Just to update my status - talked to my DA today - Russell at the Costa Mesa center. He confirmed all my info and said he was pretty confident in before end of the year delivery. He thought it would probably be in the last two weeks in December. They will provide for getting us to the center (from San Diego) for pickup. Confirmed my financing arrangements and asked to bypass the front plate installation. Good conversation and he promised to keep us updated as events occur. He said that VINs are being assigned “soon”. I also asked him if there was an EA charging station nearby just to ensure that the network recognizes the car before I leave the area. There is one very close to the service center.