What to bring back from Germany

[granth]

I have a buddy that is going home for the holidays to germany is there anything worth while to bring back? Seems like you can most things in the US at or about the same cost?

There must be some deals in the Dutchland!

thanks

grant

[KFunk]

some euro 74-76 bumpers and an E21 323i 5-speed transmission?!?

carry-on!

[robspeed]

I have a buddy that is going home for the holidays to germany is there anything worth while to bring back? Seems like you can most things in the US at or about the same cost?

There must be some deals in the Dutchland!

thanks

grant

a MAD F*&@#$*^%)@!)@#$%)*&%@!)ING HANGOVER!!!!

or how bout surprise us... id get on that ebay.de right now and maybe pick up the stuff over there... find out where the cool used parts joints is at, scope the rare euro pieces, maybe some german-market SCHRICKS.... *and* the hangover... ;-p

[Guest Anonymous]

One of each of the front air dams for a 2002 from Michael Cahsel and several close ratio trannies each for 323i and 320i and a Z-I

[oz_tom]

Look for some rare Alpina stuff or Turbo stuff. Euro turn signals are small and you could bring back a few of those. Bumpers, as mentioned. Ebay.de I think is the way to go.

Tom

[Guest Anonymous]

I had a friend bring back a Schrick 292 and valve springs, much cheaper there and no shipping.

[Armond]

What about Euro License plates and mounts. With the registration stickies of course.

[_z_]

Put me an order for a nice hot Fräulein who does car body work and likes to weld

[Noel]

There are some very nice analog clocks for the dash on the e30. Fits into the hole for the inevitably non-functional OBC. A lot more useful and attractive. They go for $28 shipped here, I'm guessing they must be substantially cheaper there.

[ccr2002]

I found some awesome stuff from a place in germany that does restorations of bmws and porsches...they sell a lot on ebay...maybe you could contact them and have your friend drop by and pick something up.

their email is Ikark@gmx.de....they have all kinds of NOS stuff.

ccr

[RandyMolson]

I usually bring a few bottles of Italian Barolo and a few Rheingau Auslese and Eiswein. Plus, I bring back so many Ritter Sports, I can count on having my luggage opened up for C4 inspection. Can't beat the Euro chocolate.

[Mike Self]

and beer bottles) or gels (including jelly--see below) home in your carry on luggage...even stuff you buy at the airport duty free stores have to be transferred to your checked luggage when you pick it up for customs at the US arrival airport.

I had to do that with two (obviously dangerous) jars of mango marmalade I bought at the airport in Managua, Nicaragua last week. At first they weren't gonna let me take it on the plane until I pointed out it was bought in the airport and that was OK per their own sign (in English and Spanish) right there at the checkpoint.

Fortunately the luggage gorillas didn't break the jars whilst banging my suitcase around between Houston and Columbus...

mike