Hi from Germany

[Vince]

Hi all,

I'm new here and just got my new car. A nice black 2000 Cougar. :rofl:

First, my old car. A 1990 Citroen XM:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/Vincenco/New%20Car/DSC02384ac.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/Vincenco/New%20Car/DSC02388ac.jpg

And now, the new one:
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/Vincenco/New%20Car/DSC02364ac.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/Vincenco/New%20Car/DSC02378ac.jpg

I really enjoyed my first ride home with the car :biggrin: and allready made a couple of plans for changes to the car. But as you know, it isn't that easy here in Germany because of the TÜV :facepalm::crazy:

I hope to get nice support from all off you when I got technical questions. ;)

Greetings,
Vince

[erfnick1]

nice cat.. this is a great place to find a lot of info on how to and some insights on what would work grate with your car.:)

PS. you have access to body kits we cant get in the states( cause their is one over their that i want realy bad :banghead:)

[Vince]

nice cat.. this is a great place to find a lot of info on how to and some insights on what would work grate with your car.:)

PS. you have access to body kits we cant get in the states( cause their is one over their that i want realy bad :banghead:)

You're talking about the Seker-tuning Beast Body Kit? :eek::)

[erfnick1]

here is a ebay link

or just search button for r8 body kit

is this the same body kit?

[Vince]

here is a ebay link

or just search button for r8 body kit

is this the same body kit?

Yes it is :-)
You can find it here:
I heard that they have some delivery problems. I don't know if it is still the case.

[erfnick1]

ya i sent them a email asking how much shipping would be to the state just a little while ago, but I really want one . though ebay the total kit is like 1400 us. know i am waiting to see how much shipping would be to the states i am thinking around 500 to 700 dollars.

[MOMO]

dont you have to get every modification done to your car inspected?
in which case, it would suck.
thats the tuv you are talking about, right?

and welcome to NECO. Im an American living in Croatia. I had my car shipped over here. If you are ever vacationing in Croatia, i live in Istrian region. :)

[erfnick1]

whats tuv??:confused:
i live in the states i have never heard of inspections for cosmetic mods

[eikon]

Welcome to the worldwide NECO Forums!

[Vince]

dont you have to get every modification done to your car inspected?
in which case, it would suck.
thats the tuv you are talking about, right?
Yes. That's the TUV I'm talking about.
i.e.:
- selfmade angel eyes: No way!
- selfmade darkened rear lights: No way!
- Lowering springs: Has to be inspected and accepted by the TUV.
- Underfloor lights: No way!
- new rims: go to the TUV!
- body kit: meet again the TUV!
That really sucks!

and welcome to NECO. Im an American living in Croatia. I had my car shipped over here. If you are ever vacationing in Croatia, i live in Istrian region. :)
Thanks. I heard about that croatia is a good and cheap region for vacation. So maybe we'll go there somewhen. If so, it would be nice to meet.
My wife is an american. So maybe, somewhen we'll escape from the TUV and enjoy the TUV free life :rofl:

[01- coug]

Welcome to NECO.:wave:

[SkorpioLT]

wtf u cant even change your rims without a TUV inspection!!??? thats some bull... :mad: I'd hate to live there :banghead: well... welcome to the forum.. I'm happy to see more Europeans join, yay go Europe!! :biggrin:

[MOMO]

wtf u cant even change your rims without a TUV inspection!!??? thats some bull... :mad: I'd hate to live there :banghead: well... welcome to the forum.. I'm happy to see more Europeans join, yay go Europe!! :biggrin:


Actually its a good thing. How many times have you heard of guys in the States being pulled over and getting a ticket because their "mods" were illegal? (especially in Kali where even putting on an aftermarket intake could land you a ticket.)

Once you are TUV certified, you are good to go on any road. No tickets.:)

[SkorpioLT]

Actually its a good thing. How many times have you heard of guys in the States being pulled over and getting a ticket because their "mods" were illegal? (especially in Kali where even putting on an aftermarket intake could land you a ticket.)

Once you are TUV certified, you are good to go on any road. No tickets.:)


thats ture BUT getting every single detail inspected is also very irritating, plus the driver should know about what is accepted in his own state.. unless he doesnt have a valid drivers license then its understandable lol...

[Comando489]

hi! no offense, but your first car was real ugly! glad to see you upgraded! welcome to neco.

[wanderingmind]

hi! no offense, but your first car was real ugly! glad to see you upgraded! welcome to neco.

In my opinion, I wouldn't call it "ugly." It looks like a failed attempt at making a futuristic car :rofl: The wheels (rims, or lack-thereof) are awesome :biggrin:

Welcome to NECO!

[Vince]

In my opinion, I wouldn't call it "ugly." It looks like a failed attempt at making a futuristic car :rofl: The wheels (rims, or lack-thereof) are awesome :biggrin:

Welcome to NECO!

Thanks to all for the nice welcome.

Yes, the Cirtoen XM looks futuristic. I wouldn't call it ugly. It has a timeless design and looks still modern after 18 years. But the best thing in that car is the "Hydractive" suspension system (Hydropneumatic suspension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropneumatic#Hydractive_1_and_Hydractive_2))
I never drove before such a good suspension. It is like hovering over the street. :biggrin: unless you put it into sport mode which makes it hard like a kart. Look at this video at youtube to see the advantage of the suspension in slalom test: YouTube - Tiff Needell 1990 cars slalom (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2DN9Rbs8V88) :biggrin:

Regards,
Vince

[MOMO]

plus the driver should know about what is accepted in his own state..


i rest my case.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d149/sharkie17/ricer.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d149/sharkie17/ricer-48377.jpg

[MOMO]

I rode in that car... its one of the smoothest car ive ridden in...

And Vince, let me know if you have summer plans.
my car will be on a show car circuit this summer.

[jerock03]

Welcome to Neco:wave:

[Vince]

Thanks to all for the nice welcomes.

Now, I got the last papers and everything is correct. My cougar has some 40/30mm lowering springs, which were allready in there, but I didn't get the TÜV inspection certificate with my car. So I didn't know if everything is correct and I couldn't drive the car for almost one week, because in a case of an accident you can loose your insurance for driving a car which has such kind of modifications which are not checked by TÜV. I got the documents on saturday morning and everything is fine now.

Than I had my first longer ride to visit my family. So time to check out what is possible with the car on the german 'Autobahn'. I'm very impressed now, because even with having the small 2.0l zetec, the car is good for 215km/h (~134mph). I really love it :bowdown::biggrin:

Greetings
Vince

[DanoftheDead]

Willkommen