"цитата с первой ссылки" в позициях с 6 по 11 не соответствует моему VIN никак (американка, 2000 г). А вот это вполне помогло разобраться:
http://www.cars101.com/subaru/vin.html
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Position 6 - Engine types, varies by year. This can change yearly[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]2 is 2.0L turbo 4cyl; 6 is either 2.2L or 2.5L 4 cyl; 7 is a 2.5L turbo STi motor; 8 is a 3.0L 6 cyl.[/FONT]
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Position 7 - model type and trim. First, you have to know the model, then you can decipher the correct trim.[/FONT]
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2003: 1: Baja, 2: Brighton, 3: Legacy L, Forester X, 4: Legacy GT, 5: Legacy GT w/ leather, Impreza TS, Forester XS, 6: Legacy Outback, 7: Legacy Outback w/ All Weather pkg, Impreza RS sedan, 8: Legacy Outback Limited wagon and sedan, Impreza Outback Sport, 9: Legacy Outback wagon H6, Impreza WRX, 0: Legacy Outback LL Bean wagon[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]2005[/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]number[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Legacy sedan[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Legacy wagon[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Outback[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Forester[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Impreza[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Baja[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]1[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]2.5i[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]2.5i[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]2.5i[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]2[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]2.5i Limited[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]2.5i Limited[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]2.5i Limited[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Sport[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]3[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]X[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Turbo[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]4[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]3.0R sedan[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]5[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]3.0R VDC[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]XS[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]6[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]3.0R LL Bean[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]RS sedan w/ sport pkg[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]7[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]GT Limited[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]GT Limited[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]XT Limited[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]XS w/ moonroof, LL Bean[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]RS sedan, wagon[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]8[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]GT[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]GT[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]XT[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]Outback Sport[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]9[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]XT[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]WRX sedan, wagon[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]0[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-2]WRX STi[/SIZE][/FONT]
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Position 8 is the Restraint. 5- manual seat belts with dual front airbags, 6- manual seat belts with dual front and dual side airbags.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]C: Class C (4001-5000lbs) MPV[/FONT]
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Position 9: check digit. A mathamatical formula that takes all the other characters in the VIN and comes up with a value of 0-9 or X, thus ensuring accuracy. I have no idea how this works. It's a mystery.[/FONT]
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Position 10: Model year: J is 1988, K is 1989, L 1990, M 1991, N 1992, P 1993, R 1994, S 1995, T 1996, V 1997, W 1998, X 1999, Y 2000, 1 2001, 2 2002, 3 2003,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]4 2004, 5 2005, 6 2006, 7 2007, 8 2008...[/FONT]
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Position 11- Manufacturing plant and Transmission: can vary by year[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]SIA (US Built)- 4: SIA, 5spd SportShift automatic, 5: SIA, 4spd SportShift automatic, 6: 5spd manual awd, 7: automatic awd, '-' can be 6spd manual, postal car depending on the year[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica]FHI (Japan built)- G: manual awd, H: automatic awd, L 6spd manual[/FONT]