Moving to Italy

Slalom · 01-03-2011, 08:41 AM

My wife is Italian and wants to move back to her home in Abruzzo. I would like to bring my Z4 (Canadian spec - speedometer and odometer are in KM). Has anyone imported a car to Italy? Any advice? On past trips we have rented a car - mostly BMW's but sometimes Alfa's. I really like the look of the MiTo but they are Fiats underneath and after a few thousand km they get soft and lazy.

My Z4 is a 2004 but only has 44,000 km on it it is a 3.0 and apart from nav is nicely equipped. I use a TomTom for navigating when I need it.

Grazie

Blakkflame · 11-02-2013, 05:48 PM

Non ho capito bene la domanda, ma immatricolare un' auto extra-CEE é una rogna, soprattuto nei grossi DTT come Milano, anche se per lo Z4 non credo ci sia proprio da impazzire, soprattutto appoggiandosi ad un' agenzia !!

Caddyshk · 11-02-2013, 07:14 PM

WTF?

dubsesd · 11-02-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Caddyshk

WTF?

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I did not understand the question, but registering a 'car outside the EC is a bitch, above all in large DTT as Milan, although the Z4 does not think there is just to die for, especially supporting

dubsesd · 11-02-2013, 09:18 PM

Apperently it's a bitch.....haha

Blakkflame · 11-03-2013, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dubsesd

Apperently it's a bitch.....haha

Where ???

Slalom · 11-05-2013, 02:42 AM

In fact, it would have been easy to do as the only spec changes to homologate the 2004 Z4 were to have headlight washers (with Xenons) - which I have and activating the rear foglamps. The radio change is even easier as it only takes a few button presses. Since the car is Canadian spec it is already in KM.

However since I did not get any help from BMW or elsewhere, I gave the car away. I am now driving a Canadian spec M3.

Blakkflame · 11-05-2013, 04:49 AM

You shouldn' t have to ask Bmw Italy, but directly to Bmw Germany, and rely on a private agency near the border, Chiasso or Como, for example !!
The problem isn' t the spec Canadian, but the Swiss plate: because are out of Europe (also Montecarlo !!), the DTT (Italian-TUV !!) must test realy the car; with european car, ONLY the documents !!
And the controls aren' t the same in all City, also change from every single engineer that make the test: usually, MIlano it' s too hard, Bologna very easy, etc. !!!

GB7219 · 06-04-2019, 10:00 AM

Ciao ragazzi mi serve il manuale uso manutenzione z4 e85 2.0 del 2006..help!

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Blakkflame Captain 48 Rep 614 Posts Drives: Z4M - E91 MSport Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Gorgonzola (MI) - Italy iTrader: (2)	You shouldn' t have to ask Bmw Italy, but directly to Bmw Germany, and rely on a private agency near the border, Chiasso or Como, for example !! The problem isn' t the spec Canadian, but the Swiss plate: because are out of Europe (also Montecarlo !!), the DTT (Italian-TUV !!) must test realy the car; with european car, ONLY the documents !! And the controls aren' t the same in all City, also change from every single engineer that make the test: usually, MIlano it' s too hard, Bologna very easy, etc. !!! __________________
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