I'm the Army and have orders to Bamberg Germany. I found a few good websites (www.moble.de, www.autoscout24.eu) that have a few Rx7s for sale on them. I bought a new car (2010 Mazda CX-7) a little over a year ago, so I'm having the Army ship that one to Germany(I have a wife and two kids to get around).

If somebody could help me understand the euro emissions rules and guidelines that would be great. I know that since I'm in the Military that the car I ship from the states is exempt from some of the rules and stuff, but am not to sure what will happen when I buy a car in Germany.

Also there are a few 7's that say "damaged vehicle". Do they track stuff like when the motor has been replaced and tag the car as damaged?

I'm sure I can wait till I report to Germany and find some answers, but I just wanted to see what personal experiences some other rotor heads have had while in Europe. Maybe some of you are also in the Military and can give me some answers about that side of it to?

Thanks,
kleach18

 

Any car you buy locally or bring from the states will have to be inspected on base by a German vehicle inspection. It's not as strict as the German TUV inspection which the nationals go through, but it's still pretty thorough. .

 

What branch of service are you in?

 

I'm in the Air Force

 

Bamberg, not too far to Czech

"Damaged vehicle" on mobile.de is usually crashed (and not repaired) car or with other problem, blown engine etc..
Some of us prefer to buy wrecked cars for cheap and fix them, instead of paying higher price for running car which in the end might have hidden damage anyways....

 

When you buy a car off base you have just have to worry about the on base inspection. The on base inspection can be a pain though. I know I have to take leave to convert my car over to pass the inspection. Like raising the car, swaping exhaust parts, steering wheel, etc.


Parts are not easy to get around here for 7's and can be VERY expensive. I have to order alot of parts from the states. The dealership can get you parts though.







Check out http://www.milteknik.com/ (mostly military members stationed overseas) or http://www.militarytuners.com/vbulle...play.php?f=112

 

I had my 88 GTU in Germany for about three years while in the Army. Dealers are expensive but do great work. Their shops look like operating rooms lol. You can get paperwork from your installation of that you don't have to pay the local taxes when getting stuff done at the dealer, REALLY helps. Good luck and thanks for serving.

 

Regarding emissions, over here in the Netherlands rotaries are exempt of emission checks, but I'm not sure about Germany. My father lived in Germany for years, and he needed to have a ABE (Algemeine Betriebs Erlaubnis) for every modification. This is a document proving the part or modification is considered safe and complies with all laws. If you don't have the ABE, you need to have the modification specifically checked and approved which can get very pricey.

Thank god I live in the Netherlands!