Actual delay official and order of deliveries confirmed?

[R1TVT]

Rivian let YT reviewers and other influencers move to the front of the line. Get off the forum and get out there raising your YT cred…

This is innacurate. Some influencers (Sandy Monroe comes to mind) had early reservations, and got early deliveries. Others had test vehicles or went to events were they used Rivian trucks. Saying Rivian just let all the YT reviewers go to the front of the line is false. YT influencers ain't all that.

 

[cyure]

This is innacurate. Some influencers (Sandy Monroe comes to mind) had early reservations, and got early deliveries. Others had test vehicles or went to events were they used Rivian trucks. Saying Rivian just let all the YT reviewers go to the front of the line is false. YT influencers ain't all that.

I should have phrased what I said differently. They have cars that go to reviewers and there will be an embargo and everyone gets to release their reviews after the embargo. So press cars is what I was talking about.

 

[RodorW]

Out of spec also got an earlier delivery by accepting a white truck with green interior instead of fully customized

 

[rehajm]

This is innacurate. Some influencers (Sandy Monroe comes to mind) had early reservations, and got early deliveries. Others had test vehicles or went to events were they used Rivian trucks. Saying Rivian just let all the YT reviewers go to the front of the line is false. YT influencers ain't all that.

…saying I said Rivian just let all the YT reviewers go to the front of the line is false. Don’t do that…

 

[rehajm]

Yes Out if Spec and a few others did get early vehicles without early reservations. Out of Spec took much grief for it…and pushed back at their viewers for it, too…

 

[RodorW]

Yes Out if Spec and a few others did get early vehicles without early reservations. Out of Spec took much grief for it…and pushed back at their viewers for it, too…

Which is fair, but if scout came to me and said “we can get you the BEV Terra early, but you don’t get many/any options for it” I’d certainly be very tempted, as I do legitimately plan to start up a second channel around it and my adventures so

 

[R1TVT]

If I were Scout I would ignore every request from the super-diluted pool of YT influencers and send my first production test vehicle directly to Edmunds for testing.

YT influencers exist for one reason. Great if you want to support someone and that sort of "entertainment" - click away... But just look at how many people on this forum alone have complained about misinformation and bizarre statements made about batteries and the Harvester (amongst a myriad of other things).

 

[Scout_Lookout]

Which is fair, but if scout came to me and said “we can get you the BEV Terra early, but you don’t get many/any options for it” I’d certainly be very tempted, as I do legitimately plan to start up a second channel around it and my adventures so

RivianTrackr mentioned something that Rivian could potentially do the same thing again with R2. Current R1 owners are going to be given an option to "early" first availability pre-configurator made vehicles, which is apparently exactly what Jose is going to do to get one as early as possible to make his content with.

 

[J Alynn]

If I were Scout I would ignore every request from the super-diluted pool of YT influencers and send my first production test vehicle directly to Edmunds for testing.

YT influencers exist for one reason. Great if you want to support someone and that sort of "entertainment" - click away... But just look at how many people on this forum alone have complained about misinformation and bizarre statements made about batteries and the Harvester (amongst a myriad of other things).

Many of the influencers at the reveal spent more time taking advantage of all the perks and freebies. Those of us from the forum that went, and literally met for the first time spent more time covering the Scouts and talking about them. I really like @R1TVT ’s thought. I go back and forth on whether I’d include the OG Scout owners (like the 3 or 4 well known just for the fair and honest take. They had them at the reveal-would be curious to get their final take aways too

 

[cyure]

RivianTrackr mentioned something that Rivian could potentially do the same thing again with R2. Current R1 owners are going to be given an option to "early" first availability pre-configurator made vehicles, which is apparently exactly what Jose is going to do to get one as early as possible to make his content with.

When I went and test drove an R1S last year that was part of the sales pitch. Lease one so you get an R2 sooner.