South African import, I am about to get a similar car in the next few months but on a Y registration
Cannot see that it is an import, as it would be a lot later registration date but still on a age related plate as they work from date of manufacture not when it lands in the uk.
I had a Honda once that was an import, the date of first registration in the uk was Feb 06 but it was on a 1999 V plate.
The T reg to me still looks like a car that has stuck around in a dealers.
Did the South African market have the VR as well, all the ones I have see have been 8v's with really strange spec like 1.8 engines, autos etc.