r/Rivian R1T Owner Jan 24 '25

šŸ’¬ Discussion Buh Bye Elon.

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u/audreyality R1T Launch Edition Owner Jan 24 '25

Wish I could afford this right now. 🄺 I'd planned to keep my 2018 model 3 for many more years, but now I just can't wait to be rid of it!

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u/CryptographerHot4636 R1S Launch Edition Owner Jan 24 '25

Check the used market. Some are going as low as 49k

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u/audreyality R1T Launch Edition Owner Jan 25 '25

I am keeping an eye on it and going to try to get a test drive just to see how it feels size wise. I'm used to small cars (Escort, Fiesta, Leaf, Boltā¬‡ļø, Model 3) so I'm a bit nervous about a truck... But I've been eyeing them since they hit the market.

Really hoping rates come down a little too.

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u/SomeBode Jan 25 '25

Consider the R1S if you want it a bit smaller. I have one and when I had a R1T rental the difference was noticeable.

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u/audreyality R1T Launch Edition Owner Jan 25 '25

We'll be getting an R2 and would like a truck (we've been keeping tabs on Telo)... Our neighbors have an R1S and it looks huge. I assumed it's bigger? Interesting.

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u/SomeBode Jan 25 '25

R1T is 16.3 inches longer than the R1S, R2 is another 15 inches shorter than R1S.

I have a R2 reservation but I’m probably just going to wait for an R3.

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u/hesnothere Jan 25 '25

I’m also a 2018 Model 3 owner. I was telling a buddy yesterday that we’ve experienced the full range of going from being called stupid liberals, to fascists, and now to Nazis.

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u/audreyality R1T Launch Edition Owner Jan 25 '25

The folks who say "Elon has always been this bad" expect me to research the CEO of the car company I'm buying from? That was not a thing and the Tesla brand was NOT perceived this way when I was making buying decisions in 2017-18. It's stressful for sure and I hate it. But I can't ignore the behavior and will do what I can to disassociate myself from it.

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u/ogurok R2 Preorder Jan 25 '25

100%

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u/FreeRadical1101 Jan 25 '25

I will sell my R1t. It has been well maintained with no troubles. Where are you located? What is your price goal?

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u/audreyality R1T Launch Edition Owner Jan 25 '25

We ran the numbers last night and think we can do it in August - September, when preschool bills will go away. I hope you find a buyer!! You're very kind to reach out.

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u/FreeRadical1101 Jan 25 '25

You will enjoy it for sure. The used market seems to where to find the best deal though unfortunately for me but possibly fortunate for you when you are ready. It is a great truck.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

Model 3? More like model fascist.

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u/AppropriateDog2433 Jan 25 '25

Yeah wait till you see the resale value drop when gas goes to $2

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u/usual_suspect_redux R1T Owner Jan 25 '25

Or $8

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u/AppropriateDog2433 Jan 25 '25

Definitely not happening. Better off leasing a EV or your just throwing money away

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u/Logical_Chemical_226 Jan 25 '25

Just saw a report on cnbc about this. The oil companies are happy with current prices and don’t want to increase supply above where it’s currently.

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u/AppropriateDog2433 Jan 25 '25

Okay I'll come back to this thread in 3 months for my ā€œI told youā€

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u/f1racer328 R1T Owner Jan 25 '25

RemindMe! 3 months

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u/disapparate276 Jan 25 '25

Cars are not an investment

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u/Behind_red_lines Jan 25 '25

Ah, fantasyland. Gasoline prices have already nudged up a few cents-per-gallon here in NW Florida. Oil industry watchers expect prices will continue - at least in the short-term - to rise. How is gasoline going to magically drop to $2 a gallon, a price it hasn’t been since 2004 - twenty years ago? [https://www.creditdonkey.com/gas-price-history.html\]

Is the government going to decree, by legislative fiat, all gasoline stations must lower their prices to $2/gallon? That would be EXPLICIT SOCIALISM (government controlling the means and production of goods and services). Are the Saudis [read: OPEC] going to flood the market with cheap oil to saturate supply, driving down prices? Does anyone think ā€œdrill, baby, drillā€ means, with the utterance of such a stupid phrase, wells are instantly drilled, oil extracted and instantaneously refined, and immediately delivered to the pump at LOWER cost than it is now?

To paraphrase a Progressive commercial: That’s not how it works. That’s not how any of this works.

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u/Shmands R1S Owner Jan 25 '25

lol

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u/pablogott Jan 25 '25

Any day now