[a_new_r1t]

Well WOOT, my r1t is arriving tomorrow. It's been a LOOONG wait. Lets just hope the wife likes it

So it's scheduled tomorrow ... and today, i get an email that Rivian has sent me documents to online Notarize.com, mentioning License Plates (OK) and Registration (err ... i was NOT expecting this).

We haven't decided yet if we're going to register it in the business name, my wife's name (she has her own insurance, and it's a lot cheaper than mine), or, if the wife isn't thrilled with it, just sell it. As such, i don't believe i'm ready to register it. it will be on private property in the meantime.

It's been a while since i've bought a car, but it's either been new (in-state dealer, for which Rivian is not in Idaho), or cash to a private party, which just signs the clear title to me on the spot. Do i understand correctly that:

1. plates are mandatory; but are temp plates different than when i go register?
   1. eg, similiar to if i buy a car in a neighboring state, then drive it home to register it in idaho.
2. "registration" is where i pay the tax to the state, and is obviously mandatory to have it on public roads at all - but not mandatory to own it, correct? I should be able to walk over to the DMV to do registration on my own.

Help! thank you

 

[R99]

Well WOOT, my r1t is arriving tomorrow. It's been a LOOONG wait. Lets just hope the wife likes it

So it's scheduled tomorrow ... and today, i get an email that Rivian has sent me documents to online Notarize.com, mentioning License Plates (OK) and Registration (err ... i was NOT expecting this).

We haven't decided yet if we're going to register it in the business name, my wife's name (she has her own insurance, and it's a lot cheaper than mine), or, if the wife isn't thrilled with it, just sell it. As such, i don't believe i'm ready to register it. it will be on private property in the meantime.

It's been a while since i've bought a car, but it's either been new (in-state dealer, for which Rivian is not in Idaho), or cash to a private party, which just signs the clear title to me on the spot. Do i understand correctly that:

1. plates are mandatory; but are temp plates different than when i go register?
   1. eg, similiar to if i buy a car in a neighboring state, then drive it home to register it in idaho.
2. "registration" is where i pay the tax to the state, and is obviously mandatory to have it on public roads at all - but not mandatory to own it, correct? I should be able to walk over to the DMV to do registration on my own.

Help! thank you

Congrats @a_new_r1t! I don't see why you can't go to your DMV and handle the registration at a later date. Though I'm not really familiar with how Idaho does things.

 

[eHauler]

Congrats! What is your home charging station setup like if you already have one?

 

[a_new_r1t]

Congrats! What is your home charging station setup like if you already have one?

relatives down the street have a tesla charger, so i wasn't sweating it. While we can both garage and off-alley park, I actually prefer to street park which is obviously public but is very low density in my area (always in front of my house) - thus i plan on running 240 to the easement, and installing a locking box.

 

[eHauler]

relatives down the street have a tesla charger, so i wasn't sweating it. While we can both garage and off-alley park, I actually prefer to street park which is obviously public but is very low density in my area (always in front of my house) - thus i plan on running 240 to the easement, and installing a locking box.

Since it will be parked outside, are you getting some sort of paint protection done?

 

[a_new_r1t]

Since it will be parked outside, are you getting some sort of paint protection done?

yeah, we've always PPF'd our cars. That stuff is a miracle its crazy how well it works, outside of a LARGE-dent-creating rock strike its essentially impervious to everything. The front of a car we sold at 10yrs old a few years back looked ~good as new in the areas with PPF.

 

[dgillies250]

I had read somewhere the Rivian does PPF as part of the build. Yes/no?

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

I had read somewhere the Rivian does PPF as part of the build. Yes/no?

They do a few strips in high-wear areas, such as around the gear tunnel doors and rock panels.

 

[rajiv.shahi]

is yours with off-road package?

 

[a_new_r1t]

is yours with off-road package?

There is no "off road package" AFAICT - there are tow hooks (included with both Adventure and Launch), off-road tires (yes i have these), a separate underbody shield (can be added later, if i felt i needed it), and various other small options. I just pulled up the current configurator to be sure; launch is basically Adventure with a handful of necessary options.

 

[O. horridus]

The off-road package was what they used to call the reinforced underbody shield + tow hooks. When they changed the configuration options on 1 March they split this up and they made the tow hooks standard. BTW I'm not sure you can add the underbody shield later, if you're planning on that you should check with customer service first.

 

[moi]

Well WOOT, my r1t is arriving tomorrow. It's been a LOOONG wait. Lets just hope the wife likes it

So it's scheduled tomorrow ... and today, i get an email that Rivian has sent me documents to online Notarize.com, mentioning License Plates (OK) and Registration (err ... i was NOT expecting this).

We haven't decided yet if we're going to register it in the business name, my wife's name (she has her own insurance, and it's a lot cheaper than mine), or, if the wife isn't thrilled with it, just sell it. As such, i don't believe i'm ready to register it. it will be on private property in the meantime.

It's been a while since i've bought a car, but it's either been new (in-state dealer, for which Rivian is not in Idaho), or cash to a private party, which just signs the clear title to me on the spot. Do i understand correctly that:

1. plates are mandatory; but are temp plates different than when i go register?
   1. eg, similiar to if i buy a car in a neighboring state, then drive it home to register it in idaho.
2. "registration" is where i pay the tax to the state, and is obviously mandatory to have it on public roads at all - but not mandatory to own it, correct? I should be able to walk over to the DMV to do registration on my own.

Help! thank you

I thought tax and registration are already paid through the dealership at time of pickup.

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

I thought tax and registration are already paid through the dealership at time of pickup.

Sometimes if the owner is from another state the dealer can’t/won’t Be able to handle some of their state-specific steps and the new owner may need to visit their dmv to complete.

 

[ColonelKurtz]

Congrats! I’m also in Idaho (Boise) and mine is supposed to be delivered April/May timeframe. Please keep us posted on the registration process, I’m especially interested as a fellow ID resident. As one of the posters mentioned above, the launch package originally had the off-road package (tow hooks and underbody protection) standard but then lowered the overall Launch price and made these two options optional. Been debating deleting the underbody to save $2K, just not sure it’s necessary for the stuff I do (forest service and fire roads are about the extent of what I do “off-road.” Did you do launch green? Post pics! Can’t wait for mine

 

[bradyb23]

... a separate underbody shield (can be added later, if i felt i needed it) ....

This may be old news, but I was just reading through this (relatively) old thread and wanted to mention that according to Rivian, the $1,700 "Reinforced Underbody Shield" is a factory-only addition and cannot be added later. I just reconfigured my options after visiting the Rivian Venice Hub yesterday (a fun time) and asked this specific question because it was part of my original order, but I've since removed it (since I doubt I will ever do the extreme off-roading where I might crawling across and come down hard on big rocks, etc.). FWIW I asked the guys at the Rivian Hub yesterday (11/22) and confirmed again by Chat on the Rivian website today (11/23). It's a cool add-on, to be sure. Maybe I'll wish I'd gotten it and since my delivery is unlikely to happen until the end of 2023 I can always change my mind, but at this point I suspect the extent of my "extreme" off-roading will be traversing an occasional fire road in the San Gabriel foothills or jumping curbs (by accident) at Costco, so I don't think it's something I need....