That’s an expensive three year old demo vehicle from the previous generation. They are asking way too much.
I have always found demo vehicles to be an interesting option. Years ago, mom bought a 1991 Chevy Caprice Classic...was a demo vehicle...fully loaded...maroon with maroon leather. It was a beautiful car and it drove like you were floating on a cloud.
While the warranty may be longer a three year old vehicle with wear and tear and a second gen already out should be lower in price. Sitting around waiting to be sold is not good, Rivian should have a reasonable price and liquidate assets like this to get income.I have always found demo vehicles to be an interesting option. Years ago, mom bought a 1991 Chevy Caprice Classic...was a demo vehicle...fully loaded...maroon with maroon leather. It was a beautiful car and it drove like you were floating on a cloud.
I guess it depends on what your goals are. They are expensive vehicles and I understand if folks don't want to buy a truck that has had someone else's posterior in the seat for any length of time
Demos will always be more than comparable used examples because the demo vehicles include the full new vehicle warranty which for gen1 quad is 8y/175,000 miles. So if the truck has 8,000 miles on it it would effectively be in warranty until it hits 183,000 miles or 8 years from delivery date even though its a 2022 model. Don't forget that one has the meridian system in it too which many here claim is really good. Its also technically a new vehicle so if one in financing it they will pay a lower interest rate.
Fair point.
So I checked my e-mail and this is almost 11 months old. Same VIN. But the price was actually $2K less a year ago.I have always found demo vehicles to be an interesting option. Years ago, mom bought a 1991 Chevy Caprice Classic...was a demo vehicle...fully loaded...maroon with maroon leather. It was a beautiful car and it drove like you were floating on a cloud.
I guess it depends on what your goals are. They are expensive vehicles and I understand if folks don't want to buy a truck that has had someone else's posterior in the seat for any length of time
Demos will always be more than comparable used examples because the demo vehicles include the full new vehicle warranty which for gen1 quad is 8y/175,000 miles. So if the truck has 8,000 miles on it it would effectively be in warranty until it hits 183,000 miles or 8 years from delivery date even though its a 2022 model. Don't forget that one has the meridian system in it too which many here claim is really good. Its also technically a new vehicle so if one in financing it they will pay a lower interest rate.
Yeah raising the price doesn’t make sense there.So I checked my e-mail and this is almost 11 months old. Same VIN. But the price was actually $2K less a year ago.
Same thing happened with the Atlanta R1S demo... it sat for 9 months and Rivian increased it $2K before selling it or whatever they did with it. Rivian has a serious demand issue at the current price points.
I've had a similar debate about this on Tesla forums and their acceleration boost option. Very close to what Rivian is doing and I would bet they copied what Tesla did.
It's better to under promise and over deliver. I also believe that RIVIAN R2 will start their deliveries in Q1 of 2026 or even as earlier as late Q4 2025 since the factory is ahead of schedule.
