Any news on deliveries?

Any news on deliveries?

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Nick NE

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117 posts

222 months

Monday 31st October 2005
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Has anyone heard any substantive news about their car's delivery date?

I had expected that some of the early cars would have been with customers by now, and as some lucky people are very high on the list, thought you'd have received yours by now.

It's very nearly November - looks like nothing's happening in October apart from dealers receiving their demonstrators.

Does anyone have a firm date yet?

rich1231

17,331 posts

260 months

Monday 31st October 2005
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My dealer delivered its first car on friday and 2 more are due this week.

wrn

432 posts

229 months

Monday 31st October 2005
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I am expecting delivery shortly, though for some reason my dealer has not yet received any cars despite being the largest in the world!

allornothing

88 posts

229 months

Monday 31st October 2005
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rich1231 said:
My dealer delivered its first car on friday and 2 more are due this week.


Are those customer spec cars or ones specified by AM?


Mine is supposed to be on the line next week.....not sure when that means it will get to me though!

wrn

432 posts

229 months

Monday 31st October 2005
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I self-specced my car, it's number 4 with my dealer and it is 'imminent' though hasn't arrived yet (nor have any of my dealer's customer cars).

g55dxb

119 posts

224 months

Tuesday 1st November 2005
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During the factory tour I was told build time for the V8 would be approximately 18 days, then the car is held at the factory for another week or so being prepared for shipment, plus delivery time to your dealer, and 24-48 hours of prep time (PID) at the dealer. So a rough estimate from start of manufacturing to delivery in the UK is about one month. Living in Dubai, it will take an extra two weeks for me to get my December production car because they come by sea.

rich1231

17,331 posts

260 months

Tuesday 1st November 2005
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allornothing said:

rich1231 said:
My dealer delivered its first car on friday and 2 more are due this week.



Are those customer spec cars or ones specified by AM?


Mine is supposed to be on the line next week.....not sure when that means it will get to me though!


Hi there, Im not sure, but would assume AML spec

shadytree

8,291 posts

249 months

Tuesday 1st November 2005
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I was no.4 at my dealer, but they wanted me to AML spec. I wanted my own spec so I dropped down to no.7.
My build start date is 16th November.
So realistically I'm expecting delivery 16th December.

wrn

432 posts

229 months

Tuesday 1st November 2005
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Add a few months to whatever your dealer tells you to expect and you will be somewhere roughly right... trust me, I'm in the middle of the delay process right now.

shadytree

8,291 posts

249 months

Tuesday 1st November 2005
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wrn said:
Add a few months to whatever your dealer tells you to expect and you will be somewhere roughly right... trust me, I'm in the middle of the delay process right now.


Doubt it will be as bad as the DB9 was. They have learnt from their mistakes.

allornothing

88 posts

229 months

Wednesday 2nd November 2005
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Have been along today and seen the first of the AML spec cars arriving.

Hopefully my customer spec car is just about to be built.......we shall see.

BTW anyone else think that the big black front numberplate holder is ugly....and anyway of doing away with it?

wrn

432 posts

229 months

Wednesday 2nd November 2005
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Anyone from Stratstone's of Mayfair had news on their V8 delivery date (ie. early customers)?

wrn

432 posts

229 months

Tuesday 8th November 2005
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All delivery dates this year have now slipped - I have just spoken to the factory.

thierry henry

109 posts

241 months

Wednesday 9th November 2005
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by how long?

g55dxb

119 posts

224 months

Wednesday 9th November 2005
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Customer spec'ed cars for the Middle East have had their production start date (POD) slip to first week of December. Mine is now scheduled to start production on December 8th, and I'm crossing my fingers that it is completed before the factory closes for the Christmas and New Year holidays. To compensate, a handful of factory spec cars are being built this month and sent to Middle East dealers for those customers who are not willing to accept the delay.

I was told that it takes approximately three weeks from production start until a finished AMV8 is ready for shipping, 18 days production time plus a few extra days to complete final testing and preperations. Does anyone know when the Gaydon factory starts their holidays and when they return to work?

rich1231

17,331 posts

260 months

Wednesday 9th November 2005
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My POD date was confirmed last week for the 23rd Nov, before that it was 1st wek november

safetystop

393 posts

276 months

Wednesday 9th November 2005
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I was told POD on 16th Nov last Friday. Could it have slipped since then?

Beej

258 posts

268 months

Wednesday 9th November 2005
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my POD is 22nd November but my dealer has (very fairly) told me that means late December delivery and, therefore, it would be madness to not register it as an 06 car. The first AML spec car was delivered Saturday - so some lucky bugger has a grin a mile wide.

(I know who you are!!)

BTW, guess which aristocratic car and period race enthusiast has ordered a V8?

wrn

432 posts

229 months

Wednesday 9th November 2005
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My build has slipped until December with delivery 50/50 before/after Xmas.

As a result I have swapped my car to another car (which is not to my spec) for collection next week (it exists as I have sat in it!). I can live with the revised spec, however the biggest sticking point was that I had opted for an upgraded sound system, whereas the car I am now getting has the standard system... I hope that I have not made the wrong decision!

rich1231

17,331 posts

260 months

Wednesday 9th November 2005
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wrn said:
My build has slipped until December with delivery 50/50 before/after Xmas.

As a result I have swapped my car to another car (which is not to my spec) for collection next week (it exists as I have sat in it!). I can live with the revised spec, however the biggest sticking point was that I had opted for an upgraded sound system, whereas the car I am now getting has the standard system... I hope that I have not made the wrong decision!


wrn,
resale will always be easier with the golden satnav and stero upgrades.

Rich