[alkonaut]

There it’s a no brainer. If the game turns out to be great, the extra time required for them to produce another copy for you is zero.

A car you can at least get a bit sooner by taking the gamble of preordering.

[ilikehurdles]

If you pre-order a bad game, you're maybe out $60 if your store doesn't let you refund the product. If you pre-order a bad car, the out of pocket cost is many times higher than that.

[milkytron]

Very true, and the first generation of anything with mechanical components generally faces more issues compared to later generations and revisions. Getting a first generation car seems like a bad idea.