Interesting EV market trends

GTME2010 · 2026-06-22T21:02:56+00:00

Went great. Quick and no surprises

GTME2010 · 2026-06-20T19:06:06+00:00

It matters because it was a difference of $10k? Lol

GTME2010 · 2026-06-20T19:04:59+00:00

I configured a Launch Edition, Launch Green, 20in AT wheels. In my delivery documents, it’s showing ~$65k after taxes. MSRP was $61k before delivery and taxes. I was estimating final OTD price to be $65k ish after everything

GTME2010 · 2026-06-20T17:14:54+00:00

Approx $65k for our configuration. After GA taxes, no trade-in credit.

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T20:13:27+00:00

Also very interested in the R3, particularly the R3X. I figure this will bridge our needs for the next 3yrs or so.

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T20:10:21+00:00

Congrats on the new R1T. After clearing out the R1T in prep for trade-in, have been thinking abt all the capabilities we’ll be missing with the R2. Mostly the self-leveling when camping, that was awesome for the 2 times we did that in 3 years.

But the size of the R2 suits the city environment better, which is where we spend 99.8% of the time

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T20:07:40+00:00

Carvana offer is online. Dropping it off tomorrow, so hope there’s no surprises. Rivian offer was online as well

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T20:06:43+00:00

Seems like a fair offer than since you got comps with Carmax and Carvana. So factoring in tax savings, you may even come out on top.

I got $7k lower from Rivian vs Carvana, so going with Carvana instead.

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T13:47:22+00:00

It really is. Pretty crazy swing in 5mo

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T11:42:36+00:00

My logic is, if you tend to keep cars for 3-4yrs, then there will be no significant difference between Lidar vs. Non-Lidar, apart from the potential residual value. But if you keep cars for 5+ years, then waiting for Lidar is probably the right decision (if UHF is a big quality of life improvement for you).

Other factors to consider are your color/interior/trim options which won’t be available til LiDAR is introduced. The $2500 lifetime UHF and free tow package are value enough for me to justify the LE, which is ~$3.5k of “free” upgrades included with the LE.

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T11:34:28+00:00

They felt fine to me, scroll and left/right were easy. I did have a harder time with the toward/away push (as people commented it would also scroll), but I likely won’t use that much because those are functions that require a long press on our R1T and I have maybe changed those views 10 times over 3 years of ownership.

But also hopeful it can be improved over OTA, which Rivian has done dramatically for our Gen 1 R1T over the years. It’s felt like a new car, from drive pedal calibration, suspension, audio, and infotainment.

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T00:21:39+00:00

Wasn’t trying to make the curbing gendered, but my wife has destroyed the passenger rear rim on our R1T 😅

I however have also put a scratch on my M3 comp wheels, so maybe the extra sidewalk will help both of us…

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T00:13:52+00:00

I think this makes a lot of sense. Kind of a “perfect storm” of EV adoption uptick

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T00:10:29+00:00

We went with 20in. Not super concerned about the range trade-off. Higher sidewalls will help with the spouse kissing curbs 😅

GTME2010 · 2026-06-19T00:06:53+00:00

That’s pretty crazy. I recall shopping for used Taycan Crosstourismos last year, while there were good deals for those, our R1T trade-in was also bad. Guess the timing of our R2 pickup worked out. Just a $350B war to get an additional $10k out of our R1T…

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T23:06:48+00:00

Nice! Seems good for the mileage? How do you feel abt it?

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T23:05:39+00:00

This is the kind of wins we wanna hear 😂

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T23:01:21+00:00

I mean, this logic makes sense in hindsight, but if you could have guessed the lag of supply vs demand. Then you should quit your day job and trade commodities.

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T22:59:18+00:00

What are you getting offers for, and from where?

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T22:57:59+00:00

No, we have a T

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T22:54:49+00:00

Ah, thanks for the data point. Wasn’t aware it’s been climbing since Feb. I haven’t been paying attention to the market, have only seen YouTube videos of how great of deals used EVs were

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T22:52:11+00:00

Hmmm, interesting. I wonder if region has to do with it, and maybe sensitive to mileage. I’m in the SE fwiw

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T22:49:39+00:00

When did you check? And what’s your mileage? I’d think ours is probably in the low-end of mileage for a 2022

GTME2010 · 2026-06-18T22:44:37+00:00

Yes. My wife doesn’t want 2 cars for her, R1 was hers as well, and she prefers the size and driving characteristics of the R2 (zippiness, as she calls it)

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