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Day 1 reservation, Rivian owner. We placed our order on June 16th and now have our vin (01364) and July 11 delivery date in Clifton Park NY. Half Moon Grey, 21” wheels.
I have a demo drive booked there next week. My order is in as of 6/17... just waiting for my VIN (Launch Green w/ 20" wheels)
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I was invited to order on June 17 2026. I have an R1S, I live near a service center, and I reserved my R2 the first day (though not early in the day).

I spent some time researching and test driving other cars. I was hoping for something even smaller than the R2. But there are not many that are notably smaller, and they all seem to have some serious limitations. The closest vehicle (again, for my needs/desires) was the Tesla Model Y Performance. I like the way it drives a little better than the R2. But the R2 has more cargo space, will be easier with car seats, and with the Launch Edition I'll get Autonomy+ included. Besides, I've already had a Model Y and supported Tesla with other purchases in the past - they have already reached scale and don't need more support. (The price difference between selling 100k cars and 1M cars is about $9,000 due to fixed cost amortization). I'd rather support Rivian now.

I placed my order on June 25 2026. Esker silver, black interior, 21" wheels. They are estimating 8-12 weeks. (It would have been 4-8 weeks for other colors. My R1S is Launch Green and I love that color...but the Esker silver looks nice, should hide dirt very well, and is $2,000 cheaper - and I am not in a hurry to get the R2 - so what the heck.)

Trading in my 2023 R1S will make this a nearly equal trade.
 

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I have a demo drive booked there next week. My order is in as of 6/17... just waiting for my VIN (Launch Green w/ 20" wheels)
It will be interesting to see if you get a VIN after your test drive. I also had a 6/17 order, did a test drive this past Tuesday and had a VIN less than 24 hours later.
 

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Talked to the manager of the Pittsburgh SC a few minutes ago and he said deliveries can begin he e on July 3.
My delivery date is 6/29 so they must be pushing for the end of quarter sale. Works out since I’m selling the R1S to Carvana and the Cleveland location has a drop off appointment for the same day and Pittsburgh wasn’t until 7/15.
 

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Got VIN today and delivery scheduled for Monday, 6/29! 2 week turn around from order date to delivery. Picking up in Normal, IL :)
Is there a service center there? I thought they didn’t allow factory pickup?
 

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Was my only option for pickup. I think they mentioned possibly a tour of the plant as well which should be cool if I can do that.
I asked not currently doing plant tours.
 

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It will be interesting to see if you get a VIN after your test drive. I also had a 6/17 order, did a test drive this past Tuesday and had a VIN less than 24 hours later.
I test drove an R2 on on 6/11 and got an invite on 6/16. Ordered on 6/16 and test drove another R2 on 6/21. No VIN assignment yet. I'm assuming it's all based on location and configuration at this point.
 

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Got my VIN assigned today. 1423. My purchasing steps are bork and I can't do anything else yet.
 

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VIN assigned and delivery scheduled for 6/30, leasing done, just need to wire funds.

Change form filled out.
Oh wow, I paid in full and completed all steps last week (even have current insurance) but no option to schedule delivery.
 

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Buying process was much more enjoyable than dealership as a first time Rivian buyer. Being able to ask questions through text was awesome and they were super responsive. For Illinois they accepted my current insurance on my trade in car.
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