Darudevampire's E46 325CiAM

[Darudevampire]

Hei!

My name is Rudy, 39 years of age and I've just moved to Norway from the Netherlands with my family (wife and 2 children) to the Møre og Romsdal area. Our Norwegian is still a but rusty so forgive my topic in English (I promise to get better over time!). I am not a stranger to BMW and have owned 4 BMW's in the past;

E46 316ti Compact (2008-2013)


E85 2.5iAM Roadster (2013-2016)


E93 325iAM Cabriolet (2016-2021)


And the current one is a E46 325CiAM Cabriolet which I am planning to import to Norway in a year (yes I have seen the crazy import fees). I am also an admin on a large BMW forum in the Netherlands.





Looking forward to reading your topics and sharing information. Maybe attend an event or two if you would have me.

Endret August 9, 2024 av Darudevampire

[///M-ini95]

Welcome to Norway and the forum

A blue BMW is never wrong! 

 

 

[laffe]

Nice cars👍 Regarding import fees - for cars that are 20 years or older the only tax is the VAT (25% of car value) and a scrap deposit tax (which I think is below NOK 3000).

https://www.toll.no/en/goods/motor-vehicles/importing-cars-and-other-vehicles/

[Daniel.]

Welcome

Some nice and tastefully modified cars you've had, and same goes for the current E46.

[Darudevampire]

Thanks for the welcome guys. My previous cars have been fun modifying. I always try to keep it as OEM+ as possible so only enthusiasts can spot the differences.

 

1 hour ago, laffe said:

Nice cars👍 Regarding import fees - for cars that are 20 years or older the only tax is the VAT (25% of car value) and a scrap deposit tax (which I think is below NOK 3000).

https://www.toll.no/en/goods/motor-vehicles/importing-cars-and-other-vehicles/

Hmm, sounds interesting. My car is a late 2006 model (last ones of the E46's and M54 ever made), so would be better for me to wait longer to import the car? Don't know if I can wait 2 years driving my baby in the beautiful Norsk scenery 🏔️

[laffe]

21 minutter siden, Darudevampire skrev:

 

 

Hmm, sounds interesting. My car is a late 2006 model (last ones of the E46's and M54 ever made), so would be better for me to wait longer to import the car? Don't know if I can wait 2 years driving my baby in the beautiful Norsk scenery 🏔️

There will be some additional taxes then, but nothing major from what I could see. Maybe around NOK 15000 + the VAT. For the VAT you probably need a value estimate from a dealer in the Netherlands. The lower you get this estimate the lower the VAT would be.

Endret August 5, 2024 av laffe

[laffe]

This calculator would give a good indication of the taxes:

https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/duties/cars-and-other-vehicles/importing/calculate/

[Darudevampire]

Thanks, I've used that tool before.

Contacted an import/export company in the Netherlands aswell, and told me that customs would have a big say in the total amount to pay (and would be difficult to say beforehand). I'm currently taking 40-50k NOK into account for the entire import process, anything less is a bonus.

BMW E46 325 – TAXES NOK 18.594,- + VAT NOK 28.750,-

[awt]

Welcome to the forum, and to Norway. I see you have a thing for blue convertibles. 😛

The import taxes is in steps up to the car is 20 years. The step before is 18 years, so your car is in the last step before it becomes tax free somewhere in 2026. @Fredrik 90 here on the forum have some experience regarding this, so maybe he can guide you a little bit.

[papertiger]

Welcome to the forum! Some beautiful BMWs you've had - and have. Blue BMWs are never wrong, I have one myself 😛 See that you've gone the OEM+ route, which is the same path I have been on for a few years. Really tasteful upgrades you've done. 

 

[Darudevampire]

Thanks guys.

And yes, my hobby cars need to be somewhat of a contrasting color (too many black/grey cars in the world). Believe it or not, the Z4 and E46 actually started out as grey and black;




For those interested, here the link to the modification thread of those cars (in Dutch, but the opening posts are picture heavy);
E46 316ti Compact
E85 2.5iAM Roadster
E93 325iAM Cabriolet
E46 325CiAM Cabriolet

[sveigis]

Nice cars you have 😊

[Ron Jeremy]

Welcome to Norway and this forum!
Great asset to have someone from outside the box (Norway) to contribute in here.
Your previous cars (and current) speaks volumes for your taste, so would be interesting to hear more you and your plans ahead going forward.

👍🏻

 

 

[Eystein Ose]

Hi, and welcome to the forum. In Møre og Romsdal, we have (just like the rest of the country) spring and autumn meet-ups with BMWCCN. The locations have varied a bit, but in recent years they have been held in Ålesund or Molde. The easiest way to stay updated is to follow "BMW Car Club Norway Møre og Romsdal" on Facebook.

[mr.pingu]

Nice to see a fellow dutchy and not least also 2 beautiful cars. Little bit jealous on your Z4, it looks fabulous  I think, from my experience atleast, Norwegian is not that hard, you will get there. Mabye little bit harder to get hang of in Molde, I am still having little bit more trouble understanding people from there 🙈