What year is it?
01-31-2013, 08:09 AM
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What year is it?
This guy who goes to our local pub was telling everybody he bought a new C6 roadster <vert> with 3,600 miles.
I started asking him some questions, THEN he told me it was a '09.
A few weeks later he brought it to the pub, and he has 2 oval looking
fobs with separate keys.
I looked at the exterior and interior, but would love to see the engine.
I didn't want to ask him to go out and open the hood and I don't think he would.
How can I tell what year it is by the exterior and interior, it's parked there most days.
I don't want to confront him, or embarrass him, just want to know if he's bullcraping us.
I started asking him some questions, THEN he told me it was a '09.
A few weeks later he brought it to the pub, and he has 2 oval looking
fobs with separate keys.
I looked at the exterior and interior, but would love to see the engine.
I didn't want to ask him to go out and open the hood and I don't think he would.
How can I tell what year it is by the exterior and interior, it's parked there most days.
I don't want to confront him, or embarrass him, just want to know if he's bullcraping us.
01-31-2013, 08:14 AM
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Write down the VIN and look it up.
01-31-2013, 08:17 AM
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10th digit in the VIN represents the year. If it's a "5", the vehicle is a 2005 and so on until 2010 when letters were used. "A" being 2010, "B" being 2011 etc...
01-31-2013, 09:20 AM
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01-31-2013, 10:32 AM
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The new style key fobs with integrated key came out in 08. I think you can program the new fob to work on an 07 but the key is different. You had to change the locks I believe. ..
Thats what I did, programmed a newer version and changed out my locks.
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01-31-2013, 11:17 AM
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This guy who goes to our local pub was telling everybody he bought a new C6 roadster <vert> with 3,600 miles.
I started asking him some questions, THEN he told me it was a '09.
A few weeks later he brought it to the pub, and he has 2 oval looking
fobs with separate keys.
I looked at the exterior and interior, but would love to see the engine.
I didn't want to ask him to go out and open the hood and I don't think he would.
How can I tell what year it is by the exterior and interior, it's parked there most days.
I don't want to confront him, or embarrass him, just want to know if he's bullcraping us.
I started asking him some questions, THEN he told me it was a '09.
A few weeks later he brought it to the pub, and he has 2 oval looking
fobs with separate keys.
I looked at the exterior and interior, but would love to see the engine.
I didn't want to ask him to go out and open the hood and I don't think he would.
How can I tell what year it is by the exterior and interior, it's parked there most days.
I don't want to confront him, or embarrass him, just want to know if he's bullcraping us.
01-31-2013, 05:10 PM
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Drifting
OP keep us up to date on what you find out. The only real way to know is the VIN. Wheels, Fobs, Console can all be swapped out easily.
01-31-2013, 06:21 PM
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Tape over your vin, Jawnie! He's on to you. 