psixtc

I picked my F up on June 22 and my VIN ends with 10620

vbb

iTrader: (3)

Hmm, maybe there's something to it then. I haven't memorized it exactly but my last four digits start with a 5xxx and I have an 09. It seems like the numbers have gone up each year since the 2008 model.

So Joe Z, if there were around 4K produced in 2008 and after 4 years (2009-2012) we're at say 10K, that's about 1500/year since the first year.

anxiouz

iTrader: (9)

I think this holds weight. I have an 08 and my last six digits are 002966. So for me to come around the 3k mark sure seems reasonable. I bought my car used but given the mileage and such that number seems totally logical.

KJH

Took delivery of my car in June 2010. The last 4 digits are 7939.

I got a speeding ticket a few months ago and the CHP officer asked me, "What kind of car is this?" That was the first time I have ever have been stopped by a law enforcement officer who did not know the type of car it was. His instincts told him it wasn't a regular IS, but that's all he knew.

amx

I got my F July 23 and have production #10654 and is completed the assembly line 05/23/2012

amx

Production of the F started with VIN #000101

ToothDoc

Well, it seems like we have an answer here. Last few digits of the VIN is the # of IS-F in this country (or is it the world?) Mine's 000740 FWIW and i got mine end of Feb 2008.

bnizzle87

As much as I would like to know how exclusive the IS F is in terms of global numbers, I think we are all just fortunate to be able to own such a great all around car. '08 was when I bought mine, and I'm partial with Joe about it being the best MY . I also like that there aren't too many on the roads. It makes it more enjoyable to see another F whenever they're out and about.

pc1990

Picked mine up new in August 2008 #3393.
Yes, definitely enjoy the exclusivity...having said that the number I see on the road has steadily risen since 08'.

7No

iTrader: (1)

I've never seen another IS-F out on the road although I came across an M3 owner that apparently know what it was since he was riding my a$$ and then reving next to me at a stoplight.

Juanca

iTrader: (5)

Interesting, I just took a look at my 2012 VIN # and it ends in 9785, my 2008 VIN # ended in 1970. I guess these numbers are by market and not global.

flowrider

iTrader: (9)

^^^^

Juan

I don't think so. I believe they are global. Maybe some of our members from outside North America can confirm this?

Lou

marlu

2010 is-f manufacured december 2009, last four #7292

Joe Z

iTrader: (10)

This BELOW thread.. Helps to answer lots of questions...

Posted August 2008

How many ISF's Sold to date & VIN Examples ?


For what it's worth, MY2008 ends in 4467.. Built in July 2008 right towards the end of the batch.

~ Joe Z

vbb

iTrader: (3)

Thanks for posting that. It appears that what Flipside is saying in that thread is that the last 7 digits of the VIN serve as the plant serial number, but since all IS-Fs sold worldwide are built in the same place, the number is not unique to the US market alone. Since it is also clear that those with earlier build IS-F have lower numbers in that final 7 and those with later built IS-Fs have higher numbers, I think we can assume the numbers are sequential and not random.

So, if your last 4 digits are 6748 (just for example) you have the 6,748th IS-F to roll off the line, but that doesn't mean all the previous ones were sent to the US market? I think I'm reading that correctly. We don't know what percentage of IS-Fs made are sent to the US though. If we're just over 10K in the VIN numbers now, does that mean 10K IS-Fs have been shipped here, or 10K IS-Fs have been produced, and only 50% or so made have been shipped here. Again, if I'm reading that 4 year old thread the right way, we're only talking roughly 5K-6K shipped to the US over a 5+ year period. It seems strange to think there are less than 6K IS-Fs in the entire country!