This, that I had to wait was annoying but at least I got exactly what I wanted. Years ago I tried to by a BMW, exactly the model I wanted with the options I wan

This, that I had to wait was annoying but at least I got exactly what I wanted. Years ago I tried to by a BMW, exactly the model I wanted with the options I wanted. No one in the area had one so I went to a dealer and had them order it and they had me put down a $1000 deposit. I took the bus to/from work for 3 months waiting. I got a call it was in on a Sunday. I went to get it on Monday, they had sold it to someone else. If I wanted it I could wait another 3 months. I was so angry feel like burning the place to the ground. Tesla (and maybe Rivian) don't feel like they'd do that. You order what you want, you get exactly that. I hope I never have to deal with a dealer again. That said, the same seems to be happening to e-bikes in the bad direction. They've gotten expensive. You have to take what the dealers have or order through the dealer as the manufacture doesn't take direct orders. Then you have to pray the dealer doesn't sell the bike while you wait. That seems less likely with a bike but it's annoying that you have to go through a middle-company.