[Kputz]

The $6k goes to the dealership to cut the order Evan. In my case, it took some strings pulled by some friends down at the glass house in Dearborn, as my local dealerships, being in small towns, won't qualify for even one of the things. Hence, "my" dealership is located in Dearborn, roughly 250 miles from me. The word I get from the people at the development center however, is that production will be lucky to top 1500 units the first year.
A friend of mine that drives at the test center has driven some of the early prototypes, cars that have some, but not all, of the total package of components that will appear on the end product. He and his buds say the final completed car will do everything "they" say it will do...and much, much more. If so, this puts it in the catagory of the first Testerosa, and we all know how much a model from that first run is worth today, even though thousands were produced after that first year.
It beats me, it's a crap shoot. Nothing I ever owned wasn't for sale with enough profit factored in. The word I keep getting back is, if the production numbers are what these guys say they will be (around 1500 units), this order in my fat little hand may well be worth several thousand bucks should I decide to sell my place in line to somebody. Time will tell.
One of the few times in my life I can't lose, I think. But then, I've been wrong a lot too.