General What year was this made?

[AlwynMike]

I'm looking at buying a motorhome, first registered September 2020.
Problem being that as far as I can find out, Swift stopped producing that model in 2018!
Now I know that it could have been standing on a Dealers forecourt for some time, but 2 years?
The VIN is ZFA25000002E71929, which comes up as invalid on checkers and ePER.
Any insights please??

 

[ZaphodB]

It won't come up on eper, simply because the eper hosted here isn't up to date.... think it only goes to 2014 or so.

I can easily see a vehicle being manufactured and then parked in a dealer compound for a year or so if there's a glut of supply at the time, happens more often than you think.

 

[Communicator]

I'm looking at buying a motorhome, first registered September 2020.
Problem being that as far as I can find out, Swift stopped producing that model in 2018!
Now I know that it could have been standing on a Dealers forecourt for some time, but 2 years?
The VIN is ZFA25000002E71929, which comes up as invalid on checkers and ePER.
Any insights please??

With conversion and sales delays, I have previosly read of 2 years delay between base vehicle constructin and registration, so perhaps 2 years from conversion to registration is possible. My first MH was a 1990 model purchased and registered in 1991. At time of purchase we had already made family bookings for summer holiday, so I delayed registration until August 1991. The unregistered MH sat on our drive for several weeks,

 

[Dmitry Shvedov]

How is this invalid? If the motorhome is not made to order, it can sit in the showroom for a year or two.

 

[AlwynMike]

Thanks.
Every site I tried didn't like the VIN.
That ties in with the vehicle....been to see it today.
Tyres 2017 manufacture
Various date codes on the Fiat stuff is 2017.

Picking it up on Saturday!
The shopping list is getting longer.
Starting with a full service and cam belt, even though it's only done 10,000 miles.

 

[Dmitry Shvedov]

Thanks.
Every site I tried didn't like the VIN.
That ties in with the vehicle....been to see it today.
Tyres 2017 manufacture
Various date codes on the Fiat stuff is 2017.

Picking it up on Saturday!
The shopping list is getting longer.
Starting with a full service and cam belt, even though it's only done 10,000 miles.

Don't forget that the car is under warranty until the end of 2025!