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R2 Hidden Gems - Possibly Obscure Things You May Have Missed

R2 Hidden Gems - Possibly Obscure Things You May Have Missed

Earlier I noticed that there are no USB ports for rear seat passengers. I expected to find them around the AC vents and was slightly disappointed that they were not there.

I was just hanging out in the back seat of my R2 because I realized I've never been there before (that's totally normal, BTW), and I was pleased to find USB-C ports behind each front seat, on the back of the head rests.

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Any other slightly less than obvious things about the R2 that are worth sharing? I realize that what is less than obvious to some is a "duh, read the manual" thing for others.

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u/GromitATL — 1 day ago

Cancelling after 140 boxes

Last week's delivery was a complete mess. They gave me a credit for my next delivery, which of course was not applied.

This week they left out one of my proteins. They also did not include my free item. The free item selection sucks now anyway, so that's not a huge loss.

I'm done. I can't believe they want more money for this level of incompetence.

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u/GromitATL — 9 days ago
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Delivery Day Initial Thoughts

Picked up my R2 at the Atlanta service center in Roswell today. Just got home. Others have posted detailed reviews, so I'm just going to share a few initial takeaways.

  • The R2 does not come with an air compressor. I asked and the response was that the R1 comes with one, but not the R2.

Delivery guy was wrong! It’s in the rear storage area. Apparently this isn’t the “full” compressor that is in the R1. This is a tiny one.

  • The 'delivery' process was super easy. I signed maybe 4 forms (twice for each) and that was it.
  • I did get a key fob, my mobile charger and the all-weather mats (which look amazing and they installed them before I got there). I thought those might be shipped to me.
  • I probably should have spent more time looking over every inch of the vehicle. I went in with that in mind, but of course I got too excited and spent just a couple of minutes looking for issues.
  • I didn't find any issues (during delivery - foreshadowing!).
  • I didn't spend a lot of time listening to music as I wanted to be aware of any rattles. I logged into my Apple Music account and changed the equalizer default setting to 'rock'. Listened to one song on the drive home. It's fine. My Model 3 sounds better, but I knew that going in. I'll play with the settings more, but I'm happy with the sound system.
  • I think I'm feeling a vibration at highways speeds on the left side. Nothing severe and I'm going to have to get a second opinion to confirm, but I might need to schedule an alignment.
  • Other than that, it rides GREAT. So smooth.
  • UHF is not as annoying as Enhanced Autopilot on my Tesla. I didn't get any nags like I do with the Tesla. I currently don't have the internal camera enabled. Need to research how Rivian handles making sure the driver is paying attention.

I'll probably have more to share later. Now I need to come up with excuses to drive somewhere this weekend.

u/GromitATL — 12 days ago

Delivery Date Moved - 8/27 to Tomorrow (8/7)!

Everything is complete and I pick it up tomorrow.

I asked about quality checks. Apparently 3 sets of checks are done, the final one being at the delivery center.

Hope that means everything is good, especially considering my low VIN (09xx).

Order date: July 28

VIN: July 28

Delivery Scheduled (original, for 8/27): July 29

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u/GromitATL — 14 days ago

Order Invitation Received (August/September Original Window)

I received my email this morning telling me I can place my order. Now I guess I need to decide.

3/7/24 order date, not a previous owner, a few miles from a service center.

Edit: Estimated delivery is 4-8 weeks for white with black interior. I had Esker Silver selected by default and that was 8-12 weeks.

All others are 4-8 weeks, except for Borealis and Forest Green. I can request those, but no order date. Same for white interior.

Got my VIN number and it ends in 00924. Wow. I was expecting 4000+ :)

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u/GromitATL — 23 days ago