Well… I believe the manufacturer can decide production dates, etc.
Normally, it wouldn’t behoove a manufacturer to continue producing last year’s model when everyone else is offering this year’s.
Cheers,
Jeff
From: Stephen Grisanti [mailto:bike2vcu@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 4:43 PM To: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
"VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in CA for ’91 model year vehicles."
So they were bending the rules even then.
On Thursday, March 17, 2016 5:47 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM <mailto:vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> > wrote:
It should be registered at the DMV as an ’88 if the VIN identifies it as an ’88. Not an uncommon error though.
The CA 1990 models that I was referring to in my earlier post, actually have the VIN ID as a ’90, even though they were part of the ’91 model production. VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in CA for ’91 model year vehicles.
Cheers,
Jeff
From: Dan N [mailto:dn92610@gmail.com <mailto:dn92610@gmail.com> ] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 2:26 PM To: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com <mailto:vw.doka@gmail.com> > Cc: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com <mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > Subject: Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
@Jeff... yes... I have a 1988 tintop according to the vin and sticker... but sold and registered at DMV as 1987
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