Re: Model Year Question; How do they assign year?
 

Which is exactly what I said would happen. The original poster said he
bought his 99 with a production date of 10/98. You bought your's at the very
end of the model year, perhaps even after the new models were introduced,
with a build date of June. You bought at the end of the year, the original
poster bought at the beginning. None of these dates is set in stone, and
each manufacturer wants to be thefirst on his block with the new offerings,
so they tend to creep forward over the years. I said the new models roll out
in October, but you said mid-September, is this really a significant
difference?



<mikethacker@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:bt0mb.665$bq7.188@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> I bought an '03 TJ in Sept '03 and the build date was 06/03. The
inspection
> sticker was 07/03. The delear I bought it from had '04s in stock Sept 15,
> 2003.
>
> Mike
>
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:vpb3vba0usjs62@corp.supernews.com...
> > The 1999 model year typically begins in October of 1998. This is not
> always
> > true, it can sometimes start in April of 1998 if the model is new and
the
> > manufacturer wants to get a jump on things.
> >
> > When I was a kid, I remember the first production Mustangs hit the
street
> in
> > April of '64, and were referred to as '64 1/2 model year, then in
October,
> > when the normal introduction of the '65 models rolled out, the Mustang
> went
> > through some body side molding changes and the base I6 and V8 motors got
a
> > bump up in displacement (maybe the V8 got the bump first with the I6
> getting
> > its bump later on - I forget exactly). My point is, when a model is
first
> > introduced, it can be launched in April, and get ist model year
> designation
> > of the next following model year. In April of 2003, the new model would
be
> a
> > 2004, then in October of 2003, the rest of the 2004 models would be
rolled
> > out.
> >
> > None of this matters in your case because the '99 TJ that you got is not
a
> > new model, it hit the sidewalks in October of 1998, and could have been
> > produced anytime after about August of 2003.
> >
> > I own a '93 Mazda MPV that I recently needed a shopping cart full of
parts
> > for, and some of them didn't fit. It seems they used the parts from '92
on
> > my MPV for some reason. You may run into this kind of problem on your
TJ,
> it
> > is common. Annoying, but common.
> >
> > You do indeed have a 1999 Jeep TJ, based upon the manufacturing date you
> > cited.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
> > news:5b2e6a47.0310210937.f807930@posting.google.co m...
> > > I was looking on my 99TJ at my door stamp(decal) for the usual
> > > information and I see the the build date as; MFG DATE; 10-98.
> > > My Monroni (sp)Label says I bought a 1999 Wrangler Sport.
> > > I understand that this is not uncommon but does anybody know if there
> > > is an actual cutoff date for naming the vehicle's Year?
> > > Is there a motor stamp somewhere that lists the motor year. If
> > > somebody knows the skinny on this subject, I'd appreciate it.
> > >
> > > I asked the guy at NAPA about a serpentine belt and he looked up the
> > > 98 and the 99 and of course they're different part numbers and he also
> > > said he showed no listing at all for a 99 TJ Sport in the Belts
> > > category.
> >
>
>

Re: Model Year Question; How do they assign year?
 

Which is exactly what I said would happen. The original poster said he
bought his 99 with a production date of 10/98. You bought your's at the very
end of the model year, perhaps even after the new models were introduced,
with a build date of June. You bought at the end of the year, the original
poster bought at the beginning. None of these dates is set in stone, and
each manufacturer wants to be thefirst on his block with the new offerings,
so they tend to creep forward over the years. I said the new models roll out
in October, but you said mid-September, is this really a significant
difference?



<mikethacker@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:bt0mb.665$bq7.188@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> I bought an '03 TJ in Sept '03 and the build date was 06/03. The
inspection
> sticker was 07/03. The delear I bought it from had '04s in stock Sept 15,
> 2003.
>
> Mike
>
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:vpb3vba0usjs62@corp.supernews.com...
> > The 1999 model year typically begins in October of 1998. This is not
> always
> > true, it can sometimes start in April of 1998 if the model is new and
the
> > manufacturer wants to get a jump on things.
> >
> > When I was a kid, I remember the first production Mustangs hit the
street
> in
> > April of '64, and were referred to as '64 1/2 model year, then in
October,
> > when the normal introduction of the '65 models rolled out, the Mustang
> went
> > through some body side molding changes and the base I6 and V8 motors got
a
> > bump up in displacement (maybe the V8 got the bump first with the I6
> getting
> > its bump later on - I forget exactly). My point is, when a model is
first
> > introduced, it can be launched in April, and get ist model year
> designation
> > of the next following model year. In April of 2003, the new model would
be
> a
> > 2004, then in October of 2003, the rest of the 2004 models would be
rolled
> > out.
> >
> > None of this matters in your case because the '99 TJ that you got is not
a
> > new model, it hit the sidewalks in October of 1998, and could have been
> > produced anytime after about August of 2003.
> >
> > I own a '93 Mazda MPV that I recently needed a shopping cart full of
parts
> > for, and some of them didn't fit. It seems they used the parts from '92
on
> > my MPV for some reason. You may run into this kind of problem on your
TJ,
> it
> > is common. Annoying, but common.
> >
> > You do indeed have a 1999 Jeep TJ, based upon the manufacturing date you
> > cited.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Elflan" <elflan@geocities.com> wrote in message
> > news:5b2e6a47.0310210937.f807930@posting.google.co m...
> > > I was looking on my 99TJ at my door stamp(decal) for the usual
> > > information and I see the the build date as; MFG DATE; 10-98.
> > > My Monroni (sp)Label says I bought a 1999 Wrangler Sport.
> > > I understand that this is not uncommon but does anybody know if there
> > > is an actual cutoff date for naming the vehicle's Year?
> > > Is there a motor stamp somewhere that lists the motor year. If
> > > somebody knows the skinny on this subject, I'd appreciate it.
> > >
> > > I asked the guy at NAPA about a serpentine belt and he looked up the
> > > 98 and the 99 and of course they're different part numbers and he also
> > > said he showed no listing at all for a 99 TJ Sport in the Belts
> > > category.
> >
>
>

Re: Model Year Question; How do they assign year?
 

Yep, sounds like the tail end of the '03s then.

mikethacker@sbcglobal.net wrote:

> I bought an '03 TJ in Sept '03 and the build date was 06/03. The inspection
> sticker was 07/03. The delear I bought it from had '04s in stock Sept 15,
> 2003.
>
> Mike

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03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: Model Year Question; How do they assign year?
 

Yep, sounds like the tail end of the '03s then.

mikethacker@sbcglobal.net wrote:

> I bought an '03 TJ in Sept '03 and the build date was 06/03. The inspection
> sticker was 07/03. The delear I bought it from had '04s in stock Sept 15,
> 2003.
>
> Mike

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Re: Model Year Question; How do they assign year?
 

Yep, sounds like the tail end of the '03s then.

mikethacker@sbcglobal.net wrote:

> I bought an '03 TJ in Sept '03 and the build date was 06/03. The inspection
> sticker was 07/03. The delear I bought it from had '04s in stock Sept 15,
> 2003.
>
> Mike

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose)
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html
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