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    Stupid question: What month does the model year change with the production date? I searched and someone mentioned July. If my car's production date is 7/83 then is my car a 83 or 84? Just curious! Thanks!

    Ryan
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    1987 Toyota Landcruiser V8

    #2
    FYI: My 6/86 325e was sold as an '87.

    Edit: It's a 7/86 325e, my mistake.
    Last edited by TDE30; 03-08-2009, 06:04 PM.
    - Trey

    E90 325i/6 (ZSP, ZPP, ZCW)
    E36 325i sedan
    E30 325i sedan
    Volvo 945T

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      #3
      Trey, that isn't usual is it? BMW usually does the changeover in 9/yr, so August and older is, say, 86, and September and newer is 87.

      This could be a newer chassis thing but I thought it applied to older cars too...
      :wgaf:

      PNW BMW Crew ///
      '93 325iS
      '99 528iT

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        #4
        My car's build date is actually 7/86. The way I realized it is a MY87 car was by reading one of those VIN decoder things on Jalopnik recently.

        If you know how to read it, your car's Vehicle Information Number will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about your ride. What secrets do those 17 letters and numbers hold?


        Specifically this part:

        If the car was built between 1980 and 2000 the code is goign to be "A-Y" sequentially excluding the three letters not found in any VIN. For example, a car built in 1994 would have the code "R" and a car from 2000 has the digit "Y" on its VIN plate. Starting in 2010, cars reset with the letter "A" for most companies.
        The tenth digit of my VIN is an "H" so the car is a MY87.
        - Trey

        E90 325i/6 (ZSP, ZPP, ZCW)
        E36 325i sedan
        E30 325i sedan
        Volvo 945T

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          #5
          My car's birthdate is 10/86, and is listed as a 87.

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            #6
            My 7/5/88 is a 1989.

            1991 325ic and 1991 318is

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              #7
              My 12/86 is an 87.

              Every day I wake up we drink a lot of coffee and watch the CNN
              Every day I wake up to a bowl of clover honey and let the locusts fly in.
              Lobsterbacks attack the town again
              Wrap all my things in aluminum
              Beams of darkness streak across the sky
              Pink rays from the ancient satellite
              Every time I look out my window same three dogs looking back at me.
              Every time I open my windows cranes fly in to terrorize me.

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                #8
                12/82 and it's an 83
                Continuous For Sale Thread
                323i s50

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                  #9
                  02/87 & 04/87 both listed as 87's nobody else posted an obvious one so I had to!
                  stephenbrody.com

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                    #10
                    Now I'm confused! Haha. Thanks guys. Hopefully we'll get to the bottom of this!
                    __________________
                    1987 Toyota Landcruiser V8

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                      #11
                      Tavern, what is the tenth digit of the VIN?

                      1980: A
                      1981: B
                      1982: C
                      1983: D
                      1984: E
                      1985: F
                      1986: G
                      1987: H
                      1988: I
                      1989: J
                      1990: K
                      1991: L
                      1992: M
                      1993: N
                      1994: O
                      1995: P
                      - Trey

                      E90 325i/6 (ZSP, ZPP, ZCW)
                      E36 325i sedan
                      E30 325i sedan
                      Volvo 945T

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                        #12
                        Its D! Well I guess its an 83. How about that!
                        __________________
                        1987 Toyota Landcruiser V8

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by TDE30 View Post
                          Tavern, what is the tenth digit of the VIN?

                          1980: A
                          1981: B
                          1982: C
                          1983: D
                          1984: E
                          1985: F
                          1986: G
                          1987: H
                          1988: I
                          1989: J
                          1990: K
                          1991: L
                          1992: M
                          1993: N
                          1994: O
                          1995: P
                          mine is a J but it was built in 9/87 this makes no sense

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