Rivian depreciation is brutal. I looked into a lightly used R1T for exactly the same reason you did, and the number of <20k mile quad larges for <$60k is striking. Even today, I know that going for a new car is financially nuts when there are such good deals used. I think you made a really good call doing what you did.
1. $80K for the AWD wasn't something that I signed up for back in 2019
lol same here. I had two reservations. I placed FS order but needed the truck asap. Tesla's timelines and communications are so inconsistent. It's like riding a worst roller coaster. When you call them, they don't answer even after 3 hours. For a company that can catch rockets in mid-air, they don't have a simple customer call-back mechanism. Such a shame. I can connect to a Rivian agent in literally 2 mins. My second CT reservation was early this year. After I purchased R1T, they sent non-FS invites to everyone. I consider all this as a blessing in disguise. I love my R1T to the heart now. I'm glad I bailed on CT. Where are all those people who said you won't get a CT for at least 2-3 years? CT might be good, but their way of doing business has pissed me off.OK, that's the trigger to get my $100 pre-order fee from 2021 back
If Tesla sent me a non-FS invite literally 3 days earlier than they did, I probably wouldn't be here today. But I dislike how even now the specs are changing/slipping. That huge $16k-extra range extender that's supposed to get the CT to "470+ miles of range?" It's now 415 miles. Like, less than a stock Dual Max.
I'm glad I took a pass on the CT and went for an R1T Tri instead.
Agreed, a lot of us were saying from the beginning that the huge waitlist was a combination of it only being a $100 buy in and the base price starting at 40k. Speculation was that the actual base would be closer to 80k and way out of the price range for the bulk of the wait listed people and here we are, well under 100k vehicles delivered and an exhausted queue.If, if Tesla had stuck to their original CT pricing, or even launched at prices somewhat close to those original prices... it could have been a huge hit. But when the first CT's produced are $125K... that's a long way away from $39,990
Depreciation does not seem that bad to me.
How does this work?
lol! Exactly! They are climbing all over the place using the gear tunnel foot board. Apparently it can withstand 400 lbs. They are coming up with all kind of obstacle course to race through from one side to another - through the tunnel, over the bed frame, around the truck. At one point someone said raise the suspension height to max so that they can run one obstacle course from underneath as well! Ummm no! ?Just stick the kids in the gear tunnel and let them figure it out?
I'll admit this also played an outsized role in my selecting an R1T over a CT. My kids can't reach over the side into the bed on any truck. But from the rear seat, my 11yo daughter can hit the gear tunnel release button, hop onto the door, and grab something from the bed. Or just use the door as a jump-off point to easily avoid puddles.
You certainly realize that is misleading and disingenuine? Rhetorical.If, if Tesla had stuck to their original CT pricing, or even launched at prices somewhat close to those original prices... it could have been a huge hit. But when the first CT's produced are $125K... that's a long way away from $39,990
So... Other than range, price and payload they're spot on.You certainly realize that is misleading and disingenuine? Rhetorical.
Single motor vs Tri motor (Foundation Series [not shown below] with all options included: FSD, Powershare install, etc)
Let's see what the sustainable buying rate of the CT is now that all the pre-order folks have been worked through, then revisit your statement above.
