daberlin

I'm in Munich next week and am all set with my reservation.

Process followed:

Yesterday went online via the Lufthansa link

http://www.lufthansa.com/porsche

Switch the language to English and follow the link to 'Book with Avis'

First received a request confirmation email, and then 24 hours later, received the following message. Very easy process.


Thank you for booking with Avis. Your reservation number is XXXXXXXXX.

Your rental will commence on Friday, 20.11.2015 12:30 until Friday,
20.11.2015 15:30

Rental office (Pick up): Munich, Airport Munich, Terminalstrasse Mitte
Opening hours: 07:00-23:00 hours
Telephone ( 08997597600 )

Rental office (Return): Munich, Airport Munich, Terminalstrasse Mitte
Opening hours: 07:00-23:00 hours
Telephone ( 08997597600 )

Car group: Group J (e.g. Porsche 911)only on request

99,10 EUR



Your quote includes:
Local Tax (TAX)
Vehicle Damage Cover* (CDW) - Excess applies - 1.500,00 EUR
Vehicle Theft Cover* (TP) - Excess applies - 1.500,00 EUR
Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF)
Airport/city/other surcharge
150 KM


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worldclubber

I didn't mean to sound like the prototypical mother and wish you a lot of fun with the 911, but as someone who goes 155mph almost every day (weather permitting, my commute includes a fairly light traffic section of a 3-lane Autobahn) I have seen and experienced many crazy things. And it's easier to spot my SUV in the rear-view mirror then a 911 (yeah, an SUV is not as sexy as a 911, but the family situation demanded something bigger and more seats than a prototypical sports car; at least I got permission from my +1 to get myself an SUV with a better 0-60mph performance than a Porsche Boxster or Cayman )

Your rental car could, as TheBOSman mentioned, be equipped with snow/winter tires, which are standard in Southern Germany from November onwards; many of these tires have a 210km/h (speed rating H) or 240 km/h (V) rating, but there are also tires with speed rating W that are good for up to 270km/h. Make sure you mention/check that when picking up your car, particularly if 155mph+/250km/h+ is important to you.

daberlin

No offense taken at all. I live in Los Angeles, California. If you think you've seen stupidity on the motorways, I'm sorry, but we take the cake. This was last week's highlight about 15 minutes from where I live. To have seen this guy plastered on an overpass sign on your way to work...

http://ktla.com/2015/10/30/person-ap...rk-area-crash/

Saw the tip on the car's tires. Given the inability to go all that far outside of town and back in 3 hours, especially on a Friday, I think I'm just going to cruise west a bit towards Augsburg, turn around, head back into town for a Pint or two, and then simply cruise back to MUC. Wish I had more time, but will still be fun as a quick stopover.

worldclubber

Slightly OT: Not wearing a seatbelt is never a good idea. Must have caused a traffic nightmare. Had a similar experience a few weeks ago, when I needed to go from Thousand Oaks to LAX, which usually takes me just under an hour. It was Friday afternoon, not good anyway, and some idiot went on the freeway in the wrong direction and kept driving and hitting other cars until he was shot from a police helicopter about 1 mile away from me. Caused an unusually crazy traffic situation, even by LA Friday afternoon standards; took me close to 6 hours to get to LAX.

Back on topic: The A8 to Augsburg is actually not a bad Autobahn, but going west from MUC means that you will have to hit the A99 northern ring Autobahn, which tends to be problematic (particularly the 99a part, the so-called "Eschenrieder Spange"), even more so on Friday afternoon. Trying to go to Augsburg will most likely rid you of having to think too hard about what you want to do with the rest of your time in Munich

Task Force DL

Yes sir. That is the whole point. If you want straight line speed, just get a US musclecar for $100k less than a 911. Porsche excels in the combination of straight line speed, cornering, and (don't forget) braking. I drove a 911 GT3 recently with the carbon ceramic brake package. It stopped so fast, it almost made me sick - NICE!

My favourite road in Germany for this is the B307 in Bavaria from Vorderisse to Wallgau. It is a beautiful and insane two lane road. You need a Porsche for it. Then of course there is the Alpinstrasse!

TFD

TheBOSman

^

Relatively fast braking is about the only thing my normal daily driver (a Toyota Prius, such a contrast of course) has that even remotely approaches a 911 .

And I'm not sure how many are there, but now I want to rent a 911 for some of the roads in New Zealand...

Unfortunately it doesn't seem your road stretch could be done from MUC within the three hour time frame .

Task Force DL

Re: NZ - I am sure there is some way to rent a 911 there but I suspect it will cost a fortune. i am going to SCL in January and there were no cost effective 911 rentals so I am getting an M4 instead. Hopefully I won't get robbed.

Re: my road - You are correct that it won't fall within the 3 hr/200km limit. But at Euro1/km overage, who cares! This is also why I rented the car direct instead of through the LH deal. I had the car for several days and didn't exceed the km limit for the entire rental by much.

TFD

TheBOSman

KM limit can be solved with money , 3 hour limit can't, at least not under this program. Of course, can always rent as you did outside of the 3 hour program. But I just don't think, unless roads were totally wide open and you hauled some serious speed on the autobahn both ways, that you could get there and back to MUC in the allotted time.

CoolTourist

How much does Avis charge if you go over the hourly limit? I read in previous posts that they give you a 1 hour grace period. Anyone had any experience returning it later than that?
I'll have long layover in Fra and would like to get more time with the car.

dawgsontop

Any idea if you can rent a 911 if you're 24 years old and just pay a supplemental fee? Everything I've read says 25.

pcharles

No

htb

No need to post if you don't have any idea

HTB.

pcharles

We were told no when we inquired. Do you have experience to the contrary? Feel free to enlighten us.

pcharles

For renting the car out of MUC, is there any particular route that anyone here is fond of?

htb

"Any idea if you...."
"No"

You said yourself, you had no idea... That's the problem with one-word responses.

HTB.