COdogman
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I completely understand the anger at Rivian today. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a company vaporize so much goodwill with a single email. There is a good chance they priced me out with the sheer amount of the price hike, but before I cancel I’m going to play around with the configurator and see if I can still create a truck that I can afford and be happy with. I encourage others to do the same if you aren’t in your garages gathering pitchforks and lanterns.
What can you live without?
Do you *need* a quad motor that goes 0-60 in 3.5 seconds?
Do you *need* a tonneau cover at all?
Do you *need* the Adventure package?
Can you live with Silver paint?
Can you live with 21” tires/ wheels?
I’m not trying to be a smart ass, and if I were someone who had put down my deposit 3 years ago and been hit with this I would probably be out just on principle alone. Rivian really did those people wrong. But I was able to configure a truck with an Adventure package, large battery pack, Dual motor, dark 20” wheels, and crossbars that costs about $6000 more than my original estimate ($77,125 — $83,200). Basically I lost the quad motors and a tonneau cover. They even *gave* me free tow hooks that I didn’t really want. I am still trying to decide if I want to push my budget higher for a company that thinks so little of it’s biggest fans, but for now I plan to sit on my reservation and see what happens.
What can you live without?
Do you *need* a quad motor that goes 0-60 in 3.5 seconds?
Do you *need* a tonneau cover at all?
Do you *need* the Adventure package?
Can you live with Silver paint?
Can you live with 21” tires/ wheels?
I’m not trying to be a smart ass, and if I were someone who had put down my deposit 3 years ago and been hit with this I would probably be out just on principle alone. Rivian really did those people wrong. But I was able to configure a truck with an Adventure package, large battery pack, Dual motor, dark 20” wheels, and crossbars that costs about $6000 more than my original estimate ($77,125 — $83,200). Basically I lost the quad motors and a tonneau cover. They even *gave* me free tow hooks that I didn’t really want. I am still trying to decide if I want to push my budget higher for a company that thinks so little of it’s biggest fans, but for now I plan to sit on my reservation and see what happens.
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