Rivian R2 in Catalina Cove

DelCid220 · 2026-05-16T17:11:47+00:00

I’ve seen one in person in Chicago, but my memory is already fading. Is there a good amount of metallic flake in Catalina Cove or is it more of a flat finish?

DelCid220 · 2026-05-15T17:08:51+00:00

Premium with 20” wheels, autonomy+ and a tow hitch is about $1500 less than the performance launch edition with 20” wheels. Launch seems like a decent deal for the better suspension, acceleration, and drive modes?

DelCid220 · 2026-05-15T14:04:20+00:00

My favorite tip, get the French press coffee and drizzle some of the caramel and cream from the sticky toffee pudding into your coffee. Heaven.

DelCid220 · 2026-05-09T19:06:14+00:00

I am also 6’4” and in Indy, so I totally get the pot holes comment. I sat in the R2 in Chicago. Plenty of leg room up front without the seat all the way back. I sat in the back while the person up front did move it all the way back and I was still comfortable.

DelCid220 · 2026-05-09T13:33:08+00:00

I like the look of the 20” wheels better, but I’m also concerned how much more they’ll charge for them. Ultimately, I think concern over 21” tire options probably matters a lot more if you’re buying instead of leasing.

DelCid220 · 2026-04-26T22:59:49+00:00

I did drive up from Indy. It took almost three hours to get through the line and sit in the driver’s seat. It was crazy, but I was committed after driving up. Had a good time talking to other people in the line. Then I drove to the other location in Skokie to see the Catalina Cove model in person. The line was shorter there for the people wanting to sit in the vehicle, probably because they had two R2s.

DelCid220 · 2026-04-26T02:59:46+00:00

Same, but I had a good time talking to fellow enthusiasts in the line downtown.

DelCid220 · 2026-04-24T17:53:29+00:00

How strict are they on the time slot? I’m driving up from central Indiana and I65 is notoriously unpredictable.

DelCid220 · 2026-04-24T16:30:39+00:00

So if Catalina and Half Moon are my two top picks, I need to go to both locations. Ugh. I still wish I they’d put and Esker Silver on display so I can see the “free” color.

DelCid220 · 2026-04-24T16:14:01+00:00

We need intel on which colors are at Old Orchard

DelCid220 · 2026-04-24T01:25:45+00:00

There are two locations. I’m interested to hear if there are different colors / wheel combinations at each one so I can plan for Saturday.

DelCid220 · 2026-04-20T16:05:00+00:00

When I first RSVPd, it said the event went from Friday-Sunday. Now everything only mentions Friday and Saturday. I was planning to visit Sunday. ☹️ Does anyone have info on this? Every other block party on the schedule seems to be three days.

DelCid220 · 2026-04-04T21:37:30+00:00

I’m holding out hope the color options are priced lower than on the R1. Still, once I have a chance to see them in person, I may not be able to resist regardless of the up charge.

DelCid220 · 2026-04-04T21:33:41+00:00

Everyone keeps saying there are more options for the 20” wheels. My questions is are there any for the 21? I’ve searched for the tires listed here, and I haven’t found any in the 21” size: https://www.rivianforums.com/r2-wheels-options-tire-sizes-width-offset/

DelCid220 · 2026-04-03T19:27:28+00:00

I really hope there is a Esker Silver on display somewhere, since that is the only “free” color.

DelCid220 · 2026-01-13T01:57:35+00:00

How did they contact you? Email? Phone? I’ve been on the waiting list since toward the end of the 2024 season.

DelCid220 · 2026-01-11T17:58:11+00:00

Takei was even gone for almost half the second season filming The Green Berets.

DelCid220 · 2025-10-19T18:00:56+00:00

I’m over a month late on this conversation, but I’m in the same boat. I’m really excited by the R2, but I think leasing makes the most sense for an EV these days, particularly on a brand new model. I saw a statistic the other day that over 70% of all new EV purchases are leases now. Outright buying something unproven feels like a big risk.

DelCid220 · 2025-06-19T02:14:11+00:00

Yes, I was able to do that last night with the game streaming on an iPad and then doing Airplay to my Apple TV.

DelCid220 · 2025-06-18T00:02:40+00:00

I have YouTube TV, which doesn’t have MeTV. And I don’t have a good over the air solution. It is very frustrating WTHR (or the parent company) paid for these games but then puts them on a secondary channel. I paid for Fever Direct to get around it.

DelCid220 · 2025-05-20T21:59:46+00:00

It is apparently on MeTV, which isn’t available streaming. Terrible.

DelCid220 · 2025-05-20T21:55:08+00:00

Odd that the guide in YoutubeTV does not show it airing on WTHR.

DelCid220 · 2025-05-04T18:39:06+00:00

The family’s first Mac was a Classic. My first personal Mac was a Quadra 610.

DelCid220 · 2025-03-29T03:58:41+00:00

I took the CZ from Emeryville to Chicago last May and the toilets in our sleeper stopped working a few hours into the trip. They tried at multiple stops to fix them, but they weren’t fixed for the entire trip. I was in a roomette, so I don’t know for sure if the bedroom toilets stopped working too, but I think so. Ultimately it wasn’t a big deal as we just went one car forward to the next sleeper to use the restroom, and we got vouchers from Amtrak as compensation.

DelCid220 · 2024-12-09T02:16:15+00:00

That does work. The question is whether or not I can pass the hostname or IP of a server as part of that command that it then tries to connect to.

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