What A Girl Wants...

(posted by Ange)

We all know that when a woman asks a question, there is a certain, specific answer she has in mind. She will deny this and beg for honesty, but this is just a front. Example: "How do I look?" Expected answer: "Fabulous". Example: "Do I look fat in this dress?" Expected answer "Noooo! You look as thin as (insert Supermodel of the day)". Example: "Where should we go for dinner?" Expected answer: Well, you better know where she wants to go!!!! Are we getting the picture here?

So when I ask "Can I buy a car in Germany, register and insure it, and then drive it around Europe for 6 months?" The answer I want is "YES!!!"

Enter Dietmar, my hero, the man who knows how to answer my question. Who is Dietmar you ask, and where did you find this knight in shining armour? And more importantly, is Dave still in the picture?

Dietmar is a "travel expert" whom I found on Travellerspoint, a travel forum on the web. Dietmar tells me "yes" there is no problem buying a car in Germany to drive around Europe. He tells me there are two options for registration:

1. an Überführungskennzeichen", which is a registration you put on a car if you buy it in Germany but intend to bring it to another country.

2. a "Saisonkennzeichen", which is a seasonal registration one could get for 6 months.

(Question: why do the Germans have to use so many damn consonents???)

I believe there is also a normal registration we could get allowing us to drive through the EU. My good friend Dietmar provided a wealth of other information and suggested that since he lives near Frankfurt, he could help us with our purchase if he is around at the time of our arrival. Or maybe he just wants to meet a cute Canadian girl. ha ha ha

But alas, Dave remains my real hero and knight in shining armour, and is most certainly in the forefront my picture!

And no, I will not take any no's to the car question for answer!