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I think you're being a little naive; it isn't as easy to "get them right" as you think. There are codes that are used in some plants and not in others, different fonts, options not available on a specific car or combined with other options, options that were available only after (or before) a certain date, VON's and Sequence numbers that need to be in the correct range for a certain VIN, etc. etc. etc.




First of all I am not naive in all of the points you made. I also know that there are many who will die holding this information dear to their heart, so they can ensure that no one else can fool them while they are alive. Unfortunately, the majority of people do not know the intricacies of said information, and not knowing what to look for does them little good when they really need it. It's a Catch-22.

I'll still have my precious, slightly rusty tag repo'd to put under the hood, and have one made for another car off its broadcast sheet. I doubt that 99.4% of those that look at it would know the difference anyway.

Anyone that uses a piece of tin to soley justify the tripling of the price on a vehicle is really a fool.

Grant