Why bother with Lucid?

[hmp10]

This is why no one ever laughs at my jokes.

Oh, I've been laughing at the dog's outfit ever since I first saw it.

 

[DBV]

I reserved a Rivian R1S on February 15, 2019. The vehicle was going to be delivered in late 2020. Then Spring 2021. Then Fall 2021. Then I got an email telling me my "Rivian Guide" would contact me no later than Thanksgiving 2021 to discuss final order configuration. Then I got an email saying my R1S would be delivered in May/June 2022. Then Rivian hit me with a $18K price increase. Then they backed off in the face of mass cancellations. Still no contact from my "Rivian Guide". Still no answers to the two emails I sent them months ago. Still no idea when -- if ever -- I'll get this vehicle.

Yeah, Lucid frustrated me with repeated production delays. It didn't help that switching my color choice occasioned a delay that Lucid assured me would not occur. But, end of the day, dealing with Lucid has been a cakewalk compared to the constant delays and total radio silence from Rivian for the past three years.

Take a look at the Tesla forums to see what's been happening with people trying to get their hands on a Model S Plaid. No cars for test drives. Long delays. Virtual blackmail to try to force the purchase of FSD (which has bumped up to $12,000). Etc.

Mercedes EQS? Better be willing to pay tens of thousands above MSRP for a lumpish car with no rear headroom, no frunk, and an interior from the video arcade in a casino.

Model S plain is not hard to get anymore. The Model S LR with 19’s is harder.

 

[Bunnylebowski]

Off topic but that is seriously cool. Maybe they get their inspiration from Kusama?

Yeah I wonder. You could walk into that room and each light had a proximity sensor and would change color when you approached. Maybe Lucid could incorporate that tech to get their doors to open

 

[hmp10]

Model S plain is not hard to get anymore. The Model S LR with 19’s is harder.

I just checked the Tesla website. Depending on color, they are giving delivery dates of June/July for most colors.

What I was referring to, though, was what Tesla was doing a couple of months ago with the Model S. Upon order, you were given a delivery date range for a car without FDS (which relatively few buyers are choosing). Then you were notified of a significant delay unless you were willing to add FSD -- for $12,000 -- to your configuration. Adding FSD to a car requires only activation of hardware that is installed in all the Model S's, so it should have no effect on production times or sequences at all.

 

[jabbahop]

unless you DON’T want the LR with 21” wheels. 19” pushes you out until Nov-Feb,