ETKA... huh?

[Per Lindgren]

Greg Amy wrote:

> > selecting 'A4', I'm presented with a choice of two numbers, which
> > purport to be VIN ranges.  Neither one looks like a VIN however:
> >
> >             >>8D-W-007 799*  and
> >             8D-W-007 800*>>
> >
> > How do I interpret these?
>
> That is the VIN. The letter (in this case, W) is the year code, the 10th
> digit in the VIN. 1980 was "A" and they are sequential from there, skipping
> the letters "I" and "O" because they are too similar to "1" and "0". In this
> case, "W" corresponds to (quick math) 1998? No, I have no clue what the plan
> is after 2002...

With 2001 here, it all starts over again. Now, 2001 is 1, 2002 is 2 etc. What
happens with 2010 I dont know. Maybe start at A again?

PerL
92 Cab 2.3