First impression is it looks very sharp in half moon gray in person. Definitely a little bit darker than photos do justice. Only gripe from first time sitting it is that the back seats suffer from the same thing a lot of EVs do, in which the bottom is more or less horizontal to the floorboard rather than slightly tilted up as in most vehicles.
Palo Alto Lab had lots of R2s today!! Three half moon greys (crazy theres three here now, prior to this I’ve not seen that color before!)Two Catalina coves, two glacier whites, one launch green, and still lots of awesome camos (including the Joshua Tree camo theme I’ve yet to be able to find - pic 14!). Half moon grey is a really nice color, but man Catalina cove shines on a sunny day like today! Also a few comparable pics of R2 and Model Y, and also a current Gen Honda HR-V (pic 12).
Just looked closer at RJ driving the first customer R2 off the line and saw that red trim on the door. Is that accent lighting? There's no metal trim to cover with a protective plastic. And red would be a weird choice for protective covering.
Day 1 R2 reservation holder. Been following Rivian for a while and love this car and company. Love the idea of bi-directional/V2H charging which would be super valuable to me where I live for various reasons.
I'm coming from a 7 year old Tesla Model 3 SR+ (80K miles) that I loved at first, but just doesn't work for me anymore. Had a 12 year old Camry prior to this car. I have hip issues and model 3 seating is too low for comfort. Temporarily driving wife's SUV. She doesn't mind driving the Model 3 for now, but we talked about eventually getting rid of it at some point later in the year.
Originally, I was planning to sell it in this year and buy the R2. But spending $60K+ on a vehicle is difficult for me.
With the news that a light-colored interior may not be offered at launch, I feel like I'm compromising on what I really want which is hard to do when this will be the most expensive car purchase of my life. If i'm going to pay a premium, I feel like I don't want to make these kind of compromises.
I recently got the idea to just get a solid 1-2 year old used SUV (e.g. RAV4 Hybrid or similar) for $30K or less. Then invest $30K into Rivian stock. For some reason this idea oddly appeals to me. I guess it makes me feel included in the launch LOL.
If the stock takes off, great I'll sell a large position and buy an R2 in a few years and get exactly the configuration I want with hopefully many of the early production kinks worked out. I feel like Rivian is going to capture so much market share with the R2, but if the stock tanks I'll just consider it no worse to stomach than the car depreciation and hold on to it for a long time.
Thoughts? Am I crazy? What would you do? I think I know but putting this out there anyway.
I'll probably go in the morning before it gets busy(er)
4999 Old Orchard Rd Suite M36, Skokie, IL 60077
Based on photo from NYC event last year but with the new rims. Not bad.
Will R2 Performance have Launch Mode?
Reddit Rivian community...I am running myself in circles and am looking for some honest help. Here is what is going on in my head:
What I need help with:
Any help that this community can provide is greatly appreciated. So many here are more knowledgeable then I and I feel give awesome advice. Please ask any questions to help provide advice. Thanks in advance.
Jeff talks about the design choices for the R2.
Thinking about getting the base free color and just getting it wrapped. Never done a full body wrap so no idea how much it would cost. Anyone have a rough estimate? Also pros/cons?