My story is near identical. I ordered a manual turbo ute at the end of November - white, no extras except ladder racks, tow pack and tinting and was given a delivery date of 31 jan 14. I am getting it through a salary sacrifice lease so didn't speak to the dealer. Because of Xmas I expect it to take even longer. I am really hoping that I get a 2014 model as I want to pay it out at the end of the lease and keep it. When I spoke to a local ford dealer he said that most yards don't have turbo utes and any around are autos. This yard (Winford, Windsor NSW) didn't have any turbos at all and said that they only sell 2 falcons a month (utes and sedans)! Even though I don't get to take my new manual ute on holidays this year as they are a factory special order despite fords advertising, it looks like a manual ute will be quite rare in the sad days after the new falcon is just a memory....
