Congrats on making a decision and placing an order soul777, hopefully all goes well..
The situation Glos guy has listed I think might have happened to me.
Waited almost 9 months after being told longest and at the worst would be 3.🙄
At the time we had no transport due to our car written off while parked up unattended.
We resorted to hiring when needed to stay mobile, I even stood across the road and phoned the dealer one time,  saw him look at the phone and put through to another lady who stated my sales man wasn’t in that day 😆🤣, what a surprise that was as I entered the showroom still listening to her with the salesman still seated, makes me smile even now..
Never ever had any updates, build slot info, delivery time, first time order what a nightmare, I’m now onto the 2nd mot, 5 year extension and they don’t stop contacting to place an order to get it back lol.
Anyway great car I’m loving my xc40, and tbh I think I just had a rough time of it…