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R2 Day One thoughts
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R2 Day One thoughts

First time Rivian owner in Palo Alto. Picked up my white R2 yesterday in Milpitas. The pickup experience was terrific: casual, friendly, helpful team (thanks, Danielle!), in a nice environment. Took about 30 minutes. Here's my impressions after driving it for a day:

  1. Overall, exceeding my expectations. It's a beautiful car, the software is terrific. I was expecting something akin to the Apple-under-Steve-Jobs experience, and that's my overall takeaway. Porsche feels that way, but not the cars I've driven since. Feels like a team that cares, building a thing that stands for something. Feels like a whole different era of car (I've driven an EV and Hybrid in the last few years). I'm a fan.

  2. I'm loving the Autonomy features. I never bothered with the lane assist stuff in other cars, and was expecting this to be basically that, plussed. Instead, this feels like FSD-minus. Today I drove on the freeway for almost two hours and never touched the steering wheel or the pedal. The UI is so crisp and simple. Love how it resumes autonomy mode after an intervention, or how I can use the pedal to get the speed I want. Feels sooo close to P2P, but I'm cool - I'll just be using Autonomy a ton til then.

  3. Def feels like a V1. I know it's the v2 of the software, but a v1 car and new software platform, and it feels like it. I LIKE THAT: I'm an early adopter, and this is just like running the iOS27 Developer Builds, warts and all. I've noticed a dozen of little things that will just keep getting better - small stuff, such as the way my podcasts keep playing after I get out of the car. Pretty sure we'll be getting tons of software updates that tackle pretty minor quality of life things. Good times - this is what I signed up for.

  4. What's up with that charge port door. Yikes. Depending on the angle, it looks all crooked and not-flush (but at some angles it looks fine). Feels flimsy and plasticy and I cringe each time I see or use it. Someone slept through that signoff meeting. I think I'll take it to our local don't-call-it-a-dealer sometime in the next week and see if they're all like that or mine can be made a little better. But that's literally my only real beef - 9.5/10.

u/kurona2016 — 6 hours ago
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VIN 74xx assigned!

Ordered 8/11

VIN 74xx assigned this morning for Catalina Cove with 20” AT wheels, black interior

Working on getting loan and insurance docs finalized.

No delivery date estimate available yet for Santa Monica, CA

u/ashywenis — 7 hours ago
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PNW Hikers: Are you caring a spare tire?

Currently I have a MY AWD and have an R2 on order.

I've gotten two flats with the model Y getting to trail heads and back. Both times it's kind of ruined our day as it took all day to get a tow.

WRT to the Rivian, are the factory tires good enough to handle our forest roads? Who that lives here carries a spare? Have you had to use it?

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u/sam_42_42 — 7 hours ago
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New Rivian R2 12V issue

My R2 (got delivery a day before) slept and never woke up after giving 12V battery issue message ! Got it towed to Service center and they came up with this diagnosis (shown in picture). Hope it gets fixed and i can be back on the road soon

u/Evening_Income8571 — 8 hours ago
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range

First week R2 user in Houston area. Used to drive ioniq5 before. Feel a bit sorry about the range. When I picked it, charged at 100%, it showed a range of 330 mi, but my final calculation said, it would drive 260 mi. Mostly drove in the city, including half on the highways. Why such a big discrepancy. Am I doing something wrong? What can I do to improve the range as I don't want to be wasteful. I enjoy the car, and my kid does even more.

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u/Ok_Distribution1647 — 11 hours ago
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Call from Rivian Service

So...I got a call from Rivian Service yesterday advising (via voice mail - I couldn't pickup) that they "have detected a potential issue with the high-voltage distribution system" in my R2, and that I should call back to schedule an inspection to "make sure that everything is working as expected." When I called back the standard 855-Rivian-5 number, the person who answered was confused initially, but after about 10 minutes appeared to have found some notes and scheduled a service appointment for next Wednesday.

It appears that Rivian not only collects telemetry data, but also actively monitors it for issues and reaches out proactively when there's something suspicious. Useful ... and a little creepy at the same time. ;)

Anyone else had a similar experience or a problem with the high-voltage distribution system?

E.T.A.: As others have mentioned, it could be that they are reaching out to the owners of vehicles affected by a manufacturing or some other type of issue based on VIN. Less creepy, but just as useful! I'll ask when I go for my appointment,

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u/exlegalalien — 11 hours ago
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R2 order invite received.

I got my order invitation yesterday, August 19, 2026, around 10 AM. My reservation was originally placed on March 7, 2024. Just to be clear, I haven’t actually placed my order yet. I’m planning to wait until around March–April of next year before I actually place the order. I’m also saving up for a down payment, so there’s no rush for me right now. I’m also waiting for LiDAR and the RAP1 chip before I commit. The chip is the bigger priority for me, since I’m planning on keeping this vehicle for many years. So while I’ve gone through the configuration process and have a pretty good idea of what my build will look like, I haven’t purchased or locked anything in yet. Just wanted to give out any data points for who ever might need or want some more.

I also didn’t see anything saying I had to place my order by a specific date to keep my spot in line, and I didn’t see a “hold my spot” option either. I don’t have a trade-in vehicle, I’m not trying to time this around a lease ending. I’m also not a previous R1S or R1T owner.

Once you go through the configuration process and select all of your features, you have to leave a $400 deposit to complete the order. I live about 25 minutes from a Rivian service center, so service availability wasn’t a major concern for me. My order window was August–September and that never changed. I had Borealis selected as my favorite exterior color, along with the Coastal White interior.

I’m not sure if your favorites have any impact on the order invitation, because when I selected Borealis, I was shown a message saying:

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It gave me two choices: Update to available options or Request this build.

For my wheels, I’m planning to go with the 20-inch wheels. They’re going to cost me more upfront, but I’m thinking about the long-term ownership of the vehicle. From what I’ve heard, there are going to be a lot more tire and wheel options available for the 20-inch size compared with the 21s. So even though I like the idea of getting the 21-inch wheels for free, I think choosing the 20s could save me money and give me more flexibility in the long run. That said, I do think the 21-inch wheels look better.

As far as my preferred configurations go, Launch Green and Forest Green are pretty much tied for my top choice. I know it will ultimately come down to those two, just don’t know how I’m going to decide. Borealis would be my third choice.

For the interior, I really want the Black Crater Signature. I’m not a huge fan of the Coastal Cloud Signature. The interior I really love is the Slate Sky Signature that’s available with the Quad packages on the R1S and R1T. I honestly wish Rivian offered that as an option on the R2, because it would have been my ideal interior.

u/No_Abalone_960 — 13 hours ago
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Margin loan to finance R2?

Thinking of using Robinhood margin @ 4.8% variable to finance R2.

I understand the risk but this would be a small percent of my portfolio so not too worried if market goes down by half.

I'd like to keep my monthly payments low (interest payments only).

Curious if anyone did it?

Any gotchas to know about?

Thank you.

EDIT:

I'd like to keep the money payment low (interest only) to keep the principal invested.

Yes, I can afford to pay in full but I'd rather grow the money at a higher rate of return.

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u/deepseekerlama — 11 hours ago
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Another order/VIN assigned 8/18. Midnight / coastal cloud

Minute one pre order. 2022 R1S owner. Non leased. Cincinnati. Email at 2p, ordered around 350. Phone call about 8 min later. Going to bed I checked the app to update some R1 charging and saw my R2 had a vin so I went back in and had the checklist available. Got 52 for my 49 k mile 22 launch green on forest edge.

u/surgeon_michael — 19 hours ago
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Can You Line Item Accessories at Purchase?

Hello,

I will be ordering in a couple weeks. I don’t want to amortize the spare tire and the accessories into the purchase price that is financed. Can those items be bought separately from the vehicle at the time or purchase?

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u/ceburton — 11 hours ago
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Risk Assessment - R2 road trip to Western NC shortly after delivery

I live in South Florida and just got my order invite. Day one reservation holder and super excited. Do not own an R1 nor do I lease. Planning to finalize my order this week.

I'm contemplating taking a two-week road trip to Western North Carolina in mid-December. As a native Floridian I have little to no experience driving in snow/ice. I assume the weather is generally pretty mild in Western NC (been many times before but not in winter). I'll be staying mostly in the Nantahala area but may bounce around a couple towns while there. I'll be doing some hiking, but no off-roading or anything that adventurous.

Would this be a terrible idea with a new R2? It seems the nearest service center is in Duncan, SC if I run into any issues. I'm a little more concerned about car issues since the R2 is still new and production issues are probably more common.

Hopefully I get a solid few weeks to identify any issues before the trip, but just figured I'd ask the community here.

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u/SpringToCome — 14 hours ago
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California $3500 EV Rebate for previous EV owners?

Does anyone know if I qualify if I have already owned a previous EV, but my wife has not. If I add her name as a co-registrant on the vehicle, will that allow us to qualify? Or does the fact that I already owned an EV completely disqualify me.

Has anyone taken advantage of this yet? It only went in to affect a month or so ago, but these R2's qualify.

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u/MIllIllIlMY — 10 hours ago
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Any way to modify order once placed?

Placed and order over the weekend and now Coastal Cloud is available. Is there a way to change my order to have that instead? I've received a "Your R2 is in pre-production" email but no VIN yet.

It also sounds like there are some state incentivised chargers I could have added for free to my order which I was not aware of at the time.

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u/SafePassion3352 — 13 hours ago
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Got a delivery date. Some "checklist" item clarifications I got that might be helpful.

  • Reservation: seconds after the announcement
  • Order: August 1, 2026
  • VIN: August 8, 2026
  • Delivery date confirmed: August 17, 2026
  • Config: Midnight, black interior, 21" wheels
  • Pay: 3rd party lender (credit union 4.5%) via check in hand
  • Down payment: wire
  • Insurance: car added to policy active the day of
  • Location: Service center, California.

I asked Rivian what the order of operations would be for payment, down payment, insurance, etc. with these parameters in mind: lender is 3rd party, my down payment will be made through wire, the remaining is done through a check from the lender that I'll have in hand to bring the day of

This is what they said:

  1. Wire downpayment before 3pm day before delivery
  2. Upload photo of the wire transfer for down payment (3pm day before delivery)
  3. Upload photo of the check for final payment (3pm day before delivery)
  4. Upload photo of ANY car insurance under your name (3pm day before delivery) - they don't even need proof that the actual R2 is insured. So I just uploaded my current car's insurance now to get that checked off. I'll have the car insured by the policy by the day of delivery, active that day.
  5. Bring the final check with me to pickup

Pretty simple, but it was a pain to get the answers to the above. There's so many different FAQ and emails with different instructions. I really had to get to the bottom of it by calling.

Of course, everyone's delivery may be different depending on state and pickup location/situation.

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u/Nox_Ocean_21 — 20 hours ago
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Financing an R2: Rivian Financial Services or 3rd party?

Also, what interest rates are you seeing?

I'm expecting my order window to open in the next 30 days and need to figure out if Rivian Financial Services will be ~5%

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u/GoingOffRoading — 1 day ago
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Another Size Comparison Picture

My R1S and my dad's new R2.

u/JF0909 — 1 day ago
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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.

https://preview.redd.it/9os4ke3et8kh1.jpg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fab0fd8cb8b3fd99a8b6029f9ec39fcf0f2fd19

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
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Rivian needs proof of payment to continue with production?

Ordered July 28, VIN assigned same day. A few days later Delivery Date tentatively scheduled for August 28th.

I've completed everything in the order flow except financing. I've been pre approved but Rivian wants me to upload a photo of the check from my Lender. I can't get the check until I sign the loan (and start accruing interest). The lender says they can turn around a check in a day.

If delivery isn't until next Friday, should I wait until next to sign the loan get the check, or should I do it tomorrow so I can upload the image on the off chance my R2 is sitting there at the SC waiting for me?

u/Accomplished_Ebb5322 — 1 day ago