Older vehicles in Finland

[mumboman]

I've decided to sell the VW Bora I own but I don't think I'd be able to live in Kuopio for a long period of time without a vehicle(just being able to escape in a car for the weekend would probably be good) I also own a 68 VW Beetle and 72 Datsun 510SSS(Bluebird in Finland) Both vehicles are in immaculate condition, probably in better shape than when they were bought new and have no modifications. Canada requires daytime running lights so both cars are equipped. What other modifications would the cars need to be used in Finland. Any help would be great.

[Hank W.]

Not much modifications (whatever the rules were in respective years) - the VW you even can get parts for. (I have a 67 in front of my garage waiting an engine change) Its horrid in the winter - starts but no heating worth mentioning unless your exhaust transfer is in immacculate condition (and even then requires some guts to drive). The Datsun is harder for parts (it was ubiquitous, but they've all been scrapped).

However transporting one over and then paying the taxes on it is going to be slightly more, say double, what you would pay for some banger in Kuopio. What makes you imagine we don't have cars here?

BTW check out http://www.fvwa.fi/keskustelu/viewforum.php?f=16

[mumboman]

Hank will I have to pay tax on the vehicle as it's being used for personal use. Also if anybody has an old VW, Citroen or Benz for sale 50's-70's let me know

[Hank W.]

Hank will I have to pay tax on the vehicle as it's being used for personal use.

Are you from a different planet or something? In Finland there is this thing called "screwing the population". Actually if it was not for personal use, say a taxicab, you could actually skirt the taxes You can bring *a* car in as a moveable item, but the logistics really don't make it that cheap. You've read the http://www.tulli.fi pages back & forth have you? Besides which "outside the EU" the tax rules are totally different from the within EU.

[DAL]

In Finland there is this thing called "screwing the population".

Is that what egalitarianism translates to in Finnish

[Hank W.]

No, its me driving a rusty banger and whining foreigners driving with brand new Mercedes-Benzes

[mumboman]

This is a bit off the topic but do alot of people ride their bikes year round. I'm pretty sure without some type of personal transportation I will be consistently late for work. I've never been really good at catching the train or bus on time.

[Hank W.]

People do - you're from Canada, right? Ask people off the Great Slave Lake they do that.... we're at the same level of insanity here...

[Xochiquetzal]

This is a bit off the topic but do alot of people ride their bikes year round. I'm pretty sure without some type of personal transportation I will be consistently late for work. I've never been really good at catching the train or bus on time.

Neither was I, coming from Los Angeles. But the buses are so consistent and dependable that it is really easy to use the buses.

You can't ride bikes year round here. If you try to ride in the snow, you will break your gears. I had several coworkers that tried biking to work, it'd snow during the day, and then they'd try to slog through the snow with their bikes and break them or give up.

[RA]

You can't ride bikes year round here.

Oh, yes you can.

[Hank W.]

So..wheres the Escalades with 24 inch spinning rim's in Finland?

In the wet dreams magazines sold from under the counter

[mumboman]

I didn't think riding a bike would pose a huge problem a couple studded tires some goggles for the eyes and it doesn't matter how cold it gets. By the way Hank the area around Great Slave lake may very well be the coldest in the world temps are known to range in the minus 60 to minus 70 range in the winter(no gulf stream effect there)

[karo]

the area around Great Slave lake may very well be the coldest in the world temps are known to range in the minus 60 to minus 70 range in the winter(no gulf stream effect there)

Yeah, definitely not as cold here, the Gulf stream effect here works very well for us Helsinki is quite similar to Toronto, I say, except that it's darker here in winter, of course. But the worst darkness (sunrise at 9 - 9.30, sunset at 3.30) lasts only for about two months.

Sorry, I guess this was OT...

[Make]

I didn't see many bicycles in winter though.
But as dutch as I am, I'd like to be able to ride my bike year round.
Can I get studded tires for my bike?