8 Steps to Finish!!-Delivery Scheduled for Mar 7!!

[godfodder0901]

I just logged into my Rivian account to see if the configuration had come back down to $76k from the pricegate jump to $89k (it has not) and saw the truck icon with 8 on it! Went in, uploaded my license and registration info, and tried to get trade info. It says it needs to be manually viewed and will take a couple of business hours before I get a reply. Insurance tab not helpful outside of business hours it seems. Back to the main page and then I get the error that others have seen.

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to believe my truck is built and ready to go, but the way the past year has gone I am highly skeptical. I just had my first contact with a guide on Tuesday and she said I was 4-6 weeks from delivery. My follow up call with her is this Tuesday so I hope to know a lot more by then.

No idea where the closest Service Center is - perhaps Chicago? Have not heard of one opening in Michigan yet. It's going to be another interesting week coming up...

Time to skip to step 8 and schedule delivery!

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[fastwheels]

Time to skip to step 8 and schedule delivery!

I have been thinking about that - a lot! But, I figure I should wait to speak to my guide on Tuesday first, otherwise I might schedule delivery of a truck that does not yet exist.

 

[LaunchGreen]

Here is how i see these things differing:

At the end of last year nobody on this forum was taking delivery. Maybe because there were just so few overall that statistically hitting someone here had a very low probability.

Now literally almost every day the past few days people have been completing the steps to get their trucks delivered and in about 24 hours our first forum member will have a truck in their driveway.

Also these trucks were always scheduled to be delivered around now.

Finally we have drone footage of hundreds of trucks outside the plant seemingly ready to roll out.

So, certainly the timing of these deliveries might be conspicuous but i don't think it is contrived.

Agreed, however we did have a delivery to someone on this forum in December.

 

[Gsxr150]

They're supply constrained with approx 2 years of banked demand. Every order after 3/1 has additional profitability built in. It depends on how long you mean when you say down the road. In the 3-5 year mark I don't anticipate major issues. Besides maybe the suspension I'm not sure what if anything Rivian's doing that's breaking the mold from a component perspective. The motors are off the shelf Bosch units and a lot of the "magic" is software. 10 years down the road who knows but everyone who accepts delivery is taking a calculated risk on long term longevity. There's simply no history.

Yeah, 2-years of banked demand at a LOSS per vehicle. And that 2-years of demand shrunk down to immensely, just moments after we all saw the new pricing structure. How many trucks have been preordered since 3/1 with the new pricing and configurations. ? Tons of people still lining up for a Rivian after 3/1, hu?

There's an issue here.

 

[godfodder0901]

I have been thinking about that - a lot! But, I figure I should wait to speak to my guide on Tuesday first, otherwise I might schedule delivery of a truck that does not yet exist.

You can always reschedule, or pick a date a few days out. This process doesn't start until your vehicle is at the Service Center, so I'll bet dollars to doughnuts it's real!

 

[SeaGeo]

Agreed, however we did have a delivery to someone on this forum in December.

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Not a bunch of people. We have a bunch. And we known they are producing a good number of trucks now. As long as they can keep supplies coming in, they should be good until the next covid wave.

 

[mgc0216]

Agreed, however we did have a delivery to someone on this forum in December.

who? the only forum member I know if that has a truck is @Iwantatesla and i thought he joined after he got his rig?

 

[kanundrum]

 

[SoCal Rob]

I'm proceeding with caution on this whole Rivian thing. I'm afraid even with my locked in price that if something happens with the company or there's no consumer demand (down the road), I'm going to be stuck with an $80,000 truck.

Very skittish at the moment...

I’m not sure that any of us buying Rivian vehicles are proceeding with what I’d call caution. I waited until after Ford invested and Amazon bought a stake with a commitment to buy delivery vans. This gave me some level of comfort that the company could survive so I reserved.

Even with that information, I have friends and family members who think we are well past cautious and all the way to, well, bat shit crazy to be buying a vehicle from a startup. Spending $80K on a first model year vehicle from an unproven manufacturer carries risk.

In 5 years people could look at us in our Rivians the way we look at Fisker Karma drivers: looks like a cool car and it’s a shame they’re driving an orphaned vehicle now. If any of us can’t accept the possibility of this even happening then we probably shouldn’t be buying until Rivian has some history.

That’s why Rivian would’ve lost my business if they stuck to the higher pricing. I committed to take a chance on them by buying an $80K SUV. In turn, Rivian can use my sale, data, and experiences as a customer to attract other customers who are less risk tolerant but willing to pay a price more in line with competitive offerings from established manufacturers.

 

[SeaGeo]

I’m not sure that any of us buying Rivian vehicles are proceeding with what I’d call caution. I waited until after Ford invested and Amazon bought a stake with a commitment to buy delivery vans. This gave me some level of comfort that the company could survive so I reserved.

Even with that information, I have friends and family members who think we are well past cautious and all the way to, well, bat shit crazy to be buying a vehicle from a startup. Spending $80K on a first model year vehicle from an unproven manufacturer carries risk.

In 5 years people could look at us in our Rivians the way we look at Fisker Karma drivers: looks like a cool car and it’s a shame they’re driving an orphaned vehicle now. If any of us can’t accept the possibility of this even happening then we probably shouldn’t be buying until Rivian has some history.

That’s why Rivian would’ve lost my business if they stuck to the higher pricing. I committed to take a chance on them by buying an $80K SUV. In turn, Rivian can use my sale, data, and experiences as a customer to attract other customers who are less risk tolerant but willing to pay a price more in line with competitive offerings from established manufacturers.

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I think they could really help themselves by publishing a roadmap of life with the truck if it outlives the company. Will the nav work? Does it need to phone home? Will they open repair up to third party shops? Do they have any sort of agreement for servicing with Ford?

I am fairly certain they won't, but it could help put cautious buyer's minds at ease. The same reasoning is why I held off buying a tesla initially (which was then followed up by other reasons).

 

[kanundrum]

I’m not sure that any of us buying Rivian vehicles are proceeding with what I’d call caution. I waited until after Ford invested and Amazon bought a stake with a commitment to buy delivery vans. This gave me some level of comfort that the company could survive so I reserved.

Even with that information, I have friends and family members who think we are well past cautious and all the way to, well, bat shit crazy to be buying a vehicle from a startup. Spending $80K on a first model year vehicle from an unproven manufacturer carries risk.

In 5 years people could look at us in our Rivians the way we look at Fisker Karma drivers: looks like a cool car and it’s a shame they’re driving an orphaned vehicle now. If any of us can’t accept the possibility of this even happening then we probably shouldn’t be buying until Rivian has some history.

That’s why Rivian would’ve lost my business if they stuck to the higher pricing. I committed to take a chance on them by buying an $80K SUV. In turn, Rivian can use my sale, data, and experiences as a customer to attract other customers who are less risk tolerant but willing to pay a price more in line with competitive offerings from established manufacturers.

Yall newbs thinking logically and shit

*cries in Alfa, Scion and Saab tears*

 

[fastwheels]

You can always reschedule, or pick a date a few days out. This process doesn't start until your vehicle is at the Service Center, so I'll bet dollars to doughnuts it's real!

tried to - get the same error on that page also.

 

[SoCal Rob]

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I think they could really help themselves by publishing a roadmap of life with the truck if it outlives the company. Will the nav work? Does it need to phone home? Will they open repair up to third party shops? Do they have any sort if any agreement for servicing with Ford?

I am fairly certain they won't, bht it could help put cautious buyer's minds at ease. The same reasoning is why I held off buying a tesla initially (which was then followed up by other reasons).

Great ideas! Taking those steps really could be the tipping point for skittish buyers. Plus, it would be on brand since keeping the products viable if the company fails is better for the environment than the alternatives.

 

[SeaGeo]

Great ideas! Taking those steps really could be the tipping point for skittish buyers. Plus, it would be on brand since keeping the products viable if the company fails is better for the environment than the alternatives.

Over on another site the question was asked about how they could help build back trust, and this was one of the things I identified.

Your comment about keeping the trucks viable in the king term for the environment reminded me about something else that id loke to see from them. I wish they would start supplementing their marketing fluff with actual information. One of their recent stories was supposed to be about how the trucks are designed to get better with age. There was one sentence that said (basically) we have good hardware. The rest was generally a couple of pages saying that they support OTA updates and a few things that honestly just seemed out of place. It would have been really nice to know what the hardware is capable of, and what components, if any, are designed to be swapped out an upgraded. For example, is the modem easily replaceable for when LTE reaches end of life like 3G is? Is the infotainment computer easily upgraded? The cameras? Did they massively over design the hardware for now?

 

[LaunchGreen]

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I think they could really help themselves by publishing a roadmap of life with the truck if it outlives the company. Will the nav work? Does it need to phone home? Will they open repair up to third party shops? Do they have any sort of agreement for servicing with Ford?

I am fairly certain they won't, but it could help put cautious buyer's minds at ease. The same reasoning is why I held off buying a tesla initially (which was then followed up by other reasons).

Oh God no - if they published a “what to do if we go bankrupt”, it would make me way more nervous.

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