CU2 Build/Compliance Date

[buddah51au]

Tony is completely correct, the build date is the most important factor at trade in time. Compliance date is totally different and doesn't mean a lot. as we are now in April I would not consider an 08 build date unless there was a substantial discount, otherwise you will loose big time when you trade it.

[denot]

Technically no.The correct description should be MY2009.

so it should be "2008 Honda Accord Euro CU2 MY09"?

[primetimex]

so it should be "2008 Honda Accord Euro CU2 MY09"?

Does this also mean that when you're buying a Euro / any vehicle in a particular year (2009 say) that you can demand a vehicle that is built in the same year - otherwise significant discount depending on build date can be demanded?

[tony1234]

Does this also mean that when you're buying a Euro / any vehicle in a particular year (2009 say) that you can demand a vehicle that is built in the same year - otherwise significant discount depending on build date can be demanded?

Not demand but let it be known that you expect a decent discount if the cars build and compliance dates are 2 differing years.

[tony1234]

so it should be "2008 Honda Accord Euro CU2 MY09"?

Not sure of the correct term.Think it's MY09 Honda Accord Euro 2008.

[rodericb]

There's probably some sort of naming convention for these things but anyway, Model Year is used to denote the build year but can be used for cars produced late in the previous year if that's when an updated model started production? For example the Accord Euro MY2006 cars can have build dates in December. Same with the Corollas I mentioned in a previous post - there was a update for MY2009 and some of them were built in December 2008. When there's an update mid year the cars may have something like "MY2008.5".

That there are new Euros with build dates so far into last year must indicate heavy buying before the exchange rate went bad or that they simply aren't selling as many as they projected. Either way I reckon a healthy discount for CU's should be on offer, or fought for! On road costs absorbed by Honda/the dealer at least!

[denot]

well from tony and buddah comment, I'm glad I've purchased 08 build 08 compliance with slightly less price than my friend 08 build 09 compliance...

[primetimex]

Does anyone here know then when MY2009 Euro's started production? Is it late in 2008 and have all the 2009 revisions (if any) to the CU2 Euro been incorporated?

[rodericb]

No revisions that I know of for CU2 so a MY2009 is one built in 2009. Because of currency fluctations and having stock hanging around they may have fiddled with trim levels but I don't think that constitutes an update anyway.

[SPQR]

Does anyone here know then when MY2009 Euro's started production? Is it late in 2008 and have all the 2009 revisions (if any) to the CU2 Euro been incorporated?

For Australia; May 2008.

No revisions that I know of for CU2 so a MY2009 is one built in 2009. Because of currency fluctations and having stock hanging around they may have fiddled with trim levels but I don't think that constitutes an update anyway.

No. MY2009 is the model designation and not the year of first manufacture. The minor update due this (mid) year will be the MY2010.

[demoiree]

hmm.. sorry to bump up an old thread ,

just wondering when you purchase an insurance , do you put in the compliance year or build year, given that it might be a year different between them. according to the insurance company they are looking at build date? is that true?

cheers

[SPQR]

^^ Yes. They would want the build date. The compliance date is meaningless to consumers. It's the date that the importer pays the import duty on the car. The period between build date and compliance date is spent on the ocean or in a "bond" store until the import duty is paid. Then the car might also spend some time awaiting a sale. For cars made in Australia, it's time spent in a paddock or giant carpark awaiiting a sale.