Importing a 2002 to France...any advice?

[swizman]

Thanks Nick!  

I'll need to contact the FFVE for a certificate of conformity, that's the non-EU catch. Then go through the contrôle technique and get the carte de grise through my local garage. 

 

I think it will be a little more legwork than an EU car, but that's ok.  French paperwork is a bother, but everyone involved has always been very helpful.

 

I'll definitely be joining your drive in October.  And I hope to be rolling down the Cote d'Azur late spring.  Perhaps I'll veer left at some point as well ??

 

Thanks again to you and all others who contributed to this thread and made this possible!

[swizman]

Here's Polaris classing up the village of Eymet in the Dordogne region en route back from Rotterdam.

[NickVyse]

10 hours ago, swizman said:

I'll definitely be joining your drive in October.  And I hope to be rolling down the Cote d'Azur late spring.  Perhaps I'll veer left at some point as well ??

 

pastis is waiting. I'm only 30 minutes up into the hills from the Med. Is it time for a euro bumper conversion?

[swizman]

Euro bumper conversion?  Ha ha ha... With my amateur parallel parking skills, I should perhaps keep the diving boards for another year or two ??

 

 

[Oldtimerfahrer]

I think they still use the old fashioned "contact" position sensors when parking in France or Italy...so the diving boards are good if you park on the street...There are a few videos on grand tour about that....

Andrew

[tzei]

When i was in Paris i was led to understand that it was rude & impolite to use hand brake in parking and that way hindering others to move your car (with theirs) if they needed a little bit more room. I was sad to see new cars having hugged & given a little love. Oh well, they're just cars - "c'est la vie" as they put it.

[Oldtimerfahrer]

1 hour ago, tzei said:

was led to understand that it was rude & impolite to use hand brake in parking

This was probably shared by a Parisian who lives in area where lots of tourists park on the street...who has a lot to complain about.

[NickVyse]

Had friends in Paris that taught their large dog to shit between parked cars rather than on the pavement. Great, except when you crossed the road!

[Oldtimerfahrer]

A great dis-incentivizer (sp?) to leave space...