1) How would you rate the likelihood of any kind of SparPreis deal being available from a DB Automat about a week ahead of a trip?
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2) What happens if a train is late and causes me to miss a connection on a SparPreis deal? Do I then gain the flexibility to get on the next available train? I actually used to live in Germany myself, and never understood the rule on this...so only ever bought SparPreis tickets on direct trains!