Is it worth buying a car abroad and taking it to Russia or is it better to buy a foreign car here? In the case of buying a new car, the second option is more profitable - you win almost nothing in money, because, thanks to the policy of manufacturing concerns, new cars are sold at our place at the same price as at home, but you save yourself from unnecessary trouble.
Another thing is buying a used car. It’s no secret that a used foreign car after 8-10 years of operation in “native” conditions (with European quality of roads and excellent car service) has a better condition and appearance than it has “run” on Russian roads for 2-3 years. In addition, in Western countries it is not customary to operate machines for many years. After a year or two of operation, the machine is rapidly becoming obsolete morally and, having an excellent appearance and technical condition, can be sold for almost symbolic money. What our enterprising compatriots willingly use - because even taking into account all the hassle and expenses of the road, searching, buying and customs clearance, such a car will cost less than a similar quality bought in Russia.
The undisputed leader among the countries from which it is worth bringing cars is Germany - the quality of German cars does not need recommendations. Therefore, the question of how to drive a car from Germany is one of the most popular in specialized forums.
There are two main options - to go for the purchase yourself or to entrust the purchase to an outsourcing specialist - a company engaged in professional haulage. Each option has its advantages.
The main plus of buying a car through an intermediary is that you are not burdened with a lot of inevitable troubles and ignorance of many nuances (legal and everyday) that can seriously spoil the situation at a crucial moment. Professional "drivers", as a rule, know everything about how to drive cars from Germany.
A few minuses. Firstly, these services are by no means cheap. Secondly, the entire purchase procedure (search for a suitable option, negotiation, purchase procedure, distillation and customs clearance from Germany itself) is sometimes delayed for too long. Thirdly, there is always a risk of running into an unscrupulous intermediary and being left without money and without a car. Or get a stolen car as a purchase.
To reduce such risks, it is better to deal not with a private person, but with an intermediary company with a legal address, for example, a car dealership. The company takes on the search for a suitable car for the price and quality, contacts the owner, checks the technical condition of the car and, after the customer confirms the consent to the purchase, buys the car and delivers it to the city where the customer lives. The package of services includes the execution of all documents, including at customs.
If you decide to save on the services of intermediaries and think about how to drive a car from Germany on your own, then the necessary condition is to have a good command of the language to negotiate with the car owner and fill out a lot of papers, as well as know some of the subtleties of the purchase procedure. Search for a car should be carried out on specialized sites, the database of which is updated daily. Advertisements for sale on such resources are placed both by the car owners themselves and by resellers. But a lot of visitors visit such sites every day, and suitable options are parsed quite quickly.
You can also find out how to drive a car from Germany with the least moral and financial losses at auto forums. You can immediately book your favorite car online. Information about the route to the place of your purchase and vice versa (for this there are special interactive maps) where the cheapest hotels and guarded parking lots are located, will also be useful.
How to drive a car from Germany and not go broke at the same time?
If you are going to look for a car in the markets and car dealerships in Germany, you should know that the prices in car dealerships (auto houses) are higher than in the market by 10-20%, but it is customary to bargain there too. But the risk of buying a stolen car is minimal, and at the border there is an opportunity to return VAT on a tax-free system.
The largest car market in Europe is located in the German city of Essen, and car markets in Munich and Cologne are also popular. German markets, as a rule, work on weekdays, on Saturday - until noon, Sunday - day off. Plan your trip with this in mind.
Travel expenses include the purchase, registration, insurance and transit numbers (their cost is 150-200 euros), as well as the cost of the hotel, meals, bus ticket to the destination (about 80 euros) and travel expenses. The cost of a Schengen visa at the German consulate is about 70 euros.
It is necessary to check the availability of inspection, the correct labeling of the car, clarify the seller’s data and issue a purchase invoice. In Germany, re-registration is not required to sell a car , and it is better to stock up with some kind of document (seller’s receipt of a voluntary transaction) so that there are no problems with the traffic police.