During the summer holidays, the police in the town of Hagen in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) set up a checkpoint to check the safety of vehicles. During the inspection, law enforcement drew attention to the white BMW 3 Series Touring of the E30 Series – more precisely, the “three tails” of the 3 Series Touring were in sight. Namely: the E30 station wagon pulled a white trailer of the same series, which in turn consisted of two rear parts of the E30 models.
Trailers made from the rear of a station wagon are not so rare – and, of course, they always look good on a “tractor” of the same series. However, such trailers are often just a car with one axle cut in half – the front is formed by a sheet metal wall or, in more noble versions, a wall with a window. In the case of the two-axle example on display at Hagen, the two rears of the station wagon are welded together, with the doors of the original rear doors neatly welded in the center of the sidewalls. Eight wheels with identical rims completed the look of this stylish caravan.
Hagen’s agents carefully examined the trailer inside and out and found that the owner had good taste. The mattress in the trailer looked quite comfortable, officials said. They wished the driver and his family a safe journey and a pleasant stay.
In Germany, the caravan must have an inspection sticker and be insured – also from an insurance point of view, the motorhome is an independent vehicle. In addition, the state levies a tax on caravans – since vehicles do not have an engine, the tax rate is calculated according to the weight: for every 200 kg, 7.50 euros go to the state treasury annually. But in this case, the police found no fault, they let the driver through and posted this photo on their social networks.
The reactions of users to this post were enthusiastic – they praised the Hagen police officers for an adequate response to the “self-propelled gun” and thought that the camper looks really good.
A picture: Police Hagen