Does anyone know how long the production process is on a vantage and once produced how long does it usually take get to the U.S.

 

Approximately 6 months

 

I was just asking Karl the same question. It sounds like it varies a bit. According to Karl Aston, waits until they have a boat so that can add weeks if your car has to wait for the next scheduled boat.

I ordered mine late last year, and couple of weeks ago I got a production date.

The anticipation is the worst, I'm sure it will get more so once the car is on it's way.

 

I wonder how long after the production date the vehicles actually arrive

 

From the production date until my car was at the dealership was over two months. However, there are a lot of factors that affect how long it takes for any given car to get to the US.

First, it depends on where your car is in the build schedule relative to the shipping schedule. Obviously, they are not going to ship only one car across the Atlantic as soon as it's built as that would be incredibly expensive and wasteful. So it makes a big difference if your car is the first in a specific batch to ship or the last.

It also depends on where in the world the shipping vessel is. Right now, the Toledo is on its way to Singapore, so even if your car was ready today, you will still have to wait until the vessel was going on the route to your specific country.

Next, Aston is a very small manufacturer and these vessels carry a lot of cars, so you are partially at the mercy of the delivery schedule of the larger car companies shipping cars out of the same port.

Then, the vessel makes other stops along the way. In the case of the USA east coast, the ship usually stops for a few days in Canada first.

Once your car arrives in the country, it has to be unloaded and then put into a transporter for its journey to the dealership. Obviously, the farther from the port the dealership is, the longer the drive.

Finally, the dealer usually takes a few extra days to prep the car for customer delivery once it receives it.

 

Sounds like a couple of months…. Thanks

 

Ordered mine in early January 2014. Production date was April. Arrived at the dealer (Montreal) in late May. A bit over 4 months by my count. It came in through Halifax which is the first port, so I would assume west coast shipping would add a bit to that.