I think I am partially to blame for some of the delays to be honest.
I ordered my car in the middle of October but told the dealer I didn't want to take delivery until March.
Obviously this meant that they wouldn't actually place the order until much later to prevent having a car rattling round the dealership for 2 months.
I don't suppose getting a tracking number after 5 days speeded the delivery process up anyway did it ?
I am very happy with the salesman I have been dealing with up to now and the process appears to be exactly as it was when I ordered my A3 in 2006.