Take my advice and ask to be unmatched. My first R1S from the shop was also factory gated. Mine didn’t even have a vin assigned. When I got the vin it showed an early Jan build VIN 003xx but it was still at the factory months later. I should have rejected it then but I was excited that I found a launch edition in my configuration. The vehicle showed up and so had so many cosmetic issues.
My last estimate was for Q2 2024, but that was for a max pack R1T.
I asked to be unmatched on Friday. They were going to try to get my Shop access later that day, but neither have happened... I still see my original R1S in my profile and therefore (since I am matched) I do not have shop acccess. All quite frustrating. The latest on my original VIN was... it is just sitting there at the factory but never made it to the final step,... no one knows why or the ETA. I was thinking maybe the underbody gets installed after it rolls out of the factory and that was what it was waiting for (like PPF)... but I have to think they bolt it on during normal assembly, not after. Anyway... we will see what tomorrow bring. The key is getting something on a truck before the truck->train switch over later this month. Once I miss the truck window... then it will be a much longer ship timeframe.
Oh I see. My configuration showed launch edition even after I was unmatched. So don’t let that confuse you into thinking you haven’t been unmatched. When I questioned my guide about this she said the configuration will now show that vehicle as your new confirmed build. It will not revert back to your original configuration. Shop access for me opened up a little after 48 hours from when my guide told me she submitted the request and it was approved. So I hope by tomorrow evening you see that you have shop access.
6/5 Ask Guide for update, Guide says still en route. No ETA, will not give details.
The cutoff is location dependent. At the moment I am still okay, I have another 10 days or so per the chart my guide looked at, but that would mean getting store access, finding a match, and getting it on a truck. Not super hopeful. Today I was unmatched... but 2 hours later I was rematch to my original VIN. Grrrrr. The explanation was that it was a perfect match for my (now new config) and the vin was still avail, so I got matched to it. Not sure if that is entirely accurate. Anyway, working on getting unmatched again. It was requested with urgency, but currently still matched in the system as of tonight. Also, Guide confirmed today that my original VIN is on a containment hold, which is why it remains factory gated. He does not know what the issue is with it... just that they found something that requires work before it can be released. So we have wasted about 2+ weeks. Hoping to make some actual progress with un-linking and Shop access tomorrow. A long wait... just for more waiting. My guide is awesome (I seriously owe the guy a nice steak dinner after all of this!) and super responsive... but it seems it takes a long time for anything to get processed through their systems once my guide requests it.Oh I see. My configuration showed launch edition even after I was unmatched. So don’t let that confuse you into thinking you haven’t been unmatched. When I questioned my guide about this she said the configuration will now show that vehicle as your new confirmed build. It will not revert back to your original configuration. Shop access for me opened up a little after 48 hours from when my guide told me she submitted the request and it was approved. So I hope by tomorrow evening you see that you have shop access.
Regarding your comment about shipping by truck vs train, my guide said she heard this past week was the cut off for shipping via truck. My R1S shipped out yesterday via truck so I’m not sure if they are waiting to officially switch over by the end of this month or starting tomorrow. What have you heard? Train shipment will definitely be much slower.
Funny you say that! I feel I owe my guide a nice steak dinner too! lol I plan to find a way to send her something for all the trouble.
Awesome, huge congrats! You had a journey to get here, so enjoy the moment.
Well... I am back up and running. Long saga of delinking from my original VIN, only to be relinked but the system twice. I finally gained shop access and it was stocked full of Limestone/OC's. I just had a very difficult time deciding between my original dark 22's or going with the dark 20's. In the end I decided to just stick with the 22's. Maybe a mistake, but it is my wife's car and the extra range from the 22's is probably the most important thing. Anyway... Let's see how fast this one gets to me
Congratulations!!! Did you happen to see a lot of LE’s in the shop?Well... I am back up and running. Long saga of delinking from my original VIN, only to be relinked but the system twice. I finally gained shop access and it was stocked full of Limestone/OC's. I just had a very difficult time deciding between my original dark 22's or going with the dark 20's. In the end I decided to just stick with the 22's. Maybe a mistake, but it is my wife's car and the extra range from the 22's is probably the most important thing. Anyway... Let's see how fast this one gets to me
Yes I was only looking at Limestone. I an there were a few. I could have grabbed on that matched with the 20s. Funny thing is... I think I like the Adventure tag in the dash better than Launch edition tag... so I actually didn't really want an LE. Price wise it didn't help.me b3cauae I wanted the dark wheels.
First, how were you folling the Gravity rollout? it seems there isn't much to follow... just few CGIs... almost like teaser shots with nearly zero information (price, range, specs)... or do you just mean time you wasted just waiting for them to build/release something?
