I read your screenshots of the chat and I would disagree with you saying you weren't a dick. You definitely were.
You even admitted yourself at the end of your chat that you're "an asshole" and "good luck dealing with the next asshole in line". Really? You actually said that to someone?
You...
Hahahahahaha I'm dying ? You summed it up better than I could.
And with that, farewell Rivian Forums. See you again in (hopefully) 9 months when I get my truck.
Lol this thread is reminding me why I don't come to this forum anymore. The people here are too out of touch with reality for my liking – it's just 100% useless speculation in every post. I have no problem bursting everyone's bubble and dragging them outside to see the bigger picture.
Hang on – it sounds like they're doing all of those things based on his responses on the call. Hence why records are set each day in various areas of production, according to him. It's an iterative, continuous improvement process.
Ford has tens of thousands of Broncos waiting in snowy parking...
What do you think is the alternative? Ship cars without all of the parts? Force suppliers to move faster...or else?
Have you seen what's happening at every other automaker in the world?
Wow, lots of armchair engineers and manufacturing & supply chain experts on this forum! The speculation is out of control here. No wonder I don't come here anymore...goodbye!
Who cares? I still maintain that employee deliveries are smarter at this stage than consumer ones. Rivian is making the right decision for the long-term 100%. In 2 years nobody will care about this brief moment in time where they gave a few thousand of the first trucks to the people who work for...
I don’t know, if I was CEO of a new car brand that was launching their first ever product with no precedence or reputation behind them yet, I would definitely give first production deliveries to my employees so I can work any kinks out with them before giving them to outsider customers. It’s...
I’m curious as to your opinion: do you think your preorder is higher priority than the employees who built the car itself over the past 10 years? And that paying employees should not be given their cars so that someone who reserved after them, like yourself, could?