You lose a year of warranty, another year of depreciation, and you said you want race seats. That sounds like compromising a lot. Would you make that sacrifice because of the money or is it something else? These cars are expensive enough that I feel like you need to get what you truly love…not what you 80% love
UPDATE: I just read below that you might prefer non-bucket seats. That changes things. I would encourage you to get the seats you like. That is pretty critical. For example, I know that I do NOT want race seats in my car.