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theory,Jul 14 2006, 05:45 PM Wrote:hey, i bought my "2007 ford focus zx5".  now they list it as a 2007 but the vin number has a 6 in the 10th spot. which i thought was the year the car was made.  so really this is a 2006. am i right?

thanks
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it's not uncommon for car makers to sell their cars early in the model year, it's like the 2007 Camery was sold more or less after the Toronto Auto Show, so really your car was built this year, but can be marketed as a 2007 if it has some option that the 2006 model dosen't have, or some trim piece that was deleted from the 2006 models, like the rear heating ducts from the centre consul from the 2004 models focus.