Congrats! If you can finalize the insurance/payment - then why not take it over the weekend :-)
How did it go from "Rail ship eta late Sep." to Late Aug btw? Thats a month ahead of schedule lol - did they match you with another car of the same spec?
I think you are right. But heck yeah, I'm an engineer so what do I know! The text to me seems to imply if there is ever a dispute about what constitutes a binding contract, a downpayment of 5% or more for sure will make it binding from tax purpose (but if there is no dispute at the state level...
I changed my tires to 21" and got confirmation email the next day. 8 steps opened up the day after all the way till Delivery which is locked at the moment. How long does it generally take for this to open folks?