I just think at this point, they're simply unwilling to tell someone to expect a vehicle on XX.XX.XXXX unless its already sitting at the service center, ready for delivery.
Can't offer much but as a view of how GM is handling this same process, You're not given much of a warning from them either. A user on the hummer forum said they got a vague email saying their truck was built, a VIN from the dealer 5 days later, and 9 days after the first e-mail, the dealer was calling saying the truck was at their dealership. Two days for PDI and delivery the following Monday. I guess GM is having an engineer give a once-over on the truck once PDI is done to make sure everything is good. Guess they really don't want the first buyers to have a reason to be unhappy about anything.
I can see the argument of them making trucks for people without confirming a configuration and they know they can sell them as others have suggested but I kinda doubt they would ship them across the country, that would add a lot of cost if they buyer opted out and they had to ship them elsewhere.
There are a ton of 3PL distribution centers outside of Chicago (Romeoville has a ton) used by CPG companies and the standard published trucking lane times from there are 2-3 days to almost anywhere in the lower 48. SoCal or Seattle might be 4, especially in winter, so your 5 day estimate is both conservative and a good number to use, IME.
Your Rivian guide will reach out as time approaches. They told me when a truck was on transport. When it arrived at the service center and then scheduled delivery (this will vary depending on what your state allows).
Is this after they contacted you to confirm your configuration is all good to go, or did they skip that step? Reason i ask is that the tax incentive still hanging out there, but probably dead, and the limit of $80k to receive the credit. My config with the camp kitchen, tent, etc is well over that, so i don't want to risk paying $12,500 for the camp kitchen if that is going to cause the credit to drop by being over $80k. Thought the process was guide contact to confirm configuration, then updates when it is in production, and then more when shipped, and delivery date estimate???
I'm guessing this means a Guide should make contact much sooner if the customer purchased a Rivian wall charger, so it can be shipped and installed prior to delivery?
Tax credit is based off the MSRP of the base car it doesn't include options unless they change the verbiage in the bill (if it even gets passed). This was after I confirmed everything via their step by step on the website
The IRS makes it easy to look up vehicles by manufacturer and see what the actual credit is. See here:
That's just great - doesn't leave a heck of a lot of time to sort out the financing then. Can I pay by credit card - lol. I could use the points.
How long does it take to sort financing? My credit union can give me an answer in like 25 minutes. If I can get a better rate elsewhere I can refinance after I take delivery.
