Does anyone know anything about this LHD coupe?

Hello, this is my first post here. I came across this wonderful site while feverishly seeking information on another vehicle. On four separate occasions there has been a yellow, LHD, 1998 non-turbo fiat coupe for sale on eBay, the owner of which resides somewhere in Devon. I had gathered enough information on the car the first time it was listed, but was unable to view it before the end of the auction, so I did not bid. I joined the bidding on the second occasion after receiving additional (piecemeal) details, but stopped after being outbid and cancelled the scheduled trip to view (I live far away) due to a number of peculiarities. The first thing was that the car still had Polish registration plates, despite the fact that the owner has lived in the UK for three years. How does one check out the history of such a car? It is/was a goodlooking car, but the car in the photographs seemed to have two different shades of yellow in some areas. I believe that the reserve was set quite high and this may have scared off bidders. But this time, (round 4) no-one bid on the car during the entire time it was listed. I suspect that it may be listed again if the seller is persistent and not completely frustrated, and I am really interested. Has anyone on this forum ever come across the vehicle, perhaps viewed it? Can anyone offer any advice as to how to register such a vehicle in the UK? If you are wondering why I would like a LHD car, I live in Sweden, but travel to the UK from time to time. I would hate to purchase a car only to discover that I can neither register it in the UK or in Sweden. The car in question can be viewed here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...A%3AIT&rd=1
Thanks in advance for your assistance!

Annika.

Hmm, long shot but perhaps give Mariusz on here a PM, he is pretty big in the Polish Coupe club and runs his own Coupe accessories business. Given the body kit and mods on this Coupe, he may know it/have seen it at a Polish meet.

There are others on here who know more about registering an import in the UK, but you would need some sort of official import documentation, the original Polish registration docs etc. Look at our DVLA site perhaps if you want to get it registered in the UK. As it hasn't been registered in the UK, I don't think there is any way you can check it's history in terms of accidents etc. officially apart from going from the paperwork with the car (I would think that is what may have scared off UK Ebayers as well as the high reserves in previous auctions which means buyers can buy an equivalent official UK car for the same or less money) when 3 years is a long time for it still to be on foreign plates, has it been driven at all during that time, or sat off the road?

Look at the colour match between the skirts and bodywork, or lack of colour match

The other thing is see if any other member might be more local to have look at it for you

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Look at the colour match between the skirts and bodywork, or lack of colour match

The other thing is see if any other member might be more local to have look at it for you

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The colour quality on my laptop screen isn't great, but now you come to mention it

Plus I know Annika said the owner has been in the UK for three years, but the car has obviously been to Poland and back in that time, as if those snowy photos dated Jan 2006 are in Ilfracombe, I'm a Chinaman.

Not sure what Coupe prices are like in Sweden, but I'd walk away from that car if in the UK.