With my VIN being assigned this week, I went ahead and called Tesla to see if there's a chance I might be "forced" into accepting delivery before the first of the year. Turns out, my vehicle is being loaded TODAY from Fremont and is due to be delivered to me on the 27th. Spoke to Indianapolis, there's no way they can hold the car long enough to get to Jan 3rd (their first business day after New Years), and being realistic about things, I'll likely need 3-4 more business days after that to get the $ in the right account to be able to pay them.
We decided to boot that VIN from my account and reassign it to the next bellybutton in line. My order is on hold and will be turned back on on Saturday 1/1, and I'll get the next M3LR that matches my configuration that pops up in the queue. Might be right away, might be weeks. Lol.
So, someone in the Midwest who ordered M3LR / Silver / White / Aero / No FSD may be getting their car much, much sooner than anticipated. Hope it's one of you guys.