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05-29-2006, 06:31 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 17
Car: bus
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VIN question
i went to check out a 2001 BMW z3 3.0, the badge ont he back says 3.0, but i get the V.I.N and turns out ont he computer the when punching in the vin it says its a 2.5L.. this sounds very fishy to me. the guy says he ordered a 3L but they gave him and he payed for a 2.5L and the records say a 2.5L but he insists it might be a 3L.. he says he didnt put the 3l badge on the back and he is the first owner.. is there anyway i can tell wut it really is?
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05-29-2006, 06:42 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: May 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 2
Car: 328i and 325i
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call BMW and check with them
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05-29-2006, 06:49 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Toronto
Posts: 17
Car: bus
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my brother works at bmw, he punched in the vin and it says its a 2.5 on the computer.. but he says when he bought the car, they screwed up with the vin and thats why it still syays 2.5 on the bmw computer
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05-29-2006, 08:35 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Milton
Posts: 4,506
Car: Z3, M3 (e36)
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The displacement is stamped on the block. Take it up on a hoist.
Most likely its a 2.5L Also the 3.0L is much quicker than the 2.5L see if you can test drive either of those and compare them.
T.
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05-29-2006, 10:37 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TO
Posts: 383
Car: British Leyland
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mostly likely 2.5 dude...
not pointing fingers but that guy might be trying to pull something here...badges are easily removable...but not the engine...lol
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05-29-2006, 11:04 PM
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OMGHI2U2
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The boonies
Posts: 3,372
Car: 13' Focus & 11' MKT
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Here's a few things you can check visually.. The front rotors are much bigger also they come 17" wheels standard.. Post some pictures.
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06-01-2006, 09:39 PM
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run the vin on carfax, should tell you what you have
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06-05-2006, 03:57 PM
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Car: s54 X 2, '13 300R
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BMWF1, carfax will tell you the same thing BMW does
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