Mike700 – It’s refreshing when dealers tell the truth, as yours has done. That’s almost exactly the same message that I was given face to face by the Sales Manager at our local Ford dealer. He told me in June that new car orders made then would be December earliest and more likely 2022. Car dealers from many manufacturers are fearful of losing orders so are quoting lead times that they simply cannot achieve. I have been fortunate in having just taken delivery of a new BMW X1 which was only 4 months from order to delivery, but that was because the dealer managed to nab a cancelled order slot for me, exactly as your VW dealer is suggesting.