Re: Mini Petrol Powered Corvette 'Go-Kart' For Sale (7ft Long) On UK Ebay

"Dean Dark" <ddrake@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> For how long have UK car (what used to be called) serial numbers
> conformed to any international VIN standard?  Would that be for as
> long as Ford, GM, Toyota, et al, have been doing it?

International VIN standard?  Why does any international standard matter? 
As 
long as it's recognised by the dealer network of the manufacturer of that 
particular car, then that's all that matters.  Someone with a Peugeot
bought 
in the UK isn't going to be going to a Chrysler dealer in Uzbekistan for 
(sp?) parts.

> I don't think so, but we'll see.  You still need to convince me that
> "Mk V Escort" is a more accurate descriptor than "1995 Escort."  Go
> on, have another go at it.  You've failed miserably so far.

Well, I'd call it a Mk6 myself - for me the Mk5 was the new model around 
1992, that was fairly well known to be monumentally shite.  Anyway,
calling 
something a Mk5 as opposed to a 1995 model is a much better idea simply 
because it actually related to previous models.  If you call something a
Mk5 
then people know that it's the one after the Mk4 (the previous shape). 
1995 
doesn't neccessarily mean a lot, especially if you consider each facelift
as 
a new model.

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