Was just chatting with one of the guys at the Austin SC. Very cool dude -- he showed me around the lot so I could get a sense in person what some of the colors and interior choices will look like while assessing the shop options. Anyway, he said they are pushing really hard to get as many cars...
For toy sedans, a 2014-2016 era Maserati Gran Tourismo is a hot little number with a 454hp Ferrari V8 under the hood that can be picked up for less than half the cost of your R1T on some auction sites. Also less than half as fast as your pickup truck, though!
I just got in, too! I asked to be given access last month to no avail, but this thread inspired me to try again today. So I sat on hold for about 50 minutes this afternoon until a very helpful CS rep (Sam) answered the call and said he'd submit my account for review again. About 5 hours...
Man even the cheap, used RAV4 I bought from CarMax got an adoption-day car wash and interior clean. The big yellow bow on the hood was a bit much, I'll admit.
Oooh, I'm a September 2021 pre-order (Glacier White / Ocean Coast-Dark Ash / 20" AT black). Maybe I'll also get access s00n! Good luck finding what you want.
I sort of wonder if it is worse to be in a tech-mecca like Austin in that the local SC is probably over capacity to begin with, so adding a bunch of shop orders would make it worse. No idea if that's so, but I've asked to get shop access and been denied despite seeing plenty of my builds in...
TL;DR -- OP emailed a cancellation, Rivian responded to it, OP didn't see it and/or his ISP deleted it, and OP speculates Rivian may be going bankrupt. Meanwhile, rumors fly around potential CS keggers and/or hookers and blow parties, generating opportunity for sweet AI clickbait media payouts...
Gorgeous! I have the same config coming my way soon (I hope)—love the look with the new treads. Once you get some miles on these will be interested to hear about the effect on range.