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Hey y’all. Anyone have any news on when the Bellevue showroom would be open?????
thanks! Do you know if there will be a showroom in the area and when it might open???So, I may be wrong (and often am...), but I think that is going to be a service center only, not a showroom.
Sorry, I do not.Do you know if there will be a showroom in the area and when it might open???
I swung by there the other day. Couple of Rivians outside in the back. 5-6 inside being worked on or prepped. Somebody came out and talked to me but they were definitely not going to let me in the building.So, I may be wrong (and often am...), but I think that is going to be a service center only, not a showroom.
Thank you for the reply! Is there any truth, from your experience, that those close to a SC get higher delivery priority, vs just order date?It's not open to the public. But you can walk the perimeter and get a look at most of the colors and wheel options from not too far away.
Thanks. My question was more, will I/anyone wait less time if they live close to a SC, than not. Right now my reservation said late 2023.You said you're in Covington, right? That's close enough to Bellevue that it shouldn't be a factor. I think that Rivian is trying to avoid deliveries far away from existing service centers, because servicing those locations is not pleasant for the customer and not cheap for Rivian. They have delivered to people who are 6 hours drive or more away from a service center, but then those people complain about not being able to get simple things fixed. But you're in the same county as the service center, so I don't think that affects you.
Having been through the Tesla process three times now, I’m wondering if the Rivian EDD process is managed by a similar “EDD monkey” that Tesla employs; one that randomly changes wilding swinging estimates?For new reservations the most important factor is the 100,000 people in line in front of you. Location is a distant second or third or even fourth place factor. Late 2023 is possible if things go to plan, but really no one knows what is going to happen over the next year. At some point you will be given a delivery window specific to your order, but until then all you can really do is keep informed of the progress of deliveries and keep your expectations realistic. Current rate of production is 7k/quarter, but they just added a 2nd shift and are hiring for a 3rd shift, so 7k/month is reasonable by early next year (unless there are unforseen supply chain constraints), even without the expected improvements in manufacturing. That means at least 85k vehicles in 2023, in addition to the 25k vehicles made in 2022, for a total of at least 110k. For now, your "late 2023" sounds like a reasonable estimate but earlier than that is also possible and later than that is also possible.