John tarantula Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 hhmmm lots of possibilities then! maybe I'll never know! something doesn't add up but as long as it doesn't have finance to pay or isn't stolen or written off guess it doesn't really matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 It could be that the previous owner simply wanted that plate on there for whatever reason? But yeah seems a little odd still...but hell if you are not going to have it reposessed and it makes you smile, then enjoy! Just keep all your paperwork in good order so if it comes sale time again you can demonstrate it is a straight car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 check your battery terminals if thats on the wrong way to UK its probably an import but strange your tax is the same as mine and mines an import and i do remember someone saying somewhere about the different startings of the chassis numbers indicate where its from mines z33 too i think il go check in a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John tarantula Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 yeah I'm probably worrying for nothing as its the most I've ever paid for a car! I enjoy it and can't think of any reason why it could 'not' be mine so will enjoy! jumping, which was round are UK terminals? has a new halfords battery so should be UK unless the connectors have been streched over. let me know what your import VIN starts with. Maybe the plot will thicken even more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Your insurance would be my main concern. If you've told them it's a UK car and then they thinks an import, they could quite easily void your insurance upon a claim...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John tarantula Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 I've told them I'm not sure and they've done it by the reg so should be OK. Have swapped to Sky when it runs out next month so will see what they say on the documents when they come through. Thanks for warning though as will be an important thing to check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Here’s the info from the DVLA website, it also shows that the road tax bracket is less than a UK car of that age, it should be... The vehicle details for RL52 TMY are: Date of First Registration 05 12 2005 Year of Manufacture 2003 CO2 Emissions 0g/Km The details above are similar to my own car which is an imported one. Registered 2007 manufactured 2003. It still has to have a plate on that says it's a 2003 car but was first registered in the UK 2007. Also the Co2 says 0g/km which was the thing that meant when tax went sky high on cars registered after 2006 we weren't charged the higher rate. What's the story with it being exported and then imported? It's obviously got something to do with that hence the 2005 date it came back to the UK. It still shouldn't have a 52 plate on it though if it's a UK car so it could simply be a paperwork balls up and it's been issued the wrong plate when it came back in the country. I once bought a car that I HPI'd and it came back as a totally different car! Turned out when it was registered brand new they had put PNX on the plate instead of PNK because they had misread someone's handwriting! The last owner had effectively been driving a car with fake plates on for 2 years and never noticed his tax disc and log book said different! It would bug me - I would need to get to the bottom of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John tarantula Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 yeah somethings amiss! the export / reimport was me guessing what had gone on but may now be completely wrong!! will try to get to the bottom of it but not sure how? wat does your VIN start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 My vin starts Z33 You really do need to find out because ultimately if you come to sell and it should be on a 53 plate it will make a difference to a picky person. One thing is for sure - it has been imported into the UK from somewhere in 2005 which is why it says registered 2005. If it had been 'bubble wrapped' until 2005 it would have a 2005 plate on it regardless of manufacture. Which is why sometimes you see cars with later plates on which are the earlier non bonnet bulge version. Maybe it has been in Jersey or somewhere else where they drive on our side and imported from there? Maybe is Australian!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The VIN on my first (2004) ZED was: JN1GAA233U0006697. That was, without question, a UK car. The fact the VIN plate on yours starts Z33, and noting what Nixy says about hers, suggests it might be an import but it has all the looks of a UK car Wiki says production of the 350s started in August 2002 and I'm sure we have seen members on here with '52 plated UK cars But given the 'first registration' was not until 2005, in your case makes me wonder whether it was exported somewhere else first off - I recall we had a strange one a few years back with one that had originated from Cyprus which r/h drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 production did start then Colin but was not available in the UK until 2003 so would be an import if it had a 52 plate. That car has definitely been imported but who knows where from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I seem to remember reading that all the press cars - (demonstrators for journalists) were imports - so you may find it was one of the press cars used as a demonstrator etc and mothballed between launch and 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I seem to remember reading that all the press cars - (demonstrators for journalists) were imports - so you may find it was one of the press cars used as a demonstrator etc and mothballed between launch and 2005 That would mean they couldn't take it on the road though as not registered until 2005. Very odd........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 It does seem very odd... hey though John if its HPid ok and service history good since registration wouldn't hassle yourself any further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 You're not the proverbial dog with a bone like me Vik! Light BULBS spring to mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 You're not the proverbial dog with a bone like me Vik! Light BULBS spring to mind! drop the bone hon, drop the bone PS - They are LIGHT BULBS Stew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Very strange. It seems that the car shows up ok on hpi's and insurance checks so should be ok. I think my logbook shows silver too and mine's a GM. Two things strike me from the photo's though..... 1. There are some gash stickers on the dashboard that need to be removed sharpish 2. The ESP and headlamp wash on my car (UK) are the other way around. I wouldn't worry about the bonnet/bumper shutline though, a lot of 350Z's have a reasonable (or unreasonable!) gap there, it's quite prone to moving a bit after meeting with kerbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumping350 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Mines Z33 as i suspected , negative terminal is on the left hand side i wouldnt have thought you can stretch the leads the other way round. But your stickers are same as mine Also on the underside of your bonnet inbetween were the strenghtening bit is are there any stickers there?(though this may have gone if it has been resprayed.) Im sure z33 = import as i done loads of research prior to mine and thats what i was looking for when buying and actually came across a UK fake JDM was really nice and gave no sign of import until i quizzed about few things i saw on forum and chassis number.....its all coming back to me now oddly the guy never rang me back and took it off PH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John tarantula Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 hhaha nothing wrong with Redneck stickers (joke stickers from a holiday last year in the South) mine may well be an import or half an import or something else! hence me thinking it was a UK car that had been exported and then reimported from elsewhere? doesn't expalin the JDM VIN though? someone may have made a balls up somewhere, maybe the lovely DVLA or previous owners moons ago. rest is all kosher so will be a mystery car! will have a check of terminals and stickers later to confuse myself further! and yes think it will be confusing by the time i sell it, though by that time petrol might be so expensive / these cars so cheap that the buyer won't care about history as it will have to be sold for dirt cheap anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Tell me about it! Cost me £85 just to come to work this week - won't be able to give em away soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John tarantula Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 flipping eck, that's a fair wedge! luckily i can cycle to work quicker than it takes to drive so I do that unless i'm feeling really lazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I seem to remember reading that all the press cars - (demonstrators for journalists) were imports - so you may find it was one of the press cars used as a demonstrator etc and mothballed between launch and 2005 Journo car would have been my first thought too. Sometimes Journo cars are only used on the track, so it's quite plausible. ps. John may not be aware that the lighter and brighter colour 350's don't have the best paint match between the plastic and metal panels. IE, the A pillar cover, the sills, nose and back bumper are all plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Pink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrh Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 It still shouldn't have a 52 plate on it though if it's a UK car Makes perfect sense for it to go back onto a 52 plate. If the only evidence available to the DVLA was that it was made in 2003 then they would stick it on the oldest 2003 plate possible, which was 52 (1st Sep 2002 - 28th Feb 2003). They're all Z33's just as the previous 300ZX was the Z32 and the 370Z is the Z34. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 It still shouldn't have a 52 plate on it though if it's a UK car Makes perfect sense for it to go back onto a 52 plate. If the only evidence available to the DVLA was that it was made in 2003 then they would stick it on the oldest 2003 plate possible, which was 52 (1st Sep 2002 - 28th Feb 2003). They're all Z33's just as the previous 300ZX was the Z32 and the 370Z is the Z34. Why wouldn't the DVLA go by the year and month as that info is available? Maybe they are the people to phone up and ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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