OK, It looks like I have caused some stir here about the year-model of my NSX. I'll try to straight it out. This is the short version, with an extra twist that occurred today
. In Sweden we used to have the exact same system you have in the US regarding models, a 2000 car can be sold in -99 but we had a 6 month limit before the actual year change. Now (since 1/1-01)we have the EC-c**p with "Common" rules. So now it's up to the buyer to check the "Manufacturing year" of the car. So a 2001 car that remains unsold and unregistered can be sold as a 2005 car. (if it's sold in 2005). This is the system they have for example in Germany. The year model is now called "first registration".
So, when I bought my NSX (from Germany) I tried to check the year by the letter in the VIN, -no luck. in Europe Honda don't use the letter-system. Instead they use some (seems like random) numbers. So my VIN is JHMNA11600T300043 the 10th is a zero! so when I went to the Swedish registration office they couldn't se what year it was so I had to get a Year model certification from Honda. Now, the best part, there was no -95 NSX sold in Sweden. If that had been the case, my car would have been a -95, but now, it will be a -94 ;-) but that doesn't matter, I LOVE my car and wouldn't swap it for any car in the world.
Anyway, here is the twist:
Today I finally got the car into the Registration system, and called my insurance company.
-yes we like to insure your MOTORBIKE!!!
-say what?
..some coconut at the Registration office have probably never herd of an NSX and thought it was a MC. So for anyone that knows the Swedish gov. system, I'll have at least a 4 week job to try to convince them my NSX is a car!!! and no insurance during this time.
[This message has been edited by swede (edited 17 May 2001).]
[This message has been edited by swede (edited 17 May 2001).]