First, thanks to everyone for the welcome replies. My wife was very amused that I am this excited about the SS and this forum but was glad that I was now part of the "gang." Funny thing is that she has asked several times if I have found out anything from the dealer or heard anything in the forum. When she finally sees this thing I think she'll come out of the closet...
After reading several of the threads I think I must be fortunate with (or naive about) my experience so far. I didn't decide on a SS until the first part of first part of November. I called my dealer to inquire what the wait time would be and was informed that he had an SL available and that he expected it to arrive mid to late November. I took my trade up that day, got a reasonable number for that and a selling price on the SL of $23,500 with no freight or prep. I signed the Buyer's Order that day, left my trade and a $5K down payment and that was all there was to it. I am wondering now if what I was told is realistic. Guess I'll find out in a week or so.