Honestly I don't know. The guy was super nice and really genuinely excited for me since he also owned a Model 3. Told me Teslas are the best and worth the wait. Hope he wasn't messing with me.
Not sure where you got 12/16 from but yea he gave me specific dates and assumed it'll be coming from Austin since the delivery from factory to SC (Roswell, GA) was too short to be coming from Fremont. He said if it was coming from Fremont, the delivery from CA to GA would take longer and the dates he provided me with would not be possible.
We'll see if I get a VIN in 3 days