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explorer4x4 ◊ 2006-06-02 19:38	1990-1994 Isuzu Trooper II Sport (2-door)
explorer4x4 ◊ 2006-10-19 16:53	Does anyone know what episode this was used in, so I can search for it on YouTube?
antp ◊ 2006-10-19 17:45	It is written, episode 1.10 With that you should be able to find other info on various sites about topgear
explorer4x4 ◊ 2006-10-19 19:23	Well I was thinking more on YouTube, and I tried, got nothing.
93montero ◊ 2007-07-28 23:41	Is that a horseshoe underneath the Isuzu logo? I've never seen anything like that before.
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2007-11-02 20:27	Could be a good luck charm put on by the owner
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2008-02-02 18:28	1992 Trooper SWB Turbo Diesel
tonkatracker ◊ 2008-12-14 15:22	87-91 Trooper (not Trooper II as these were only in america)
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2009-07-25 13:40	The vehicle details for J838 UVC are: Date of Liability 01 06 2006 Date of First Registration 02 04 1992 Year of Manufacture 1992 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2771CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Heavy Oil Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour GREY Vehicle Type Approval null
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2009-11-27 14:11	1992
antp ◊ 2009-11-27 14:33	But it was identified as 1991 at most by tonkatracker -- Last edit: 2009-11-27 14:33:27
tonkatracker ◊ 2009-11-27 21:19	Yes that is very odd as the body style of the Trooper changed in 1992. The number plate site must be wrong.
Exiv96 ◊ 2009-11-27 21:50	Maybe it was built in late 1991 just before the change to the second gen. Bighorn/Trooper/Monterey, and that last batch waited until 1992 to sell out in the UK.
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2009-11-27 21:53	Exactly, which would still make it a 1992 model in Britain...
tonkatracker ◊ 2009-11-27 22:02	TheHeartbreakKid15 wrote Exactly, which would still make it a 1992 model in Britain... So you are saying that a model built in late 1991 would be considered a 1992 in the UK? i thought that the UK didn't use model years
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2009-11-27 22:10	Ooh yes we do...if you type the number plate into a a website it gives you the Year of Manufacture or Model Year, hence why this is 1992 in Britain. -- Last edit: 2009-11-27 22:11:54
tonkatracker ◊ 2009-11-27 22:14	no offense to you but I think i am going to have to wait for a second opinion from someone else that lives in the UK. I have seen way to many posts on here that said a car was manufactured late in the year, for example December of 1996 and it was considered a 1996 in the UK I think what has probably happened here is that this was a late 1991 that was sold in Feb of 1992 and when they entered the info they accidentally typed 1992 as the year of manufacture -- Last edit: 2009-11-27 22:16:43
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2009-11-27 22:15	Certain ones are.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2009-11-27 22:36	Quote I think what has probably happened here is that this was a late 1991 that was sold in Feb of 1992 and when they entered the info they accidentally typed 1992 as the year of manufacture Remember that we use dd/mm/yy in Europe. "02 04 1992" is 2nd April 1992. -- Last edit: 2009-11-27 22:36:59
tonkatracker ◊ 2009-11-27 22:47	Yea I forget us Americans have to do everything different. I am still wondering if a Vehicle built in Japan in 1992 could have made it to the dealership and to it's first owner by April of the same year.
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2009-11-27 22:48	I doubt it would take 5 years to get here.
tonkatracker ◊ 2009-11-27 22:52	no need to be a smart a**, I am not saying it took 5 years, If you look at my previous post I said it was probably a 1991 -- Last edit: 2009-11-27 22:52:28
TheHeartbreakKid15 ◊ 2009-11-27 22:57	I wasn't being a smartass, I'm just saying that car makers/importers usually have a lot of excess stock left over when a newer model is introduced. So they sell the rest of the older models on as new models so they can get shot of them all.
Sunbar ◊ 2009-11-27 23:41	tonkaTRACKER wrote no offense to you but I think i am going to have to wait for a second opinion from someone else that lives in the UK. I have seen way to many posts on here that said a car was manufactured late in the year, for example December of 1996 and it was considered a 1996 in the UK I think what has probably happened here is that this was a late 1991 that was sold in Feb of 1992 and when they entered the info they accidentally typed 1992 as the year of manufacture All mass market manufacturers use the same model year designations. Any vehicle built before the annual closure is of the same manufacturing/calendar year. Any model change retooling is carried during the two or three weeks plant closure and following that the following years model is produced. (A similar 'half year' model introduction would occur in April.) Cars made from August onwards would go on sale September or October so that's when the dealer see the model year change. So the UK practice of recognising model years is no different, except that with shipping imports into the UK the model years can be (but is not always) later by some months but not years. The data that the DVLA uses is all generated by the car dealer when selling the car for the first time. I would say the date of manufacture is therefore very unreliable. Its possible to generate the actual manufacturing date from the chassis number but the dealer is not obliged to use it. Its obviously easier to sell cars if the dealer says the car is somewhat newer than it actually is. The date of first registration is generally the most important to the dealer and the customer. If then the car has been stored in a compound due to over-supply for up to a year this can been 'hidden' by the importer or the dealer quite commonly. It happens.
tonkatracker ◊ 2009-11-28 00:03	okay so now I am really confused, The Jeep in this link would be a 1997 in the US (and in the UK by what you say) but it is Listed as a 1996. So what should it be a 96 or 97?? /vehicle.php?id=88405
Sunbar ◊ 2009-11-28 11:33	tonkaTRACKER, I've added the actual DVLA data for the Jeep you referenced and my own comments about the model year. I hope this helps.
tonkatracker ◊ 2009-11-28 23:34	Thanks
tali ◊ 2009-12-02 01:39	That Trooper probably one of last registered in UK- although i would not be suprised if there is a J reg around

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1991 Isuzu Trooper 2.8 Turbo Diesel Series I [UBS55]

1991 Isuzu Trooper [UBS55] in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 1.10

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