Did my car come from England???

Mack_1111

Hi,

I have a 2000 Ford focus. I was just in a Ford dealer in Dublin to buy a few parts, the guy serving me asked for my reg which I gave. He gave me the parts and then told me that the car wasn't in the Ford Ireland data base and must have come from England!!

I bought the car 2nd hand in 2007, however I have the service log which states that it was serviced in Ireland @ 12K in Oct '01 which would make sense for a car registered in 2000. Were Irish people buying new cars in the UK back in 2000? Can't remember what the exchange rate was back then!

Does anyone know how I could find out if the car came from the UK of Ireland? Is there a database I can search myself?

Thanks

Mycroft H

Cartell or some other reg check website will tell you for a fee.

Alternatively the VLC cert will sometimes have date of first registration and date of first registration in ireland and the last registration number on it

YBTurbo

Google Ford Etis, stick your VIN in there and it'll tell you

Anan1

The service book will tell you, if you have it.

Mr Benevolent

Why do you care where it's from now? It's 11 years old!

SteelyDanJalapeno

The logbook will tell you the 1st time it was registered in Ireland.

Mack_1111

YBTurbo wrote: »

Google Ford Etis, stick your VIN in there and it'll tell you

Hey I did that search, it says "Territory - IRL" am I right in assuming that that's where is was originally sold?

Thanks again

Mully_2011

What engines in it AFIAK the 1.8 zetec wasnt sold in Ireland

Mack_1111

Mully_2011 wrote: »

What engines in it AFIAK the 1.8 zetec wasnt sold in Ireland

It's only the 1.4

SteelyDanJalapeno

did you check the logbook?

YBTurbo

Mack_1111 wrote: »

Hey I did that search, it says "Territory - IRL" am I right in assuming that that's where is was originally sold?

Thanks again

Yes, just checked an imported UK car and its Territory: GB

Mack_1111

TiltedBrain wrote: »

did you check the logbook?

Don't have it handy, I'll check the weekend. Thanks for all the help guys.

Mack_1111

YBTurbo wrote: »

Yes, just checked an imported UK car and its Territory: GB

Cheers mate I had a feeling the guy in the dealership wanted to flog me a new/newer one. Have a friend who was told the same bull sh1t when he was trading in a car, it came from England and was probably crashed! Then you'r offered a devalued trade in price :rolleyes:

Gumbo

tell me the reg and ill find out.

Motorcheck

Hi there, if you'd like to send me the registration number I'd be happy to check if it's an import for you.

Mack_1111

Hey,

I went into a different Ford garage today and asked them to check it. Guess what! It's NOT an import!!