FasterMonkey
19-02-2007, 04:04
Hi,
Newbie here with some non-technical, but bug specific, questions so this is probably the forum to ask in.
My name is Jeroen and I'm Dutch but have almost always lived buitenlands - currently in Wichita, Kansas in the USA. Learned to speak & read Dutch from my parents but never had lessons so haven't learned to write it yet & have to look in a dictionary for the spelling of most word :redface: Feel free to reply in Dutch as I need all the practice i can get. I may be moving to the Netherlands (or at least Europe) late this year or next. This is mostly to be closer to my parents as they are getting old & I miss them.
I bought a '65 bug late last year with less than 81,000 original miles (130,000 km) on it before it was garaged in 1988 by the previous owners. So far it appears to be in remarkable, original condition with minimal obvious rust except the running boards which are easy enough to replace to make it a driver. It has a replaced deck lid, old vw rebuilt engine and 1 replaced rear fender but the front & rear apron have never been hit. No major dents or rust. It had a dealer installed air-co that had long since leaked it's life blood into the atmosphere so i removed it. Whoever installed it went crazy with all the holes they drilled but that can be fixed someday. After a little work it runs long enough to drain the battery but still have lots more to do to make it a driver. Probably paid too much for it but she's mine now and I like her a lot.
I'm trying to decide what to do with it now that I want to move to Holland/Europe. How does the process work in Holland with respect to annual safety inspections & emissions testing. What costs are associated with inspections, taxes & registration. What is it like to get insurance on one (i'm 36)?
Should i even import it or maybe it would be better to sell it here and buy another over there some day. If i bring it with me it would be tempting to build a bigger engine, do some other work to it and maybe even have some bodywork done here first. Have even thought about maybe separating the body & pan to check/fix any issues and then decide about keeping or selling.
In the eyes of the law over there, is it ok to install a bigger engine or are they strict about keeping the original engine & displacement? If you install a more powerful engine do they also look for more powerful brakes or how picky are they? How about if you install something totally different such as a rotary engine from a mazda rx7 or a wrx engine? I'm not set on putting a rotary in it but it has crossed my mind - poor fuel consumption but lots of power, reliability, relatively cheap & easy over here.
Thanks in advance for any replies.
Newbie here with some non-technical, but bug specific, questions so this is probably the forum to ask in.
My name is Jeroen and I'm Dutch but have almost always lived buitenlands - currently in Wichita, Kansas in the USA. Learned to speak & read Dutch from my parents but never had lessons so haven't learned to write it yet & have to look in a dictionary for the spelling of most word :redface: Feel free to reply in Dutch as I need all the practice i can get. I may be moving to the Netherlands (or at least Europe) late this year or next. This is mostly to be closer to my parents as they are getting old & I miss them.
I bought a '65 bug late last year with less than 81,000 original miles (130,000 km) on it before it was garaged in 1988 by the previous owners. So far it appears to be in remarkable, original condition with minimal obvious rust except the running boards which are easy enough to replace to make it a driver. It has a replaced deck lid, old vw rebuilt engine and 1 replaced rear fender but the front & rear apron have never been hit. No major dents or rust. It had a dealer installed air-co that had long since leaked it's life blood into the atmosphere so i removed it. Whoever installed it went crazy with all the holes they drilled but that can be fixed someday. After a little work it runs long enough to drain the battery but still have lots more to do to make it a driver. Probably paid too much for it but she's mine now and I like her a lot.
I'm trying to decide what to do with it now that I want to move to Holland/Europe. How does the process work in Holland with respect to annual safety inspections & emissions testing. What costs are associated with inspections, taxes & registration. What is it like to get insurance on one (i'm 36)?
Should i even import it or maybe it would be better to sell it here and buy another over there some day. If i bring it with me it would be tempting to build a bigger engine, do some other work to it and maybe even have some bodywork done here first. Have even thought about maybe separating the body & pan to check/fix any issues and then decide about keeping or selling.
In the eyes of the law over there, is it ok to install a bigger engine or are they strict about keeping the original engine & displacement? If you install a more powerful engine do they also look for more powerful brakes or how picky are they? How about if you install something totally different such as a rotary engine from a mazda rx7 or a wrx engine? I'm not set on putting a rotary in it but it has crossed my mind - poor fuel consumption but lots of power, reliability, relatively cheap & easy over here.
Thanks in advance for any replies.