VIN numbers?

[Tom Emrich]

Hi all,
I'm new to the group and am considering a Legacy Turbo as my daily
driver and autocross car. I've been reading all the posts and am
excited that there are so many parts available to the cars. A real
change from my Mazda Protege that I race now, and it will be great to
be back in an AWD car again.

I'm wondering if the VIN numbers will tell me if a car is the turbo
model and if it's a 5-speed? Most dealers only post VIN numbers or
their descriptions are just plain wrong and this is a sure way to
tell if it's what I want.

thanks,
tom


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[Barrett, Sam]

VIN's on Subarus are pretty easy to de-crypt. However, my manuals are at home or on loan right now so you'll have to be patient until I can get my hands on them.

-Sambo

P.S. Jason G, how's the engine install going?

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Emrich [mailto:temrich@memes.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 97 AM
To: BC-BFLegacyWorks@egroups.com
Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] VIN numbers?


Hi all,
I'm new to the group and am considering a Legacy Turbo as my daily
driver and autocross car. I've been reading all the posts and am
excited that there are so many parts available to the cars. A real
change from my Mazda Protege that I race now, and it will be great to
be back in an AWD car again.

I'm wondering if the VIN numbers will tell me if a car is the turbo
model and if it's a 5-speed? Most dealers only post VIN numbers or
their descriptions are just plain wrong and this is a sure way to
tell if it's what I want.

thanks,
tom



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[Rod]

Tom,
typical vin (example) J F1 B C 2 C R O E B 0 1 5 0 0 1

to find transmission type look at the last B in the example above. see
below for definition of this space.
B = (as in example VIN )5MT,
C=3AT,
D=4WD 5MT, single range
E=4WD 5MT, dual range
G=Full time 4wd 5MT, single range
H=full time 4WD 4AT
J=full time 4WD 5MT, dual range
K=4AT.

for engine fuel type refer to the E prior to the B
B= turbo
C= carburetor
E= (as in example VIN) multi-point fuel injection, single point fuel
injection

the number 2 in the VIN example is engine type:
2= ( as in example VIN) 1800 cc
3=1800 cc 4WD
4=2000 cc
5=2000 cc 4WD
6=2200 cc
7=2200 cc 4WD
B=2200 cc 4WD with air suspension
H=1600 cc

the C prior to the 2 is body type:
C= 4 door sedan
J= station wagon
F= touring wagon

Hope this hepls you out.
regards, Rod


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Emrich" <temrich@memes.com>
To: <BC-BFLegacyWorks@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 46 AM
Subject: [BC-BFLegacyWorks] VIN numbers?


> Hi all,
> I'm new to the group and am considering a Legacy Turbo as my daily
> driver and autocross car. I've been reading all the posts and am
> excited that there are so many parts available to the cars. A real
> change from my Mazda Protege that I race now, and it will be great to
> be back in an AWD car again.
>
> I'm wondering if the VIN numbers will tell me if a car is the turbo
> model and if it's a 5-speed? Most dealers only post VIN numbers or
> their descriptions are just plain wrong and this is a sure way to
> tell if it's what I want.
>
> thanks,
> tom
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> BC-BFLegacyWorks-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
>
>


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