Foreign cars

[miss.p]

If you live overseas (preferably in Europe) what kind of car do you drive?
If you bought it over there, how expensive was it?
Also, do you have to test for a drivers license over there? I was told about something called an International Driver's permit you can get for $15 through AAA. Is that the same thing?

[judith]

we bought a car thru the aafes car sale it was the same price like it would be in the states its a mustang!
it deosnt really matter what car you will have.if your willing to pay a lot on gas.
yes you will have to test again!it will be arround 10 euro if im right.you will just have to make the written test thats all.
we are in germany if you have any more questions

[Sophie*]

I'm applying for an international driver's licence - there's not much to it. You do need it to drive in the UK, at least - not sure about other countries. I used to drive a Nissan Micra - it's very cheap, safe and reliable. I drive a Mercedes A class now, which is a little more expensive but a nice car to drive! I also have a Mini which is cheap to run and a lot of fun to drive. You can get cars here for under $2000 easily, and even cheaper on the continent.

[Jennifer]

I had to get a translation license. It is free through the base.
We bought a BMW here, and it was cheaper than you would pay in the states. They are very nice.

[miss.p]

Originally Posted by Jennifer I had to get a translation license. It is free through the base. We bought a BMW here, and it was cheaper than you would pay in the states. They are very nice.

That's what I'm hearing. We aren't taking our car over there because we don't want a huge American thing, haha. I keep hearing about BMWs. We will be going to Germany.

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by sage That's what I'm hearing. We aren't taking our car over there because we don't want a huge American thing, haha. I keep hearing about BMWs. We will be going to Germany.

We brought ours over and it's just too freaking huge. We bought one BMW, it was great....it just died of old age. We are buying another one this year and will probably get a nice enough one to ship back to the states and convert.

[miss.p]

Originally Posted by Jennifer We brought ours over and it's just too freaking huge. We bought one BMW, it was great....it just died of old age. We are buying another one this year and will probably get a nice enough one to ship back to the states and convert.

Around how much for BMWs? I've heard 3-4 thousand. How used it that? I'm fine with a used one. It just needs to last us 4-5 years. I just want to have an idea of how much we'll be paying. Do you buy it through the base?

[Elizabeth]

We have a 1990 something VW Passat. It runs fine and we bought it for a dollar. Other places are much nicer, but here in Sicily your car gets tore up! People bring big new SUVs over here or buy brand new cars through the NEX and they get dented and scratched in no time. Ours does the trick for here; we like to travel and never have a problem fitting our lil car down the skinny roads here in IT.

[miss.p]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth We have a 1990 something VW Passat. It runs fine and we bought it for a dollar. Other places are much nicer, but here in Sicily your car gets tore up! People bring big new SUVs over here or buy brand new cars through the NEX and they get dented and scratched in no time. Ours does the trick for here; we like to travel and never have a problem fitting our lil car down the skinny roads here in IT.

Yeah we will be doing a lot of travel! I've never been to Germany but I have been to Italy and the one thing I remember is how narrow the roads were. So I definitely don't want to bring an American car over.

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by sage Around how much for BMWs? I've heard 3-4 thousand. How used it that? I'm fine with a used one. It just needs to last us 4-5 years. I just want to have an idea of how much we'll be paying. Do you buy it through the base?

We're getting a 1994 for 4,500 or so...and in excellent condition. We are buying it through the lemon lot/MVRO here(where all vehicles are registered).