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Maybe I missed the announcement, but it appears Rivian has increased the price of the Storm Blue paint by $500 (now $3k) and the Slate Sky interior (now also $3k).

Interestingly, the Ocean Coast + Driftwood is $2.5k now.

Rivian R1T R1S Price increases on Ascent Trim options Screenshot 2024-12-13 at 9.53.14 AM
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Looks to be the case. I wonder if they are pricing them up because they are not moving as many units as they had hoped, or if they are pricing up the higher demand options so that their margins go up on the optioned items they are selling more of.
 

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Looks like they’re quietly increasing prices on some items. Crossbars are now $50 more than before.
 
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silver cross bars $700
dark cross bars $800 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

holy guacamole
'Tis the season!
I don't know that I'd bet on any prices coming down in January, but boosting prices on stuff that might be gifted (and for which there isn't an open market of competitors) might be someone's idea of a good strategy. Just speculating.
 
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Wow I got in just in time.
 

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I feel like most of us are not the kind of customers that Rivian wants 😅. I certainly am not the kind to pay $890 for 12v battery replacement. I am the kind that gets the best one from Costco and installs it myself.
 

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Looks to be the case. I wonder if they are pricing them up because they are not moving as many units as they had hoped, or if they are pricing up the higher demand options so that their margins go up on the optioned items they are selling more of.
Why would they increase the price of an option that is not selling well? Last I learned in Econ 101, price goes up when demand goes up.
 

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Why would they increase the price of an option that is not selling well? Last I learned in Econ 101, price goes up when demand goes up.
If that were true in ALL cases, R1T prices should not have gone up, especially with intro of higher trims.
 

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I feel like most of us are not the kind of customers that Rivian wants 😅. I certainly am not the kind to pay $890 for 12v battery replacement. I am the kind that gets the best one from Costco and installs it myself.
Unfortunately Rivian did not select a remotely standard automative battery format. It is not available at Costco or any automotive store.

This is of course, insane.

This is the closest battery that is seemingly a drop in replacement, but I haven’t seen anyone try it yet.

https://fullriverbattery.com/batteries/part-ft230d/
 

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Unfortunately Rivian did not select a remotely standard automative battery format. It is not available at Costco or any automotive store.

This is of course, insane.

This is the closest battery that is seemingly a drop in replacement, but I haven’t seen anyone try it yet.

https://fullriverbattery.com/batteries/part-ft230d/
Good find! The 4yr warranty is nice too. Thanks for sharing!
 

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Unfortunately Rivian did not select a remotely standard automative battery format. It is not available at Costco or any automotive store.
I think (hope!) that this is a relatively temporary condition: for now, it's not worth the effort for third-party manufacfurers of replacement parts even to notice the existence of Rivian. There just aren't enough of these vehicles out there. If Rivian succeeds as a company, manufacturers will see the opportunity and will make these things. Gen 1 might be out in the cold on that since the number of Gen 1 vehicles is now capped and dropping (slowly, one hopes). But there's enough overlap that we'll still benefit on some items. My (irrational) hope is that my warranty will last long enough to start seeing third-party manufacturers of replacement parts begin appearing. Otherwise, the cost of ownership of this thing will become unendurable in a few years.
 

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Wow. SO glad I bought when I did (though, in the grand scheme of things $500-1000 isn't the end of the world for a vehicle this price).

When I picked up my Trimax, delivery told me that ~50% of Tris were ordered with Storm Blue paint. Which makes sense, being the newest, exclusive color for that trim.

I suspect it's popular enough for them to add the premium, not entirely to make extra money, but to balance out the demand curve against other colors, and even out mfg?

Edit - if it wasn't clear, I meant "~50% of Tris" above
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