Hello from Cologne, Germany

**cheviz28** · 11-23-2006, 12:37 PM

Hello,
my name is Ralf. I am from Cologne in Germany and 45 years old. My job is Carpainter. I startet to drive us cars in 1984 with a '78 Ponitac Trans Am (bandit's). I drive the car 8 years. The next car was an 1986 Old's Custom Cruiser. 1998 a Buick Regal GS. 4 years later i got an Chevy Trans Sport (it is original a Pontiac Montana, but GM sales this car in Europe as Chevy) and 2002 comes an 2000 Camaro Z28 in my Garage.

So thats all for the moment.
I try later to set some pic's from my Camaro

**Tyler_LS1** · 11-23-2006, 12:39 PM

Very nice!! Welcome

***Ed Blown Vert*** · 11-23-2006, 01:06 PM

Welcome!

**Sarge** · 11-23-2006, 03:26 PM

Willkommenes Ralf. Ich liebe Ihr Land und morgens ein drittes Deutsch-Amerikanisches Erzeugung. Meine Familie kam aus um München. Ich habe 04 Pontiac GTO und ein 94 Transport morgens selbst, unter einigen anderen.....a. Yes ein Mercedes E320 für die Frau. So Willkommen zum Forum, dort sind einige wirklich gute Leute hier.

**Danger731** · 11-23-2006, 03:29 PM

beautiful !, welcome

**Wayah-bird** · 11-23-2006, 03:39 PM

Welcome! How did you find your Camaro in Germany?? Do you see any other F-bodies over there? Nice to be different from the usual.

**GOT1GOAT** · 11-24-2006, 03:03 AM

Welcome.

**cheviz28** · 11-24-2006, 10:24 AM

Hello everybody and thanks for the nice welcome.

@Sarge, nice to meet someone who speak's german

Deine Familie stammt also aus München, das ist 400 Meilen weg von Cologne(Köln) .Bist du in Amerika geboren oder in Deutschland? The GTO is a realy fast car ;-))) Nice to meet you!
@Wayah-bird, its simple to find an Camaro in Germany, i bought the car fom the first user8i am the secound user). He bought the Camaro at a GM Dealer. There are many F-Bodys in Germany, across all F- Body Generations. Also we have many meetings for US Car's in Germany. And its very different to drive US Car's here in Gemany. The most poeple here didn't now American Cars. Its nice to drive on the Highway (Autobahn) and hunt Porsche ;-)))).
Thats all for the moment, CU
Greetz Ralf

**Modulistic** · 11-24-2006, 10:34 AM

ralf, what do germans think about september 11th, the iraq war, terrorism, etc.

honestly.

**cheviz28** · 11-24-2006, 11:28 AM

Well, i thing whole Germany was shocked at the 11th sep. It was a great shock for me spezial because my dad and mom got a couple of friends in NY, Long Island. I was 2 times in NY and it was hard to see in the tv the twins goes down. The Germans hate the terror. The poeple here are had fear that this can happend here too, cause many Moslims lives in Germany. It was terror in Spain, in England. A couple of week's ago the german police can stopped bombing in a train. The war split the poeple, some say good, some say no good. The German's don't like war's, they got enough. I thing its the same like the US poeple say.

Ralf ( i hope you can read my english)

**Sarge** · 11-24-2006, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by cheviz28

Hello everybody and thanks for the nice welcome.

@Sarge, nice to meet someone who speak's german

Deine Familie stammt also aus München, das ist 400 Meilen weg von Cologne(Köln) .Bist du in Amerika geboren oder in Deutschland? The GTO is a realy fast car ;-))) Nice to meet you!
@Wayah-bird, its simple to find an Camaro in Germany, i bought the car fom the first user8i am the secound user). He bought the Camaro at a GM Dealer. There are many F-Bodys in Germany, across all F- Body Generations. Also we have many meetings for US Car's in Germany. And its very different to drive US Car's here in Gemany. The most poeple here didn't now American Cars. Its nice to drive on the Highway (Autobahn) and hunt Porsche ;-)))).
Thats all for the moment, CU
Greetz Ralf

I was born in Texas....but drink dark beer

You can take the man out of Germany but you cannot take the German out of the man

I too hunt the Porsche.....

**NHRAMAN** · 11-24-2006, 01:20 PM

Welcome..Hi from the West coast of Canada..

**cheviz28** · 11-24-2006, 01:29 PM

Hi Sarge, its a German inside ;-))). And i love the USA. There is a little american inside me. When my dad was a young man, he would go to America. That was back in the 50ties. But he didn't. But he traveld many times in the USA. I do it 2 times. My next visit is maybe next year, i hope so. Do you have any speedlimits in Texas?? We have many on our Autobahn. :-((.
Thats all for the moment, cu

**cheviz28** · 11-24-2006, 01:36 PM

Hi Nhraman, thanks to Canada. My wife have an uncle who live in Toronto

**Modulistic** · 11-24-2006, 07:06 PM

why do you like american cars?

**third_shift|studios** · 11-25-2006, 01:44 AM

welcome to the board.

what do other people think of your car? Is it bland to them or is it like a porsche is to us-exotic? is it easy or hard to modify f bodies there; do you have emission restrictions that prevent you from having loud exhaust?

**cheviz28** · 11-25-2006, 05:45 AM

Hi Guys, many questions ;-))) Itray to explain
@Modulistic, its along story and it starts in my childrendays. But i like US Cars cause they are different to the German and Asien Cars. US Cars are bigger and looks better. Its exotic. No V8 sounds better than an American V8. Everytime i drive one of my cars i feel good. It gives me a little bit America here in Germany. Also i try to live a little the american way of live here in good old Germany ;-))
@third shift, the most poeple doesn't know the fourth gen. of Camaro. In Germany drives many C5, but just a couple of Camaros and a Z28 are very rare. So the poeple looked, make big eyes and wondering about the car. The most diden't believe the Power of an LS1 motor. But its a real Porschekiller ;-))). US cars are exotic in Germany. The German poeple thinks that only Germans can built good cars. That is bullshit. A couple of "German Cars are built in USA, BMW or Mercedes for example. Its easy to modify an F Body here, there are many Garages thats spezialist for US Cars. Yep we've emision restrictions but we have loud pipes ;-))).
I hope i give you the right answers and you can read my english ;-))
So long Guys

**third_shift|studios** · 11-28-2006, 05:45 PM

those where great answers, nice avatar man, welcome to the club. I'll make some hot dogs and drink some lager in your name tonight!

**Y2KPewterSS** · 11-28-2006, 06:58 PM

I got to say its very cool to have someone from Germany on our board

Your english is very good, very easy to understand

If I had a chance to travel to Europe, Germany would be at the top of my list to visit. So much history with Germany!

Welcome to the board, very glad to have you.

I was going to post the smiley saluting the German flag, but we don't have that one yet

**cheviz28** · 11-29-2006, 11:40 AM

Hi Boys, its a pleasure for me to meet your board

@ third_shift:I like hotdogs and beer too, and burger and pizza and......
Next Saturday we have a little Party, drink some beer and some eggnogg and watch the Griswold's Christmas Lampoon.

@Y2K: If you ever come to Germany, let me know it. Maybe we have a beer or 2

I try to visit USA next year

That's all for the moment, i have to watch tv "King of Queens"

CU soon