Too Many Cars: Ever wonder what happens after they're built but before they're sold? http://autos.aol.com/article/car-n...-news/cars-exploding-inventories/20090330002 When or if you are thinking about purchasing a new vehicle, always look in the drivers jamb at the manufactured date (i.e.2.09 ) this will indicate how long its been since manufacture.
That's pretty interesting. A good tip I got was to find out the VIN number of the car so it kinda gives you a vague idea when it was manufactured. So if you know its very old, you might want to ask for another vehicle. Hope that also helps.
Manual VIN Decode Free VIN Decode - VIN Basics - AutoCheck.com 17 digit VIN numbers can be decoded by breaking it first into 6 fields and then using the decode tables below to translate the VIN (vehicle identification number) into a description. Several of the fields are manufacturer specific and are not included in the tables below: 1.Character #1, length 3 of the VIN number is the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI) the first character is the country, the next 1 or 2 designates the manufacturer. (see table below) 2.Character #4, length 5 of the VIN number is the body style or features, which varies by manufacturer 3.Character #9, length 1 of the VIN number is a check digit, which helps programs verify that the VIN has been entered accurately 4.Character #10, length 1 of the VIN number is the model year (see table below) 5.Character #11, length 1 of the VIN number identifies the assembly plant 6.Character #12, length 6 of the VIN number is the manufacturer sequence number Model Year Position #10 J 1988 K 1989 L 1990 M 1991 N 1992 P 1993 R 1994 S 1995 T 1996 V 1997 W 1998 X 1999 Y 2000 1 2001 2 2002 3 2003 4 2004 5 2005 6 2006 7 2007 8 2008
This post has been extremely helpful. I'm in the process of buying a 2009 Legacy GT 5MT and the dealer found me a car. I made sure to ask them for the manufactured date for the vehicle. The car was made 2/09 with dealer plastic still on the car.
