Year Model

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Oct 07, 2002 3:43 pm

Question for any of you:

In Australia, you know how we call a car by its year when we go to sell it / insure it etc.
eg 2001 Peugeot 206 CC, 1998 Ford Falcon etc.

Does that year refer to the year it was built, the year it was first registered, the year of its specifications, or something else?

Juan · Post by **Juan** » Mon Oct 07, 2002 9:30 pm

the year it was built, at least is how it works in Mexico

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Mon Oct 07, 2002 11:24 pm

Good question Matt. Typically it's either build year or more often the date on the compliance plate. Build year can be found in the boot and compliance plate under the bonnet.

Are you thinking of selling?

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Oct 07, 2002 11:32 pm

Matt hasnt bought yet........

so i doubt he is gonna sell just yet

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 3:57 pm

Yeah thanks Erm!!!! :rolleyes:

My exams are now 5 weeks away and my CC will be arriving just after that. So not long now!!!!!

Frosty · Post by **Frosty** » Tue Oct 08, 2002 11:38 pm

Huu · Post by **Huu** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 1:32 pm

just an addition question
compliance 2003, built 2002... so it is a 2003 model or 2002 model when advertise?

clarelee · Post by **clarelee** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:51 pm

In Australia it is usually the date on the compliance plate so I would say 2003.

clarelee · Post by **clarelee** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 3:51 pm

In Australia it is usually the date on the compliance plate so I would say 2003.

Huu · Post by **Huu** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:51 am

Ta! Merry XMAS

clarelee · Post by **clarelee** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 1:39 pm

Thanks, you too!

gaia · Post by **gaia** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:28 pm

In Australia it is usually the date on the compliance plate so I would say 2003.

My experience is that when you buy they say the year is the compliance plate and when you sell it's the build date.

Bit like buying/selling currency ...you always get the worse rate whichever side of the transaction you are on.

Huu · Post by **Huu** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 5:53 pm

oki, i am going to pick up the car next week... i am going with NRMA, what i tell the insurance then, 2002 or 2003? you know how it is... easy to pay but when come to claim they will find anyway to get out of it, this might be one of those way they can weasle out of it.... thnx guys

gaia · Post by **gaia** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 11:52 pm

I suggest that you tell the insurance company the date that you bought the car and that it is new. They'll have a procedure for it.

gaia · Post by **gaia** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 11:54 pm

Sorry about the previous post and my comment that the car is new...error on my part.

Just tell them the information and let their procedure work it out for you.