Why do we use the MY2010?

[Good Soil (Pete)]

Having been a PHer for a while and only recently joining the Aston forum after purchasing an 07 Black V8V Roadster) I'm wondering why this particular forum uses the MY acronym? (which I an assuming is Manufacturing Year or similar)....just an observation. I've never really noticed it before anywhere else......

[RichB]

MY = Model Year, most manufactures use it, even if only internally.

[Knights of Aston]

Aston make many changes to their cars and they usually happen at the model year change. Because of that it's important to know the model year more than the reg date as some things will apply to that car and others won't. eg, 05my - no bluetooth, 06-07my motorola bluetooth (non-upgradeable), 08my on - aston bluetooth (upgradable). If some has an issue getting their phone to pair it's important to know the MY.
Hope this helps clarify a little.

[RichB]

Bit more reading here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_year

[Good Soil (Pete)]

Hi All,

Thanks for the info. I just thought it was odd to include MY...why not simply say 07V8V? I guess it makes sense a bit more especially if you have something like an early 08 model perhaps on late 07 plate and you would not want to refer to the number on the plate but more the model year.
It was just an observation that it seems to be used more on this forum than any others I have read....

LURKERS: I hope this is useful for your lurking general information!

[mikey k]

My car is a perfect example 1st September 08 registered but a MY09 4.7

[Adam2S]

Its worth noting that the model year changes in Jul/Aug and so its quite possible that in one calendar year you could see three MY model years being sold - making for many many combinations when combined with the bi-annual UK reg years. The new model year starts earlier than the actual year - i.e. MY11 build started in Aug2010.

Take for instance 2010 - its quite possible to see all of the following cars sold new and registered that year.

MY09-59reg (old stock from pre Jul2009 not sold Jan/Feb 2010)
MY09-10reg (old stock from pre Jul2009 not sold until Mar-Aug 2010)
MY10-59reg (stock built from Jul2009-Jul2010 and sold Jan/Feb 2010)
MY10-10reg (stock built from Jul2009-Jul2010 and sold Mar-Aug 2010)
MY11-10reg (stock built and sold Aug2010 - rare I guess)
MY11-60reg (stock built Aug2010+ and sold Sep-Dec 2010)

The model year fully identifies to those in the know exactly what version a car is and what improvements it will have fitted. Some model years make a big difference, others are only trivial, but regardless its the only way to know for sure what spec the car is. The year it was sold / registered means little in this respect.

Edited by Adam2S on Tuesday 2nd November 19:06

[Vvroom]

[quote=Good Soil (Pete)]
LURKERS: I hope this is useful for your lurking general information!
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Absolutely! I'd wondered that too. Thanks for asking.

[simonpieman]

Yes I've wondered what MY stood for for about half a year...or half a MY. Glad someone has clairifed it.

[Jay_Davis]

In the US, no one cares about a registration date. An 09 Vantage is the model year 2009 Vantage. There are even rules as to when you are allowed to label a car for a particular model year.