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VW golf which generation according to VIn number?

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  • #2
    User1998
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,826 ✭✭✭User1998


    R = 2024. Can you not tell by looking at the car?



  • #3
    huahua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭huahua


    I don’t know 8th generation looks like in Ireland, the guide book printed on 11.2023. I searched online information, but car dealer insists on said it is golf 8.5th generation.

    WVWZZZCD0RWXXXXXX
    Digital 1: W-- country- GermanyDigital 2: V-- manufacture- VWDigital 3: W-- vehicle type-- Passenger Car(WVW  -  Volkswagen Cars)
    Digital 4,5,6 ZZZ for VWs sold in Europe 
    Digital 7 and 8:Volkswagen’s Vehicle Descriptor section, CD -  Golf 8
    Digital 9:  0 (fill-in digit) for Europe 
    Digital 10:  2024 - R
    Digital 11: This is the exact place where that Volkswagen was made W--Wolfsburg, Germany
    Digits 12-17: Six digits, starting with 000001 for each vehicle of the defined make, model, year and factory. This is the unique identifying number for that vehicle.



  • #4
    User1998
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    Why would they lie?



  • #5
    digital_d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭digital_d


    have a look here.

    Main differences out side, 8.5 headlights are narrower and miss the curves on the bottom extend back more into the wing


    Inside, the infortainment is the main difference the pretty poor system from the golf 8 was mounted in black plastic that extended from the instrument cluster. 8.5 has a distinct standalone screen (that’s much improved)

    https://www.graphiccarsevolution.com/volkswagen-golf-8-2020-vs-2024-what-are-the-design-differences-what-is-new/



  • #6
    huahua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭huahua


    The garage and seller is new, they are still learning, the app registered showed it’s different car than revenue series



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  • #7
    huahua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭huahua


    thank you so much, very useful information, the guide book is printed 11.2023, but the new golf effective from 10.2024, is that before 10.2024 produced are golf 8?



  • #8
    cml387
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,879 ✭✭✭cml387


    I think you are overthinking this OP. Just enjoy your new car.



  • #9
    huahua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭huahua


    if it’s old version will be cheaper than the new one. the price will be big difference if it’s older version. So that’s reason I am trying to find it out.



  • #10
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,531 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    The easiest way to tell the difference is by looking at the interior, the Mk8.5 has a larger infotainment screen that floats on top of the dashboard whereas on the older Mk8 it's a smaller screen that sort of extends out from the dial screen.

    Mk8:

    image.png

    Mk8.5:

    image.png


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