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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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Question Naturally Confused by Russian Vin Lookup Site.

Out of curiosity I found myself looking up my 300CE on the highly-praised Russian MB club vin lookup.

In the "model" field, I saw what I should have expected:

"300 CE-24,AMG 300 CE 3.4"

Two particular things, however, caught my attention.

300 CE-24,AMG 300 CE 3.4 - the presence of the sequential letters A, M, and G and a seeming displacement value 3.4. Does this mean that my 300CE is by any means an AMG model? Does the 3.4 value mean that my vehicle has an engine displacement of 3.4 litres?

I'd appreciate any help
Marcel
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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1990 300ce 24v I6
How fast is it? The ***-meter should tell you everything you need to know :P
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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It would appear that it is an AMG model.
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w124...nk-i-have.html
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Old Jan 18, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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Thanks Elk! It seems there is simply an error in the Vin Lookup site.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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Yea, this is the third similar thread in 10 days.
Something is amiss on that Russian vin site.
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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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russians always screw up and change vin #'s lol soo i wouldnt trust it
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