I've given up

[iansriv]

Man, so many entitled whiners here.
“I demand to speak to the manager.”

Sir, please, hold (for 4-5 hours) while I (pretend to) transfer you to a manager.

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[Raul A.]

I have a Feb 2022 order, and I am in the 8 steps. This thought that they are prioritizing post-March 1 2022 orders is nonsense. I think they are prioritizing batches (color, etc). I will be picking up R1T in Austin.

 

[the long way downunder]

Man, so many entitled whiners here.

“I demand to speak to the manager.”

You misspelled "winners" … : )

 

[Acoustic71]

You misspelled "winners" … : )

You misspelled "wieners"

 

[the long way downunder]

You misspelled "wieners"

That's not a Wiener, that's a Gold Retriever.

 

[Acoustic71]

That's not a Wiener, that's a Gold Retriever.

And she doesn't like "wieners" either.

 

[CharonPDX]

Don't worry, Rivian. It's Valentine's Day.

I'm never gonna give you up.

 

[ads75]

Ford, Tesla, Rivian, Arcimoto. And those are just the ones I know about from direct personal experience.

People here think manufacturing $70k-$100k vehicles is the same as the “take a number” system at my barber.

 

[Acoustic71]

Don't worry, Rivian. It's Valentine's Day.

I'm never gonna give you up.

Ruh Roh. "Rick Roll" incoming!

 

[ironpig]

Looks like Rivian has been reading your posts and wants to make it right: Rivian.com/Update

 

[nugent1021]

Well, I’ve been waiting for mine and watching the resales Because mine is at the original pricing, but still has a 24q4 delivery estimate. These guys saying you should flip it apparently haven’t been watching. The f150 lightnings are going for $10-15k below msrp (Bidding to, but they’re not selling). Some might be getting lucky at about $5k under. The Rivians aren’t down there yet, but they’re moving towards it. They had an r1t bid to $75.5k (the guy didnt sell at that). That was today. It appears sellers can still cover their costs and sales tax, but not a lot more.

I’m just saying, flipping is losing its shine.

 

[CharonPDX]

People here think manufacturing $70k-$100k vehicles is the same as the “take a number” system at my barber.

Yep. I placed my F-150 Lightning reservation *DURING* the launch event, within an hour of the reservation website going live.

I didn't even get my "invite to order" until after multiple people I know received their trucks who placed reservations months after I did.

 

[opticsflash]

very similar story here. Nov'21 pre-order, was 2H'23, now pushed out to 2H'24
I'm in freaking bay area and 20-30min away from south San Francisco SC, so should have little to do with location. I don't know how the algorithm works in Rivian's planning department, but this is very frustrating.
also normal configs, Limestone, adventure, OC interior, std road wheel/tyre

not cancelling given the price but unhappy customer surely. will I buy it with 20% price hike or recommend it to anyone? hell no!

 

[ironpig]

Yep. I placed my F-150 Lightning reservation *DURING* the launch event, within an hour of the reservation website going live.

I didn't even get my "invite to order" until after multiple people I know received their trucks who placed reservations months after I did.

That sucks, I ordered after you and my lightning Lariat came in last year in July. I ultimately didn't buy it because I already had my Rivian, but Ford's delivery system doesn't seem much better than Rivian in terms of prioritizing early orders.

 

[Dave711]

This post pains me a lot to write, but...

I got my R1S reservation in December '21, and was told then to expect a 2nd half - 23 delivery. Then the next iteration of delivery schedules come out in October (I believe), and it slips to first half of '24. Then, last months delivery schedule announcement pushes it out to 2nd half of 24, of which I now expect to be November- December of 24, at the earliest.

On top of my anticipated three year wait, I see that many new reservation holders have jumped the line, in Rivian's attempt to generate higher revenue per vehicle. I would love to have a Rivian, and I love the looks of them as I see them driving down the road. But, you know, life moves on, and I have found better things to do with my money, and I agreed with my wife that maybe we should forego the Rivian in favor of those things.

So I am not going to take the Rivian. I am really ticked off at Rivian because of this. IMO, these pushbacks have been Riv's way of saying to us pre-price increase orders "Yes, you can have your Rivian, but F-You, you'll get it when we want you to get it, and only after everyone else gets theirs." I feel part of their motivation is to push these out as long as possible to force us either to cancel, or ship only when it is convenient for them.

So I am not going to cancel my order. Instead, sometime after I get my 8-steps notification, and only before I absolutely have to pay for the Rivian, will I cancel. This is my F-You back to them. I know it's minor, I know they don't really care and will just move my reservation to the next one in line but it's the only little thing I can do. After all, if I cancel now, then RJ, Sandy, and others can just point to my cancellation as evidence that pushing deliveries out for us is working. I am not going to give them that little bit of satisfaction.

Wow. I have a 12/14/21 order date and I am still listed for the first quarter of 24. They sell it to you at less than it cost to make. Don't be silly take the money. T

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