How-To Tuesday: the All-Knowing VIN Decoder
If you’ve been playing a lot of Words With Friends lately, you wouldn’t think the word VIN means anything. But in reality, outside of the jerks who write that game, VIN means a whole lot.
Sure, I understand that the game doesn’t allow acronyms, but when an acronym becomes the word, shouldn’t that count? And I’m willing to bet most people know what a VIN is, even if they don’t think about what it stands for: Vehicle Information Number.
Regardless, as you’ll find out in today’s How-To Tuesday article, and the corresponding video below, one can identify a great many things from a Lexus Vehicle Identification Number. All you have to do is plug your 17 digits into our handy-dandy VIN Decoder, and you can find out all sorts of important information.
Wanna know where in the world your car was manufactured? Check the VIN Decoder. Wanna know what plant she was made in? Check the VIN Decoder. Wanna know the body style, model, engine type, model year, paint color? Check the VIN Decoder!
What are you waiting for exactly? Didn’t you see that exclamation point there? That suggests immediacy. Oh, you can’t find the number? Well, just check the driver’s side doorjamb or windshield base. It should be right there. Now go decode!
