OPEL

Opel cars

Opel is a German car brand known to the whole world thanks to the variety of car brands. The most common technique with this logo in Europe. The company has its own history: it was created in 1863 as a manufacturer of sewing machines, bicycles and carriages. But the sons of the creator of the company Adam Opel were just as passionate about the first cars that the company changed the direction of its activities. In 1899, Opel produced its first car, and every year the brand’s products improved – their power and comfort increased, the level of emissions into the atmosphere decreased.

Famous car models from the brand Opel

For more than a century of its existence, TM Opel has produced a huge number of cars. In the 2000s, the manufacturer created the Opel Omega – a business-class model that can be found on the roads today, despite the fact that production was stopped in 2003. This is another argument in favor of high quality German cars.

One of the most popular models today is the Opel Vectra, a “family” car, which was produced in different trim levels. It is characterized by low noise and economical use of fuel.

VIN Opel

Buying a car that was already in use, the user can check information about the country and year of its production, type of engine, find out the serial number, and sometimes the city of production. This makes it possible to verify the veracity of the information provided by the sellers, and to protect themselves from fraudsters.

VIN-code on Opel cars can be found:

• on the radiator frame on the right;
• at the end of the driver’s door;
• near the locking mechanism on the passenger door;
• left under the windshield (if you look for the driver);
• under the carpet near the front passenger seat.

Win code on the Opel can be duplicated in several areas.

Check the vin-code of Opel models

VIN-codes have changed over the years: before the 1994 release, cars had four zeros at the beginning of the code, from 1994 to 2010 – one zero at the beginning, and since 2010 the number has no “empty” characters.

The first three characters (WMI) are encrypted with the country of origin or manufacturer.

Known WMI for Opel:

• 1G0 – Manufacturer: GM (USA); Country: USA
• 4GD – Manufacturer: GM (USA, Dorville); Country: USA
• JAA – Manufacturer: ISUZU (J); Country: Japan
• SED – Manufacturer: GM (GB); Country: United Kingdom
• SKF – Manufacturer: GM (GB); Country: United Kingdom
• TW8 – Manufacturer: General Motors De Portugal Lda (P); Country: Portugal
• VN1 – Manufacturer: RENAULT (F); Country: France
• VSX – Manufacturer: Opel Espana de Automoviles, S.A. (E); Country: Spain
• W0L – Manufacturer: Adam Opel AG (D); Country: Germany
• W0L – Manufacturer: GM-DAT (KOR); Country: Korea
• W0V – Manufacturer: Opel (D); Country: Germany
• XUF – Manufacturer: LLC General Motors Avto (RU); Country Russia
• Y6D – Manufacturer: ZAZ ZAO; Country Ukraine

From the 4th to the 9th characters of the VIN number – indicate the model of the car, the 10th is the year of manufacture, the 11th is the assembly plant, and from the 12th to the 17th is the serial number that you can find and a complete set.

If you need to know at what factory the car was collected, pay attention to the eleventh character of the VIN number.

Variations:

1 – Rüsselsheim (FRG)
2 – Bochum (FRG)
3 – Azambuya (Portugal) – since 1993.
4 – Zaragoza (Spain)
5 – Antwerp (Belgium)
6 – Antwerp (Belgium) and Eisenach (Germany) – since 1993.
7 – Luton (United Kingdom) – since 1993.
8 – Elesmere (UK) – since 1993.
9 – Usikaampunki
A – Azambuya (Portugal)
B – Bertone (Italy)
C – Eisenach (FRG)
E – Elesmere (United Kingdom)
H – Hellas
L – Elizabeth;
P – Warsaw;
S – Szentgotthard (Hungary)
T – Dunstable
V – Luton (United Kingdom)
X – Zaporozhye (Ukraine)
Z – Izmir

For a more complete picture of your future car – it is worth conducting a full check on the VIN code, because the detailed information about its history will greatly facilitate the choice of a reliable “iron horse”.

You can order a VIN code check from professionals to get all the information about the car in detail. So, you will learn: brand, model, year of manufacture and equipment of a particular car; real car mileage; the presence or absence of facts of participation in the accident, theft, arrest and other legal restrictions; repair history and other features of the history of the car OPEL.