Help with VIN number

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luffy99
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Post Sat Jan 22, 2022 7:56 am

Hi. I am a long time fan of E30s and the day I can finally buy one has come. Sadly I can only import an american car to Mexico where I live if its VIN starts with a number from 1 to 5.

Are there by any chance E30s which VINs start with those numbers?

Would you be kind enough to check if by any chance any of your E30s have an VIN that starts with an number from 1 to 5?

Thank you in advance
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Blanca
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Post Sat Jan 22, 2022 11:48 am

If they want the FIRST digit to be a 1 etc then that is the country of manufacture, the next two are the makers, (BMW).

1, ,4,, 5 is USA
2,, Canada

3A and 3W = Mexico

Unfortunately none of these countries made BMW cars,,, only in Germany, (Munich and Regensberg) , South Africa (Rosslyn)
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