And here is the crux of Teslas biggest problem. ^ This ^. The $1,000 reservation attracted a lot of people drawn into the hype. $1,000 isn't a lot of skin. I heard early predictions of 10% - maybe 20% refund requests. I actually now believe this will be much higher. 40% - 50% when 2018 rolls around. Early adopters are radically different than casual buyers. The "I can't wait for it, I need a new car now" threads will grow.
OP, I'm not picking on you. I'm simply illustrating that you are in the majority, not the minority of reservation holders. I'm opposite. I'd actually like a later delivery, with 200K in front of me to shake out inevitable quality issues a new model, new production processes, and new technology brings.
It will be very interesting.