Ever wanted to know what month your car was made or what the exact model number is of your transmission? If so then I'd like to present to you the BMW (and now MINI) VIN decoder. It's a little bit of code someone wrote awhile back to let us all learn just a bit more about our cars. It was originally meant for BMWs but since the MINI relies on the same VIN numbering system it will also work for us.

Check it out here: http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi.