After Rivian decided to not make the RC/FE that I confirmed in September my guide briefly had an opportunity to match me with something with BM, but my wife was against it so we went into "processing", lost the $7500 tax credit, and selected a FG/FG from the Shop when we were given access in...
Similar situation with Lexus - they turn off the headlights and parking sensors when you go in for service, don't tell you, and don't turn then back on. My wife nailed a parking bollard after picking up her car because of that and the autobody repair place said "you must have just had it...
I'm pretty sure I saw someone with a R1S OC reservation and expected delivery in March/April saying they had been given shop access and found their "exact configuration". None of the shop vehicles shared in screen snaps have had OC though.
Not quite:
Washington State Legislature Section 46.37. 410 states that no person can operate a motor vehicle with any nontransparent material (including signs and posters) on the front windshield that obstructs the driver's clear view of the road
In fact "Good to Go!" passes for HOV and HOT...
Ooh - not so fast - there are multiple levels of sOOn (think Dante). I selected a R1S from the Shop last week, completed 7 of the steps (money's gone from my account - man THAT was fast) and I'm now at the next sOOn:
Well...my guide actually tried to match me to a vehicle back in September but Tony ChatGPT said on the AMA they were going to produce FE in 4th Q so I stayed with that and...they decided not to make it...then "processing". So I told him I'd take anything to get it in 2022 (tax incentive) and he...
Got my invite yesterday - selected FG/FE with 20" Darks (no shield). This is close enough to my (originally) preferred RC/FE which they decided not to produce and my wife likes the green.
Interesting article - I generally feel that Seeking Alpha is fair - but I think the writer totally whiffed on why Tesla is off so much - it doesn't really have to do with the "EV" market.
There was a change back in September and Guides no longer have visibility into assignments, nevermind influence. As least that's what MY Guide is telling me :)
The Tableu-powered dashboard is super helpful at surfacing what Rivian is actually building and when. Something that - staggering as it may seem - they are unable to communicate themselves to their customers.
Agreed. The worst part is, they asked me to "confirm" my configuration - arrange financing - they were building it! Which I did. Then they decided not to build it and told me I have to wait until next year to maybe - if I guess right - pick something they want to build.
All of the usual suggestions are above - receiver mount, kinetic strap (and travel with a friend or expect someone to come along), manual come along. You'll need more...shackles, tree saver, perhaps a pull pal / anchor depending on where you go.
Also, you might consider whether you will want to...
Ah - well at that time (last month) it meant that he tried to get me matched to an R1S that they were actually producing. We went around and around...I was able to accept almost any configuration as long as it didn't have BM. And...he could only do BM. I think it was kind of like they had an...