Update 8-17-06,
Talked to our Sales Rep/manager that handles all the Sky orders where my deposit is being held. As of 8-17-06 I am #8 in line for an order to be placed. Now the good part for me, and not so good for 5 of the 7 people in front of me:
Manual tranny is still constrained, as are the wheels.
4 or 5 of the people in front of me are R/L's and they are guaranteed to be pushed back. One cancel since my deposit was made moved me up, and 5 of them are manuals too. If things go well, the order will be placed sometime around or just after the end of September, which would mean I am #3 on the waiting list if nothing changes between now and then. That feels pretty cool.
I asked when they'd have a R/L in for a test drive, and he said maybe 3-4 years, and his waiting list for a R/L is at least a year now. He told me that the R/L is going to be rarer than before as they simply won't be making as many as originally expected.
Voster,
I think your blue is waiting for you, but i forgot to ask if they had another in so you could have yours.