big_chris1981 Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 just wondering where lupos are made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Lupos (the GTI at least) were made in Wolfsburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slyclone Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 I think that the 11th character in the chassis number tells you where it was made and if its W then its a Wolfsberg...as is my Sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMon Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 I think that the 11th character in the chassis number tells you where it was made and if its W then its a Wolfsberg...as is my Sport<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Correct!! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 (edited) border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" />Digit 1-6 is meaningless... Z is a blank space for further usage Digit 7-9 means chasis code : 9N / 6N2 etc... Digit 10 is the manufacturing year border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" />Digit 11 is the factory border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" />Digit 12 to 17 is the running no of car made in that yearimage missing so cant show the graph but u get an idea see i do have my uses , occasionally Edited July 18, 2005 by one litre wonder ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris260 Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 That is useful too, according to that mine was made in Brussles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 Thanks for that 1L, interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArosaMike Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 All Arosas were made in Martorelle I think style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Mine certainly was style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 That is useful too, according to that mine was made in Brussles.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> Mine too. And I thought the Lupo was so called because of the Latin for Wolf - Canis Lupus - and the fact that they were all made in Wolfsburg. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> And mine is WVWZZZ6XZ2B0***** which suggests it was made in 2002. Yet it was registered in early December 2001. How early in 2001 do you think they'd have switched to the '2' suggesting manufacture in 2002? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris260 Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> Mine too. And I thought the Lupo was so called because of the Latin for Wolf - Canis Lupus - and the fact that they were all made in Wolfsburg. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> And mine is WVWZZZ6XZ2B0***** which suggests it was made in 2002. Yet it was registered in early December 2001. How early in 2001 do you think they'd have switched to the '2' suggesting manufacture in 2002?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Just been and checked mine and it says Z5B, i ordered mine in april last year (delivered in June) and this suggests it's been made in 2005! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":confused:" border="0" alt="confused.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 (edited) The date probably means that its part of that manufacturing year rather than that calendar year, so in effect it's right as the manufacturing ends in said year. Edited July 19, 2005 by Diamondblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris260 Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 The date probably means that its part of that manufacturing year rather than that calendar year, so in effect it's right as the manufacturing ends in said year.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>That sounds more like it as mine was ordered end of april, delivered at the begining of june so the '5' would relate to May when it was built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csi_bha Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 where is the numbers and letters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj_2388 Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 just checked and according to that mines was made in wolfsburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 the graphs ma be wrong i dont know , just found them and thought they would be of interest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupogtiboy Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 wvwzzz - this means VW manufactured and the zzz is just a filler6ez - this is model description2 - this is the model yearb - the factory (b-brussels, w-wolfsberg ect..)999999 - the actual chassis numberfrom the chassis number, vw can tell you pretty much everything you would want to know about your car! my gti was built on 24/1/2003 and sold in april 2003. most lupos seem to be built in wolfsberg, but due to it unfortunately coming near the end of its life, production was switched to brussels. i believe that normal lupos ceased production circa calender week 23 this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 arosa's stopped last august Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_chris1981 Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 mines been made in brussels...does this make it any different qualitywise than a wolfsburg car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 mines made in wolfsburg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlyall Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 Ours was bought on 15/11/01 and was made in Brussels. I suspect they had a few production locations rather than switch production near the end of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 hmmm that makes no economic sense and is extremely rare for any car company. the mystery deepens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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