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We took delivery of our LE R1S earlier today. We did the tour and got to see the factory in action. I've been there a few times for family events so this is the first time production was happening. Overall a great experience with a great tour guide.

We then went back to the delivery center. They were doing 2 other deliveries at the same time. The R1S looked great. We didn't see any glaring issues. Build quality seems pretty good. I had my family member (that works at Rivian) help with the inspection :). Edit - I might've had Rivian goggles on and missed some alignment issues lol.

Factory was buzzing with activity and the lots were full of R1 and Vans. Quite a few white vans to be used for Rivian service.

Overall our timeline was Oct 21 order, access to shop on 3/14, picked a R1S on 3/20, delivery 3/24. I'm exhausted as we had to quickly sell our MY (Carmax) and get ready for "Pebbles". Installed a Tesla J1772 charger which was super easy as I had a Tesla charger up until a few days ago. Getting quotes on PPF and window tint scheduled for 4/29.

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Congratulations. I see the typical hood misalignment (hood not flush with fenders at the front). How did you get an LE with a late 2021 order? Well done on getting delivery quickly.
 
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Congratulations. I see the typical hood misalignment (hood not flush with fenders at the front). How did you get an LE with a late 2021 order? Well done on getting delivery quickly.
There was only LE in the shop when I had access. We got access due to friends and family. Bonehead move getting the stock wheels. I blame it on my wife as I was showing here the options and that is what she picked.
 

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Congrats! It looks great. I’m always curious when I see the friends and family reference. An insider’s short list that moves one to the front of the line?
Thanks! They basically just have a form an employee can fill out if they have a relative or friend that has an order. You are basically saying you are flexible on color/configuration and can pick up in Normal. We were signed up a long time ago but I think they wanted to move inventory quickly so gave a group shop access.
 

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Do you get any cool swag with a factory delivery?
 
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👍 I want to do a factory delivery too, I was just curious. I’m excited to see the production line. I don’t really need any swag lol
 

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👍 I want to do a factory delivery too, I was just curious. I’m excited to see the production line. I don’t really need any swag lol
Highly recommend it. The tour was a lot of fun. Delivery center is in a weird spot behind the building. Got to see train cars loaded up with Rivian's on the way back to grab the R1S.
 

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I'd be interested to learn which 3rd party PPF shops you consider ... and which you choose. In Champaign, a shop called It's a Wrap Automotive does a great job of promoting itself on Instagram.
 

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👍 I want to do a factory delivery too, I was just curious. I’m excited to see the production line. I don’t really need any swag lol
There’s a small gear shop in the lobby of the factory where you can buy stuff. We did get a small swag bag courtesy of our guide who came downstairs to meet us when we took factory delivery.

Congrats on the R1S. Looks great!
 

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We took delivery of our LE R1S earlier today. We did the tour and got to see the factory in action. I've been there a few times for family events so this is the first time production was happening. Overall a great experience with a great tour guide.

We then went back to the delivery center. They were doing 2 other deliveries at the same time. The R1S looked great. We didn't see any glaring issues. Build quality seems pretty good. I had my family member (that works at Rivian) help with the inspection :). Edit - I might've had Rivian goggles on and missed some alignment issues lol.

Factory was buzzing with activity and the lots were full of R1 and Vans. Quite a few white vans to be used for Rivian service.

Overall our timeline was Oct 21 order, access to shop on 3/14, picked a R1S on 3/20, delivery 3/24. I'm exhausted as we had to quickly sell our MY (Carmax) and get ready for "Pebbles". Installed a Tesla J1772 charger which was super easy as I had a Tesla charger up until a few days ago. Getting quotes on PPF and window tint scheduled for 4/29.

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