im probably being thick but what does the MY mean infront of the year that I keep seeing on the forum

... model year......tadaaa

And if you live down under they take a long time to get here. They must be shipped around the world a dozen times before they are unloaded. Just bought a new MY13.

I didn't want to ask that question  Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Your not alone, there are many that don't realise, just ask

Taz is quite correct. It's Model Year not the year of manufacture.
I'll explain.
If a vehicle first rolled of the line as a 08MY and all subsequent production vehicles had no 'facelifts' or major changes up to this year 2014, it would still designated as a 08MY.
This of course doesn't happen in practice; it's just an extreme example to explain what it means. Most VM's do many facelifts during the lifetime of a vehicle, but it has nothing to do with the year of manufacture, just the year that the facelift took place.
The date the vehicle rolled off the line is built into the VIN number.
Hope this helps
And no, your not being thick  Another member of the failed FL2 clutch/DMF club, twice.

Well, another dumb question from a dumb auzzie
When you guys over there refer to a '56 plate' (or what ever) model, what are you referring to. How does this relate to 'MY' ??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_regis...erritories

Mines an MY09 that I bought in 2008. They must have shipped it over especially for me. I was close to having the first MY09 in the country, I didn't know if the salesman was crapping on at the time.

Spot on. Mines a MY2013 (one of the first), registered in October 2012 Foraging near Gaydon....
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MY13 HSE Lux SD4, Baltic Blue - current, 30,000> miles without fault
MY12 HSE 2.2 SD4, Sumatra Black - gone after 10 months/43,000 fault-free miles

You think MY is bad, have a look at the rangie board and it's all L123 P38 and P45!

Bring back the MKII!

I kinda get the MY thing , but how do you know when each facelift has been done ? Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Clue: TOPIx is your friend..... Foraging near Gaydon....
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MY13 HSE Lux SD4, Baltic Blue - current, 30,000> miles without fault
MY12 HSE 2.2 SD4, Sumatra Black - gone after 10 months/43,000 fault-free miles