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A Rivian owner was in a fender bender. The repair bill was $42,000. (www.yahoo.com)

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A Rivian owner was in a fender bender. The repair bill was $42,000.::The repairs cost over half the starting price for the Rivian EV. The owner said he'd expected it wouldn't be cheap, but it was a "shocking number."

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[–] PretentiousDouche@lemmy.sdf.org 131 points 1 year ago (16 children)

One of the primary reasons for the high price was that the accident affected a panel that reaches from the back of the vehicle all the way to the front roof pillars of the truck and fixing the panel required service workers to remove the ceiling and front windshield, the Times said.

What a terrible design

[–] thevoyage@no.lastname.nz 4 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure this is the same with most vehicles, there's one piece of metal that goes the length of the roof.

Honestly, this just sounds like people out of touch with how expensive the repair process is.

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