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Originally Posted by Rob175
I was shopping around for a quote from a few local “Indy” shops to Replace 6 PLUGS, 6 TUBES and 6 COILS and one of the shops asked for the VIN. Number in order to quote. Is that typical?
I gave him the YEAR of Boxster, MODEL, MANUAL TRANS. But he’s asking for the full VIN.
Thoughts?
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Completely common in the auto parts business; the last eight digits of your VIN tells them the exact configuration of your vehicle. It is not uncommon that a single model year may have anywhere from two to as many as five configurations that used totally different parts. Give them the VIN, get the right parts the first time......
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