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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 12:55 AM
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Can the VIN Decoder be trusted 100%... My VIN says the truck is an XL, the truck has Lariat seats, side emblems, and dash... I bought the truck used, would somebody really go to that extent to misrepresent a truck?
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 02:00 AM
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Yes. There are plenty of people like that.

But you could phone up a dealer and try to get a build sheet for the truck. That would be the most definitive.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 05:52 AM
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sounds good, thanks...


Originally Posted by davester250
Yes. There are plenty of people like that.

But you could phone up a dealer and try to get a build sheet for the truck. That would be the most definitive.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 06:06 AM
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if there is money to be made (and there is) YES...

lots of 60's and 70's High Performance cars ... not HP cars..
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 09:46 AM
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You can enter your Vin here and get the equivalent of a build sheet. Go to Vehicle, enter VIN, Make sure it click the small down arrow to the right to get all the options
https://www.etis.ford.com/home.do
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 12:04 PM
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Do they charge for that, they make you sign up with a credit card...

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Originally Posted by bobv60
You can enter your Vin here and get the equivalent of a build sheet. Go to Vehicle, enter VIN, Make sure it click the small down arrow to the right to get all the options
https://www.etis.ford.com/home.do
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 12:57 PM
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I never have.
At the top of page click "Vehicle", enter vin, hit "search", new page will open. On the far right there is a small down arrow just above the "minor features" header. Click it and all the options will come up. I have used it probably 40 times and it has always worked
 
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