[Lordy]

Yo - just wondered how many development cars and Production/dealer cars before the fist customer gets his , as i found out my chassis number which is 611 , and wondered who has the lowest number ??? post your number here if its lower than that or if you know how many cars where made before the first customer supplied ones

[Scrogg]

Possibly a stupid question, but I assume you mean the last three digits of the chassis number?

The last seven digits (two letters then five numbers) would be a more accurate way of finding out who's is the 'earliest' as 611 will be repeated quite a few times.

[thrud]

I'm expecting mine any time now as it should have been built last week. Will post then. Paul

[ttocs]

Only just got the dealer to confirm its a week 48 build!!

They say i can't have the chassis number until it arrives at the dealership, stuff and nonsense if you ask me (which you probably won't)

[Scrogg]

Did you ask them why?

The chassis number is allocated as soon as production is confirmed, after which it is hardly a secret!

[ttocs]

That's what I thought, maybe the dealer thinks its secret and no info should be given to the customer if at all possible.

[ttocs]

...or maybe they just don't like me

[Scrogg]

Quote: Originally Posted by baldrick (original)

...or maybe they just don't like me

That's probably it!

Tell them you need it for your insurance company, as most don't have details of the new model yet, and they won't quote you without a registration or chassis number.

That usually works!

[ttocs]

tried that, it wouldn't count for insurance as you need a reg no these days.

They said they'd give me a reg no for insurance purposes once it arrives from their allocation of numbers from DVLA

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scrogg (original)

Did you ask them why?

The chassis number is allocated as soon as production is confirmed, after which it is hardly a secret!

maybe not a secret, but certainly not something I'd be posting on the WORLD wide web

[ttocs]

oh so true

[R56 MINI man]

the cars are built in order numbers to determin the sequence they are built in,the chassis is for the models ie cooper cooper s

[hein]

my R56 MCS has status 155 production end, since 11-11-2006 with chassisnumber ts06360

[popey]

Quote: Originally Posted by hein (original)

my R56 MCS has status 155 production end, since 11-11-2006 with chassisnumber ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I would remove your chassis number if i was you....... Better to be safe than.......

[Martin F]

Perhaps I am a bit slow but, given that on many cars the VIN is displayed on the windscreen, what is the risk of revealing the last 7 characters of a 17 character chassis number?

[rec]

i wanna know that too. like when people blank out their numberplates in pictures, but fail to realise it's on show to a considerable larger amount of people when they drive the car around.

care to enlighten us ?

[Martin F]

Yes, I have been wondering about number plates as well

[popey]

Quote: Originally Posted by hein (original)

my R56 MCS has status 155 production end, since 11-11-2006 with chassisnumber ts06360

Before it was edited it showed the full number!!!!!

[Martin F]

But even if it showed the full number, I still don't understand the risk it gives rise to. Itis regarded as good for security for it to be displayed on a car. And it often is shown in full on the windscreen these days.

[Scrogg]

I think the point trying to be made is that, whilst it is undoubtedly good to have a visible VIN on a car, it is probably less so to broadcast it to everyone on the Internet.

Agreed, anyone that wanted to use a registration or chassis number for dishonest purposes could just walk up to a suitable car and copy them down, but it is so much easier for them to get them off here whilst sat at home in the warm!

However, the only 'dishonest' thing I can see people doing with a chassis number is, for example, ordering parts for a Cooper S when they drive a One!

I agree with rec and Martin F in that posting the last 7 digits of your chassis number on here should not bring any problems, even though anyone with enough experience (I know I can, but I'm a proper anorak!) would be able to use that information to work out the full 17-digits.