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Elwood 2000 Senior Enthusiast

Elwood 2000

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Is there a place on the web where I can put a VIN from a Chevrolet vehicle in and it tell me what equipment it has on it? To be honest, some of the "for sale" adds I see are pretty vague and I want to know before I "rattle someones chain" so to speak.

 

Most of the online add places have the VIN of the vehicle listed and it would be interesting to know exactly what you are looking at before you call, especially with a dealer who's salesman may not even know what color it is, not to mention if it has 3 or 4 tires! :cheers:

 

Thanks! :(

TonyMazz Enthusiast

TonyMazz

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Easiest way to do it is take your vin to a chev dealer and they can run a build sheet on it...takes about 2 minutes. When it was built, it's RPO options etc.

 

IF you want to take the harder route, look in your glove box door and write down all the RPO codes then look them up on this site, RPO's on upper left hand side of the main page.....

 

The parts department in your dealership will run it for nothing.....based on your vin number.

Elwood 2000 Senior Enthusiast

Elwood 2000

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TonyMazz, thanks for the info., but I hate to bother my local dealer about a VIN on a vehicle that I am looking at on another dealers lot. I am sure they would be helpful, but only once or twice.

 

I just hate talking to a salesman who knows NOTHING about what they are trying to sell me and is a few hours away from me. Most of the advertising sites put the VIN with the advertisement and I was wanting to let my fingers do the walking, so to speak.

 

Thanks. :dupe:

TonyMazz Enthusiast

TonyMazz

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Nope just walk directly into the parts department, no salesman at all..

 

Give the vin to the parts guy and he can run a build sheet on your truck takes 2 minutes. print it out and voila you are done...no fuss no muss

 

Don't waste your time being accusted by sales people ....unless she's good lookin :dupe:

c4cruiser Enthusiast

c4cruiser

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Think it's also called a Vehicle Service History report. Everytime a GM car or truk is serviced at a dealership, the service records for that VIN are updated. The report wil also show any recalls performed on the vehicle.

 

You do get the build information, selling dealer, and the RPO codes/descriptions.

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