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Vin Numbers - theory - 07-15-2006 hey, i bought my "2007 ford focus zx5". now they list it as a 2007 but the vin number has a 6 in the 10th spot. which i thought was the year the car was made. so really this is a 2006. am i right? thanks Vin Numbers - Frost__2001 - 07-15-2006 theory,Jul 14 2006, 05:45 PM Wrote:hey, i bought my "2007 ford focus zx5". now they list it as a 2007 but the vin number has a 6 in the 10th spot. which i thought was the year the car was made. so really this is a 2006. am i right? it's not uncommon for car makers to sell their cars early in the model year, it's like the 2007 Camery was sold more or less after the Toronto Auto Show, so really your car was built this year, but can be marketed as a 2007 if it has some option that the 2006 model dosen't have, or some trim piece that was deleted from the 2006 models, like the rear heating ducts from the centre consul from the 2004 models focus. Vin Numbers - theory - 07-15-2006 but could it be possible that it is a 2006 and they just lieing about it? Vin Numbers - OAC_Sparky - 07-15-2006 Automaker's model years change in the summer. We are now starting the 2007 model year. Your window tag will say what year your model is. VIN is the manufactured date. Unless you have a time machine, it will not be a 7. Vin Numbers - microbunny - 07-15-2006 Does it really matter?? Its the same car! Vin Numbers - theory - 07-15-2006 its not that it really matters, i just wanted to know. and if in fact it was a 2006, and they said its a 2007, that would upset me some. but thanks for the info guys. :D Vin Numbers - OAC_Sparky - 07-15-2006 It matters for ( a ) insurance, ( b ) when you have to get your first Drive Clean test (ie a 2006 would be 2009, a 2007 would be 2010) and ( c ) resale value. Vin Numbers - boost til'bust - 07-15-2006 whatever year it says on the ownership is the year of the car. my focus was built in 99....but its a 2000. Vin Numbers - ZTWsquared - 07-15-2006 theory,Jul 14 2006, 05:45 PM Wrote:hey, i bought my "2007 ford focus zx5". now they list it as a 2007 but the vin number has a 6 in the 10th spot. which i thought was the year the car was made. so really this is a 2006. am i right?[right][snapback]197598[/snapback][/right]The 10th spot refers to the "model year" of your vehicle which is not necessarily related to the year the vehicle was made. But having said that, it would appear that your VIN identifies your car as a 2006 model according to the following: How To Read A VIN Wrote:1st character- Identifies the country in which the vehicle was manufactured. |