Being the person that posted this I wiould like to say that my doubts were unfounded. I did end up ordering a M3 on 9/27 and picking up on 9/28 and the car is flawless. As we were waiting to take delivery we took a look at the other vehicles being delivered and none of them had any outward defects. With the amount of people and the size of the center, if there was an issue everybody would know about it.
Forums will always amplify the negatives because people find their way here to see if others have experience with their woes. It used to be so much worse in the early days of Model 3 production. Welcome to the Tesla family. And nice color choice