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1000% this. Between folks deciding to buy Rivian's manual tonneau later or allowing the aftermarket to do something the rails ought to stay.I don’t understand why they would change the bed design to having no side rails. Wouldn’t they want to leave people the option of buying their manual tonneau or having the powered version installed later?
Such BULL! I should be able to get no cover and then get the power covered installed when it becomes available at pre March pricing. I swear they keep taking options away so pre March orders will just give up and cancel. Items being taken away are some of the very reasons why I ordered the Rivian. I feel it is still good deal at pre March pricing but they just keep chipping away at the stone.Just heard this on the chat: Retrofit is not possible. You will not have the option to add the powered cover later. It is manual or nothing. Those are the choices. Once the new powered covers are available again, then you can order it again. In the meantime, people taking deliveries between now and then are stuck.
This is the most frustrating part for me. Past few communications have all left obvious questions unaddressed.Not a fan of half assed changes in direction, with half baked non answers to questions that are blatantly going to be asked.
Because he's really bad writing these emails. This is another entry in a long series of half-baked notices that don't address the issue at hand. While I sympathize with having to be a bearer of bad news, it's not hard to do better. Just spend a few moments thinking of the questions your customers will have. You know, like will one of the defining features of the R1T be available as a retrofit or can customers delay their delivery until it's ready. Hiding the bad news will only frustrate your customers further. Girding myself for more disappointment when we get new delivery estimates. Every one of these sloppy indefinite delay emails dims my enthusiasm for buying an R1T.If they are going to take time to cook up these emails before sending them, why not answer the questions that are bound to be asked? Save your team the time and strain of having to bs customers during the obvious infulx of questions following its deployment and cover your bases.
Rawr...... rant over.
Pretty tired of being strung along. Anticipating disappointment at the end of the month.So no Canadian orders will get a powered tonneau indefinitely....we've been totally screwed by Rivian.
Plus the complexity of different bed designs, BOMs, and assembly.1000% this. Between folks deciding to buy Rivian's manual tonneau later or allowing the aftermarket to do something the rails ought to stay.
I don't appreciate it. This only creates more confusion and frustration. This is a thirty billion dollar corporation running their coms department like a high school newsletter.This is the most frustrating part for me. Past few communications have all left obvious questions unaddressed.
Will the new camp kitchen be available at the same price to long-time preorders when it is ready?
Will the new tent + brake light be available at the same price or will I have to buy the brake light at some high cost?
Will the powered tonneau be available to install after delivery when the new design is ready? And at what cost?
All obviously going to be the first thing anyone asks. Or at least close to it. I appreciate that they're communicating more, but it all seems like they know the answers to these things and just don't want to say in public.
I try not to be too cynical, but it'd be pretty funny if all of the Locked In Price orders were delivered and everything suddenly became fixed and available widely.
*sigh*
I'm with you. If I didn't have pre-March pricing, I'd be out.Such BULL! I should be able to get no cover and then get the power covered installed when it becomes available at pre March pricing. I swear they keep taking options away so pre March orders will just give up and cancel. Items being taken away are some of the very reasons why I ordered the Rivian. I feel it is still good deal at pre March pricing but they just keep chipping away at the stone.
It pains me to say this, but in Rivians defense, how well would the powered tonneau have coped with Canadian winters? Not well, most wouldn't.So no Canadian orders will get a powered tonneau indefinitely....we've been totally screwed by Rivian.