There have been several members here that know some people, or know some people that know someone that has a Rivian, that is not an employee.
The forum sleuths are on it. And the verdict is... employee:
Dude has worked there for for 9 months per his LI profile.
I would agree with this assessment as well. Seems like lots of people who know someone who knows someone that has one. With the exception of IWantTesla (which I don't truly feel represents an actual customer like myself - and I don't mean that in any negative way) it seems odd that at least one of these forum members who have been here since 2018 have not taken delivery. Or maybe I am just delusional and completely out of touch.
It really just feels like things aren't going according to plan, doesn't it? Quite clearly we are well beyond the point where it makes sense to trust Rivian's public statements about delivery dates, so we've gotta go with what we are seeing (and not seeing). The conclusions I'm drawing are negative.
That may be the weirdest cultural fit I could imagine. lol. Glad they did a better job than I did!
remember when people said there was a cut-off to launch editions for employees long ago?
If you Direct Message him, he will tell you what the deal is with his order. I did a while back, and have complete respect for what he has done and is doing for the R1T, but I would say it's somewhere between an employee delivery and an actual customer delivery. And again, I'm not casting stones at anyone for anything.
makes me wonder if they have 3 levels of acceptable quality:
I see folks say this, and I'm curious what it'd need to be for you to consider it 'caught up'?
God bless you. Out here doing the Lord's work. All I can do is post laughing emoji's when I read posts like the one you replied. Kudos.1 - Yes, it did. Do you instantly give up on everything in life the moment something unexpected happens?
2 - This is simply not true. 2 months ago it was true. It is not now true. What's the problem/point?
3 - This is standard operating procedure for any internal beta-tested product. Why does the employees lack of communications cause a problem for you? If because of #8 - the comms shouldn't be coming from the employees anyway, and no major corporation works that way.
4 - Many? Care to post some evidence? I don't think we've even heard that Rivian has delivered 5 vans to Amazon, let alone 'many'. Also, they are completely separate production lines and staff, so production on the vans has basically nothing to do with R1T/R1S production.
5 - See #4 - I do not feel in any way that Rivian has made Amazon a priority *at the expense* of the rest of us.
6 - Which expectations? The ones Rivian themselves published during the Q3 earnings call? They missed their goal by ~10%. I don't consider that to be very significant, given the context.
7 - I've had a test drive. Many others have as well. I'm sorry to hear you haven't been able to yet. I guess you've forgotten that at minimum you get a free 7 day test drive when you take delivery and can return the vehicle no questions asked within that time limit. Seems reasonable.
8 - Yes, on this point I have nothing to say. Rivian has done an incredibly poor job at communicating accurately and frequently. Given the world we live in right now, they should have been communicating more, not less. All that said, I understand why they have done what they have. They have to look at a picture that's a lot bigger than just you or me as an individual, and at the end of the day, if either of us takes our 1000$ and goes home, they'll still sell every single vehicle they produce, with a backlog, for years.
Enjoy your Lucid that you probably won't get any sooner, will pay more for, and will be less capable than either the R1T or R1S
Good I'm not the only one!
