RS3 and AMG are out of the budget to be honest. Fast cars but not a big fan of auto gearboxes and have also heard the RS3 understeers a lot. Golf R was an option, but we have one in the family already and it is also fwd biased. Lovely cars though, the interiors are in another league to the RS. But for me the driving experience will always get priority over the interior.
When I ordered Ford gave the dealer ETA week commencing 20th, now it’s week ending 25th so like you say it’s not looking too good for next week but fingers crossed 😀