narmstrong79
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Hello Fellow Rivianites,
First off thank you Rivian for giving pre-order holder the discount voucher. They didn't need to do that, they could have said take delivery or forfeit your reservation. But they would rather move units even if it was a bigger loss for them, sitting on inventory is expensive.
I placed my order in April of 2020, before the price hike. I was very disappointed in the price hike as that meant i wasn't going to afford a Rivian, and much like the voucher they honored, they didn't have to do this, even though they kind did to save face.
From Mach-E to Rivian: A Persistence Pays Off Story
I had purchased a 2021 Mustang Mach-E which i then traded for a 2022 Mach-E extended range. With the hopes of Trading toward a Rivian. Fast-forward, the Mach-E values drop like a stone due to changes in the market and high interest rates. I was pretty bummed, i wasn't going to be able to get my Rivian, being "stuck" with the Mach-E didn't suck, very 1st world privileged person problem to have.
Rivian starts contacting me in like October of 2023 "it's time to take delivery" But I am asking for more time, ignoring their call just ducking them like i owe them money, trying to figure out what I am going to do. I know others in my situation canceled their order, but i was holding on to hope. March hits and i get an e-mail saying rather than a configuration at the old price, you can take whatever we in the shop 20% off - including standard packs which would be under $60K
Now, I'm excited, I can lower my spec and save money to account for the Mach-E value drop and higher interest, No lease option in my state. But I didn't want to fully settle just to have one in my driveway. I always buy gray, and I don't like black or white cars, so I wanted forest green. 21in wheel looked to be expensive and limited options for replacement and wasn't giving up the range with A/T 20"s especially for the cost impact needing to add the underbody, so 22" sports was it and the ocean coast + dark ash was a must. The built looked special to me and nothing like i had ever picked for a car.
I start to hear about the factory shut down, refresh coming, didn't think it would be as much change as the did , so I didn't care.
So i would check the shop like a psychopath every few hours. I wanted a Dual Motor in the specs i said with the performance which requires Standard+ pack (it's a large, but software locked)... one finally pops up BOOM order placed.
Hindsight
Should I have waited for the refresh ? NO and I'll tell you why. In the time since i sold my Mach-E to when the refresh was announced ford adjusted pricing and introduced the 2024 model/refresh, my value dropped about $5K, putting almost all Rivian's out of my budget or i would have had to settle for lower range and less features. I put the table below together to show. My build is in green text, all without tax, title or destination fee. I have premium audio, camp speaker and air compressor added to the Gen 2 to keep things close . Blue text was my OG build and Red is what I could have "settled" on for lowest price.
Cost per Mile of range, i failed but anything lower was outside my ability to comfortably buy this car. I hope this helps anyone who thinks they have buyers remorse, I sure don't.
First off thank you Rivian for giving pre-order holder the discount voucher. They didn't need to do that, they could have said take delivery or forfeit your reservation. But they would rather move units even if it was a bigger loss for them, sitting on inventory is expensive.
I placed my order in April of 2020, before the price hike. I was very disappointed in the price hike as that meant i wasn't going to afford a Rivian, and much like the voucher they honored, they didn't have to do this, even though they kind did to save face.
From Mach-E to Rivian: A Persistence Pays Off Story
I had purchased a 2021 Mustang Mach-E which i then traded for a 2022 Mach-E extended range. With the hopes of Trading toward a Rivian. Fast-forward, the Mach-E values drop like a stone due to changes in the market and high interest rates. I was pretty bummed, i wasn't going to be able to get my Rivian, being "stuck" with the Mach-E didn't suck, very 1st world privileged person problem to have.
Rivian starts contacting me in like October of 2023 "it's time to take delivery" But I am asking for more time, ignoring their call just ducking them like i owe them money, trying to figure out what I am going to do. I know others in my situation canceled their order, but i was holding on to hope. March hits and i get an e-mail saying rather than a configuration at the old price, you can take whatever we in the shop 20% off - including standard packs which would be under $60K
Now, I'm excited, I can lower my spec and save money to account for the Mach-E value drop and higher interest, No lease option in my state. But I didn't want to fully settle just to have one in my driveway. I always buy gray, and I don't like black or white cars, so I wanted forest green. 21in wheel looked to be expensive and limited options for replacement and wasn't giving up the range with A/T 20"s especially for the cost impact needing to add the underbody, so 22" sports was it and the ocean coast + dark ash was a must. The built looked special to me and nothing like i had ever picked for a car.
I start to hear about the factory shut down, refresh coming, didn't think it would be as much change as the did , so I didn't care.
So i would check the shop like a psychopath every few hours. I wanted a Dual Motor in the specs i said with the performance which requires Standard+ pack (it's a large, but software locked)... one finally pops up BOOM order placed.
Hindsight
Should I have waited for the refresh ? NO and I'll tell you why. In the time since i sold my Mach-E to when the refresh was announced ford adjusted pricing and introduced the 2024 model/refresh, my value dropped about $5K, putting almost all Rivian's out of my budget or i would have had to settle for lower range and less features. I put the table below together to show. My build is in green text, all without tax, title or destination fee. I have premium audio, camp speaker and air compressor added to the Gen 2 to keep things close . Blue text was my OG build and Red is what I could have "settled" on for lowest price.
Cost per Mile of range, i failed but anything lower was outside my ability to comfortably buy this car. I hope this helps anyone who thinks they have buyers remorse, I sure don't.
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