First post on here. We planned to purchase an A3 Sportback and arranged a test drive in the 1.4 TFSI. When we got to the dealer they said they couldn't get a Sportback (1.4's as rare as hen's teeth apparently). But they got us a Saloon. Once we saw it we started to doubt the Sportback decision and by the time we completed the test drive we were sold. OK - getting stuff in the back of the saloon is not so easy - but it really is beautiful!!So we ordered the same spec as we were going to have with the Sportback and were given 14 weeks delivery estimate. This seemed a long time. It was late March, so we planned to delay delivery until 1st September to get a 64 plate.Then, in late June we were told that there was a huge backlog and delivery would not be before end Sept.Last week the dealer called and gave us a "provisional" build date of week 44 (end October).So we are now hoping it comes in time for Christmas!!.It is a shame that we will miss out on the summer with the new car, but we are convincing ourselves that we will have a rare and beautiful car that everybody wants and no one can get.
