Honda City 2010 - V A/T - Tafeta White

joshinm · 16th November 2010, 14:02

I would also like to know what is the exact month/year of manufacture for my ANHC V AT. I bought the car in Sept. 2010. I am not aware of where to the get the VIN from and how to interpret it. Any help please?

Klub Class · 16th November 2010, 14:32

Congratulations Lemon on your new car.

Honda City looks fabulous in white.

Do keep us updated. Wish you many many happy miles with your car.

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Originally Posted by joshinm

I would also like to know what is the exact month/year of manufacture for my ANHC V AT. I bought the car in Sept. 2010. I am not aware of where to the get the VIN from and how to interpret it. Any help please?

Please have a look at this thread - http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...dian-cars.html.

Amith

Lemon · 16th November 2010, 15:37

Joshinm...
please tell me your VIN number. If you bought your car in sep 10 and if it was manufactured in Sep then your VIN number should be

MAKGM263JA( Engine Number )

263 cause its a VAT
otherwise it would be 253

sgiitk · 16th November 2010, 15:51

It is the JA. A is 2010. J is 9th month (I guess I is excluded). My car in May 2010 and is EA!

Lemon · 16th November 2010, 17:13

Which model did you get sgiitk. Did you upsize your tires. I have seen your posts on the Honda City in various forums.
EA is indeed May 2010. I is excluded from the months.

RemingtonSteele · 16th November 2010, 17:46

@Lemon, congrats on your purchase. Driving ANHC is addictive, enjoy and drive safe.

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Originally Posted by joshinm

I would also like to know what is the exact month/year of manufacture for my ANHC V AT. I bought the car in Sept. 2010. I am not aware of where to the get the VIN from and how to interpret it. Any help please?

Here is the example for VIN decoding
MAKGM263CAN100883

MAK = HONDA SIEL CARS INDIA LTD (HSCI)
GM2 = SOHC 16 Valve i-VTEC
Displacement : 1.496 cc
6 = 4Door Sedan , Automatic Transmission
3 = Grade
C = March
A = 2010
N = Noida Plant
100883 = Serial Number

joshinm · 16th November 2010, 18:29

@All,

Thanks for the quick reply on the VIN query.

@Lemon,

Sorry for stealing your thread, albeit briefly.

kalyan_hyd · 17th November 2010, 17:25

Many congratulations on your new car, Lemon. Keep us posted about the tyre upgrade. I would be interested to know the fuel consumption/ mileage post the upgrade.

Habanero City · 17th November 2010, 17:42

Congratulations Lemon, Hope my inputs were helpful to you.
Olympia Honda is aware of T-BHPians and the check list.
2 months ago I trained them and they were proactively receptive and cooperated well.
In fact some of them learned a lot from my buying experience.
Olympia is the only dealer who has covered storage for the new cars (other than Kun BMW show room).
This made a huge difference to me when I saw the new cars in their 3rd floor yard.
I found Olympia to be more cooperative to deal with than Sundaram and Capital, basically they were amicable while the others were arrogant or had an attitude in that order.
Regarding the tyre upgrades, please be aware that Honda will void the warranty on suspension and other related components.
I too wanted to upgrade but gave up as I could get Michelin XM1 as stock tyres and did not want to jeopardize 4 year/80K warranty.
Besides I am not a regular highway rider.
Please upload some better photos of the car without the garbage surrounding it.
Any other accessories planned other than tyre upgrade?

HC

Lemon · 17th November 2010, 17:49

Thanks Habenero,

I found Olympia outstanding in terms of service. My hats off to them. They did a splendid job with the paperwork, everything was taken care off and delivery was down to the T. I was really very very impressed.
Surendran was the person i dealt with and Sunder Rajan took care of the delivery, the registration and all the other stuff.

It meant a lot that the car was not lying under the baking Indian sun for a whole month covered in 2mm of soot and dust. In fact when I went to do the PDI, she was looking fresh and smelling good.

Guys, I have to tell you I am really enjoying the ride and keep finding the silliest of excuses to take her out.
About the tyre upgrade, if its going to be more comfortable then i would risk the warranty thing. I will however keep my fingers crossed on everything being alright. I will post some excellent pics with a DSLR shortly.

16th November 2010, 14:02	#16
joshinm Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 9 Thanked: Once	I would also like to know what is the exact month/year of manufacture for my ANHC V AT. I bought the car in Sept. 2010. I am not aware of where to the get the VIN from and how to interpret it. Any help please?
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16th November 2010, 15:37	#18
Lemon BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 125 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Joshinm... please tell me your VIN number. If you bought your car in sep 10 and if it was manufactured in Sep then your VIN number should be MAKGM263JA( Engine Number ) 263 cause its a VAT otherwise it would be 253
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16th November 2010, 15:51	#19
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,788 Times	It is the JA. A is 2010. J is 9th month (I guess I is excluded). My car in May 2010 and is EA!
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16th November 2010, 17:13	#20
Lemon BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 125 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Which model did you get sgiitk. Did you upsize your tires. I have seen your posts on the Honda City in various forums. EA is indeed May 2010. I is excluded from the months.
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16th November 2010, 18:29	#22
joshinm Newbie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 9 Thanked: Once	@All, Thanks for the quick reply on the VIN query. @Lemon, Sorry for stealing your thread, albeit briefly.
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17th November 2010, 17:25	#23
kalyan_hyd BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 545 Thanked: 882 Times View My Garage	Many congratulations on your new car, Lemon. Keep us posted about the tyre upgrade. I would be interested to know the fuel consumption/ mileage post the upgrade.
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17th November 2010, 17:42	#24
Habanero City BHPian Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TN Posts: 276 Thanked: 108 Times View My Garage	Congratulations Lemon, Hope my inputs were helpful to you. Olympia Honda is aware of T-BHPians and the check list. 2 months ago I trained them and they were proactively receptive and cooperated well. In fact some of them learned a lot from my buying experience. Olympia is the only dealer who has covered storage for the new cars (other than Kun BMW show room). This made a huge difference to me when I saw the new cars in their 3rd floor yard. I found Olympia to be more cooperative to deal with than Sundaram and Capital, basically they were amicable while the others were arrogant or had an attitude in that order. Regarding the tyre upgrades, please be aware that Honda will void the warranty on suspension and other related components. I too wanted to upgrade but gave up as I could get Michelin XM1 as stock tyres and did not want to jeopardize 4 year/80K warranty. Besides I am not a regular highway rider. Please upload some better photos of the car without the garbage surrounding it. Any other accessories planned other than tyre upgrade? HC
	() Thanks

17th November 2010, 17:49	#25
Lemon BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 125 Thanked: 25 Times View My Garage	Thanks Habenero, I found Olympia outstanding in terms of service. My hats off to them. They did a splendid job with the paperwork, everything was taken care off and delivery was down to the T. I was really very very impressed. Surendran was the person i dealt with and Sunder Rajan took care of the delivery, the registration and all the other stuff. It meant a lot that the car was not lying under the baking Indian sun for a whole month covered in 2mm of soot and dust. In fact when I went to do the PDI, she was looking fresh and smelling good. Guys, I have to tell you I am really enjoying the ride and keep finding the silliest of excuses to take her out. About the tyre upgrade, if its going to be more comfortable then i would risk the warranty thing. I will however keep my fingers crossed on everything being alright. I will post some excellent pics with a DSLR shortly.
	() Thanks