LIVING in ITALY. Our biggest FINANCIAL Drain. We bought a Home in Italy. CAR PURCHASE in ITALY. VLOG

Thank you for joining us in another episode.
Today we will discuss car rentals and car purchase.
Being able to purchase a car has been one of our biggest hurdles and we discuss how we have dealt with the car situation right from the beginning since we MOVED to ITALY.
It has been nearly a year since we made the move from AUSTRALIA to ITALY, so we've had many experiences and have learned a lot regarding this topic, and we would love it if you could get something out of our experiences and/or mistakes.
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[@StephenSmith-ge1qf]

I moved to Italy in July 2014 Bought the house in June, rather unexpectedly as I wasn't really looking for one, I just saw it, wanted it and bought it. It took me 5 days to get residency, one week for the codice fiscale, 10 days for a bank account and a month for national health cover. I waited until the autumn to buy a car as I needed to sell everything back in the UK first, but I did change my driver's licence as soon as I could, so I got that in September. All rather quick. Now I'm just waiting on the questura to give me my citizenship, they've had the paperwork for 3 years now! Get a Panda 4x4, gets you anywhere, any weather.

[@rossinniandco]

Hi Stephen. How good that you did this before Brexit 👍

[@robertbowler6130]

I spent a month in Molise in October. I normally rent a car but the weekly rate had gone up around 3 times in 2022. So I had to rely on buses to Termoli and Campobasso. They are more frequent and cheaper than in rural areas in the UK. However, it did mean I could only buy what I could carry. No bags of cement or timber for the house. Its good to know you can get by though. Id love an old Panda, they are perfect for the villages. Im not resident though.

[@rossinniandco]

An old Panda is my dream. They're hard to come by though, especially the 4WD ones. Prior to getting our IDs we used the bus as well. It wasn't too bad over all, although it did take 3 times as long as a car and made me nauseous LOL. We were surprised how expensive car rentals became over summer! We have a local ferramenta and the guy there was nice enough to deliver paint, the gas bottle and other things we couldn't carry up the hill 😄

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

What an adventure. With what I'm sure are full of wonderful memories and head scratching moments. 😮😊 Thanks for sharing 👍

[@virginiafeliciano9318]

That was very helpful. I learned a lot. Thank you.

[@rossinniandco]

That's awesome to know Virginia

[@rachelwalsh4378]

Really enjoy your videos….learning so much! Grazie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@rossinniandco]

You're welcome Rachel 🤗

[@janetlombardi2314]

Interesting. Money goes so quickly. At least you are now sorted. Thank you for all the information. All the best in your new adventure

[@rossinniandco]

Thanks for watching Janet 😄

[@claudiacables945]

Wow I did not realized how complicated is just to rent a car! Thank you for the video. I have seen so many videos of people moving to Italy but they don"t talk about this important issues.

[@rossinniandco]

Thanks Claudia. Renting a car is easy, the problem is how much it costs 🤣 The hardest part for a non Italian or non EU national is to purchase their own car. That has been such a headache for us Thanks for watching 😉☀️

[@kenyonbissett3512]

@@rossinniandco my niece married a second generation Italian American. He was thrilled to learn he can get an Italian passport because of his grandparents on both sides off his family. His two brothers have also applied for themselves and their children. My niece is less thrilled because she must be fluent in Italian to get a spouse’s Italian passport. C-19 backed up work at the American based Italian embassy, but he was informed that all his paperwork has been confirmed and approved for himself and their two children, same with his brothers.

[@rossinniandco]

@@kenyonbissett3512 Oh that is amazing. They must be over the moon. Tell your niece not to worry. Just to start learning little by little 🤗

[@kenyonbissett3512]

@@rossinniandco I think it’s that her husband doesn’t have to be able to speak Italian that bothers her, lol. She speaks English and French, but not Italian. Her husband and his brothers weren’t aware they could get Italian passports. They are very proud of their heritage and their success as American-Italians in the USA.

[@rossinniandco]

@@kenyonbissett3512 Good in them! 🤗

[@marinadesantis2914]

Thank you so for your videos I love them Cheers 🥂

[@rossinniandco]

Glad you like them!

[@EricOnYouTube]

Great video! And very informative.

[@rossinniandco]

Thanks Eric 😄

[@claudiano_jr]

Every new Country has it's own, completely unique system. Even very simple things can take a long and sometimes hard time to learn. And Italy is specially burocratic. They actually invented burocracy.

[@rossinniandco]

👍

[@sandrabeltman9418]

Thank you to Rossini & Co for your generous sharing of your info, advice and times 'landing' in Italy. I hope things are going well for you both and you are living 'La Dolce Vita' - (ha ha 😘)

[@rossinniandco]

Thanks Sandra 🤗

[@angielu3273]

nice to know there are affordable places in such a beautiful part of the world. keep up the good work and perhaps i will find something to suite me .

[@rossinniandco]

Thank you! 😃

[@smeyer9507]

Thank you !

[@rossinniandco]

You're welcome!

[@gregmiller9437]

Thank you for the information. My girlfriend and I have talked about possibly moving to Italy. We plan to visit there in 2yrs or less, and spend as much time as possible to see if it is truly for us. This is the first video I have seen that addresses the necessity of obtaining all the different documents just to be able to purchase a vehicle. May your new life in Italy be wonderful and full of happiness.

[@rossinniandco]

Thank you so much Greg. I am glad you found this information useful and I thank you for your good wishes :)

[@ricd119]

Excellent video!

[@rossinniandco]

Glad you liked it!

[@jelsner5077]

Thanks for this

[@rossinniandco]

Your welcome J

[@christinehedary1491]

I always like watching your videos, you always explain things well, especially with this car rental. Well I am glad you guys got rid of the car so you dont' have the overwhelming cost ongoing. I wonder if there are any major hotels around in your area, they may have services to certain parts of the city certain times of the day, it's worth checking with a near by hotel, maybe you can pay and use there shuttle if they run a regular service to certain points, they may have seasonal shuttle too. Once you meet enough neighbors, they may be going somewhere and they can drop you off and you can taxi or buss back? Also, check car rental for a weekend, I know in some areas, most car rental are used for business and on the weekend the cars are returned and they may have a weekend rate, so maybe every couple of month you can do a weekend rate. Good luck and thank you for sharing.

[@rossinniandco]

Hi Christine. With small towns it can be a bit tricky as they tend to be kind of out of the way. But you're right, once you make friends and neighbours most of them will offer you to drop you off or pick you up. Luckily we have a car of our own now so we can continue with buying building materials. Overall it's not too bad if you don't have to carry heavy things, and if you have time.

[@nickyingtavorn5491]

very nice and affordable this is very nice love your video

[@rossinniandco]

Thanks Nick

[@Kim-J312]

I moved to Chicago along time ago and dragged my car with me. It stays parked on my street everyday. I do use both public transpo and drive to stores to shop

[@olgasampis9745]

You are courageous Fiorella, fiat panda is so tiny..I rented a ford festiva..here in America is ford titanium awesome car, and very economical..we were five traveling, 3 adults, 2 kids, we had eve beach and umbrella, traveling from place to place

[@Reincarnation111]

Whoa! This was an eye-opener and quite scary...it almost makes me rethink my dream of moving to Italy. But I am glad to have watched this; it is just what I needed so, thank you so much. I have dreamed in my waking hours of relocating to the Lake Maggiore region and have been looking at house listings as well as corresponding with local realtors. I had plans of visiting there this summer but due to some unexpected medical issue, I was unable to do it. You guys are very young and strong while I'm a (young) septuagenarian, so my situation is totally different from yours. This was an extremely well-done video and very useful. BTW....did you stay at a BB at first and have now bought your house?

[@roamthailao.6614]

Good morning from Washington state USA, I'm watching your videos and I'm looking for the properties for sale in European countries, I'm planning to come to visit this summer thanks for your share and have a wonderful weekend and takecare, see you soon bye bye. 👍👍🙏🙏

[@rossinniandco]

Sounds great!

[@veronicaprolo9958]

Great video Thank you for the info ! Do you decided what type of insurance when pick up the car ? Or by the time you book it?

[@rossinniandco]

Thanks Veronica. When we booked from Australia we booked the too cover online. Then we arrived we confirmed how it worked and we were told about the casco. Then everytime we changed cars in person we requested the casco and got charged accordingly. Hope this helps 😀

[@branquela9]

Your bideos are so inspiring. Thanks Fiorella.(I dont know if i wrote your name right).

[@rossinniandco]

Thank you so much. Yes, that's how you spell it :)

[@KaterinaFerrara]

Grazie da Texas come sempre. Questo è importante per noi. Vogliamo usare i mezzi ma so che eventualmente devo avere una macchina

[@rossinniandco]

👍

[@stevedahl3689]

Thanks for the important information! While traveling in Germany a while back, we were told by the rental car company in Stuttgart that we were not allowed to take our German rental into Italy. We were never told why. Who knows!

[@rossinniandco]

Hi Steve, yes I've heard that. For what we have read you would need a letter of approval to take a rental car out of the country. The Euro zone is funny in that way. Some things just happen without care about borders and some others that shouldn't be are such a big deal 🤷‍♀️

[@sandrabeltman9418]

Hi Steve, do you have any idea whether that ruling applied to purchased cars as well? - I mean it sounds completely weird if you couldn't drive your own car across border into Italy - but ...(perhaps it encourages growth of their own car retail industry?)...😄

[@nextbiteoflife]

@@sandrabeltman9418 , you can drive your personal car across the border and register it in the new place if you move there. We moved ours from Rome to Spain.

[@sandrabeltman9418]

@@nextbiteoflife Thank you for that gem of info. 😀

[@nextbiteoflife]

@@sandrabeltman9418, I forgot to add that before leaving for the new place, make sure to get the EU certificate of conformity l think it's called from the manufacturer. Then you don't have to wait for it (ours took five weeks to get sent from Fiat Italy). Then it's straight froward. Good luck!

[@easyartisan]

Thank you for this video..Can you borrow a car froma friend in Italy or would there be a problem with insurance ?

[@rossinniandco]

It may be a problem with insurance as usually you need to name the drivers. Also, the cost of insurance depends on how long you have been driving in Italy/EU and if you're a new driver in that regard, the cost can be quite high

[@juliedemers5364]

💓

[@rossinniandco]

:)

[@CzechBarbaraElliott]

Wow, what an adventure and a pain in the but😉. Kudos to you both! Great and informative video again ! Thank you guys ! Do you happen to know if EU citizens ( I am Czech national , however resident of the USA) are able to purchase property (car, realty etc) without all of the same hassle ?… just wondering….🤔

[@rossinniandco]

Hi Barbara, if you have a check passport or residency I think it may be easier for you. In general, people from the EU can purchase a house and a car in Italy. In regards to a house, speak with a NOTAIO that knows that Czech people can purchase realestate here because at the end of the day they will be going through the purchase process with you. Once you have a town in mind, visit the ANAGRAFE office and ask whether you can obtain residency there as a national of an EU member states. With the ANAGRAFE office you register your residential address, they will give you a letter and from then you will do your Carta d'identità request. Make sure you bring your passport (s) and even your birth certificate. As an EU national things should be wayyyy more straightforward for you than what they have been for us. Hope that helps 😀🇮🇹☀️

[@rossinniandco]

Sorry, I meant Czech 😉

[@CzechBarbaraElliott]

@@rossinniandco no worries love ! I understood…It happens all the time, sometimes even to me! 😅

[@sandrabeltman9418]

I was also wondering along similar lines - whether countries neighbouring Italy had easier car purchase terms to navigate and whether purchasing a car in another EU country and driving it into Italy to drive around, would be allowed by the Italian authorities and for how long...(?)🤔

[@leonardell-bon7104]

If you are an EU citizen you can buy a hotel not just a house.

[@niasalas4996]

Found it 🎉

[@rossinniandco]

Awesome! I should be making an updated one soon 🤗

[@voiceyourresilience209]

You didn't mention the process of getting an Italian driver's license? Can you buy a car and get insurance without an Italian DL?From my research, it seems you have to be pretty fluent to pass the theory test. Can you do a video on the process of getting a license?

[@rossinniandco]

Hi, I have since done these two videos on buying a car and getting the licence kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3iup3ithceai80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6SXqneKpZhnoZo Hope they help

[@pamjacobson6236]

Could one drive if you ship your car from USA? Can you ever get residency if you don't have Italian ancestry?

[@claudermiller]

Can you apply for all that stuff before moving to Italy? I would be afraid of being turned down after I already sold everything and moved.

[@rossinniandco]

Hi Claude. You can only apply for a residency card once you actually reside here because the council (comune) actually checks that you live in the address you have provided.

[@MLK_Sold_Black_america_out]

what if you were to import a vehicle from the country you left that you own.i get that there's added expense but would that be an alternative

[@rossinniandco]

Hi. I guess it would depend on where you're coming from and whether it's worth it. There are restrictions as to what type of cars they allow to import. PLUS a big issue would be insurance as you need to be a resident in Italy to be able to purchase car insurance.

[@MLK_Sold_Black_america_out]

@@rossinniandco say a C8 Z06 from america

[@rossinniandco]

Unfortunately we don't know. This is not something we looked into for ourselves

[@Itsmebaby55]

How to move to some places in italy and they are paying upto 30000 euros who wanted to relocate there. Can you explain that

[@rossinniandco]

Hi. We've heard about it but it's usually very difficult to get information from councils of these small towns. If someone is interested I would advise to be persistent when contacting the council (Comune)

[@yaseenmeyer8452]

Sorry I got a question. You bought a property. How much did you pay for it and how much did you spend on the property if it was a fixer up. Sorry again my question is not related to the topic at hand.

[@rossinniandco]

Hi Yaseen. I made a video about it here 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fabYhqmEi62Jmac

[@cielo3046]

Wow! That's expensive

[@rossinniandco]

I know!

[@VLADGOM]

It is expensive also to have a car in Italy and all the taxes and "bolli ". Gas is soooooo expensive there ...To live in towns far from real main cities is a pain , even for going to Hospitals and Doctors .. that is not easy , plus as much as they say Dr is free, yes wait for the time that you have to spend for a visit ... so much bureaucracy in that country as well

[@rossinniandco]

Hi VG. How long have you lived in Italy?

[@VLADGOM]

@@rossinniandco lived 8 year and go back almost every year. Plus also have family there and lots of friends and coworkers as well. I am well informed of the reality

[@rossinniandco]

@@VLADGOM Yup, I understand where you're coming from. It's not for everyone. Just like any country. There is obviously something that makes people keep coming back for more. To want to visit, experience, live and put roots here, don't you think? It all depends on personal perspective and situation how much what you mentioned affects someone. Some people may not even be affected at all.

[@olgasampis9745]

Teodorano

[@muzammilm.nurdin3349]

Def gonna need a bike if you live in the city. Weather is advantageous for biker..

[@rossinniandco]

👍

[@muzammilm.nurdin3349]

@@OKuusava I'm blind

[@proteus1]

If it was me I would've bought a cheap car from car dealer or being sold private. I bought a Peugeot 207; estate £1900 cash

[@rossinniandco]

Hi DP. We need something very reliable, we have a big dog, we are renovating a house so need a good size vehicle. Plus, we love the comfort of Land Rover and it helps us feel very safe specially when it rains heavily around here!

[@tedlogan3194]

would it have been easier to have purchased a car in Austria ?

[@rossinniandco]

We would have had to still register it in Italy after a few months, and without the Carta di Identita that can't be done. Also, can't get insurance without it

[@saithgulshair7616]

we need house

[@saithgulshair7616]

i am from pakistan

[@hillock10]

The land looks rather dry and ugly. Where are the lush forests and beautiful nature?

[@rossinniandco]

Keep watching buddy!

[@KavaKavana]

Illegal eagle?

[@rossinniandco]

Hi KavaKavana. I don't think I understood what you wrote :)

[@brianrundle2875]

So from other Videos I understand you can buy a car and insurance if you create an Italian legal entity or company through a notary for about 700 euros... I think the insurance is more expensive than that of a resident however this could work out for those that just want to stay in Italy for 3 months or less or in The schengen area zone(29 european countries .. Like me who just wants a holiday home there... No residency card or papers required...