Thank you all for the kind comments and support. It was fun to have you all along. We are home now - and back in the swing of things.
After I catch up with work I'll be back to add a summary and some final notes.
I just discovered that I'm scheduled to be on the Goliath Leader - leaving bremerhaven in 5 days!
Scheduled arrival in the US is Oct 11th. Adding 2 weeks for customs, VDC, and dealer redelivery would mean I can expect the car around Oct 25th.
That's a full 2 weeks sooner than I anticipated based on other California delivery times I've seen - and would make my total wait about 47 days.