Re: Can you tell the model year from the VIN ?
You're right - I'd forgotten about how big an deal the model year is in the US.
In the UK the marketing of new cars tends to focus on the change of the registration plates (tags?) not the model year.
Still doesn't change the fact that the "new" car I picked up today has sat in a compound for the past 9 months somewhere between Germany (where the car was made) and the UK.
Thanks for the reply anyway.