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Rivian order holders,
As many of us can't wait to take delivery of our R1, how many of us would take part in a mass delivery event in lieu of the home delivery? Granted, home delivery sounds awesome, don't get me wrong. However, I'm betting that there are many of us out here in California (or any place really) that may think it interesting, fun, and intriguing to take delivery of our R1 in an actual Overland setting. Think about it. This is a rare and unique opportunity to forge new relationships, meet like-minded people and solidly create a physical bond with people once again. I'd love to see how everyone else configured their R1s and know what you plan to do with it. I wouldn't mind doing a bit of Overlanding to christen my new Rivian with other overlanders. Imagine a Rivian rooted Overlanding event that Rivian can use to deliver our R1s to one central location, chat with their new customers and do a mass orientation to our vehicles. Think about it and let me know what you think.
Things to consider:
1. This kind of event may affect your delivery date if Rivian agrees to participate in an event like this. Assuming that blocks of vehicles are delivered together by geography and order priority, there could be an effect of when possible delivery can take place. This could be good as well as bad. Good if you get your vehicle sooner rather than later because you chose to "meet" the delivery driver at a predetermined location, bad if you would have otherwise taken delivery on your vehicle sooner.
2. Consider how you would get there - If you are picking up a vehicle to drive home, how would you get there if you need to drive your new R1 home? Make it an outing with friends or family, and have them drive! Take public transportation and pack light! Carpool... in reality, its an easy problem to solve, but should be considered.
3. We will all need a charge at some point if we go on a trail ride. We would need to consider this as I'm sure charging networks could be scarce.
4. My plan would be to camp for a few days in the area and get to meet fellow Rivian Owners, so I'd need to bring gear, food and etc. We'd need accommodations for campers, glampers, and hotels nearby for less adventurous folks (possibly Tesla owners who haven't muddied their sneakers yet).
5. Rivian representation - It would be great if this type of place could be set up over a longer period of time so folks can take advantage of taking their delivery here until the initial distribution of R1s is out there. If they are interested, Rivian could put a few CS folks on tap to answer questions and hang with their customer base.
6. So much more - There are a ton of things to consider. First of which would be if anyone would be interested in something like this? If so, feed the thread with your thoughts. If it grows legs, we'll walk it!
Cheers,
As many of us can't wait to take delivery of our R1, how many of us would take part in a mass delivery event in lieu of the home delivery? Granted, home delivery sounds awesome, don't get me wrong. However, I'm betting that there are many of us out here in California (or any place really) that may think it interesting, fun, and intriguing to take delivery of our R1 in an actual Overland setting. Think about it. This is a rare and unique opportunity to forge new relationships, meet like-minded people and solidly create a physical bond with people once again. I'd love to see how everyone else configured their R1s and know what you plan to do with it. I wouldn't mind doing a bit of Overlanding to christen my new Rivian with other overlanders. Imagine a Rivian rooted Overlanding event that Rivian can use to deliver our R1s to one central location, chat with their new customers and do a mass orientation to our vehicles. Think about it and let me know what you think.
Things to consider:
1. This kind of event may affect your delivery date if Rivian agrees to participate in an event like this. Assuming that blocks of vehicles are delivered together by geography and order priority, there could be an effect of when possible delivery can take place. This could be good as well as bad. Good if you get your vehicle sooner rather than later because you chose to "meet" the delivery driver at a predetermined location, bad if you would have otherwise taken delivery on your vehicle sooner.
2. Consider how you would get there - If you are picking up a vehicle to drive home, how would you get there if you need to drive your new R1 home? Make it an outing with friends or family, and have them drive! Take public transportation and pack light! Carpool... in reality, its an easy problem to solve, but should be considered.
3. We will all need a charge at some point if we go on a trail ride. We would need to consider this as I'm sure charging networks could be scarce.
4. My plan would be to camp for a few days in the area and get to meet fellow Rivian Owners, so I'd need to bring gear, food and etc. We'd need accommodations for campers, glampers, and hotels nearby for less adventurous folks (possibly Tesla owners who haven't muddied their sneakers yet).
5. Rivian representation - It would be great if this type of place could be set up over a longer period of time so folks can take advantage of taking their delivery here until the initial distribution of R1s is out there. If they are interested, Rivian could put a few CS folks on tap to answer questions and hang with their customer base.
6. So much more - There are a ton of things to consider. First of which would be if anyone would be interested in something like this? If so, feed the thread with your thoughts. If it grows legs, we'll walk it!
Cheers,