car regoed as import

[rollie Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close rollie]

just bought a 2002td gxl from a car dealer in brissie they put 6 months rego on it before we took it but ive noticed on the rego label it says IMPORT but im fairly sure its not the plates have to mo co australia on them can any one shed light on thid

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Re: car regoed as import

Got a pic of your complience plate?

Imports (In SA and I assume nationally) get new complience plates fitted and they also get a second plate to say the vehicles meets ADR's

Dead give aways to being an import are if it's a SWB (Short wheel base) or has a small mirror on the front passenger fender.

Mick

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Re: car regoed as import

got any photos?
my truck is an import & has a new compliance plate on the firewall, if its an import it will have 1mp0rt as part of the VIN.

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its a long wheelbase with no mirror where u said and no import on plates was a council car everything in manuals labels ect are all in english could it be a loophole car yards use for cheaper rego asa i noticed it only cost them 180 for six mnths rego

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could it be a loophole car yards use for cheaper rego asa i noticed it only cost them 180 for six mnths rego

Time to ring the Rego Dept and get it straight from the horses mouth......


Mick

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Time to ring the Rego Dept and get it straight from the horses mouth......

I second that.

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Of course it's a bloody import - the bastards are made in Japan! (Comlianced for use in Oz). Everything that arrives on those big boats is an import. Pajeros, Patrols, Prados, Passats, Pontiacs, Peugeots, Plymouths, Porsches, Pulsars.

I remember some years ago when you would see a Toyota - such as a Crown - that would be advertised as "Luxury Import". That is, unlike some of the models that were assembled in Australia, it was 100% imported as is and no additional work was done to it before being sold in Australia.

Nowadays, there isn't much available in the home grown department so there really is no point advertising something as being imported.

Sounds to me like a glitch with the person filling out the rego papers.

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Re: car regoed as import

Of course it's a bloody import - the bastards are made in Japan! (Comlianced for use in Oz). Everything that arrives on those big boats is an import. Pajeros, Patrols, Prados, Passats, Pontiacs, Peugeots, Plymouths, Porsches, Pulsars.

I remember some years ago when you would see a Toyota - such as a Crown - that would be advertised as "Luxury Import". That is, unlike some of the models that were assembled in Australia, it was 100% imported as is and no additional work was done to it before being sold in Australia.

Nowadays, there isn't much available in the home grown department so there really is no point advertising something as being imported.

Sounds to me like a glitch with the person filling out the rego papers.

In this case the reference is to "Grey Import"; brought into the country secondhand and regod as such. (ie; same as the Nissan Skylines kids like to hot up)

Mick