My09 / my10

[Lima]

The VIN number will let you know for sure. Go to about the 9th or 10th character. There will either be a 9 for the MY 09 or an A for MY 10. You will see how many people try and pass their car off as the newer model on the car sites, the VIN number gives them away!

This is correct - the VIN tells all (well, in terms of MY spec anyway).

Sometimes the changes from MY to MY are more substantial or attractive than others. We missed out on the larger MFD on our Mk5 for example. This change came in with MY08 spec.

But it worked out for the better with the S3. After I had ordered the car I learnt there was going to be a spec change on the nav system, so I put back the build by 4 weeks to take advantage of the changes.

[masuri99]

..This post got me a little concerned!

I am picking my GTI on Monday!

In the paperwork I got on Wednesday....It has a build date of 01/06/09. Looking on the internet I was relieved to find that mine is a MY10.

http://www.autohausaz.com/vw-auto-pa...n-numbers.html

In this site: The 10th digit is the one to look for!
MY08: "8"
MY09: "9"
MY10: "A"

[Mutley251]

Yep indeed the 10th number (or letter in the case of the MY10). When I wrote the post I couldn't quite remember which one it was.

A handy piece of info to know when you are buying.

And yes a relief when you see it, usually you see your VIN number before you see your car!

[Maltopia]

There is a 2009 Golf in my local yard that they are trying to sell off that they say is the current model. If it is a MY09 instead of a MY10, how much of a difference would that make in terms of final sale price?

[Corey_R]

I don't know what the differences are but our July 09 build date 118 TSI is a MY10 apparently. So yes, anything you order now will be MY10.

Actually, anything you order now will be MY11, which then means you need to look at this thread:
http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f112...els-44508.html