Congrats, and glad it worked out. I've been to 3 dealerships so far here in South FL, all 3 have told me I could drive one they had (looking at a manual only), all 3 said they could "get" one with the specs I wanted.
Of those 3, 2 said "nope" when I physically showed up for a scheduled appointment and asked to drive a manual R they had on the lot in a color I wasn't interested in. Seriously. I own a '13 Audi S4. They still said no.
The 3rd dealer had one that wouldn't start, again after I showed up for a scheduled appointment, then proceeded to lowball me by about $4K on my car and would not budge.
Guess which 3 dealers aren't getting my money? I cannot believe the attitudes I've encountered thus far in my quest. The dealer where I bought a '10 GTI (and had a great experience) can't get one in the color / specs I'd like.
Total silliness. I have a line on one at yet another area dealer, we'll see how that pans out. I might just keep the S4 and lease an M3 in the next couple years. I've had better luck with much more expensive cars anyways... but I'd really like to get the R.