Comments on: VIN Decoding http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/ Where geeks may dwell Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:25:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Shannon http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/#comment-4661 Shannon Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:31:05 +0000 http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/#comment-4661 Bob, There is no "Internet media". If you see something incorrect or misleading on Wikipedia.org, you (like everyone else in the world) have the power to edit it, add attributions/sources, etc. When a page defiler comes along, those who have an interest in that topic/page quickly revert the edits. That's the power of the "commons". The Internet media is nothing more than the traditional media using the Net as another vehicle. I'd be interested in reading whatever edits you feel are necessary to the Ford Escape Hybrid article on Wikipedia (linked in my original entry.) - Shannon Moore Bob,

There is no “Internet media”. If you see something incorrect or misleading on Wikipedia.org, you (like everyone else in the world) have the power to edit it, add attributions/sources, etc. When a page defiler comes along, those who have an interest in that topic/page quickly revert the edits. That’s the power of the “commons”. The Internet media is nothing more than the traditional media using the Net as another vehicle.

I’d be interested in reading whatever edits you feel are necessary to the Ford Escape Hybrid article on Wikipedia (linked in my original entry.)

- Shannon Moore

]]> By: Bob http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/#comment-4660 Bob Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:17:16 +0000 http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/#comment-4660 They did not build that many in 2004. Not even close. I heard from a good source the number was closer to 5000. The 'internet media' is not something that should be relied on often. Wiki has a lot of incorrect info. They did not build that many in 2004. Not even close. I heard from a good source the number was closer to 5000.

The ‘internet media’ is not something that should be relied on often. Wiki has a lot of incorrect info.

]]> By: Shannon http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/#comment-4659 Shannon Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:43:07 +0000 http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/#comment-4659 Thanks for the point of clarification! That did sound like a bit high for the number of FEH's produced in one year, particularly given mine was no doubt not the last one off the line! ;) However, I see from the entry for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Escape_Hybrid">Ford Escape Hybrid on Wikipedia</a> that "Ford built 17,000 Escape Hybrids in the second half of 2004, four times as many as the company had originally planned to build. Ford plans to produce 4,000 Mariner Hybrids and 20,000 Escape Hybrids for 2006." So there are definitely a fair number of them being produced out of the total pool of Escapes. Thanks for the point of clarification! That did sound like a bit high for the number of FEH’s produced in one year, particularly given mine was no doubt not the last one off the line! ;)

However, I see from the entry for Ford Escape Hybrid on Wikipedia that “Ford built 17,000 Escape Hybrids in the second half of 2004, four times as many as the company had originally planned to build. Ford plans to produce 4,000 Mariner Hybrids and 20,000 Escape Hybrids for 2006.” So there are definitely a fair number of them being produced out of the total pool of Escapes.

]]> By: Bob http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/#comment-4658 Bob Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:29:55 +0000 http://geekhabitat.com/551/vin-decoding/#comment-4658 36,500 hybrids before yours? They haven't even made that many between 05/06 combined. The serial number includes all Escapes. 6KA + 0 to 99,999 (A) + the rest, 6KA + 100,000 to 199,999 (B) + rest, 6KA + 200,000 to 299,999 (C) + rest and so on. 6KB44444 would be 144,444. 36,500 hybrids before yours? They haven’t even made that many between 05/06 combined. The serial number includes all Escapes. 6KA + 0 to 99,999 (A) + the rest, 6KA + 100,000 to 199,999 (B) + rest, 6KA + 200,000 to 299,999 (C) + rest and so on.

6KB44444 would be 144,444.

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