Skyline question
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EvilMonkeh

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2 posts

213 months

Sunday 22nd June 2008
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Hi ppl

Ive been looking at buying a 1998 R34 Skyline 2.5GT (non turbo) ,the one i have seen is a 1998 model but is on a N plate. I asked the guy about and he said that he couldnt get it reged with the dvla on the right plate due to the non turbos not having long enough chassis number or something like this unlike the turbo models.

Is this right never heard of this before wondered if anayone knew about this or has had the same problem.

Holst

2,468 posts

244 months

Monday 23rd June 2008
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EvilMonkeh said:
Hi ppl

Ive been looking at buying a 1998 R34 Skyline 2.5GT (non turbo) ,the one i have seen is a 1998 model but is on a N plate. I asked the guy about and he said that he couldnt get it reged with the dvla on the right plate due to the non turbos not having long enough chassis number or something like this unlike the turbo models.

Is this right never heard of this before wondered if anayone knew about this or has had the same problem.
Ive never heard of this before, and it sounds like BS to me.

liner33

10,861 posts

225 months

Monday 23rd June 2008
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The non-turbos are pretty dire as well

Riknos

4,701 posts

227 months

Monday 23rd June 2008
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Surely a 98 GT-T R34 can't be too much more money? As I'm sure the N/A will be dog slow.
Also, sounds very very dodgy about the 98 being on an N plate.....

EvilMonkeh

Original Poster:

2 posts

213 months

Monday 23rd June 2008
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Yeah thats what i was thinking, the real answer i think is that they may have shafted up the reg when they landed it. Was looking at the car as it was bargin its been sitting on a dealers yard as they dont know what to do with it and cant shift it.

I read somewhere that the N/A are meant to have 193HP

Edited by EvilMonkeh on Monday 23 June 21:48

jimpson

307 posts

249 months

Wednesday 25th June 2008
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I would avoid the non-turbo... The only problem I ever had with my import and the chassis number being too short was with the police. When it was first on the road and before the DVLA had updated the system it matched the first part of a car in Kent - mles from me. Aftr showing them documents and all that, they told me that many imports have a shorter chassis no. than UK cars, hench why mine matched first part of another car