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| 2065.1 | Depends... | EUSEBE::STURT | Totally wired | Thu Apr 15 1993 09:13 | 12 |
| It depends on whether she's coming over on a permanent basis or not. If
she intends to have the car registered in France - which I wouldn't
recommend - she might have to put up with a lot of red tape.
If she comes over as a tourist, then there is no problem at all. She
will not have to obtain a licence or anything.
If I were you, I'd contact the French embassy or your local consulate
for more reliable and detailed information.
Salut,
Edward
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| 2065.2 | Pointer | ULYSSE::MILDER | Nihil obstat | Thu Apr 15 1993 09:45 | 5 |
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Lots of stuff on this topic in BONNET::VALBONNE... KP7 magic enabled.
-maarten.
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| 2065.3 | If not a short term temporary stay | VARDAF::CHURCH | Dave Church@VBE (DTN 828-6125) | Thu Apr 15 1993 14:00 | 32 |
| Steve,
As has already been pointed out/asked is it a perm. or temp. stay, if
temp. how long?
If not a short term temp. stay then...
I would start off but getting your sister-in-law to contact Chrysler
France (if they don't exist then try their HQ in the US). Ask for
details as to what is required in France from a car modification point
of view.
I imported a Toyota Corrola from Germany, when I relocated from Munich
to Valbonne, and I contacted their French HQ in Paris to get all the
details I could before coming over, including checking the cost of
paper work as they had to supply a few things which I then had to give
to the French authorities before they gave it the rubber stamp and
signed on the dotted line. Also try and check out how many (authorized)
garages in the Paris area can/will actually work on such a car and also
keep in mind the cost of maintenance/repairs and the biggy is Car
Insurance which can really get bumped with a "foreign" car (Jap cars
get a nice mark up over here due to the "cost" of spare parts).
As has already been pointed out the Valbonne notes conferences contains
a lot of info (plenty of "don't attempt it" type messages) but if you
plan far enough ahead and make sure you get as much down in writing as
possible including the costs which can be incured plus figure in the
hassle factor (which can range from insignificant, as was my case, to a
major headache which can then lead onto the "why did I bother type
thoughts).
Dave
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| 2065.4 | A start.... | RUTILE::BISHOP | Completely wasted | Fri Apr 16 1993 12:16 | 22 |
| There are Chrysler dealers in France, and insurance prices don't seem to bad
for the cars. Most (if not all) Chrysler cars have been accepted by the
French goverment and therefore put on the list of available cars so you won't
have problems with insurance/parts etc...
Try these Parisian numbers for more details (if you want). They're all Chrysler
dealers... i don't know if any speak English or not (i would presume so). Also
check whether or not they would be willing to insure an American registered
car. I know the ones down here insure UK registered cars no problems.
Dizier (16.1) 42.27.23.10
Manin (16.1) 42.08.30.17
Sonauto Levallois (16.1) 42.67.66.95
47.39.97.40
Force (16.1) 46.07.97.94
PS. 16.1 is for PARIS.
Regards,
Lewis.
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| 2065.5 | Thanks | HEAT::BOLD | That is a definite maybe | Fri Apr 16 1993 15:33 | 11 |
| Thanks for the help. The Valbonne Note has more than enough
information.
My sister-in-law is going to Paris for the US State Department and work
in the Embassy for 4 years. I will share all this information with
her, but told her that she needs to claim diplomatic immunity to get
out of as much bureaucracy as possible.
Thanks for the information and pointers.
Steve
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