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11-16-2012, 11:10 PM | #2 |
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I've seen one 128i registered in Germany & perhaps available for sale mentioned on 1er-forum.de. So there is certainly some overlap with at least euro 5. Euro 4 was 130i days.
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128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, 3.73 diff, tuned by evolve ~220 whp 207 wtq(ft-lb) SAE
In-progress: //M front arm, M3 rack, e36M lip Wishlist: Coils, n55 mnts, headers, LSD, e60 finn diff "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is |
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11-17-2012, 04:30 AM | #3 |
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You should contact Tüv süd and ask them direct.
http://www.tuev-sued.de/home_en a 128i is probably Euro-4 rated as far as CO2 emissions. It probably also matters which engine the car has: N51 or N52n and IF the car is a ULEV model (CA/NY/CT, ect states). IF you are thinking about importing a car into Germany... it can be costly. Plus the older a car gets the higher they tax you over here(every year!).
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11-17-2012, 01:28 PM | #4 |
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I would be willing to bet it is. But the import tax.....whew!
I had some family pictures and the DVD sent via fed ex. $77.38 wound upcoming out to a €31.38 Zollreichnung! Imagine what a vehicle would cost.
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11-17-2012, 06:01 PM | #6 | |
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Basically anything you have shipped over to Germany (like when I order on Amazon.co.uk to my German address) IF the German Zoll (Customs) get to it first... you can count on paying about +36% on it! The package gets sent to the local customs office in your city and you have to pay the customs guys there. I can not imagine dealing with those guys with a car purchase. They are hard to deal with when the value is just a few hundred dollars. With a car transaction they are gonna be total jerks. Another reason to buy a German spec car is... US spec one series are limited to 210 kph unless they have the M-Sport option. Then they are limited to 250 kph. Also things like brake pads and tire specs are different for German spec cars. Plus some of the headlight/turn signals will need to be coded for EU specs. You might evenhaveto replace the headlights which are not cheap! ~600 euros each plus pulling off the bumper cover.
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still trying to see if I need to pay them back or tell them to get the money back from the steuer man.
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