VIN number decoder for Equus?

[RCaauwe]

I have been trying to find a decoder that tells me if the car is a 2011 Ultimate or a 2011 Signature. I am interested in this car at a dealership. The listing says it is an Ultimate, but the photos are of a Signature. None of the decoders I have looked at online have any mention of the Ultimate trim.
I am waiting for the dealer to call me back so I can ask them some questions to determine if the car is an Ultimate.
Does anyone know where I can get a chart showing the meaning of the VIN numbers, that show the Ultimate trim?

 

[Mark_888]

I have been trying to find a decoder that tells me if the car is a 2011 Ultimate or a 2011 Signature. I am interested in this car at a dealership. The listing says it is an Ultimate, but the photos are of a Signature. None of the decoders I have looked at online have any mention of the Ultimate trim.
I am waiting for the dealer to call me back so I can ask them some questions to determine if the car is an Ultimate.
Does anyone know where I can get a chart showing the meaning of the VIN numbers, that show the Ultimate trim?

Obviously, a pic of the rear seat is a dead giveaway.

I hope you are getting a really good deal, because many dealers are selling 2014 models at $10 off MSRP.

 

[Richard Ft. Lauderdale]

Obviously, a pic of the rear seat is a dead giveaway.

I hope you are getting a really good deal, because many dealers are selling 2014 models at $10 off MSRP.

What will a picture of the rear seat tell you?

What's so great about $10 off of list price?

 

[T_E]

I don't think you'll find one. When I bought mine, the dealer had it listed as a signature and it turned out to be an Ultimate!

The pictures of the back seat and front grille with/without the camera will be definitive.

 

[RCaauwe]

The dealer's photos of the rear seat is what made me aware that the photos were of a Signature, not an Equus. So, it appears they either used some (wrong) stock photos, or the car is in fact a Signature. I was hoping to find a decoder of the VIN number that would tell me that. So far, all the decoders I have found don't include the Equus, or the decode digit that identifies the car as a Signature or an Ultimate.

 

[Mark_888]

The dealer's photos of the rear seat is what made me aware that the photos were of a Signature, not an Equus. So, it appears they either used some (wrong) stock photos, or the car is in fact a Signature. I was hoping to find a decoder of the VIN number that would tell me that. So far, all the decoders I have found don't include the Equus, or the decode digit that identifies the car as a Signature or an Ultimate.

A lot of times they use stock photos. If you are too far away to drive to the dealer on a wild goose chase, ask someone to take a photo of the rear seating area, with the middle bolster down, and email it to you. My experience is that many (not all) salespeople are liars, and will tell you whatever you want to hear to get you on the lot. But a lot of times they just make mistakes or are too lazy to be accurate.

 

[Richard Ft. Lauderdale]

As far as I know in the 2013 Signature and Ultimate if the middle divider is folded down in the Signature the back seat looks the same in both. It has the sound system controls in both. In the Ultimate it can't be folded up. I assume it's the same in the 2011 but maybe I'm wrong.

So if the divider is folded down in the Signature how can you tell the difference between the Ultimate and the Signature from a picture of the back seat?

In the 2014 the Ultimate the divider can be folded up.

 

[BacktoHyundaibychoice]

Just call the dealer and ask if there are DVD screens in the back or not. AFAIK, both consoles for 2014 can be hidden.
And yes, stock photos are often wrong.

 

[Richard Ft. Lauderdale]

Ah, so by the back seat no one is really means the back seat. They really mean the back of the front seat.

 

[masterfx]

Here's the universal VIN decoder. It shows factory options and extra info.

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