Jan-Mar 2024 Delivery Coming Early in June 2023 - is that odd?

[Mofo]

Wondering if something seems off here (like getting someone else’s rejected vin) or if I’m over thinking it/won a small lottery? How the heck can Rivian be “ahead of schedule”…using the words of the voicemail I received from Rivian

August 2021 R1S pre-order. Adventure/Quad/Limestone/Black+Dark Ash/underbody/All-Terrain. Located in Seattle.

Scheduled delivery was last changed to Jan-Mar 2024. I was asked to confirm config yesterday, was assigned a guide and this morning received an email to start the purchase process.

Luck or something is off?

voicemail from Rivian

Hi [me] this is [Rivian CS] from Rivian hey the great news I know you have and our one S reservation with us and you know I just wanted to let you know that we're ahead of schedule and now able to get you behind the wheel this month now so if you're ready to proceed all we need for you is to confirm your configurations by June 16 and will get the ball rolling for you so you can do this through your account page if you have any questions please feel free to give us a call and will be here to assist thanks so much and hope you have a great day take care…”

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[mikehmb]

There have been numerous anecdotes of people‘s delivery windows moving up, in some cases significantly.

Take the win! And congratulations in advance!

 

[BadKarma!]

dual motor?

 

[linkwpc]

dual motor?

Yeah I did not know you can order that Aug of 2021

 

[Mofo]

Quad. I messed up. Revised post.

 

[Hankenstein]

We got our R1S recently about 5 months ahead of our promised delivery window just recently so with 2 data points, not unusual. Ours is a 7000 vin so seems recent and new.

 

[linkwpc]

Quad. I messed up. Revised post.

Well me and you ordered around the same time and I have a June - July time frame and I have heard nothing. All luck I guess. But thats ok, I will wait.

 

[BadKarma!]

Quad. I messed up. Revised post.

Okay, thank you. Last question - Where are you located? Congrats to you, but I ordered the same exact spec in April of 21' and all I've gotten is crickets.

 

[Mofo]

Located in Seattle

 

[tjp74]

I thought the same thing initially... wondering if there has been significant number of cancelations or factory is really ramping up nicely or I won a small lottery... or they just under estimated initially and over delivering it now. or any combination of above.

I have a 9/2021 reservation... a month after you but my latest ETA was Q4 2023. You booked it early enough, you should have been Q3 or Q4 to begin with like me. I've got the email last week, ahead of you so I think you are one of us who are being pulled back to the very original estimate which should have been 1H 2023 all along for those who reserved back in 2021.

either way, congratulation. Ask for a shop access right away. I snatched a launch edition and got the launch green I always wanted and saved on the wheel upgrade. 1-2 LE shows up there every day.

 

[Mofo]

I thought the same thing initially... wondering if there has been significant number of cancelations or factory is really ramping up nicely or I won a small lottery... or they just under estimated initially and over delivering it now. or any combination of above.

I have a 9/2021 reservation... a month after you but my latest ETA was Q4 2023. You booked it early enough, you should have been Q3 or Q4 to begin with like me. I've got the email last week, ahead of you so I think you are one of us who are being pulled back to the very original estimate which should have been 1H 2023 all along for those who reserved back in 2021.

either way, congratulation. Ask for a shop access right away. I snatched a launch edition and got the launch green I always wanted and saved on the wheel upgrade. 1-2 LE shows up there every day.

You’re right that my original window was 1H 2023. Then changed to 1H 2024. Thanks for the tip.

 

[tjp74]

I now have 3 data points of earlier than expected delivery (based solely on the latest ETS published in April) and all of them are near Bellevue SC. (Seattle, Mill Creek, Redmond). all 2021 summer reservations and at the same time noticed other folks from different area with earlier reservations but haven't heard a thing so I think this is all regional based schedule shuffling or even service center based.

 

[Mofo]

The really can’t complain about an earlier delivery. However, with the expectation that we would get the Rivian in 2024, over 2 years later (yes, other waited WAY longer), my wife finally chipped away enough at me to buy a “van”. We needed a larger car that would fit us, 2 kids, and Grandma (my mother in law) and needed it this summer. I bought a van last week. Ugh. She said a “van” but didn’t care which one so I bought a 144 AWD Sprinter Van. ??‍

 

[tjp74]

As the old saying goes, LIfe is all about timing.
so you gonna keep both? or sell the Van?

 

[Mofo]

As old saying goes, LIfe is all about timing.
so you gonna keep both? or sell the Van?

I plan to keep both for at least a year and then evaluate. We ski nearly every weekend from late November through mid-April and the Sprinter enables us to camp overnight at the slopes.

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