r/liechtenstein • u/tokori79 • 9d ago

Questions cybertruck in liechtenstein

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saw one in schaan with idaho plates. anyone know how that’s possible? is there some loopholes w vehicles in Liechtenstein when imported ?

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u/lolidkwtfrofl 9d ago

American soldier from one of the US bases in Germany.

Should not be allowed.

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u/TBE_110 9d ago

Someone actually paid money to have that shipped across the Atlantic?

I’d have just rented a Trabant at that point, it would be less likely to brick itself in a car wash.

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u/Rockefeller_street 9d ago

For context I don't live in Europe but America though I have heard of this. Car collectors and hobbiest in Europe love buying US cars (mostly older US cars and disused police cars). The license plate is probably imported as the US military wouldn't use a license plate from a random state, as the US military has their own license plates.

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u/Cautious_Use_7442 9d ago

Us soldiers and diplomats often bring their personal vehicles with them. Seen all sorts of cars. Some are eventually re-registered with local plates but the red indicator lights will still be noticeable 

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u/Elegant_Debate2085 9d ago

Liechtensteiner here . Its allowed there’s no law about imported cars just like in Switzerland but they can’t exeed 90 days of staying around or sum

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u/Thercon_Jair 9d ago

We might well see more of them in the future: https://www.spiegel.de/auto/tesla-cybertruck-oder-ram-handelsdeal-koennte-europas-strassen-fuer-us-monstertrucks-oeffnen-a-80437095-a742-4aee-86df-d16980d3be49

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u/lolidkwtfrofl 9d ago

Fuckers

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u/0101falcon 7d ago

Why?

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u/lolidkwtfrofl 7d ago

Because these things are horribly fuel inefficient, dangerous and take up wayy too much space.

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u/0101falcon 7d ago

So?

What is so bad about it. We have many things in life that waste energy for our entertainment or enjoyment. Seems pretty normal to me.

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u/lolidkwtfrofl 7d ago

Yea you're entitled to your own opinion, no matter how stupid it may be.

Also energy is one thing, safety is another. This thing above has a sharp edge exactly where a kids head would be.

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u/0101falcon 7d ago

I don’t know what I did to you that you call me stupid. Tbh I don’t think it’s very nice or civilized… I didn’t call you names, I responded to your comment with an opinion to discuss it, just as you did, just as any two adults with different opinions would do (or at least all my friends and me that vote for democratic center parties). Anyway, is that everything, or do you have other names you want to call me?

“Safety is another thing”, well yes, of course it is. But then we have other dangerous things, railroad crossings, roller coasters, semi trucks, knives, guns the list goes on. Tesla as far as I know has great automated emergency stops, I would rather walk out in front of this thing, than any German produced car. (Don’t give me wrong, I love the German car industry, but we have to face facts and say that they are behind on safety.)

Again, I have no problem with this car or any car in particular. EVs are more efficient than public transport but less safe, I agree. Yes the Cyber Bucket is less safe than a more conventionally designed car. Should we block it from being sold here? No. Tesla has anyway lost all reputation after this year’s events, so not many will buy it anyway.

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u/daanieo 6d ago

Point is that it's very unsafe to others because of its very sharp edges and design without crumple zone. In EU every car must pass certain safety regulations to be allowed on the road. There was a point in not allowing the Cybertruck, but now because of a questionable purely political exchange with a questionable US gov't such safety regulations being called into question.

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u/bindermichi 9d ago

So the only way is to raise taxes and insurance to an almost unaffordable level for these things then.

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u/Rockefeller_street 9d ago

No, the military has their own license plates.

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u/lolidkwtfrofl 9d ago

Personal cars taken overseas dont get mil plates do they?

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u/Rockefeller_street 8d ago

If this was in the US, It wouldn't be out of place because soldiers drive to their bases. But many army families are constantly on the move and don't have the time or money to indulge in a luxury such as a Cyber truck. Soldiers being deployed overseas often sell their cars before being stationed abroad.

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u/lolidkwtfrofl 8d ago

Yea in any case, whoever this is, they are not welcome.

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u/bindermichi 9d ago

They would have those fake-looking German number plates "nobody" would ever mistake for US army number plates. Also, they cannot import cars that would not be road-legal in their destination country.

this is either a tourist, or some idiot that brought the car over without properly registering it.

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u/Medical-Squirrel-516 9d ago

das dia Blechböchs sogar be üs ufd strosse döf überrascht mi sogar.

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u/General_Guisan 9d ago

Dörfeds nöd, sofort Polizei informiere, die nimmt de Fahrer den grad mit:
https://www.20min.ch/story/aproz-vs-polizei-stoppt-cybertruck-mit-basler-kontrollschildern-103291079

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u/Alain_leckt_eier 9d ago

Bruder... häsch der Artikel gläsa? Luag der mol d kontrollschilder gnau a.

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u/trillo95 9d ago

i glauba nur wenn er CH/FL nummere het. mit amerikanischi nummere wird er eh nur für e begrenzti zit do si, wieso sött er den nöd dörfe? kei CH/FL kontrollschild = kei schwizer norme, oder gsehn i das falsch?

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u/Alain_leckt_eier 8d ago

Nei, genau so siahts us.

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u/Alain_leckt_eier 9d ago

Wääääähhhh

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u/General_Guisan 9d ago

100% illegal. Call the cops if you see that swasticar anywhere.

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u/SiSRT 9d ago

I thought you are allowed to drive a vehicle of any kind as long it is registered in a foreign country? That Cyberstuck has plates - probably from the U.S. - but as soon as you move here you have to register the car with a local license plate and that's when the plates are denied.

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u/kny899 5d ago

he probably leaves switzerland from time to time. because otherwise he would have to register it in switzerland which is not possible at the moment.

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u/darkgreenrabbit 9d ago

Out of interest, is driving it on the roads illegal or registering it in CH/FL? Or both?

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u/szymonster8 9d ago

So grusig

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u/ILOVESANPELLEGRINO 7d ago

Also saw one with Idaho license plate in Zurich about two weeks ago...could likely be the same person

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u/Few-Studio6009 8d ago

I think this is the one with plates from Idaho/USA, I saw it last week in San Marino. This thing is a threat to pedestrians and other cars and shouldn't be on the road in Europe.

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u/Rementer64 lost liechtenstein soldierMod 4d ago

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