Ever find something amusing or interesting when decoding your car's VIN?

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike) 11/22/2019 at 19:09 • Filed to: Hyundai Accent, Humdrum, VIN

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Apparently, as my car is a Canadian-market car, Hyundai’s weather setup according to the VIN is...

‘THE FRIGID ZONE’.

This seems appropriate.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 19:24

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Help, I’m steppin’ into the Frigid Zone
Place is a madhouse, feels like being frozen...

jimz > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 19:38

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my Ranger was originally sold in Canada (Quebec, apparently) so when I look up its warranty history about half of it is in French. 

lone_liberal > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 19:45

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The most interesting thing was that my Camaro was a California build not an Ohio one. It’s not that shocking since I’m in the western US, but just a little factoid. It was also originally 307 powered and painted gold as opposed to the 350/red that it was when I bought it.

XJDano > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 19:54

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Someone on Oppo was looking up GM VINs a while ago. The one for my equinox said.

NO CRUISE CONTROL

I knew this but damn. It was I think the only thing in all caps as well. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 20:04

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Only that German is a very angry and confusing language. Why does the term for a front license plate bracket (option 992) have 32 characters???

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > winterlegacy, here 'till the end 11/22/2019 at 20:05

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Take your star.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/22/2019 at 20:07

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Wow, some of those are so long that I have literally no idea what they would even see whatsoever, lol...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > XJDano 11/22/2019 at 20:07

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No better than mine! ‘THE FRIGID ZONE’ was in caps as well, haha!

XJDano > XJDano 11/22/2019 at 20:08

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I found it.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/1626338579

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > lone_liberal 11/22/2019 at 20:08

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Hey, the 350 is better, so....? :P

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > jimz 11/22/2019 at 20:08

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Yup...that sounds about right!

XJDano > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 20:09

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I had found it. 5 years ago and some memory loss. lol it’s all in caps lock. But asterisks was the difference. 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/22/2019 at 20:17

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That is so fucking German I love it. 

DasWauto > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/22/2019 at 20:30

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Steuerung means management, not sure why that term is there in either language.

Kennzeichen means license plate.

Befestigung means attachment.

22 characters each .

Remove the spaces between the words to make 1 word terms for things et voila.

benn454 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/22/2019 at 20:33

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German LOOOOOVES compound words.

I’m pretty sure that inventing new compound words is their national pastime.

That and being punctual and efficient.

lone_liberal > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 20:33

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Well, sure except the one in it had a very distinct rod knock and was a gutless smog motor out of a late 70s truck anyway. But the car was originally bought as a parts car so I didn't mind. 

DasWauto > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 20:35

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According to a VIN decoder my 128i is an automatic. The 3 pedals and lever doohickeyin the middle say otherwise. I may need to check if I have one of the characters of my VIN wrong somewhere.

Alternatively, if someone manual swapped my car somewhere along the line they did a good job because the finicky electronics of modern BMWs are not complaining. /knock on wood

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > DasWauto 11/22/2019 at 21:09

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Could be just the decoder you used? I find there are some that are a LOT better than others...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > lone_liberal 11/22/2019 at 21:09

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....yeah.....that might put a damper on things...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > XJDano 11/22/2019 at 21:10

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Hey, kudos for finding it though! It’s not exactly easy to search for things on Oppo...

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > XJDano 11/22/2019 at 21:10

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Hey, kudos for finding it though! It’s not exactly easy to search for things on Oppo...

fintail > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 21:23

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My fintail has an odd code - engine run-in and first oil change to be performed at factory.  I can’t imagine that one has been offered in a long time.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DasWauto 11/22/2019 at 21:33

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Try bimmer.work to decode

IJustWantMyZBack > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 21:36

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According to Toyota my dad’s 05 Rav 4 is a Northern Climate variant but also a California emissions equipped vehicle. The northern climate comes into play because he insists on using OEM replacement rubber  inserts for the wipers and apparently they are different. All the more odd when you consider the truck was sold new in Texas. 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > fintail 11/22/2019 at 21:40

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Yeah, haven’t heard that idea in a LONG time!

Under_Score > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 21:54

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Speaking of VINs, I didn’t wanna make a separate post about this, but this is funny.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Under_Score 11/22/2019 at 21:56

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The fact that the VIN is asterixed out in the heading but clearly visible in the photo?

Under_Score > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 11/22/2019 at 21:59

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Yes sir. There needs to be a big Q&A about IAAI.com. There’s a lot that’s... bizarre.

FSI > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/23/2019 at 01:25

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Ey, leave my KENNZEICHENVERSTÄRKER alone:(

DasWauto > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/23/2019 at 06:00

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I did. :)