On the Fence - take it or wait?

[trevtremaine]

Well, after much contemplation and yet another delivery delay until mid-2024, I've elected to pull the plug. As much as I think it's a good vehicle, there are things that the R1T needs to get fixed:

• NACS is a big one for me
• MaxPack removal from the QUAD is another
• The extended gear they've removed
• The bed cover issues (whether they've truly fixed it or not)
• The functionality initially touted that's been chucked

The final straw really is that while waiting on a pre-order, Rivian has elected to open sales up from inventory as opposed to trying to fill those back orders. Couple that with continued delays to opening a Service Centre in Toronto makes me wonder whether they can get all the pieces together to support customers. I suspect that given the latest financial numbers and the $33K overhead per vehicle, we'll be seeing more cost cutting within new production vehicles soon (as well as a potential price hike to boot). I do want to see Rivian succeed but I'm now unwilling to stick my neck out given the circumstances.

Best of luck to those who still have orders.

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[mzdds]

The shop is nothing new. I got mine from the shop in April vs waiting for July-October delivery. The main issue with continue to be the cash bleed and the performance of the service centers.