"Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish" (mrfist)
06/10/2014 at 12:15 • Filed to: None
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"Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish" (mrfist)
06/10/2014 at 12:15 • Filed to: None | 0
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My parents are about to move out here and I'm trying to convince them to get this, it would be perfect for shuttling the family about Europe for the next couple years. Opinions?
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KatzManDu
> Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish
06/10/2014 at 12:30 |
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You're in the Deutschland? I'm about to head out for Belgium for a 4 year contract myself.
EDIT: Just re-read the ad
DANGER WILL ROBINSON!
When cruising the classifies for Euro beaters, beware the following statement(s) which are in your ad:
selling only for EXPORT ! GERMAN OR US TÃœV/ US-INSPECHTION POSSIBLE !
Bad news, bro. That means it is out of inspection or failed its last inspection. The EU is pretty hard-core about annual vehicle inspections. They have different names. In Germany the TUV does it, in Belgium & France it's called Control-Technique (as I've learned.) In the UK it's called the MOT.
That's the problem with cheap cars in the Europeland. They may be extra cheap because the owner knows it won't pass its upcoming inspection or that it may have already failed the prior one. They do serious testing that may include a dyno to verify power output, suspension tests, and of course emissions. They check all the lights, etc. Go watch an episode of Wheeler Dealers where they get a car to rebuild it and then have to get it MOT ready to go through the UK's version of the inspection.
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Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish
> KatzManDu
06/10/2014 at 13:46 |
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Damn, I didn't catch that. I had a beater 318i when I first got here and I had to fix a shitload of stuff before it would pass, shocks, hood latch, headlight alignment, and the blinkers. I ended up selling it because it kept having issues, now I drive a fieSTa so all is well.
And you will have a blast out here in Europe, I've only been here for a year and I have what'll hopefully be another 3 if everything gets approved.