2001 supe mmmm

Look at the log book pic... they fucked somthing up there.

It dooesnt actually say it was a 2001 model tho does it? DVLA errors arnt unheard of but looks to me like it could be say a 96 facelift thats being sold as an 01!

It is 1996...

In description it says model year 1996.

oh shit sorry just read that now, must learn not to speed read! he he

i thinks its wrong to advertise the car this way as the title is misleading to a prospective buyer,.and hope the seller is not a member as this used for his gain and not the new owner..

i thinks its wrong to advertise the car this way as the title is misleading to a prospective buyer,.and hope the seller is not a member as this used for his gain and not the new owner..

my point exactly

It's 2001 according to the DVLA because of the private plate.

If you import a car and stick a private plate on it for some wierd reason the registration date becomes the date the private plate went on it. This means he can legitimately now get a Y/51 plate for it....despite it being made in 1996.

100% Legal, DVLA loophole.

"For the avoidance of doubt, this car is an early facelift model manufactured in late 1996 used in Japan before being imported to the UK in 2001, when it was declared new and given a 2001 registration by the DVLA (apparently this only happened to a limited number of Supras)"

At least he tells you further down the advert

It's 2001 according to the DVLA because of the private plate.

If you import a car and stick a private plate on it for some wierd reason the registration date becomes the date the private plate went on it. This means he can legitimately now get a Y/51 plate for it....despite it being made in 1996.

 

100% Legal, DVLA loophole.

correct

 

At least he tells you further down the advert

still naughty imo

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-TOYOTA-SUPRA-TWIN-TURBO-FACELIFT-MODEL_W0QQitemZ180058883247QQihZ008QQcategoryZ18290QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem sounds just a little fishy

lol its just like my car,its a 95 model but says on the log book 1999.

looks like a DVLA cock up

'tis the reason I have a W reg on a '96, it's registered as a 2001 or something similar

it can have any year of registration it wants, its still a 1996, and this sort of advert is misleading and ought to be illegal.

Look at the log book pic... they fucked somthing up there.

There is alot of this going on at the moment and its not all down to the importers,

DVLA are sending out wrong reg numbers and when you argue they argue they are correct,

My FTO was a 95 car and i had my Private plate on it, when i removed the private plate when i sold it DVLA issued me with a 52Reg plate.. 20 phone calls later and loads of arguing i gave up with DVLA, the buyer was made fully aware it came in the UK in 2002 but was a 95 car

Also noted on ebay,idiots are trying to sell import RX8's as 1308cc ... twats they are really leaving themselves open to legal action from a buyer, because when they come to insure it.. and realise they are a 2616cc,as ebay is supposed to be a legal binding agreement surely the seller is tthen liable as sold a car on false pretence, as i'm sure many buyers would then think they'd get the cheaper car tax, where as the RX8 is the very max at the top end range due to high emissions.

My 1995 Sup's listed on the logbook as a 2005 - Importing it must make it newer

It's 2001 according to the DVLA because of the private plate.

If you import a car and stick a private plate on it for some wierd reason the registration date becomes the date the private plate went on it. This means he can legitimately now get a Y/51 plate for it....despite it being made in 1996.

 

100% Legal, DVLA loophole.

My 1995 Sup's listed on the logbook as a 2005 - Importing it must make it newer

should have that as a import date but a declared year when new date (but that i think is so open to abuse ) you could put any date you like ... mmmm

I assume this only happens if the car is given a private plate at the same time it is first registered in the UK, right? (i.e. its first ever UK reg was a private one)

I'll check my doc as my Supe came over here in May 2005 and i put my private plate straight on it , back in a tick

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Ok have my doc in front of me

my car has only had a private plate on it

first date of reg 01/12/95

Date of reg in uk 17/05/2005

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My FTO was good because certain parts eg Seat belts had year stamps on them

Thanks for that.

So that seems to contradict what Alex was saying, doesn't it?

I assume this only happens if the car is given a private plate at the same time it is first registered in the UK, right? (i.e. its first ever UK reg was a private one)

Yes.

And it's something that's possible, but doesn't ALWAYS happen...depends how switched on the DVLA monkey is.

My FTO was good because certain parts eg Seat belts had year stamps on them

Tis the same with the Supra - check the dates on the rear seat belts.