@@sherwinm honestly don’t miss fsd I thought I would

[@sherwinm]

@@RouterRelated I don't use FSD. Love driving my cars. I'll use standard autopilot. Driver plus is cool in the Rivian. Just to help when I get tired of pressing on the accelerator.

[@Anthony__420]

Sherwin doesn’t want any Tampo episodes at the homestead😂🤣

[@sherwinm]

Haha, heck no! 🤣 "What's going on eveyrone, my name is Sherwin and today my wife is pissed off" 💀

[@bimmerM3]

how did u know there’s an issue with the steering rack? or whatever it was?

[@sherwinm]

There are alert notifications. On the first one, it said something about not detecting some kind of hardware. I can't seem to remember but here's the video on the Long Range and steering rack - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnfSlKNvq5mao80 The plaid had numerous alerts and Abby almost hit something while parking because regen braking malfunctioned. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ_QenadjLt1gJIsi=18J7441iJ5lADltM&t=116

[@JohnEFly]

@@sherwinm this is still really fascinating to me. I've had the exact same errors with my car, including one time losing regen braking while trying to park. Tesla hasn't done anything about it, they stated it was a software issue where it would detect a power fault and put it into a safety mode and show the errors. They told me it was fixed by the software update, but I have seen it twice since then. Still it doesn't bother me too much though, because except for the time when it lost regen braking, it hasn't been noticeable while driving, and restarting the car always cleared the current error. It seems different service locations are handling these situations differently.

[@sherwinm]

@@JohnEFly It could be the service location. When they inspected the steering rack of the Plaid, they did find corrosion. Between the time the alerts popped up, to the replacing of the rack, the issue did not happen again. It was about a week before we got it in service.

[@Kaminari_Tempest]

Lucid Gravity ??!! Comes with native NACS port, annnnd it’s on the left side of the vehicle.

[@sherwinm]

The problem with Lucid is the same with Rivian before. The closest dealership/service center is 1.5 hours away. Also, to spec it the way I want it would be around $120k. At that price, I would rather get the R1S tri-motor even though Abby doesn't like road trips with it. I'm concerned about the software. I hardly hear any updates happening on it. They update it but not as often as Tesla and Rivian. It's also the first version. Not sure how well they are built and what kind of support Lucid will have. Model X has had 3 "generations" and they still can't get it right. It is on our short list but they have to have a closer location.

[@j9gundayao]

I think deep down you want the Cybertruck.🤣🤷‍♂️

[@sherwinm]

Stop it 🤣

[@RouterRelated]

Smarter move to take the Rivian offer at 59 and then get the R1s via lease with the $7500 incentive

[@sherwinm]

Having a R1S and Cybertruck would've been a great combo. But wife disagreed. There will be more chances and opportunities in the future. 🙂

[@nikku6741]

I think it's a good offer

[@sherwinm]

Which? The buyback offer? The Carvana for Rivian offer?

[@nikku6741]

@@sherwinm buyback offer

[@nikku6741]

But at least they will take your car back know what I mean

[@sherwinm]

Yes, I think it's fair. We did use the car. It's just in the first buyback we got all our money back. Maybe they are getting more buybacks and realize how much money they are losing? I didn't realize how many people are doing buybacks until I did content on it. People start commenting and messaging me.

[@nikku6741]

@@sherwinm its sad to see you are having trouble with your model X. I have owned a 2023 model X & I have done so many long road trips like cross-country & I never encountered any issues but am also aware of the Model S & X in the Tesla line up always have some issues unfortunately and I think Tesla neglects their OG cars where as model 3 & Y less problematic.

[@LowKey-j3s]

Smart man knows the wife will watch so makes it look good. At the end of the day, you made the numbers work to keep the Rivian lol jk

[@LifeOnElectric]

My 2023 X Plaid was under a buyback due to all the problems, I moved to a Rivian R1T and have never looked back. Don't be fooled by the Elon machine, so many issues on the Cybertruck on KZbin; I'd do some research and get a Gen 2 R1S if that's what you want. The Rivian company culture is better for everyone.

[@irvingabbott6]

I see a lot of Rivian trucks on sale.

[@sherwinm]

From what I've gathered many upgraded to gen 2. There are some who didn't have a good experience with them and sold it.

[@nikku6741]

Like I mentioned previously rivian is a good car but they are not good Road trip cars unfortunately It takes time to charge

[@sherwinm]

From my experience, it takes about an extra 10 minutes or so more than Tesla - longer at home though... much longer. But I just charge at night. It is a larger battery. However, it has a slightly better charge curve. Since Tesla allowed Rivian access to superchargers, charging has improved.

[@nikku6741]

@ ok

[@shdmd2118]

Rivians are fine but Tesla is ahead because of the software

[@sherwinm]

I would say Tesla is ahead on software (not including FSD) by about 2 years from Rivian. One thing I'm frustrated over is not being able to create a driver profile locally on the Rivian. I have to create a Rivian account just so my wife can have her profile in the truck. Tesla was like this prior to 2020. Glad the improved it. Tesla holiday update has some nice new features as well. Waiting to see what Rivian will have.

[@yeright2pops434]

24% car loan for bad credit. That is a financial trap. Really bad move.

[@sherwinm]

Ya, bad enough one has bad credit but this is no way to improve it. I did a quick Google. If you financed $30k for 60 months with 24% rate... you are paying $18,000 worth of interest through out the 5 years. That's more than half of the used car you bought. That's crazy.

[@yeright2pops434]

@@sherwinm That is insane. People like need to buy a beater cash. Build their credit and do things the right way but people are stupid and choose feelings of financial freedom.

[@sherwinm]

@@yeright2pops434 Some people have fear of missing out (FOMO) or just don't care. My first year in college, I quickly learned. I racked up about $10k in debt in about 2 years. It took a few years to pay it off and it felt like I was digging my hole deeper. But that experience helped me.

[@yeright2pops434]

@ live and learn brother. Glad you figured it out. Merry Christmas

[@sherwinm]

@@yeright2pops434 Merry Christmas 🎄