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Old 06-06-2008, 07:52 PM
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2 weeks from now ill be in Frankfurt
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I love Germany. If you get to Austria, rent a BMW 3 Series (they're like Cobalts in Europe) and check out Die Großglockner Hochalpenstraße. It winds through the Alps and is the highest road in Europe, only open in the Summer. If you like twisties, Die Großglockner Hochalpenstraße is sports car heaven.
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This place and its only been a week and 2 days
Old 06-20-2008, 12:58 AM
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In Heidelberg, Germany and we got upgraded with our rental car. We were suppose to have a C class but now we have an E class. I feel like a baller driving around. BTW you Germans, this may sound stupid but are all of the highways considered the autobahn?
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Originally Posted by BigRed
In Heidelberg, Germany and we got upgraded with our rental car. We were suppose to have a C class but now we have an E class. I feel like a baller driving around. BTW you Germans, this may sound stupid but are all of the highways considered the autobahn?
Yes, the Autobahn means Highway in german.

The germans do have some kickass rentals, I drove a 5-series when I first got here for 7 months.
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I only have about a week left here, gonna miss it, but am glad to go back. lol
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I only have about a week left here, gonna miss it, but am glad to go back. lol
Did you make it to Nurburgring?
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Originally Posted by BigRed
BTW you Germans, this may sound stupid but are all of the highways considered the autobahn?
The Autobahn is specific (anything with a blue sign is the Autobahn). After the Autobahn (Interstate Highway) there is the Bundestrasse (Federal Highway) and Landstrasse (State Highway).

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The germans do have some kickass rentals, I drove a 5-series when I first got here for 7 months.
Wow, was that spendy? My boss going over there with his wife for a tennis recruiting trip for the university, and their rental is about $1200 for a week or two.

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Originally Posted by fahrfegneugen
Wow, was that spendy? My boss going over there with his wife for a tennis recruiting trip for the university, and their rental is about $1200 for a week or two.
What's he renting? The last time I was in Switzerland, a 3-series was rather inexpensive to rent. Of course that was when exhange rates were much more favorable.
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A passenger van I think, I'll have to ask him again, but he said something outrageous like 1,200. It might have been because they were going to drive it from Vienna to Paris...
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Originally Posted by fahrfegneugen
A passenger van I think, I'll have to ask him again, but he said something outrageous like 1,200. It might have been because they were going to drive it from Vienna to Paris...
I rented a passenger Van for when some of my friends came over in 2006 and it only cost me 40 euro a day and I drove that thing all across Europe
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Originally Posted by fahrfegneugen
Wow, was that spendy? My boss going over there with his wife for a tennis recruiting trip for the university, and their rental is about $1200 for a week or two.

Actually My company paid for the whole rental time since I was relocating here and actually I think it was ony like 500 euro a month
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^I guess my boss is full of crap.

Having a good morning over there?
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Did you make it to Nurburgring?
Nope, was supposed to go to see a DTM race tomorrow, but the other person going with me backed out. I guess next time.
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Too bad, I'm taking my 8 up there on July 6th
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I just arrived in Germany on the 26th. I'm at Ramstein AFB. My car won't get here for another month or two, but I'm going to buy a RHD FD to monkey around in until it gets here.
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In Pfaffenhausen now. I already got a ride in the RK Spyder I drove up and saw the new CTR3 and drooled. That was the first RUF car I saw there: what an entrance
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EDIT: Nevermind!

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