Shortest order-to-delivery time yet @ 40 days

[tiltedandsaltyaf]

Saw this on Facebook. There seem to no hi price incentive for Rivian here.

just based on the 3802 number/vin we know that's a rejected one since they should be on 5k+ early May

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[SANZC02]

just based on the 3802 number/vin we know that's a rejected one since they should be on 5k+ early May

Not sure you can say rejected as the numbers have been all over the place. I do not think they are grabbing them from the lot in Normal in the order they were put there.

 

[Guy]

They made 5000 thus far, their guidance is for 25K total vehicles....how many are vans is unknown, for 2022. That said guidance is simply that...guidance. Not in hard stone. Tesla beats "guidance" all the time. Rivian's guidance was originally 50K...dropped to 25K...nothing says they can't modify that number upward or downward at a future date.

Agree it is guidance. The bottom line is they need to increase production to fill the existing 70k+ old price holders and then move onto the higher price models. Hopefully by end of next year they can have made 70k R1.

 

[FrankieJ]

Where is that from? Finding that hard to believe. Feels like they misunderstood the question.

I don’t believe it.

 

[FrankieJ]

As a Rivian shareholder. This is what I want to see. People placing orders in April, May and June buying Rivians at an average higher selling price. The argument has been from long term holders, "well, maybe I'll cancel my order if they are going to deliver to other people first". I think Rivian is seeing so much demand for its product they're thinking, "Well where else are you going to go if you cancel? Ford's two-three year waiting list?" As with Teslas....the more RIvian rolls out their trucks (and SUVs), the more people see them, experience them, and want them. And if Rivian were smart, they'd sell the highest average ordered ones first regardless of order date..or at least make it a 50-50 or higher mix. Their quarterly reported losses will be a lot less which means their cash burn will be a lot less and the financial markets will react quite positively to their stock if they continue this smart trend. I hope to see more posts like these going forward.

I couldn’t disagree more. Not honoring existing preorders in favor of more recent orders with the new pricing is just bad business. I received my R1T two months ago (preorder date 11/19) and am thrilled Rivian ultimately honored the preorder price. While I have my vehicle in hand I want Rivian to succeed in the longer term but favoring short term profit over it’s reputation and customer loyalty is not the formula for long term success. Hopefully other shareholders of RivIan won’t share your views.

 

[zonehawk]

So, not to attempt to one up the OP BUT I ordered on 5/19/22. Got email saying truck was ready to build on 5/20/22. 8 Step opened up 5/25/22. Awaiting communication on exact delivery date. Needless to say, I have been completely shocked by how fast this will be for me. See my build below (also peep the R1S I have had on order FOREVER! LOL):

Congrats to you, truly, but this is bullshit lol.

 

[goldburger]

Saw this on Facebook. There seem to no hi price incentive for Rivian here.

i pre ordered 2/5/2022 and customer service told me I am not getting a truck until 2023. I got the basic stuff— FG, BM, AT, Large pack— maybe I should switch to 21” lol.

 

[ironpig]

i pre ordered 2/5/2022 and customer service told me I am not getting a truck until 2023. I got the basic stuff— FG, BM, AT, Large pack— maybe I should switch to 21” lol.

I didn't find switching my configuration ever made a difference, but if you are open to other configurations, it's not a bad idea to let CS know. Being in LA where there will be a lot of trucks landing, it's possible there could be a truck that goes undelivered for whatever reason and you could hit the rivian lottery

 

[Mygrain]

Customer Service can tell you your delivery window -- worth opening a chat to find out. Dunno why they didn't tell you before, but just ask specifically for your delivery window.

Not necessarily. I've contacted CS twice in the last 5 months. They won't tell me a delivery window. Apparently for those of us who configured after mid-December 2021 (regardless of when we pre-ordered), we have no delivery estimate. We can chat and email CS 'til the cows come home ... and we still won't get a delivery estimate.

 

[atlastracer]

Not necessarily. I've contacted CS twice in the last 5 months. They won't tell me a delivery window. Apparently for those of us who configured after mid-December 2021 (regardless of when we pre-ordered), we have no delivery estimate. We can chat and email CS 'til the cows come home ... and we still won't get a delivery estimate.

The rest of us have delivery estimates. But they don't seem to mean anything anyway. So not really sure which group is better off...

 

[Carmelbythesea]

I ordered 9/3/21 after they delayed the CT yet again. Currently have a Y and 3. I got a delivery window from Rivian October-December 2022.

So the price hike came and I canceled and got my money back. Then I reinstated the order. Have been messing around with config for a while. 5/18 changed to limestone/black/21”.

Then 5/24 I got the email to confirm truck with a guide contact. Clicked through and checked the boxes. Got a VIN 7000 range and was told the truck would be here this weekend. Truck got delayed and they said they hope it gets to them on Tuesday for delivery this week.

Observations - Rivian bought my model 3 for 2k less then I paid in 2020 including taxes, Costco insurance might be the best deal ever. 77$ a month to insure both the 2020 model Y and the 2022 Rivian.

Perhaps just got really lucky. Screen shot to prove its not BS.

 

[MrFlee]

Adding another data point:

I ordered on March 27th. Got an email last week asking me to confirm my configuration. R1T Adventure, FG, black interior.

I however was NOT expecting it to be this fast. When I spoke to CS last month, they were forecasting a 2023 delivery, which is exactly what I wanted. I put the pre-order in based on the production ramp we've seen to date and 2023 is when I want my truck. For reference, I live in a place where I can walk to work and take public transit most places. I ordered the truck in anticipation of PCSing to my next assignment.

I have a call set up for tomorrow with my guide to see what can be done. I think I'm in the vast minority who DON'T want their truck right now. I understand that they're moving everything around and producing as many orders with common characteristics as they can, but I'm just not ready. I also don't want to "lose" my pre-order price, even thought its post March 1.

Sorry for everyone who ordered a long time ago and are having to deal with watching people like me get their orders processed before them. I like the product, but these growing pains for Rivian are getting old.

 

[rapPayne]

I kind of hate you right now.

(But seriously ... congratulations)

 

[Airbuswillie]

What in the actual fuck is going on??? I'm not as bad as some but I'm a December 2020 reservation holder with the original pricing and haven't gotten shit from the company as far as finalizing my order. I do live in Memphis and just my first local Rivian on the road yesterday. I think this part of the country is in a bit of a black hole as far as service and delivery but damn! I'm ready with the $75,000 in the bank ready to pay them anytime and it's radio silence since that email back in January with the estimated delivery window of July to September of this year. I was already disappointed by the price increases and some other stuff but to hear about a guy that reserved AND is getting his truck all in the last few months is BULLSHIT!

 

[kurtlikevonnegut]

I'm not as mad about these March/April deliveries as I could be. 3 years from now the difference in delivery time will be trivial but the $20k more they paid for the truck won't be.

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