Date:         Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:31:26 -0800
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From:         Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fox (VW, but not vanagon)
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At 09:56 PM 4/3/98 EST, KENWILFY wrote:
>Here is the real skinny on Foxes, Engine made in Brazil, car assembled in
>Mexico.  Later models have the 1.8l motor just like the Golf or Jetta but
>rated for 5 less HP.  I have always considered them the "odd duck" of the VW
>family because so many of the other VW's share similar parts and the Fox has
>alot of Fox only parts (kinda sounds like the Vanagon too don't it?).  My
>friend has one that he drove to school everyday this year.  It has somewhere
>over 100k miles with no major problems.  It usually has a 4 speed tranny but
>the gearing is such that you're not wishing for a 5 gear.
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Ken -

According to VIN Survey put out by VW (just got the latest Fox film today
to update my collection), all Foxes sold in the US were manufactured at the
San Bernardo do Campo VW Plant 87-93.  Check the VIN of my Fox Wagon:

9BW - Indicates VW do Brazil (3VW is Mexico)
DB2 - Non Significant Check Digits
30 - Indicates Fox Sedan or Wagon
7 - Non Significant NHSTA Check Digit
L - Model Year (1990)
P - Mfg Plant - San Bernardo do Campo (M is Puebla, Mexico)
015891 - Serial Number of the Vehicle

Are there any Foxes out there with "3VW" at the beginning of the VIN as
well as an "M" in the 11th Character/Digit of the VIN?  I don't think so.

My engine says made in Mexico though.


Jim Thompson
84 Westy 2.1 * 62 Beetle * 90 Fox Wagon
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