Free BMW VIN Decoder No Longer Free?

[badmanwagon]

Hi guys, my first xoutpost!

Q: I used to enjoy the fact that it was easy to determine a full picture of options and specs for BMW cars by using any number of Free VIN decoders...

And over the years, they come and go. But my favorite for the past decade almost have been...

Mdecoder
Vincheck
Vindecoderz
BVZine

but now they are all locked up I think? Does anyone have any insight into this?

I know it's cheap... but I typically look at 30 or 40 cars and this can become expensive paying a few euro each search.

If anyone can chime in then I would be most appreciative so I can search a VIN or two

Thanks!