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[Marlon]

Hi folks,

How common are 'mistakes' on the V5 document, e.g. engine capacity.

Specifically, I'm looking at a Toyota Hilux Surf to cart the dogs around in, and I know that for the model year I'm loooing at they came in a 3-litre diesel engine and two petrol versions; 2.7 and 3.4.

However, on the V5 of the car in question, the capacity is listed as a smidgen under 3.6 litres...

It's a Jap import, so possibly a mistake when first registering the car in the UK?

As the title says really... smells a bit 'iffy to me, or am I being paranoid?


Thanks!

Marlon.

[Speedracer329]

Paranoid, in my opinion. From experience many imports have mistakes on the V5. One of my MR2's was, apparently, a five door!!!!

[Dontlift]

The 3.0TD is an excellent motor

[Kentish]

My Ford Thunderbird was apparently a van....

Common to see DVLA mistakes, surely not!

[TVR1]

A simple error probably. Don't forget, the DVLA don't have a database for cars that where not originally imported into the UK and things like engine capacity, well they can only go on what the importee puts on the application. Also, don't forget that depending on how spidery the writing was, 3.4 is quite easy to mistake for 3.6.

The only concern I would have is that both petrol engines are know for having to work fairly hard as the car is pretty heavy...and by that, think early to mid teens in urban driving. Diesel is better-pretty bomb proof by all accounts but then if you are not doing many miles and the car is good value, who cares?

Edited by TVR1 on Monday 17th January 20:18

[TRUENOSAM]

I have had V5 with no vehilcle model noted. Just said that it was a black Toyota, Never had any issues (it was an import)

[DaveWM]

Kentish said:

My Ford Thunderbird was apparently a van....

Common to see DVLA mistakes, surely not!

And my Range Rover has had one litre missing from the engine since new.

[Dan_1981]

my Eunos Roadster is down as a Mazda Eunos.

Which is odd.

[Zeemax_Mini]

Last year I bought a TVR Cerbera "Estate"...just sent back the V5 with the amendments made, they kept it a few weeks and then sent it back all sorted!

Dom

[Haighermeister]

My friends Import Integra was registered as a Honda Fireblade despite having 2 too many wheels. Go figure.

[jamoor]

I have had local cars that are wrong on the V5, one was listed as a manual, when it's infact an automatic!

[Baffled Spoon]

I sent off my V5 to change the address of the keeper and when they sent it back with the new address my car had miraculosly changed from being a saloon into a 5 door hatch

I really can't be arsed to send it back to them again straight away...

[down4whatever]

My Eunos Roadster has a 9999cc engine. :-)

[Dog Star]

down4whatever said:

My Eunos Roadster has a 9999cc engine. :-)

You'll be laughing on the other side of your face when they go mad with the VED, you planet hater

[iain_thornton]

apparently my Corsa is semi automatic
and every other person I've spoken to with a Corsa 1.2 SXi+ has theirs listed as the same
wouldn't worry too much