I was doing pickup in Atlanta but my VIN was stuck in a railcar for 10 days due to rail delays. Guide offered releasing my VIN and letting me get a new VIN with pickup at factory. I do not believe they're offering factory tours currently though.
Feels like Rivian maybe instructed the service centers to wait until PDI is done before scheduling for a bit since there were so many reschedules.
I'm picking up in Normal and they also said they can't schedule until PDI is complete.
I think they're more worried about brand reputational damage from having their brand new vehicle that the company literally depends on for survival driving around with mismatched panels...
My VIN has been stuck on a railcar for a week in Normal without moving. My guide offered me the option of unmatching and getting a new VIN and doing factory pickup in Normal. Tempted to do it since it avoids rail delays and possible transit damage.
But worry it could take longer to match to a...
I just really wonder what happens if Rivian accomplishes their goals and gets the R2 to Tesla 3/Y-esque sales volume. Massive delays everywhere when they're only delivering 1-2k cars a month, and plans to delivery 10-30x that eventually.
Years ago I test drove a Model X and thought the rear doors were perfect since we had a newborn and the falcon doors made loading our child in the car so easy for me as a 6'3" person. Bought the car (used thankfully), got home and realized if our garage door was open, it lowered the height so...
All these posts of scheduling a date and then getting a delay is making me nervous. I live 5.5 hours from the service center so I planned to book a one way flight and fly in, pick up the car, and road trip it home. How do I confidently buy a flight if there's a decent change they delay delivery...
To further emphasize your point about budgeting $5k for wheels and tires. If you get the 20s and later regret it... I'm betting it will be way easier/cheaper to find someone selling the OEM 21s vs OEM 20s.
Since all launch editions come free with 21s... it'll be the default choice for most...