The automotive streets are paved with gold right now!
Mad times.
It baffles me that new orders have been having stupid wait times yet there’s not exactly a void of in stock cars from most marques. Several people I know have picked up in stock cars quite easily recently so it begs the question why buyers will suffer huge delays yet accept that there’s a supply of unordered cars coming through whilst they twiddle their thumbs.
I think it comes down to spec. The in-stock cars are likely to be standard spec or have just one or two options, and there’ll be certain options that are ‘must haves’ for some would-be buyers, so they’re prepared to suffer the long delays to get a car with those options.
If I was considering a new GTI or Clubsport, I don’t think there’s anything I’d want over and above the standard spec, other than a set of better alloys, and I wouldn’t be picking any of VW’s factory alloy wheel options, I’d go for a set of good quality, aftermarket alloys.