I'm here until 2012. I know there is another member who is PCSing here at the end of this month.

im european out (ETS and staying in germany for a long time) . cant seem to separate for going to the nurburgring lol

Here until Feb 2011. I will miss Germany but ready to move on... hopefully I can come back in the future.

I'm in Stuttgart and my contract is up at the end of 2011. The Stuttgart inspection station on Panzer only seems to care about rusty fuel lines instead of cars that have no cats.

Hope I don't miss all y'all!

Excellent - if I can get this sorted, we'll hook up

Not sure I'll be there before...where you going next?

Aight then. What about window tint???

Thanks guys!

Excellent - if I can get this sorted, we'll hook

Aight then. What about window tint???

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DEFINETLY LET ME KNOW WHEN U GET HERE
WINDOW TINT IS NOT ALLOWED ON FRONT WINDSHIELD, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. REAR DOORS AND BACK IS OK

So I'd have to strip it before getting plated thru Dept Army/DoD? Very lame. :( :-/

(sigh).

Will definately keep you posted!

You don't get your registration via the army. You get it via Germany. Yes you will have to remove your tint unless the tint is in the glass itself, which is very rare.

I had to pull mine off, it was a pain in the ass. I still have some of that sticky crap on my windows.

A rag (better yet soft steel wool) with some petroleum\gas\oil will remove everything in seconds :)

wow - that's a change. No DoD-type inspections, etc - all from host-country. Hrm...

Here's one - How do the AAFES fuel coupons work; are they still based on cylinder count of the engine?

I bought some glue remover and I just spray it on and wipe off, but I'm pretty lazy so I haven't gotten every little speck off.

You get rationed I believe 200L/mo per vehicle you have. You get a little fuel card to keep track of it and it's good at all Esso stations in Germany.

Geesh - found a copy of AE Reg 190-1. After reading the inspection checklist i'm fairly convinced to bring NO vehicles to Germany...

Draconian inspection criteria...

It's not as bad as it seems.

Going to raise the car, swap on oem tires/wheels, remove tint, and pray and hope the inspector doesn't decide there exists "Excessive wear at lever pivot or in ratchet mechanism" of my parking/hand brake.


any tailpipe-sniffer tests?

You won't need to raise your car. Mine is very low and they didn't care at all. I have aftermarket wheels too. Hell I have a CEL from my midpipe and they didn't care. It really seems to depend on who you get as an inspector, because I've heard some people get rejected for weird things and then some people seem to get away with murder.

My car is fixed. Putting on the coilovers tomorrow at Barton Barracks auto shop... Any trips planned for Hockenheimring or Nurburgring anytime soon.

I'm still waiting for my filter to get here before I hit the ring again. I still have crappy days off next month so I can only go on Tuesday or Wednesday :(

Yeah, I am slowly getting there. Still waiting for my full exhaust to get in. Pretty much taking the slow boat here because of its size.

Thanks...

I'm going to raise it only to assist in shipping it. When I shipped my Acura - albeit 17 years ago - it was beat on decently. The more mundane I make the 8 look, the less chance it gets abused. Course, I was an e2. this'll be a gs13. Different sphere of influence on stuff. Sad truth.

gawd - all this "Ring" talk has me salivating. :D Patience!!

Rank doesn't matter when you ship a POV, civilians don't care what rank you are. Be prepared for shit to get messed up, because it will! Just hope it's small things like mine and not large things like my friend who shipped his FC.

Be there in a week!!!!!!! :D: My car might actually be there already. Is anyone in here actually gonna wanna meet up sometime? I already passed my driver's test :lol: I'm ready for some German fun!!!!

I'm down to meet up any time. Send me a PM once you get in country and I'll give you my phone number. I love close to Vogelweh so I can help you pick up your car if you need.

Just let me know when, I have to check my schedule but I am definitely wanting to go.

You do get DOD inspections on base, I'm in the same boat as you. They don't have fuel coupons anymore you get a fuel card and you buy up to 400 liters for one car a month and just go to Esso's to use them.

I didn't realize throwdown answered the fuel ration card thing. But I always buy 400 liters a month. I don't know if there is a difference between military personnel vs. military contractors on buying fuel.

I'm talking about recourse. When I went to try and get things fixed back then, I was blown off. Now I'm older and in a different position, which might help. I'm old enough to not take any shit! :D

Thanks for the info guys, really!