RAM Driver from Germany
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From: Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia, GERMANY
RAM Driver from Germany
Hi there,
my name is Heiko. I am 33 years old and come from Germany.
Since the year 2000( remember CruiserY2K :-) it has been a dream of me,
to have an original, american fullsize Pick Up Truck.
So, two years ago, ihave realizedmy dream and bought a
2001 RAM 1500 Quad Cab 4WD, Laramie SLT + with the 5,9 litre Magnum V8engine.
YEAH !!! That´s my way of life !!!
It was not easy to get such a truck, because you cannot order a Dodge RAM
overa officialChrysler Dealer in Germany.Chrysler don´t sellsthe Dodge RAM ineurope.
Then i have found myRAMviawww at a US Import Car Dealer in Austria:
used car, 56000 km - not miles, it´s a canada model, firsthand in top condition.
Thetruck was 2001 sold and exported to Austria as a "new, unusedcar"
(i hope you understandwhat i want to tell you*lol* )
Then I have bought the truck in Austria, imported to germany and modified
to getthe german vehicle registration certificate - you call it "title" in the usa
( a hard work - the motor vehicle lawisvery crazy here)
I like pimping my ride,need some technical informations
and would like to establish new contacts to nice people from the united states.
By the way: i am a member of the moderator-group in the first
and biggest german Dodge-Forum
Last but not least: i want to have fun in this forum and try to brush up my english,
so please forgive me ifi writebull**** *lol*
Greetz CruiserY2K
... and this is my truck in current optic
my name is Heiko. I am 33 years old and come from Germany.
Since the year 2000( remember CruiserY2K :-) it has been a dream of me,
to have an original, american fullsize Pick Up Truck.
So, two years ago, ihave realizedmy dream and bought a
2001 RAM 1500 Quad Cab 4WD, Laramie SLT + with the 5,9 litre Magnum V8engine.
YEAH !!! That´s my way of life !!!
It was not easy to get such a truck, because you cannot order a Dodge RAM
overa officialChrysler Dealer in Germany.Chrysler don´t sellsthe Dodge RAM ineurope.
Then i have found myRAMviawww at a US Import Car Dealer in Austria:
used car, 56000 km - not miles, it´s a canada model, firsthand in top condition.
Thetruck was 2001 sold and exported to Austria as a "new, unusedcar"
(i hope you understandwhat i want to tell you*lol* )
Then I have bought the truck in Austria, imported to germany and modified
to getthe german vehicle registration certificate - you call it "title" in the usa
( a hard work - the motor vehicle lawisvery crazy here)
I like pimping my ride,need some technical informations
and would like to establish new contacts to nice people from the united states.
By the way: i am a member of the moderator-group in the first
and biggest german Dodge-Forum
Last but not least: i want to have fun in this forum and try to brush up my english,
so please forgive me ifi writebull**** *lol*
Greetz CruiserY2K
... and this is my truck in current optic
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RE: RAM Driver from Germany
WOW!! great looking truck!! what part of deuschland are you from? my aunt and uncle live in Stuttgart and own a very popular restaurant called 'Sportheim Sirnau' and i have another uncle in Frankfurt who own a restaurant as well! hav fun on this site! theres a lot of information on here! wilkommen!
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From: Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia, GERMANY
RE: RAM Driver from Germany
Hi guys,
many thanks for the warm welcome [sm=smiley20.gif]
@HighDuke1911:
i do not live nearly to Stuttgart or Frankfurt, i live in the west of Germany,
( North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW )
Mytown is called Goch near the dutch limit.
The next great towns are Köln and Düsseldorf,perhaps you know the german " Ruhrgebiet"
@dustyloins:
You live for almost 10 years in germany ? ... but the cars were too small here
and therefore you have gone back into the usa, right ?? [sm=smiley36.gif][sm=smiley36.gif] *LOL*
i understand you well - only junktrucks here
Ihave never visited the united states yet,
but it´s a wishgoing once on holydaythere.
.... first I need experience howto buytuning parts in the usa, hehehe :-)
so long
Heiko
many thanks for the warm welcome [sm=smiley20.gif]
@HighDuke1911:
i do not live nearly to Stuttgart or Frankfurt, i live in the west of Germany,
( North Rhine-Westphalia, NRW )
Mytown is called Goch near the dutch limit.
The next great towns are Köln and Düsseldorf,perhaps you know the german " Ruhrgebiet"
@dustyloins:
You live for almost 10 years in germany ? ... but the cars were too small here
and therefore you have gone back into the usa, right ?? [sm=smiley36.gif][sm=smiley36.gif] *LOL*
i understand you well - only junktrucks here
Ihave never visited the united states yet,
but it´s a wishgoing once on holydaythere.
.... first I need experience howto buytuning parts in the usa, hehehe :-)
so long
Heiko
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RE: RAM Driver from Germany
Gutten Tag, Heiko.
Willkommen in der Nachbarschaft Dodge Forum[/align][/align]Nice looking truck.[/align]
I was with the Army stationed in Nelligen Kaserne, near Stuttgart from 1967-1972. My mother came over to the US from Berlin. My Father's parents came from Frankfurt.We spoke mostly German until I was 8 because Oma didn't speak English.I reallyloved your beautiful country while I was there.
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Willkommen in der Nachbarschaft Dodge Forum[/align][/align]Nice looking truck.[/align]
I was with the Army stationed in Nelligen Kaserne, near Stuttgart from 1967-1972. My mother came over to the US from Berlin. My Father's parents came from Frankfurt.We spoke mostly German until I was 8 because Oma didn't speak English.I reallyloved your beautiful country while I was there.
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From: Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia, GERMANY
RE: RAM Driver from Germany
Hi VA4MEDS,
thank you for the nice posting.
Yes, Germany is ok but unfortunately, everything is regulated very strictly.
Sometimes i hate it here -it´s toocrazy.
For example ifyou wants to drive aUS Pick Up Truckin Germany.
It was a great effort toget thegerman title for the Dodge,
for example the lights had to be modified, the towing group and electrichad ro chanced,
in addition, I needed special approvals for the front guard, the headlamps,
cornerlights, taillights, exhaust system, waste gas values and much more.
The german "TÜV"- a kind oftechnological supervision organization for motor vehicles
told me, that there are no German check character exist.
Logical !!! -- it is an import car!
But than i found a cool guy, we call him "The Capt´n" in our forum,
an he helped me to take the RAM on the streets - YES !!!
so long...
Heiko
thank you for the nice posting.
Yes, Germany is ok but unfortunately, everything is regulated very strictly.
Sometimes i hate it here -it´s toocrazy.
For example ifyou wants to drive aUS Pick Up Truckin Germany.
It was a great effort toget thegerman title for the Dodge,
for example the lights had to be modified, the towing group and electrichad ro chanced,
in addition, I needed special approvals for the front guard, the headlamps,
cornerlights, taillights, exhaust system, waste gas values and much more.
The german "TÜV"- a kind oftechnological supervision organization for motor vehicles
told me, that there are no German check character exist.
Logical !!! -- it is an import car!
But than i found a cool guy, we call him "The Capt´n" in our forum,
an he helped me to take the RAM on the streets - YES !!!
so long...
Heiko
