You’re free to feel however you want, but my honest to goodness opinion is good for Rivian.
If they can quickly reallocate an orphaned vehicle to someone willing to purchase it where it is; I say have it. Quickly executing deliveries at a bare minimum cost to Rivian is how they are going to...
My wife had a May ‘21 R1S reservation and I managed to get her R1S upgraded to a LE and take delivery last month; in spite of her having a second half of 23 delivery window and not having a guide.
Without going into details, I worked through my R1T guide. They have more leeway to make things...
probably the same purpose as saying the CT has indestructible windows, only to shatter them on a stage in the most embarrassing way possible in front of hundreds of invited media ….
Software tuning to the dampening system could conceivably make it much better. Its not surprising to me. They're obviously still figuring things out. Give them a few software update cycles post R1S roll out to before forming any real judgments. Overall, the R1S feels pretty solid to me, but...
I’ve made the comparison before to people, there’s a reason people buy apple products even though Samsung has benchmarked them and created clones w better specs and better pricing.
Rivian is creating an actual “brand.” I challenge anyone here to as easily as Rivian identify gm’s brand identity.
Picked up this week: 13xx VIN. Overall fit and finish was good. Will have more to offer when I recover from traveling cross country to accept delivery :)
Wrote this last year, and since I'm picking up my wifes R1S this week, it seems appropriate to post for posterity for other new holiday owners :). Enjoy:
'Twas the night before delivery, when all thro' the house,
The forum was stirring, with Peashooters shouts;
The charger was hung by the...
Every single article published by Bloomberg re: Rivian has been dripping with disdain. As someone who works with media, its clear to me that that the editors have an ax to grind.