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BRAISKI Mar 16, 2017 7:28 am
Originally Posted by highlanderfil (Post 28041819)
Very much so. In fact, this entire trip is partially predicated on renting whatever hot hatches I can find in Avis's, Europcar's and Sixt's fleets:).
Nice! They do rent some nice cars there...

Also, Nurburgring and Spa Francorchamps. If they have M2s, I might be interested. Sixt does, but they also have an A45 AMG for the same price and splitting a rental into two would be too expensive, so I'd have to pick one or the other and I've wanted to drive the Merc for a while. But if I could take an M2 for a spin for a couple of hours, it would be a nice bonus.
The M2 would be a pocket rocket, the A45 is no doubt still awesome!

Awesome! When I was in Munich in 2010 the reason was to pick up my 335xi I did a European Delivery. Needless to say I drove around EU! And I did the Nürburgring! God that was intoxicating! :D

EDIT: looks like they don't have an M2 - just an M235i and an M135i (sadly, both automatics). Not worth it for 135 Euro/3 hours when, if I really want to drive an M2, I can just book a second Sixt car for less than that for an entire day. Still, it's a neat option I didn't know about.I've been.
Decisions decisions! :)

Seems they have more and more automatics, too many tourist that doesn't know how to drive standard and killing the transmission or clutch lol.

Not a huge fan, tbh. Felt more like a traditional tourist trap to me.
Definitely a tourist trap! LOL I even went there! I'm Canadian but my gf is German

Noted, but not really my thing:)
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Same here but if you're in Salzburg why not :) , ok gf wanted to check it out lol.

offerendum Mar 16, 2017 7:51 am
Originally Posted by BRAISKI (Post 28044331)

Seems they have more and more automatics, too many tourist that doesn't know how to drive standard and killing the transmission or clutch lol
Don't forget the automatic cars need less fuel and are (more important) faster. so no brainer for me;)

highlanderfil Mar 16, 2017 11:02 am
Originally Posted by BRAISKI (Post 28044331)
Nice! They do rent some nice cars there...
At fairly reasonable prices, as well. Only in some cases you have to rent for a week to get those prices. I'll post here what I end up with.:)
The M2 would be a pocket rocket, the A45 is no doubt still awesome!
The M2 is a difficult car to turn down at $70-ish per day, but I've worked on the A45's competitor (Focus RS) when I first started at Ford Marketing, so I owe it to myself to experience it (even if it's just an Auto, which, ugh).
Awesome! When I was in Munich in 2010 the reason was to pick up my 335xi I did a European Delivery. Needless to say I drove around EU! And I did the Nürburgring! God that was intoxicating! :D
^
Yeah, if I ever get to a point of buying a European car, I am definitely doing Euro Delivery if offered. Sort-of-free trip to Europe in my own car? Yes, please.
Decisions decisions! :)
Well, the price and the lack of a manual made it easy for me to make one.;)
Definitely a tourist trap! LOL I even went there! I'm Canadian but my gf is German
It's something worth visiting on the first trip (my father and I went in 2010), but not really worth a repeat. We even have them in the States.
Same here but if you're in Salzburg why not :) , ok gf wanted to check it out lol.
For me it would be sort of meaningless since I've never seen the movie.:)

highlanderfil Mar 16, 2017 11:03 am
Originally Posted by offerendum (Post 28044425)
Don't forget the automatic cars need less fuel and are (more important) faster. so no brainer for me;)
Yawn.:p

offerendum Mar 16, 2017 4:47 pm
Originally Posted by highlanderfil (Post 28045283)
Yawn.:p
In this case get one:cool: Have fun with the Rührschüssel. To be fair until my new car all former had manual gear

highlanderfil Mar 17, 2017 11:14 am
Originally Posted by offerendum (Post 28046667)
In this case get one:cool: Have fun with the Rührschüssel. To be fair until my new car all former had manual gear
Have fun with the who in the what now?

If the A45 came with a manual, I'd definitely rent that one instead. Alas...

offerendum Mar 17, 2017 11:29 am
Originally Posted by highlanderfil (Post 28049756)
Have fun with the who in the what now?

If the A45 came with a manual, I'd definitely rent that one instead. Alas...
Rührschüssel is German slang for manual gear. Unfortunately Mercede offers the A45 only with automatic gear as all AMG-cars. Same with Audi RS. Only BMW offers manual gear in the smaller M-models (M2, M3, M4).

highlanderfil Mar 20, 2017 12:05 am
Originally Posted by offerendum (Post 28049809)
Rührschüssel is German slang for manual gear. Unfortunately Mercede offers the A45 only with automatic gear as all AMG-cars. Same with Audi RS. Only BMW offers manual gear in the smaller M-models (M2, M3, M4).
Yeah, sadly I know:(. I thought RS3 was supposed to come with a manual in Europe, though?

offerendum Mar 20, 2017 6:08 am
Originally Posted by highlanderfil (Post 28059262)
Yeah, sadly I know:(. I thought RS3 was supposed to come with a manual in Europe, though?
No, as I have one I can confirm you have no choice. You can still get a S3 with manual gear. Had one oft the last S4 with manual gear before;)

highlanderfil Mar 20, 2017 4:36 pm
Originally Posted by offerendum (Post 28060061)
No, as I have one I can confirm you have no choice. You can still get a S3 with manual gear. Had one oft the last S4 with manual gear before;)
Right, that's what had me confused. We have the S3 here, but only with a DSG, but Europe actually has one with a manual. Fun car, but kind of pointless when the Golf R is available cheaper (and with the same engine and more practicality).

BRAISKI Mar 22, 2017 6:23 am
Originally Posted by offerendum (Post 28049809)
Rührschüssel is German slang for manual gear. Unfortunately Mercede offers the A45 only with automatic gear as all AMG-cars. Same with Audi RS. Only BMW offers manual gear in the smaller M-models (M2, M3, M4).
Ya! That's very sad! I enjoy driving manual cars. Looks like I'm stuck with BMW for now. Until I'm tired with manual lol.

Originally Posted by offerendum (Post 28060061)
No, as I have one I can confirm you have no choice. You can still get a S3 with manual gear. Had one oft the last S4 with manual gear before;)
Last year I was thinking of getting the RS3 here in Canada but the R doesn't have a manual anymore but the S3 still does. Too bad we don't have the Avant or Sportback version here.

highlanderfil Mar 23, 2017 7:52 am
Originally Posted by BRAISKI (Post 28070600)
Last year I was thinking of getting the RS3 here in Canada but the R doesn't have a manual anymore but the S3 still does. Too bad we don't have the Avant or Sportback version here.
At least you guys HAVE the RS3...

yohanson Mar 25, 2017 2:17 pm
Originally Posted by MSPeconomist (Post 27953399)
I would highly recommend doing the Romantik road in the suggested direction, from north to south so that you're looking toward the mountains. For me, three days was about right.
I'll be flying into FRA May1 and leaving the 8th. I'm only planning on spending the first two and last one day in FRA and will be heading to the MUC area for the majority of the time. I'm thinking about taking this route and am glad it was mentioned in this thread.


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