Bimly":mli365di said:
...After 91 it's easier as the 9 digit codes with letters in the middle identify more variables.
If anybody is really stuck dating a marin from this era, I would be glad to help. Nobody wants to pay good money for a lemon.
Hi Bimly, so maybe can you help me for deciphering the letters and explain why I have a 5 number for the model (as I have a Pine Mountain and not a Bear Valley, so it should have the number 3 instead of 5)
My serial number is a 9 digits (so normally pre-199
F58CAD038
F: Fairly factory
5: Bear Valley (but mine is a Pine Mountain in Matte Forest Green)
8: 1998
C: ?
A: ?
D: 19 inch size (which is the correct size of mine) ;-)