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Has anyone heard what Rivian is doing with Gen1 trade-in for Gen2 models? Hearing/seeing people post they traded in their Gen1 R1T for a Gen2 R1S. Wondering if Rivian will post a used sales page like the demo sales page?
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They 3rd party sell them (auction, wholesale, etc...) Rivian will not be selling used Rivian or any other branded vehicle.
 

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Yup, Carvana seems to be a partner to resell them. They post 2 to 4 a week and you can even preorder them.
 

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They 3rd party sell them (auction, wholesale, etc...) Rivian will not be selling used Rivian or any other branded vehicle.
They will soon.
 

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Has anyone heard what Rivian is doing with Gen1 trade-in for Gen2 models? Hearing/seeing people post they traded in their Gen1 R1T for a Gen2 R1S. Wondering if Rivian will post a used sales page like the demo sales page?
An intake service technician at the factory said to "Please trade it in here.
All of the employees are looking to buy one that they can afford."
Made sense to me. Where did the responder get the info that Carvana was selling the used ones? That also makes sense, but was just wondering.
I have 53k on my R1t and may just keep it a long time. In my experience, reliable cars tend to stay reliable. The opposite is also true.
 

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Has anyone heard what Rivian is doing with Gen1 trade-in for Gen2 models? Hearing/seeing people post they traded in their Gen1 R1T for a Gen2 R1S. Wondering if Rivian will post a used sales page like the demo sales page?

In Rivian's 2021 IPO documents, they gave the impression that selling used vehicles was part of their business plan. (Rivian always words things so you can interpret different ways though.) For example, there are several statements like this:

Complementing our consumer vehicles, our suite of value-added services includes digitally enabled financing, telematics-based insurance, proactive vehicle service (maintenance and repair), flexible membership and software services, comprehensive charging solutions, and a data-driven vehicle resale program. We expect these services to generate long-term brand loyalty while also creating a recurring revenue stream for each vehicle across its lifecycle.

I've seen no evidence this is happening any time soon, but who knows?
 

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Hopefully they start. I'd think it'd be a good revenue stream. I bought both of my Model S used from Tesla. Was nice to have a slight warranty extension and an easy buying process. Dealers are scum.
 

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I traded in a R1T for a R1S a year ago, I immediately regretted and call them to buy it back and keep both, offering a quick Cash payment for it. They said no, and the reason was, we cannot sell you a used vehicle that is already registered to Rivian, I asked for more information why not, and the reason at that moment was they didn't have the license to sell used vehicles.

That R1T was linked to my account for about 6 months and never left the service center lot, and no new miles was logged as well.

About a month ago I was picking up the R1S from service and boom, I saw my truck in the lot, I immediately recognized her, checked the vin number and was my truck, after 1 year, right there, exactly in the same condition as 12 months ago.

I asked again to the service center manager, hey thats my previus truck, I want to buy it, I can send you the wire now, prep the papers for me. He said let me check to who is register, he checked and he said, yeap, that was your truck and now is Rivians truck, we cant sell it to you. I asked him what you are going to do with it, its been 1 year and there is no new miles on it, and he said, we really don't know, We cant used it for demos, or for loaners, maybe we will run errands on it, i just don't know.

Weird stuff.
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