Just been down to Harrogate audi and both Keith and Keith (yes there are 2) were fantastic, even though I hadn't ordered the car from them.
The colours I wanted to see were:
Merlin purple
Panther black
Black cherry
Sepang blue
They had every single one! There was a black cherry A8, 2009 parked up (what are the chances!!) so I parked next to it and my car is a completely different colour. We checked paint codes and they matched, so Audi have definitely changed the colour since 2009 to hold more brown / gold rather than the plum I was searching for.
Here is a video walk around
Stills
They also had a Merlin A5 which I've decided is just too much for me, but still pretty special.
Panther black RS4 with black pack
So I looked through the exclusive book and picked out a colour I loved, turns out to be Dark Red Mica, a colour I saw and almost ordered first time around back in October. It looked lovely and dark until the sun hit it and it was truly superb! Much more purple than I anticipated.
Here's the A3 I saw in October in Mica.
So I've decided I'm definitely not ordering black cherry, I'm going to add the black pack and choose either Dark Red Mica and wait 5 months or Panther Black, add LED headlights and have it in 3. Best show the Mrs first I think.
All in all this mess up by York audi has been a blessing in disguise. Thanks to all who have helped on this forum.
What would you do?