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Yes I do and I'm sticking with it but if its a "batching" issue then why are Adventure packages being built?
Because some people placed early orders for Max Packs and switched to get delivery earlier, and they couldn't switch to LE. Also, Rivian probably didn't want to stop manufacturing, if they didn't have OC on hand. Someone also said this may allow Rivian to officially say they have started delivery of Adventure packages.
My window is Q4 2022. Deposit Dec. 2018…then pre-ordered Max R1T, then switched to Adventure as not allowed to go back to LE. Hindsight, should have gone with LE.
VINs are the Adventure vin, they aren't going to re-VIN a vehicle.
logical explanation is for some reason they wanted to declare that they started shipping adventure in Q1 (even though they got delivered 4/1 and 4/2).No, they aren't, but that doesn't mean that they didn't know their production schedule and account for the reduced LE order count. It's not impossible for them to have decided to switch up in this way on the fly. I'd bet good money that even with the clusterfuck this has been, they're not deciding what trucks to build after they come off the line, they're deciding beforeVINs are the Adventure vin, they aren't going to re-VIN a vehicle.
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The only other option would be they ran out of the launch edition badging at the end of a batch.
I've got no problem with Adventure orders happening at the same time as Launch Edition, tho I'd have liked *more* LEs delivered before they start.
But, even in that case - why are 2020 Adventure orders getting delivered instead of 2018 adventure orders? It still doesn't make any sense, no matter which way you slice it up. There are Adventure orders before. There are LE orders before. There are both in the areas the adventure's have been delivered. There are thousands of people still waiting for any information on their interior, some percentage of which would have chosen to switch if this adventure vehicle could have been an LE instead.
I just want an explanation directly from the source. That's all it would take to make me happy. Tell me what your logic is for this situation, and then tell me that you have the supplies to manufacture my truck in my window already in-hand. If I could get those two pieces of information 99% of my frustration would vanish.
Regardless of what anyone else thinks, I feel justified in feeling this frustration. I know I am not alone. Some people probably are not frustrated. Different strokes
Like you, I am frustrated to get moved so far back in line. My R1T order was placed on November 28, 2018 which I believe was the third day that orders were taken. I chose the Explore Package not realizing that this choice would put me at the end of the line. Some folks that ordered over two years after me are already driving their R1Ts. I guess being a very early adopter is meaningless unless you order what Rivian wants you to.
The whole process makes sense if you think about the early days of manufacturing less as a slow organized ramp and more of a massive orchestration on a knives edge of chaos.
