Although auto insurance does not cover it, if you have homeowner's insurance you might check and see if that does. My wife had rodents chew up the wiring harness on her Honda Fit and our insurance covered it--saved several thousand dollars.
If Rivian makes it through 2025 it will be doing great, if they don't get production up they will have big problems before that. If they can get production up, they should be fine. Rivian is unique and actually doesn't have a lot of competition. Ford Lightning seems to have big problems. Tesla...
It's not about jumping the line at all--it's about knowing there IS a line and how long it is and how they are doing. Maybe, somehow, I'll get a car this year. Next year is more likely, though, and even 2025 is not really out of the question, because Rivian is opaque about the whole process...
I completely agree with you. We all understand that there are many people waiting for a long time (much longer than me, I know), but that doesn't mean we expect to get cars sooner, but they could be a lot more transparent about the process and where things stand. If there is a queue, why not let...
Just got this reply to an email I sent Rivian:
Since we first began taking preorders back in 2018, the demand for the R1S has been very strong. We just had our first deliveries for Launch Edition R1S a few months ago, which were preordered in 2018-2020, and later in 2023 we will begin...
Hello, I put a deposit down on an R1S last August. I thought that I had a chance of getting a car this year, but I chatted online with a Rivian rep a few days ago and she told me that they would START delivering R1S vehicles from orders next year. The first orders (as opposed to pre-orders for...