Hi everyone,

I'm looking at picking up this F Type (VIN below). I've tried a few VIN decoders but havent been able to determine what options it has spec'ed. Anyone know how to do that? Thanks.

SAJWA6AT9G8K24934

 

You need the Topix build sheet.
Although this has proven to be unreliable over the years, especially with speced options, it's the best you will get.
Some JLR dealerships will provide you with it if you ask nicely and give them the VIN, especially if it's a dealership you are looking to buy from.
I *think* you can get it yourself from Topix but maybe not, and even if you can you need to first sign up to Topix and pay a fee.

 

Ok thanks for that info! I'll look into Topix and see what I can find, and maybe call some dealers in the area tomorrow to see if they want to play nice.

 

given topix isnt accurate why dont you just as the seller directly and get your responses in writing. Create a short list of your must have options packs and get the seller to confirm each one first

 

You might want to give Monroney Lab a try and see if they have a window sticker for this car. It will cost you around $10.

https://monroneylabels.com

 

Have you tried this decoder site? It pretty much matches the window sticker on my F-Type.

https://www.iseecars.com/vin

 

The seller doesnt seem to know the exact specs of it, they're not the original owner.

 

Thats not bad, I'll look into it!

I just cant tell from this what are optional features and what are standard features.

 

Ran the VIN through AutoCheck.

It’s a salvage title flood damaged rebuilt car.

 

To the OP: "Most likely", this would be a car to stay far far away from. The problem with water/flood damage is that water wicks into the wiring harnesses, potentially many feet. Worse, contaminates such as salt remain even if the water is removed, so it's a perfect storm (sorry) for future electrical failures. The only way to really solve it is to replace everything electrical in the car... everything, which is unlikely to have happened. Also, insurance companies will check the VIN, do a CarFax, see what happened, and either refuse coverage or charge a lot more.

 

In addition, and in most cases, a dealer will not even accept a car to work on if it has a salvage title.

 

That site doesn't show any options at all. I checked my VIN and it just shows the standard features and equipment.

 

The VIN doesn't contain any options details - you need the TOPIx Vehicle Summary for that, but even that doesn't identify what's an option and what's standard..

 

I would go to "BuildmyJaguar" and sort through the options there.
That will give you a list of must-haves and nice-to-haves.
Things many take for granted are pay-fors on the F-Type
Then make sure the dealer does not lie to you!!

 

A lot of options you could pick from photos if you want to put them up. Eg type of seats, interior black pack/extended leather, trim, stereo (if you see the "meridian" on the speakers), colour, exterior black pack, wheels, sills, brakes. That said if it is an earlier base model you might not be able to tell if it has the switchable exhaust (not sure if the bases still had the loud button) or adaptable dampers. You'd need to know the year model and whether it was base or S or V6S or R, of course

 

To the OP, just know the consequences of buying a salvage-title car if you go through with this.