Import or not??

[NNMan]

How do you find out if your vehicle was imported or not?

The garage I bought it from didnt tell me, various people have told me that it is or it is not, finally someone sounded like they knew what they were talking about and told me it was as it had a 17 digit VIN but I had a look at my mates registration document for his Mazda pickup (definate UK vehicle) and it has a 17 digit VIN.

???

[terranokid]

it will say on your log book

[Terranosaurus]

Yes check th date of first registration against how old it really is also a Nissan dealer should be able to tell you from the VIN.

[jace]

are you having parts probs or something mate? just remember if its a uk car itll probibly go bang at 60-70k lol

[(RIP) PLANK]

HB is right, I used to import a few vehicles from Ireland, and they used to be first registered on the date of import, with a note saying something along the lines of 'not new at first registration, or used prior to registration., if i remember correctly!

[jace]

i just been changed persnol plate today and theyve kept old logbook otherwise id have looked on mine

[NNMan]

Date of first registration and first Uk registration are the same,

So a UK vehicle then?

I have the Registration Document and Owners manual, Should I have a log book aswell?

[jace]

lot people call v5 the log book so youve got everything

[(RIP) PLANK]

seems to me from all evidence it is a UK car, I know with some vehicles there are other ways of being able to tell, like speedo in kilometers per hour or different language on data plates (where weights are recorder) or vin tags, but i havent looked at any imported nissans.

[Deleted Member S]

I'm not sure about yours Jace but most imports i've seen have a rear fog light fitted under the rear bumper or on our estate swinging under the bumper because of the speed bumps :lol: :lol: :lol:

[jace]

i aint sure probibly broke off by know anyways lol

[(RIP) PLANK]

I think the fog light depends on which country it was imported from and I think NZ probably has as much fog as the UK so maybe a standard fit over there?

[NNMan]

I know some one that has just moved from Oban, they say thweather is eaxactly the same, coincedently they moved to Oban NZ!

[(RIP) PLANK]

and with that testimony your honour i rest my case :lol:

[Deleted Member S]

Sorry everyone I was thinking of just jap imports :oops: :oops: :oops: & pointed out the weather in NZ is very much like ours so would be fitted with the same rear light clusters :roll: :oops:

[(RIP) PLANK]

its a fair assumption jap car= jap imports we used to deal with a lot of suzuki 4x4's and they were/are built in japan, canada and spain (like t2's on the last one) and the spanish ones were allways the worst quality you can tell the jap ones at a glance by the blue vin tag!

but that just means made in japan, not a grey import from japan, as they came from all three places for the UK market!

[NNMan]

Whats a grey import?

[(RIP) PLANK]

a one off import of a usualy second hand car, or private import, of a car not destined for the Uk market

[NNMan]

Funny there are a few mentions to nobody wanting to look at a south african grey import D22, I thought why does colour matter?

[jace]

mitsu won a ruling saying as car wasnt meant for uk why should they honour the warranty so now any import stuff is diy or importer warranty even if brand file new

[NNMan]

Phoned Nissan Today,

Its a european import from Cypress, I have heard before that a lot were imported from there and not so well seaed aparently :o but I think they would be sealed just the same.

[(RIP) PLANK]

well a couple of tins of wax oil and a day with a compressor and parafin gun would soon see to that! stand the waxoil in a bucket of very hot water to thin it and spray away!

[jace]

aint it mad where some cars originate from!

[NNMan]

I know very little about wax oiling, any more info?

[(RIP) PLANK]

this has been discussed in depth in a recent thread but basically i prefer wax oil as it can bleed over small scratches etc picked up off road and does not hold moisture, but on the down side it doesnt last forever, but then what does? and if ytou steam clean the bottom of the car regularly you will slowly wash it all off aagain!

I allways steam clean the bottom of the vehicle a day or two before, and stand the waxoil in a bucket of very hot water (close to boiling) wit the lid off! to thin it (you can further thin it with white spirits) then up on the ramp and spray it everywhere (but not your brakes!) with a parafin gun and a long thin nozzel you can do inside chassis rails etc, you can even take of door cards and do inside door bottoms etc.

it is availabe in black or clear.

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Phoned Nissan Today,

Its a european import from Cypress, I have heard before that a lot were imported from there and not so well seaed aparently :o but I think they would be sealed just the same.

guessing that would make it a parallel import NOT grey as built for another ec market, warranty should apply but may find corrosion warranty reduced tieing in with rust proofing issue.

our local agent was doing very late terranos at much reduced prices new compared to nissan agent. these were parallels too.

[(RIP) PLANK]

Hey RBRT nice to see you back mate 8)

how long is the body work / corrosion warranty on a new nissan?

would it make much difference on an 02 car?

[Deleted Member]

If the car is imported,if you have a warranty defect,will you not have to take it back to the country it was imported from.
I was told this with my previouse car.
It was a Renualt Laguna sports Tourer imported from southern Ireland,i took it to a local Renault garage about a paint bubble,they said the warranty only aplied in Southern ireland and that i would have to take it back there....to which i laught at his face and walked out 8) :lol:

[NNMan]

Nope no use on my old Nav, private sale anyways.

[jace]

yeagh sure you have no warranty mitsi won at europeen court think it was over the evos being imported undercutting dealers they complained they were not uk spec cars so were not going to be suporting them

[NNMan]

I went to Arnold Clark Nissan Dealership in perth the other day, gave them the VIN number to get a part, they told me its definatly a UK vehicle! :roll:

[(RIP) PLANK]

I would stick with that opinion then and put all doubt behind you!