oh, I get that it's a cultural thing... it just feels slightly twisted to a) understate the waiting period by so much, and b) offer certain parties points that effectively amount to free Lotus swag, while in other markets the "waiting gift" is two raised fingers and a 10% price hike.
I too will be at 2 1/2 years of wait time, based on an email I got out of the blue yesterday saying I was now on for a March 2024 build, which feels far enough out to be likely to catch yet another price increase... so I don't know that a nice branded fleece would make me feel much better about that :| ... I guess I'll just continue to stubbornly stand in the queue and complain, as per cultural norms
< resumes praying that some high-quality sound clips of the i4 come out of Goodwood next week >