I just had a pair of Germans come to look at the '67 912 I have for sale. They paid a lot of attention to the 6x15 Fuchs on the car, which weren't originally sold on the 912, only the 911. One of them noted:
"Ze vheels, zey are not legal for ze car..."
I thought this was just an English problem, so I agreed that they weren't original, and not originally equipped, and that I had a set of steel wheels for the car, too.
Later,
"You know, ve cahn't register ze car wiz zeez vheels..."
A light bulb went on..."Maybe not in Germany, but there's no problem here..."
Clearly, they were just visiting, and looking to buy a cheap 911 or 912 to take back to Germany. The TUV inspectors (how do I do the umlaut?) would reject the car because the car wasn't originally sold with 6x15 wheels, only 4.5x15 and 5.5x15. Yow!
No bling, bling in the Fatherland...
Anyway, they decided they weren't interested, and were really looking for a 911.
Fortunately, I think I sold the car earlier today to some other guy. We'll find out on Monday if he shows up with money.
I think he's gonna.
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Hope so.
A different guy made an offer today, and he is ALSO intending to take it to Germany. He'll be taking the "legal" steel wheels I have so the TUV will let him register it.
well, I'm Austrian not German, but I know most of the car licencing laws from my neighbours
be sure that there's no problem to get a 912 with 6x15 street legal in Germany
I suggest that these german guys just tried to lower the prize with this trick
in Austria it *is* a problem to get a historic car street legal with any stuff that wasn't originally available
but in Germany it's even street legal to get a teener on the road with 7 and 8x15 or 6x16 or even a -4 with 3.2 -6
Gustl
how do they get away with those german look/cup car style superbeetles? tricked out t-3s. how the hell do the RUF cars get legal for the street. when i was stationed in germany i owned a tanus van for awhile. it was licenced, and considered road worthy when i bought it from a german national. i failed the inspection 3 times and i was . then i got the tip. a 1/2 gallon jug of jim beam on the floor in a bag and there was no problem.
k
weird story...
I'm not TüV expert, but AFAIK, TüV will allow them if the wheels fit inside the wheelwells and don't rub anywhere on the body
15 x 6 is not exaclty a "wild" wheel combo...
Just run fake Swisse plates, never raise an eyebrow.
M
QUOTE (Gustl @ Feb 11 2006, 10:57 PM) |
well, I'm Austrian not German, but I know most of the car licencing laws from my neighbours be sure that there's no problem to get a 912 with 6x15 street legal in Germany I suggest that these german guys just tried to lower the prize with this trick in Austria it *is* a problem to get a historic car street legal with any stuff that wasn't originally available but in Germany it's even street legal to get a teener on the road with 7 and 8x15 or 6x16 or even a -4 with 3.2 -6 Gustl |
So three guys from Europe go car hunting in California. Two of them go look at a car and tell the owner that a bunch of things are wrong with it. The third guy comes along later and offers him some $$ He throws in some extras to make the deal right...................
I think I'd drive over to his hotel and have a beer with him and his buddys
QUOTE (lapuwali @ Feb 12 2006, 05:40 PM) |
Given Andy's description of the German licensing laws, it's hard to imagine the Austrians are even more strict... |
QUOTE (lapuwali @ Feb 11 2006, 05:25 PM) |
....The TUV inspectors (how do I do the umlaut?) ..... |
QUOTE (lapuwali @ Feb 12 2006, 10:40 AM) |
and it leaks perhaps a dime-sized (about 30mm) spot every few days. |
QUOTE (GWN7 @ Feb 12 2006, 08:48 AM) |
So three guys from Europe go car hunting in California. Two of them go look at a car and tell the owner that a bunch of things are wrong with it. The third guy comes along later and offers him some $$ He throws in some extras to make the deal right................... I think I'd drive over to his hotel and have a beer with him and his buddys |
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Ü Hold down the ALT key and type 154, then release. |
ü
On Mac's it's option-u then press u.
ÜüÜü
QUOTE (lapuwali @ Feb 12 2006, 11:41 AM) | ||
Nice theory, but... The guy that's buying it came first, and is a total SoCal surfer dude type. He's taking it to Germany because his girlfriend is German, and it's for her birthday. And the buyer is taking the steel wheels INSTEAD of the Fuchs on the car now, not in addition to. |
and ù ...
QUOTE (mikey @ Feb 12 2006, 11:54 AM) | ||
So that's how you do the umlaut thingy! TuV Oh fuch, it didn't work. |
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numbers *have* to be typed on the numeric keypad ... Ü = ALT + 0220 ü = ALT + 0252 Ä = ALT + 0196 ä = ALT + 0228 Ö = ALT + 0214 ö = ALT + 0246 ß = ALT + 0223 Andy |
We got the three missing in the alphabet! abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzåäö
Ä = ALT + 0196
ä = ALT + 0228
Ö = ALT + 0214
QUOTE (SirAndy @ Feb 12 2006, 06:57 PM) |
*have* to be typed on the numeric keypad ... Ü = ALT + 0220 ü = ALT + 0252 Ä = ALT + 0196 ä = ALT + 0228 Ö = ALT + 0214 ö = ALT + 0246 ß = ALT + 0223 Andy |
ü = first press shift + " then u (works the same with the others... e, A, o, what ever)
ß = ctrl + alt + s
QUOTE (Jeroen @ Feb 13 2006, 08:26 AM) |
ü = first press shift + " then u (works the same with the others... e, A, o, what ever) ß = ctrl + alt + s |
QUOTE (maf914 @ Feb 13 2006, 07:46 AM) | ||
How do you know this stuff? |
hmmmm ... I don't see the problem ... if I wanna type an Ü I just hit the Ü-key on my keyboard
Gustl
QUOTE (SirAndy @ Feb 13 2006, 09:18 AM) | ||||
"Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools" and open "Character Map". when you click on a special character, it'll show you the keystroke combination in the lower right corner ... Andy |
QUOTE (Gustl @ Feb 13 2006, 09:19 AM) |
hmmmm ... I don't see the problem ... if I wanna type an Ü I just hit the Ü-key on my keyboard :idea: Gustl |
QUOTE (DEC @ Feb 13 2006, 01:29 PM) |
Remember that we are Europeans in an American forum |
Wilco, are you aware of the smily I used under my comment
=> this one should express that I was joking
Gustl
I don't have a european keybord, but it is on "dutch" settings
(I don't have ü, ë, ä, ö keys either)
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hmmmm ... I don't see the problem ... if I wanna type an Ü I just hit the Ü-key on my keyboard :idea: |
QUOTE (Gustl @ Feb 11 2006, 10:57 PM) |
be sure that there's no problem to get a 912 with 6x15 street legal in Germany I suggest that these german guys just tried to lower the prize with this trick |
QUOTE (SirAndy @ Feb 19 2006, 01:49 PM) |
when i added the 8" and 9" wheels to my superbeetle, i didn't have to have a Materialgutachten for the wheels as they were brand name steel wheels, but i did have to have a Materialgutachten for my fiberglass fenders + flares (and spoilers). |
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