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Originally Posted by 230/8
Eric:
Your post made me curious so I tried to run my own SL through the Consumer Guide freebie VIN checker and got a similar message. I also got their explanation...in 1981 VINs were required to be 17 characters long. Mine is a 72 model with 14 characters so their system cannot provide any info. I suspect that yours is also a pre-1981 model, right? I would also guess that the dealers are using a proprietary system that is set-up to handle only the 17 characters for new cars, after all, who in their right mind would ever want a car that old??
Oh, right, nuts like us! That's who.
Cheers,
230/8
p.s. Now, would busybenz be willing to spill the beans on that VIN research system he has access to???
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My info does not come from any consumer info people, but rather from my girlfriend for many many years, Utae, who works for Daimler-Benz, Stuttgart, Germany. I am also from Germany and have been in the US for more than 30 years.
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