details via VIN#?

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by HaroldC

All dealerships that I've seen post the VINs of the cars that they have in inventory, not only BMW dealerships. I would imagine that there is some law that requires dealerships to disclose the VINs of their in stock inventory, or some mandate by the manufacturers that require the VIN for their dealerships.

I think it is just that the VIN is how everyone in the industry tracks vehicles and inventory, e.g., if you are interested in a particular vehicle listed at a particular MSRP, the VIN is the easiest way to identify the vehicle and see if it is still in inventory or sold and/or pull the detailed sticker/information.

I just bought a Ford Taurus this month for my Mother, and about 95% of Ford websites will show an image of the window sticker, which is almost certainly tracked and "pulled-up" by the VIN.