Got my Suncoast VIN Decoder

Totally worth doing as I learned that my car actually had TWO previous owners, not ONE! Granted the first owner seems to only have owned it for the first year or so, but still kind of annoying. Also kind of interesting that it still has a "corrosion warranty" not that I'll need to use it. So... Anyone read German? Anything of interest in all those codes? Sales Type 996110 911 Carrera Coupe Model Year 2003 Block Flag Blocking Date Engine Type M96/03 engine number66312508 Gearbox Type G9601 transmission serial number1017994 Tire Code BRID General information Invoice Date 1 2003-01-28 Invoice Date 2 Number of "Z" Orders 1 Country Equipment C02 USA Trading Partner 4300010 Commission Number 478599 Body specifications body color LM5W convertible top colour L Exterior Paint Color J2J2 Exterior Paint Color Lapis Blue Metallic / Lapis Blue Metallic individual body color code L Interior specifications Interior Trim CZ Interior Trim Interior Equipment Code LE Leather Seat Combination Number EEF Seat Cushion Material LED Leather Seat Side Support Material LE Leather Seat Back Material LE Leather Carpet Color Code C50 Electrical system/electronics specifications DME serial number Warranty data from to contract date full coverage New vehicle warranty 31.Mar.2003 31.Mar.2007 Corrosion warranty 31.Mar.2007 31.Mar.2013 Emission warranty 31.Mar.2007 31.Mar.2010 Pre-owned warranty (1) 01.Apr.2007 01.Apr.2009 04.Nov.2004 no Campaigns Scope Status Stop sales M-numbers Top of page MNR Type Description 425 Rear wiper 446 Wheel centre set 680 BOSE Sound System including AudioPilot (digital) 982 Soft ruffled leather seats P15 Electric front seats XRB 18" SportClassic II wheel 032 058 130 197 218 219 226 270 273 274 335 338 424 425 434 436 437 438 441 446 454 465 480 484 535 537 553 562 563 566 567 571 573 581 602 620 650 651 657 659 660 661 664 680 685 697 912 939 981 982 985 P15 XRB MNR Type Description 032 C ERHOEHTES FAHRWERK 058 C STOSSFAENGER MIT AUFPRALLDAEMPFER 130 C BESCHRIFTUNG ENGLISCH 197 T STAERKERE BATTERIE 218 C KENNZEICHENHALTER AUSF. IV 219 T AUSGLEICHSGETRIEBE 226 F BRIDG. N3/CONTI.N2/MICH. N1/PIR. N4 270 C AUSSENSPIEGEL,PLANES GLAS FAHRERS. 273 T AUSSENSPIEGEL EL.VERSTELL-/BEHEIZB. 274 T MAKE-UP SPIEGEL BELEUCHTET 335 T 3-PKT. AUTOMATIK-GURTE HINTEN 338 T HECK-ANTRIEB 424 T CD-ABLAGE 434 C ARBEITSANWEISUNG F.UEBERSEE-FAHRZG. 436 T 3-SPEICHEN-AIRBAGLENKRAD 437 F Comfort seat L elect.positioning 438 F Comfort seat R elect.positioning 441 T RADIOVORBEREITUNG 454 V Cruise control 465 C NEBELSCHLUSSLEUCHTE LINKS 480 T 6-GANG SCHALTGETRIEBE 484 C USA-AUSFUEHRUNG (OHNE KANADA) 535 C DIEBSTAHLSICHERUNG 315 MHZ 537 F SITZPOS.-STEUERUNG LI. (MEMORY) 553 C USA-/KANADA-AUSFUEHRUNG 562 T AIRBAG FAHRER- U. BEIFAHRERSEITE 563 T SEITENAIRBAG 566 T NEBELSCHEINWERFER WEISS 567 V Top tinted windscreen 571 T AKTIVKOHLEFILTER (INNENRAUM) 573 T KLIMAANLAGE ELEKTRONISCH 581 T MITTELKONSOLE VORNE 602 T HOCHGESETZTE BREMSLEUCHTE 620 T E-GAS 650 V Electric slide/tilt sunroof 651 T ELEKTRISCHE FENSTERHEBER 657 T SERVOLENKUNG 659 T BORDCOMPUTER 660 C On-Board-Diagnose II 661 C VERSCHAERFTES ABGASKONZEPT 664 C ORVR 685 T HINTERE SITZANLAGE 697 T CD-RADIO "PORSCHE CDR 23" WW 912 C OHNE TYPSCHILD 939 F SITZBEZUEGE HINTEN RL 981 F LEDER-AUSSTATTUNG (OHNE SITZBEZUG) 985 F TEILBEREICH IN LEDER 2 (BEZUG)

Looks like someone swapped out the original "Sport Classic" wheels for the 'Turbo Look' wheels :-( here is the english version: M032 TOURING SUSPENSION M058 IMPACT ABSORBERS FRONT AND REAR M130 CONTROL AND INDICATIONS IN ENGLISH LETTERING M197 STRONGER BATTERY M218 LICENSE PLATE BRACKET TYPE. IV M219 DIFFERENTIAL M270 OUTSIDE MIRROR -PLAN- DRIVER'S SIDE, ELECTRICALY ADJUSTABLE AND HEATABLE M273 OUTSIDE MIRROR, ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE AND HEATABLE M274 MAKE-UP MIRROR ILLUMINATED M335 AUTOMATICAL SAFETY BELT, 3-POINT, REAR M338 REAR-WHEEL DRIVE M424 CD COMPARTMENT M434 WORK INSTRUCTIONS F.UEBERSEE-FAHRZG. M436 3-SPOKE AIRBAG STEERING WHEEL M437 COMFORT SEAT LEFT, ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE M438 COMFORT SEAT RIGHT, ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE M441 PREPARED FOR RADIO M454 AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL M465 REAR FOGLAMP, LEFT M480 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION M484 VERSION FOR USA M535 ANTI-THEFT LOCK 315 MHZ M537 SEATING POSITION CONTROL FOR CONFORT SEAT, LEFT M553 VERSION FOR USA, CANADA M562 AIRBAGDRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE M563 SIDE AIRBAG M566 FOG-HEADLAMPS, WHITE M567 WINDSHIELD TINTED, UPPER PART DARKER COLOURED M571 ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FILTER M573 AIR CONDITIONER M581 CENTER CONSOLE FRONT M602 ARAISED STOP LAMP M620 E-ACCELERATOR M650 ELECTRICAL SLIDING ROOF M651 ELECTRIC WINDOW OPENER M657 POWER ASSISTED STEERING M659 COMPUTER M660 OBD 2 M661 STRICTER EMISSION-CONTROL CONCEPT M664 ORVR M685 REAR SEATS, DEVIDED M697 T CD-RADIO "PORSCHE CDR 23" M912 NO LABEL M939 SEAT COVERS REAR, DRAPED LEATHER M981 LEATHER EQUIPMENT WITHOUT SEAT COVERS M985 STRAND IN LEATHER 2 (COVER)

wow thanks!

Had you not run a CarFax or AutoCheck prior to purchasing the vehicle?

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I didn't. The dealer did though and I looked it over. However, I don't remember reading about the # of owners, I may not have had the entire report. I was interested in the repair/service/accident history and all of that looked good. When I went to look at the car, I didn't have any information on it but some pictures/options etc that were on his website. I brought my porsche mechanic friend with me and I was entirely expecting to find all sorts of problems and walk out to continue my search. I had absolutely no intention of buying a car that day, but my mechanic was very impressed with it and it was just so pretty, lol... so well I bought it

Sent you a PM.

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What is the Porsche daler with the trading number 4300010?

OP brought to mind a couple of issues: Carfax is terrible at identifying the exact number of previous owners. Events such transfers between dealers and owners moving between states can be identified as additional owners, while actual DMV transfers sometimes don't get identified as a new owner. You really have to decipher the report, read between the lines, and compare dates to get close to an accurate count. I'm still not exactly sure if my car had two or three previous owners... so of course I say two. As for the report above... How can a dealer report possibly accurately report the number of owners of a car out of warranty for over five years? If the car was serviced independently PCNA would have no record. Only state level DMV records are relevant related to ownership. Looking at the option codes, it also seems like perhaps Porsche added a bunch of individual codes in 2003 for previously standard equipment - "3-SPOKE AIRBAG STEERING WHEEL" and "COMFORT SEAT LEFT, ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE" for example. That is the standard steering wheel and the base seat. They are not listed as option codes in my 2002. Porsche did something similar in the 944 series. The sunroof was always standard up to 1991. But for the 968 it was listed as a $1,200 option, an option that came standard on every car unless specifically deleted.

^^^The basic seat has electric height and back but manual fore and aft adjustment.

^^ Doh! I think you are right on that one.

Experian's Autocheck is more accurate and Carfax took a beating after the report came out by a national news agency. That's why you see Car Fax commercials all the time now.