I have both the Kimber Ultra Elite and the Kimber Pro Elite. This weekend I went to the Mesquite gun show to purchase the Kimber Combat or the Kimber Compact Elite (both from the custom shop but the only difference I believe is the rubber grips and some blackout on the beavertail/safety, etc on the Combat model). All had the meltdown, tritrium night sites, etc.
I noticed that Kennedys Corner out of Wichita Falls had the Ultra Elites for $859 (or thereabout). Docs had all of the customer Kimbers: Ultra Elite, Ultra CDP (new for 2000...on the Kimber website in place of the "Elites"), Pro Elite, Compact Elite and the Combat custom. For some reason the "elites" were more than the CDP models. Prices ranged from $859 to $939 depending on the model.
They are fabulous guns and I am haven't had any problems with any of them.