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Fair Enough haha you'd think a ribbon cutting ceremony meant a little bit more than just the start of a location ?
As you can see from the Google photo this facility is much more than a showroom. If they have leased the entire space it has the capacity to serve as service center and major hub.
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As you can see from the Google photo this facility is much more than a showroom. If they have leased the entire space it has the capacity to serve as service center and major hub.
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Yeap very familiar with the old location which is reason to get excited.
 

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Have you heard from Rivian that Rockville will not cover Southern, MD? From St. Mary's County, MD (southern tip of MD) it's about 90 minutes to Rockville or 120 to Richmond.
I'm in Lexting Park(actually St. Mary's city) and would rather service my R1T through the Richmond location vs Rockville. For work I have two regional offices that I sometimes have to get equipment from. One in Richmond and the other in Hanover(by BWI). I much prefer the trip over the 301 bridge than going through Waldorf/around the Beltway.
 

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I'm in Lexting Park(actually St. Mary's city) and would rather service my R1T through the Richmond location vs Rockville. For work I have two regional offices that I sometimes have to get equipment from. One in Richmond and the other in Hanover(by BWI). I much prefer the trip over the 301 bridge than going through Waldorf/around the Beltway.
I'm with you on driving the beltway, I grew up in NoVA but will only drive the beltway on weekends. Currently live in California - Wildewood. We saw our first R1T a few weeks ago, chased the owner down at Leonardtown Winery. What's your pre-order date? I've got one R1S from October of '19 and second R1S from September of '21, with expected delivery dates June-July of '22 and first half of '23.
 

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Fair Enough haha you'd think a ribbon cutting ceremony meant a little bit more than just the start of a location ?
Iā€˜m sure they werenā€™t expecting forum sleuths to start showing up and nosing around. Honestly, their marketing team should be all over this and making reservation holders and potential new customers welcome. Iā€™m sure this will come with time.
 

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Iā€˜m sure they werenā€™t expecting forum sleuths to start showing up and nosing around. Honestly, their marketing team should be all over this and making reservation holders and potential new customers welcome. Iā€™m sure this will come with time.
90% of pre order holders are not members of these forums. So they are unaware of centers opening in New York, Boston etc and they really should put a list on their website.

I hope this is a hub. My concern was if they were just going to do ā€œspecialā€ old building like a couple in California then that would cost more and take longer. This was taking an existing car dealership is quicker and reuses a bullring which is environmentally friendly.
 

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Iā€˜m sure they werenā€™t expecting forum sleuths to start showing up and nosing around. Honestly, their marketing team should be all over this and making reservation holders and potential new customers welcome. Iā€™m sure this will come with time.
If it's a service center, people shouldn't be visiting unless its for repair. If it is a showroom, its missing a couple key things, like the trucks, and an announcement that they are open. The only "Hub" listed on their website currently is the one in Venice. I could see them being somewhat annoyed with people dropping by to look around when there is nothing to look at.
 

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If it's a service center, people shouldn't be visiting unless its for repair. If it is a showroom, its missing a couple key things, like the trucks, and an announcement that they are open. The only "Hub" listed on their website currently is the one in Venice. I could see them being somewhat annoyed with people dropping by to look around when there is nothing to look at.
People have dropped by the Phoenix and Denver service centers. People are starved of information and actually seeing or experiencing these vehicles - hence the clamor to see them.
 

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People have dropped by the Phoenix and Denver service centers. People are starved of information and actually seeing or experiencing these vehicles - hence the clamor to see them.
I understand that, I'd like to see a truck too. But right now, it really doesn't sound like it is set up to receive visitors.
 

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90% of pre order holders are not members of these forums. So they are unaware of centers opening in New York, Boston etc and they really should put a list on their website.

I hope this is a hub. My concern was if they were just going to do ā€œspecialā€ old building like a couple in California then that would cost more and take longer. This was taking an existing car dealership is quicker and reuses a bullring which is environmentally friendly.
From what Rivian has said, customers should never have to go to a service center. Repair techs come to you, and if necessary, they bring your vehicle to a service center.

Rivian will eventually advertise ā€œhubsā€ just like they do with Venice. Right now they have enough orders. They are focused on getting service/delivery infrastructure in place.
 

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I'm with you on driving the beltway, I grew up in NoVA but will only drive the beltway on weekends. Currently live in California - Wildewood. We saw our first R1T a few weeks ago, chased the owner down at Leonardtown Winery. What's your pre-order date? I've got one R1S from October of '19 and second R1S from September of '21, with expected delivery dates June-July of '22 and first half of '23.
I ordered a LE R1T in 12/15/ā€˜18 and have a March-April delivery. I ordered a Max pack R1T a couple of months ago in case I donā€™t think the large pack doesnā€™t have enough range. Delivery for that is second half of ā€˜23.
 

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From what Rivian has said, customers should never have to go to a service center. Repair techs come to you, and if necessary, they bring your vehicle to a service center.

Rivian will eventually advertise ā€œhubsā€ just like they do with Venice. Right now they have enough orders. They are focused on getting service/delivery infrastructure in place.
I agree about pestering the service folks but I do understand the desire for info. I have a March-April delivery window and would actually like to at least see the colors in person before I have to make a final decision.
 

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As you can see from the Google photo this facility is much more than a showroom. If they have leased the entire space it has the capacity to serve as service center and major hub.
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8 miles from my house. I'm psyched! Closer than the Tesla shop!! The small building @ 1350 Rockville Pike (next to McDonalds) is the old BMW dealership. They recently abandoned that for the new BMW palace they built next door.
 
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I agree about pestering the service folks but I do understand the desire for info. I have a March-April delivery window and would actually like to at least see the colors in person before I have to make a final decision.

X2 haven't seen any colors period and still kind of wondering.
 

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I ordered a LE R1T in 12/15/ā€˜18 and have a March-April delivery. I ordered a Max pack R1T a couple of months ago in case I donā€™t think the large pack doesnā€™t have enough range. Delivery for that is second half of ā€˜23.
Other than the rather generic e-mail with estimated date, have you heard from Rivian about finalizing details? I was hoping they would do a First Mile event for the DC/MD/VA area but I haven't seen anything. Budds Creek, MD would be a great location. :)
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