Its got me confused.

i see MY07, MY08, MY09 for everything, Vee dubs, mitsubishi, nissan the lot... even porsche.

wats the go? what does it mean?

Surely it doesn't mean my 2008 model etc, i mean, if the owner owns it, of course its his/hers, and if its an 2008 model, of course its 08'. Hopefully its not as blunt obvious as that.

is it a spec or sumfin? theres gotta be more to it! GAH! I'm confused.

It means model year of the vehicle

yep Model Year

ah i get ya :P

Thanx guys!

manufacturing year.
usually can buy an MY08 model car from halfway through 08 to halfway through 09.

example of how model year works

an MY09 can be released as a new model in late 2008 and is continued until the new model MY10 is released say again late 2009 as not to be confused with date of compliance (date of compliance 10/08 but is a 2009 model MY09)

Each year, manufacturers make small changes to the line up. Usually, the first year gets all the goodies, and mixed reliability. The next year's models lose a few things (to keep prices down or to let them adjust pricing), but generally improve in reliability.

In the US, MY10 cars will be appearing any time from around now until the end of the year. Most come out in August as this is close to the end of the quarter, and folks are just coming back from holiday.

Volkswagen is about the only manufacturer I'm aware of that does 0.5 year increments. The Turbo Beetle I had, had a 2001.5 Model Year, which lost the rotating trunk lid emblem / trunk latch, and gained a lot in terms of reliability. You definitely want this one and not the 2001 MY like mine if you're thinking second hand Turbo Beetles - if it has a rotating VW badge out the back, avoid.

thanks,
Andrew

Lee,

That might be the way it is done here historically, but the practice in the US is as I said.

http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/camaro/2010/review.html 

That car is on sale now - you can buy it and have it in your garage today if you lived over there. It would have been made no later than April / May this year (2009).

thanks,
Andrew

The MY designation makes reference to model year, not manufactured year. I cannot find a direct reference to it's definition, but this is the way it is used in the motoring press as per the link I have attached. http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=59394&vf=1 

German vehicles usually have Bj, which is an abbreviation of Baujahr.
Translated, means Build Year. Same thing.

I know of another, altogether more pleasant, meaning for the BJ acronym...

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Originally posted by sinecure I know of another, altogether more pleasant, meaning for the BJ acronym...

Billy Joel?

ball joint? although billy joel is quite pleasant.