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[[Image:P6060003 Janis Jalopy with frog nose.web.jpg|right|400px]][[Janis Jalopy]] is the name we gave to my Mercedes Benz after recovering it from Georgia. The Benz is a 1983 380 SEL 4-door sedan imported from Germany by my dad, who basically gave it to me in 2000. After foolishly [[SvsG:Benz Rental|renting]] it to [[Staddon vs. Griever|some people]] (when they asked and I desperately needed the cash), it ended up sitting out in a field near [[Athens]] for about a year, with [[:Image:2004-06-07 recpt 14 benz repair.1000h.jpg|expensive consequences]]. | [[Image:P6060003 Janis Jalopy with frog nose.web.jpg|right|400px]][[Janis Jalopy]] is the name we gave to my Mercedes Benz after recovering it from Georgia. The Benz is a 1983 380 SEL 4-door sedan imported from Germany by my dad, who basically gave it to me in 2000. After foolishly [[SvsG:Benz Rental|renting]] it to [[Staddon vs. Griever|some people]] (when they asked and I desperately needed the cash), it ended up sitting out in a field near [[Athens]] for about a year, with [[:Image:2004-06-07 recpt 14 benz repair.1000h.jpg|expensive consequences]]. | ||
* '''VIN''': WDB12603312029494 | * '''[[/VIN|VIN]]''': WDB12603312029494 | ||
** some of the information embedded in this number apparently does not match the car's actual features | ** some of the information embedded in this number apparently does not match the car's actual features | ||
** [http://www.decodethis.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&vin=WDB12603312029494&ignore=1 this decoder] says the VIN has an invalid check digit, and it is also unable to give any information about it ("unrecognized") | ** [http://www.decodethis.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&vin=WDB12603312029494&ignore=1 this decoder] says the VIN has an invalid check digit, and it is also unable to give any information about it ("unrecognized") |