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Hi guys, sorry if this is a common question, I had a search through the forum and couldn't find an answer.

My problem is I'm currently selling a 1989 R32 non turbo, it was brought in about 4 years ago I think (just as it turned 15 years old) and was sold to me with 12 months rego and a blueslip, I have been registering it every year with just a regular old pinkslip, nothing else. The guy that is buying it is super hesitant about it due to the fact it doesn't have an australian compliance plate on it, just the blue japanese one. I lost all the import approval/blueslip etc when I moved, so this guy is sketchy that it's a rebirth or something. There is no other plate from what I can see other than the blue one.

Would this actually need a plate?

Why is the chassis number on the blue plate slightly different to that on my rego papers (on the rego papers it has another 7 digits in front of the chassis number, if you removed the first 7 digits from my rego paper, the chassis number is the same as the jap one if that makes sense.)

The rego paper has a note at the bottom left that says "modified as per report ###random number here###"

Where would I direct him to check it out to prove to him that it is ok if so. Is there a government department I could give him the number to?

It comes up clean on both a REVS check and an RTA check, I've been pulled over plenty and never had a problem either.

URGENT HELP NEEDED to help this guy feel safer, it's a bloody good car and I'm selling it to him dirt cheap due to unforeseen circumstances. Last thing I wanna do is rip him off or bugger him around.

Cheers for any help guys.

Angus Smart Grand Master

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Aussie cars have extra numbers in their vin number.

it is usually the ones thrown infront of the jap number. so there is no problem there,

as for the compliance tag, thats not an issue with 15 year old imports. you should also have a tag of your new Australian vin number on the car somewhere too, usually just a long alloy plate with the numbers that appear on your rego.

Boss-zilla Mentor

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Look for the new vin engraved some where in the engine bay, usually the fire wall or strut tower.

Mine only has the new vin engraved on the drivers side strut tower. Those compliance plates were introduced later on after your car was imported, there is alot of imports (most are r32's) with out that plate.

Flaked32 Newbie

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Sweet, thanks heaps for your help guys. After completely servicing it and replacing a bunch of parts, spending all day trimming it and putting a new cd deck in it, He just pulled out 2 seconds ago anyway due to parental concerns..... spewin cos he would have loved it.

Will post it up for sale in the classifieds now to see if there's any interest.

Thanks again guys.

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