Hallo, mein name ist Robert
I want to come to Germany to work as a medical assistant, I want to know if I will have problems with police if I come with my car, its a 1989 320i E30 with a swapped m50 engine, any tips for a foreigner? Danke!

by Revolutionary-Fig93

15 comments

  1. Looks like you might have lots of fun with TÜV…

  2. Depending on what you did, yes. If it’s allowed like that in your country and you leavi it registered there then there’s no problem, if you want to register it here you need to go to the TüV (or any other service for Hauptuntersuchungen) and they will tell you what you can or can’t do.

  3. Probably. And the lights do also look like they need to be changed.
    Before driving your car in Germany you should visit a [TÜV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%9CV) to check what needs to be changed. Basically every modification needs to have a certificate that it can be used in Germany.

  4. “Engine swap” might already put an end to whatever you are trying to do. AFAIK you need to stick to whatever emission regulations the original car had. And that’s going to be impossible with a larger engine.

  5. To get the car registered and insured in Germany. You will probably need an *Einzelabnahme* from the TÜV who will look over all the changes made to the car and certify that the modifications are according to the German regulations. You will get a lot of documents which you must keep in the car and take along with you which prove that the car is compliant. This could get somewhat expensive.

    [https://www.tuv.com/germany/de/einzelabnahme.html](https://www.tuv.com/germany/de/einzelabnahme.html)

  6. I would leave it at home and get a cheap lease on an EV. your maintenance costs will be nothing in comparison, and the performance will be better than that old dinosaur juice burning bucket of bolts.

  8. Best keep that car in Romania. Stuff like that doesn’t fly in Germany, unless you want to indulge in extreme bureaucracy.

    Just buy a cheap, unmodified used car here.

  9. Even if your car is registered in another country…you can still be stopped and checked by the police. And depending on what you have done and is seen as not legal or would cause a danger to other drivers and traffic then you can for sure get ticketed and or your car taken away. I have seen this a couple times with cars coming from other EU countries. Even the police will give a hard time with US military personnel even though they are under the SOFA Act.

    But looks like your car is modified for sure…they are big on lighting, suspension, wheels/tires, exhaust etc.

  10. Enginge Swap?
    This Camber?

    You can do it since its a Car from outside Germany.
    For one year that IS. After that you have to Register it in Germany and then you need TÜV, and at Long Last ITS sleepy night night then because there is no way the tüv approves an engine swap. Or If they do IT will be an arduous, Long and expensive Project.

  11. As much as I like the build of your car, it will definitely not go well in Germany. Even if it’s registered in Romania it will give you lots of problems with German police, especially if you plan to live in Germany.

  12. If you have a permanent residency in Germany you need to register the car in Germany. If you are staying temporarily in Germany you can drive your car with a foreign registration for up to 6 months, after that it must be registered in Germany. And to get it registered you need to get it TÜV certified.

  13. The TÜV is going to kill you. Every part needs to have a TÜV certificate, and after they’re installed, they have to be inspected by someone. I think that only matters if you change your license plates, though. If you stick with the Romanian ones, you probably only have to get your ITP. Also, check how the car registration works.

  14. You should try to connect to the e30 community and get some direct help. If you want to register your car in Germany, it will be tricky and expensive I fear.

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