I do not have a Speed reservation, but I'm considering purchasing one from a friend. Aside from that I do business with RG and his partner, so I may biased, you be the judge. That being said- I would like to hear RG own the situation. Stop blaming others. Kinda like our current 'President' who needs to own his mistakes and stop blaming others. Just admit you made a mistake and will work your azz off to right the situation. Seems so simple.
When the first Speed cas were announced I had numerous friends jump on it. I highly considered it as well, but didn't pull the trigger. I was, however, contacted by them and it was suggested they I step up my transport service and quickly purchase multiple 10 car carriers because "...these things are going to sell like crazy and we need delivery guys all over the country. You're gonna be busy AF..."
Glad I chose not to increase my fleet and purchase equipment that would not have been used as I was told.
I've seen the new Speed car in person and they are very well built. I truly hope RG and his partners meet whatever new deadline they have set and the buyers get the SxS they have been expecting.
I think that Robby "misspoke" when he gave an estimated release date, it was way too optimistic. When you look at the whole picture, we're basically 2 yrs down the road, but these UTVs are far better now than what was originally discussed. He has made hundreds of running changes based on customer suggestions and better ideas that came to him.
I don't recall him blaming anyone else for delays, he's been very transparent about what's been happening week by week. He never should have been so optimistic about the timeline, but now he's being honest about testing, setting up the assembly line, fine tuning the welding robots, fine tuning the assembly process, etc. Those are the facts of setting up an assembly line, it didn't look like blaming anyone else. He also said he had stuff retooled, he's having bodywork redone, etc, but it's all a part of demanding that level of quality, not blaming anyone else. He's also subject to the same shortages that are crippling everyone else.
I think way too many people are focusing on "I WANT MY TOY NOW!!!" and not realizing they sound like crying babies with a diaper full of sh1t.
Tesla takes 4 yrs to develop a new model, so anything faster than that is a bonus. Look at how long it takes to get a new sandrail built from one of the major builders - and that's an existing model. The difference is, the customers are smart enough not to go on FB and whine about it.
RG and Todd have learned their lesson and have stopped giving dates or deadlines. I'm pretty confident the first few customer cars will roll off the assy line in late Dec. and they'll start really cranking them out in Jan./Feb. of next yr.
I honestly don't understand why so many people are nitpicking about a date when they've been giving weekly updates showing parts, assembly, welding, etc. This is BY FAR the most transparent mfr on the planet, no other off road builder, much less UTV mfr gives weekly updates, not even close. Based on what they show in the updates, it's pretty easy to come up with a guesstimated time line.
If RG calls you up to start hauling cars in Jan or Feb., would you be interested?
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