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Anyone out there like me staring to seriously reconsider following through with purchase of R1T or R1S? Proposed EV Tax credit would not allow EV Truck purchases of 74K to be eligible. Currently, I have a LE R1T spc’d out at $74,925. I can easily remove a few accessories to come in at or below an MSRP of $74k. WTM, over the last few months I’ve pretty much concluded I will not be receiving my R1T in 2021 given that production is moving at a snails pace and Rivian is really only selling vehicles to its own employees.
Therefore, I pretty much decided if I can’t get my R1T in 2021 then I plan to change my configuration to include the Max Pack Battery. With considerable to the climate where I live in the Midwest and how I’d use the truck something has been telling me the Max Pack is probably more appropriate for my needs. And that’s where the conundrum exists.
Just with the “lower - grade” Explorer Package and Max Pack the cost of the R1T would be $77,500. Therefore it would not be eligible. Assuming this all unfolds as described all of a sudden I seriously see me getting the Lightning now instead.
Based of the preliminary pricing I’ve seen I could get a Lightning Lariat w/ Extended Range Battery Pack for under $74K MSRP. And while for says the range target is 300miles, I’ve heard from many sources that it’s much high than that b/c Ford based they’re range estimate based on 1000k payload.
So all of a sudden the Lightning is looking like a better deal for me which is disappointing. I be a preorder customer for almost 3 years. Both RLT and Lightning at compelling vehicles. However, as I offer says “Everyboy and they’re uncle has and Ford F-150 and my gut prefers the Rivian. I like the culture that the company is establishing, design / innovation, and opportunity to own the first vehicle Model from a new U.S. based Ev car company.
Therefore, I pretty much decided if I can’t get my R1T in 2021 then I plan to change my configuration to include the Max Pack Battery. With considerable to the climate where I live in the Midwest and how I’d use the truck something has been telling me the Max Pack is probably more appropriate for my needs. And that’s where the conundrum exists.
Just with the “lower - grade” Explorer Package and Max Pack the cost of the R1T would be $77,500. Therefore it would not be eligible. Assuming this all unfolds as described all of a sudden I seriously see me getting the Lightning now instead.
Based of the preliminary pricing I’ve seen I could get a Lightning Lariat w/ Extended Range Battery Pack for under $74K MSRP. And while for says the range target is 300miles, I’ve heard from many sources that it’s much high than that b/c Ford based they’re range estimate based on 1000k payload.
So all of a sudden the Lightning is looking like a better deal for me which is disappointing. I be a preorder customer for almost 3 years. Both RLT and Lightning at compelling vehicles. However, as I offer says “Everyboy and they’re uncle has and Ford F-150 and my gut prefers the Rivian. I like the culture that the company is establishing, design / innovation, and opportunity to own the first vehicle Model from a new U.S. based Ev car company.