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 !!! ThatĀ“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 donĀ“t sellsthe Dodge RAM ineurope.
Then i have found myRAMviawww at a US Import Car Dealer in Austria:
used car, 56000 km - not miles, itĀ“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

 

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!

 

Guten Tag, Heiko!! I lived in Germany for almost 10 years......welcome to the site!!

Dusty

 

welcome to DF... nice truck...

 

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 Kƶln and DĆ¼sseldorf,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 itĀ“s a wishgoing once on holydaythere.

.... first I need experience howto buytuning parts in the usa, hehehe :-)

so long
Heiko

 

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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Hi VA4MEDS,

thank you for the nice posting.
Yes, Germany is ok but unfortunately, everything is regulated very strictly.
Sometimes i hate it here -itĀ“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 "TƜV"- 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 CaptĀ“n" in our forum,
an he helped me to take the RAM on the streets - YES !!!

so long...

Heiko

 

Welcome to D.Forum.

 

Welcome to the forum!