I'd say hold on to the deposit and find someone, in this forum or in your area and just wait for the dealer to reach out to you. Tell the dealer your friend is going and is interested in the car. Catch them off guard.
We are on the same Aug 23rd date. Seems like they have a large wave (semi) completed and are waiting on semiconductors to finish. Hopefully we are in the next batch with some sort of build date.
I know that feeling I have a bl + bl w/ moonroof ordered 3/2 and build date of 8/16. I understand why, but it really sucks seeing people get theirs quicker because they opted out of a moonroof.