Question on new Aston on order from factory

[Viahuerto]

I live in California. I ordered the new Vantage AMR with the 7 speed manual. I'm a long time repeat Porsche 911 owner. I'm looking forward to a new experience and having driven the Vantage with the automatic I think the Vantage manual will be a great fit for me. Here's the question: I placed my order in May of 2019 with a planned delivery of Q4 2019. The dealer tells me we "should" be on track to make delivery as stated. I haven't been able to get any information about when my car might actually be built & knowing that it's 3-4 weeks for shipment the window feels sort of tight to me. Does anyone have experience with this process? And/ or is there a way to check on timelines?

This last summer I went on a tour of the factory & it seems pretty precisely run so I'd have to imagine they'd have a good sense of plan to build the first batch of manual transmission Vantages.

Any insight would be very helpful. Thank you.

[Bobajobbob]

I'd speak to your dealer and ask for an update on expected delivery date. I imagine they will be able to talk to the factory for an ETA.

[roughrider]

Your dealer will have a build number, which should tell him what stage your car is at....

[silverspeed]

Congratulations - it will be a wonderful car . Your dealer will have a planned on line date (POD ) . From there I would allow at least a week to go through the factory to audit stage . Then it’s anyone's guess how long until it’s on the high seas . It will be worth the wait .

[Viahuerto]

Thank you. This is all great information. My dealer has been encouraging but just a bit vague. I'm really looking forward to taking car on the twisty canyons around here & maybe a Christmas time road trip along coast with spouse. Fingers crossed!!!

[Viahuerto]

your suggestion was spot on! My POD is 14 October. Great news. Goodbye to the 911. Hello to the Vantage.