Guides

Everything we know about buying, registering, running and selling a car as part of the US military community in Europe — written for this audience specifically, because nobody else writes it.

Buying a car in Vicenza: the military guide
How to buy a car as a soldier or civilian at Caserma Ederle — AFI licence, MVRO registration, SOFA tax-free purchase, inspection, and where the inventory actually is.
Military car dealers serving Vicenza, compared
The dealers selling to the SOFA community around Caserma Ederle — inventory size, price range, what each is actually good for, and where they deliver. Figures from live listings.
How AFI vehicle registration works in Vicenza
AFI plates, the MVRO folder, converting Italian plates via radiazione, insurance rules, and the safety inspection — the registration process at USAG Italy, step by step.
Tax-free car buying for military in Italy, explained
What SOFA status actually saves you on a car in Italy — VAT on the purchase, the fuel ration card, VAT relief on repairs, and road tax — and how it should change which car you buy.
Selling your car before you PCS out of Vicenza
Your four real options for an AFI-plated car when you leave Italy — sell to another SOFA member, ship it home, nationalise it, or dispose of it — and the timeline to start each.
PCSing to Vicenza: what to do about a car before you arrive
Ship your POV, buy on arrival, or bridge with a rental — the decision to make before you fly, and what you can and cannot arrange from stateside.
The summer PCS car buying timeline
Prices here move with the rotation, not the calendar. When to buy, when to sell, and the month-by-month timeline for both sides of the PCS season.

Every page is orientation rather than regulation. The MVRO and the Tax Relief Office are the authorities on the paperwork, and we link them where it matters.

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