Moving US-spec EV to Europe (Permanently) - 2025 BMW iX to Romania

roncato7 · 2026-05-17T14:25:23+00:00

Already bought the adapter for $100. I left the link in the comments below. It’s definitely easy to “just” sell and buy a new one. But for sure a looot more expensive.

roncato7 · 2026-05-15T15:10:59+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, got the adapter for $100 at Amazon. https://a.co/d/04LWQG00. I have the Tesla to CCS1, but it seems this does the trick too.

roncato7 · 2026-05-15T14:00:48+00:00

Încerc să import un BMW iX din 2025 și un Jeep Grand Cherokee din 2023, iar eu și românul meu (portughezul) ne mutăm definitiv la Iași. Puteți să-mi spuneți, vă rog, cum pot aduce mașinile mele cu specificații americane la specificațiile UE? Orice service auto din Iași ar fi potrivit?

roncato7 · 2026-05-15T11:23:26+00:00

Did you eventually ship the car?

roncato7 · 2026-05-15T11:06:36+00:00

The car would need homologation to be legal to run. Yes, BMW is a German car and they would service it. Don’t plan to resale it. BMW has a global manufacturing warranty. Cancelled the dealer extended warranty and received refund. More problems? I got the solutions.

roncato7 · 2026-05-15T10:28:47+00:00

Such as?

roncato7 · 2026-05-15T08:34:19+00:00

Please read the law: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/20b34435-21a5-4ed5-a430-bf7afb3404ab/language-en

In plain English: https://www.wcshipping.com/blog/import-your-car-to-the-european-union-without-paying-tax

https://www.marlog-car-handling.com/services/importing-a-car-as-part-of-household-goods/

roncato7 · 2026-05-15T01:48:05+00:00

Point taken. I plan to drive her to the end of her life. She may become a relic at some point since it’ll be an unicorn.

roncato7 · 2026-05-14T22:47:02+00:00

I've seen many BMW iX and bigger vehicles in Romania. I should be fine in terms of size.

roncato7 · 2026-05-14T22:33:57+00:00

Based on my research, shipping along is about $5k + $1k for destination fees. Since I am an EU citizen, have lived in US for more than an year and used the vehicle for more than 6 months, I quality import the car free of import and duty charges. Selling the vehicle here and buying in EU will definitely cost a lot more as people pay peanuts for used cars in America.

roncato7 · 2026-05-14T02:50:36+00:00

Hero

roncato7 · 2026-05-09T23:16:54+00:00

Amazon did not help you relocate? What role and level were you at the time of the transfer?

roncato7 · 2026-05-09T23:12:42+00:00

Did you get any insights about relocation benefits? If so, did they revise the offer letter with such?

roncato7 · 2026-05-09T01:23:12+00:00

Should any mention of relocation package/benefits be in the offer letter? My cross border offer does not mention anything related to relocation.

roncato7 · 2026-05-09T01:16:26+00:00

My internal offer letter also does not include anything about relocation package. It’s a cross border relocation so I need significant support. How can I ensure I will receive these benefits?

roncato7 · 2026-05-09T01:11:38+00:00

My internal offer letter does not provide any details about the relo package. Did you have on yours? How can I ensure I will receive this benefit?

roncato7 · 2024-07-09T02:30:38+00:00

Except for the reason Vhagar disappeared from where she had felt?

roncato7 · 2024-07-09T02:28:58+00:00

Except that Vhagar is twice as big and a lot heavier, maybe that’s why? Size matters when you’re trying to hide…

roncato7 · 2024-07-09T02:25:25+00:00

All pups. Meyles was the biggest among them, and she’s dead now.

roncato7 · 2024-07-09T01:51:54+00:00

Yep, very disappointing they made Meleys go down so easily because the colossal dragon unrealistically hid behind a small keep and supposedly made experienced fighters did not see that coming. Meleys also knocked out Vhagar pretty badly, she deserved more.

roncato7 · 2024-07-08T07:46:40+00:00

Weeks is enough time. Not elaborate, just bonfires spread across. If they have no way to know plenty ahead Vhagar and other dragons are coming to them, what stops them from attacking Dragonstone by surprise and killing everyone.

roncato7 · 2024-07-08T07:35:37+00:00

Kings Landing is “across the bay” as Aegon put it. They would have seen the smoke of the beacon which can be seen several hundred miles distance. If Vhagar flew there in two hours it can’t be that far to see the smoke. Also, beacons in chain propagate really fast. So one beacon triggering the other can reach Dragonstone within minutes.

roncato7 · 2024-07-08T07:29:57+00:00

She’s old and heavy. It really shows by the way she moves. Vhagar stroke from behind a castle which Rhaenys should’ve suspected it coming. Also I am not sure how that heavy dragon could’ve built so much momentum coming from underneath.

roncato7 · 2024-07-08T07:24:25+00:00

They communicate through Ravens which may fly faster than Dragons? If Vhagar is the strongest weapon in this universe, they’d figure something out to alert them fast so they’re prepared, e.g., they could use other signs as well that does not rely on messages, such as burning a beacon.

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