Is there an easy way of telling whether a 2004 Renault Clio 182 is an 'import'?

Question

I sold the car on Ebay, the buyer is a car dealer who even without ever seeing the car is now (after winning it) trying to make out it is one of these supposedly inferior 'import' models.

Thing is, we bought with 4 miles on the clock from Virgin cars. We were told is was full UK spec and warranty, and since then have had some warranty jobs done by Renault dealerships who I'm sure wouldn't have done the work on anything other than a 'kosher' model. Renault Bolton also offered a decent price to p/x it though we decided to sell privately - and their man had a good look at the car before coming up with quote!

The Ebay buyer says the reg. plate, when queried, brings up no engine number which he claims guarantees it's an import - though that hardly sounds definitive.

My opinion is that he's trying to beat the agreed price down, even though he won with a higher figure. Never viewed the car or asked for reg plate before bidding on it!

Answer 1

The only way is to contact Renault UK with the car's VIN (the 17-digit vehicle identification number, should be visible at the base of the windscreen, on the VIN sticker [probably on the left-hand door pillar] and on the registration document).
Renault UK will be able to confirm if they originally supplied the car.

Answer 2

Report him to EBay firstly.This guy has had a change of mind about the price he has paid.If virgin have guaranteed the Clio as UK spec then it is!