# Model-Year, please... I hate to complain (not entirely true), but

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/model-year-please-i-hate-to-complain-not-entirely-true-but/95926>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Tags:** chevrolet, impala\
**Created:** [October 1, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/model-year-please-i-hate-to-complain-not-entirely-true-but/95926 "2016-10-01T17:01:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/model-year-please-i-hate-to-complain-not-entirely-true-but/95926/1 "2016-10-01T17:01:19Z")

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I’ve been “contributing” here for many years. We’ve had discussions involving site improvements we’d like to see.

I have kept asking for a prompt for **Model -Year** , in addition to Make & Model when new discussions are created.

When I heard that a **new Community** was being launched I figured I’d finally see **Model-Year** prompted. **Nope.** Too often it is left out of a question and I have to ask for the information.

Car **Model-Years** are very important, sometimes as important or more important than Make & Model. There is a significant difference between a _1968 Chevrolet Impala_ and a _2008 Chevrolet Impala_, for example.

Certain car problems relate to specific Model-Years, as do Technical Service Bulletins, Recalls, advice, etcetera.

Would anybody else like that feature or other ones?  
_ **CSA** _

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/model-year-please-i-hate-to-complain-not-entirely-true-but/95926/2 "2016-10-01T19:16:47Z")

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Agree the more information you have the better to diaganose the question. Also add type of transmission & millage.

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**Author:** ![MichelleZ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/michellez/32/1232_2.png) [@MichelleZ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MichelleZ)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/model-year-please-i-hate-to-complain-not-entirely-true-but/95926/3 "2016-10-01T19:31:38Z")

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Agreed. I’ve always (I hope!) put the year, make and model, and mileage if I remember, and think that if others with same type of car would have done so, I might have been able to search out specific answers about my car more readily.