Buying and Driving a Vintage Car in Europe – Episode 1: Purchase, Registration and Insurance

Have you ever dreamed of having your own Top Gear-style adventure: buying a vintage, cool, and questionably reliable car then driving it around Europe? If you are a non-EU citizen, this can be very tricky to do. But in this video series, I will tell you how I did it as an American who was able to successfully buy, register, insure, drive, repair, and enjoy a 1995 Audi RS2 all around Europe!

This adventure was inspired by a trip my wife and I took five years ago, when we shipped our 1990 964 911 to Europe and drove it 20,000 miles from the Arctic Circle to the Targa Florio in Sicily. We now have a three-year-old, so I wanted a way to recreate our vintage 911 adventure in a car that can fit the whole family. There was only one solution: the Audi RS2!

The first video in this series covers how I purchased, registered, and insured the car. Stay tuned for the upcoming episodes that chronicle our adventures and mishaps. It has all been worth it to have a unique European automotive experience in one of my dream cars!


Links to the websites mentioned:

Transit license plates in the EU
https://www.evz.de/fileadmin/Media/PD...

mobile.de German car classifieds
https://www.mobile.de/

autoscout24 European car classifieds
https://www.autoscout24.com/


Special thanks to:

Classic Cars Dornstetten, from which I purchased the car. Alexander, the sales manager, is the best car salesperson I have ever worked with! He was very forthright about all the details and did his best to prep the car to be as reliable as possible.
https://classic-cars.de/

QuattroSport, where I had my first experience driving an RS2. Collin is your man for finding your dream Audis or VWs. He gave me tons of advice on buying my RS2 and has provided many tips for figuring out how to diagnose and fix a few issues.
https://quattrosportmotors.com/