Avis offer: 3h 99€ Porsche rentals for HON/F pax in FRA & MUC
Jan 28, 2014, 3:55 am
#107
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You mention 45 in a 30 zone, so it may very well be the local office sending out the 25€ fine will not bother to contact you. In October I was caught by a speed trap going about 38-40 in a 30 zone, they contacted Avis who charged me 30€ for the work but the city of Munich never contacted me, and I live in Munich.
Jan 28, 2014, 1:36 pm
#108
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I was caught speeding a year ago in HAM. 8 kph over the posted limit. Ticket with my photo (damn, I must have been very tired!) was sent to my home -- I never heard anything from Europcar.
Fine was 10 Euro!
Fine was 10 Euro!
Jan 29, 2014, 11:48 am
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I have a 5hr layover in FRA on feb 6..tempted to do this but not sure if that would be enough time considering traveling to/from gates and maybe getting a snack and hanging out in the first class terminal.
Jan 30, 2014, 10:08 am
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This being said- having driven 250 km/h on the autobahn I don't think I would push to go any faster regardless of the vehicle and on the tracks there is not enough space in the production cars I have driven to get up to this speed prior to curves anyway- you need a motorcycle for that.
Feb 1, 2014, 5:11 pm
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I'm not sure if the one that I got was speed limited but I had it up to 270 if I remember correctly.
Feb 2, 2014, 1:02 am
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http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bmw/201...-ar101332.html
Feb 5, 2014, 6:43 pm
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Next week, I'll be flying 747-8 from ORD to FRA in F then lay over in FCT for 6 hours (arriving at 7.30am and depart at 1.35pm) to continue on 747-400 from FRA to NRT in F.
Any tips on how should I manage the time? this is my first time in FCT and I have confirmed porsche reservation. Is it true that they saved the route in the GPS?
Any tips on how should I manage the time? this is my first time in FCT and I have confirmed porsche reservation. Is it true that they saved the route in the GPS?
Feb 5, 2014, 6:50 pm
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Next week, I'll be flying 747-8 from ORD to FRA in F then lay over in FCT for 6 hours (arriving at 7.30am and depart at 1.35pm) to continue on 747-400 from FRA to NRT in F.
Any tips on how should I manage the time? this is my first time in FCT and I have confirmed porsche reservation. Is it true that they saved the route in the GPS?
Any tips on how should I manage the time? this is my first time in FCT and I have confirmed porsche reservation. Is it true that they saved the route in the GPS?
Feb 5, 2014, 7:16 pm
#116
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Thanks for the info. Any suggestion on the route that worthwhile for first timer in frankfurt?
Feb 5, 2014, 8:08 pm
#117
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Has anyone tried route from the official guide ?http://www.lufthansa.com/mediapool/p..._959042380.pdf
what do you think?
what do you think?
Feb 5, 2014, 9:20 pm
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Feb 5, 2014, 10:28 pm
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So I read in one of your trip report that basically the navigation didn't have the preprogrammed route and you just wing it. So did you input any destination on your navigation or pretty much you just drive cluelessly?
Feb 6, 2014, 12:20 am
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At least in Italy the RS6, 991/997, and M3 I have driven are all electronically limited to 260 km/h- not rental cars but privately purchased. I do believe you can get the chips reprogrammed/this overridden however there is a very real risk of warranty impact if you do this. I don't think it is a legal thing as Ferrari, Maserati, Bugatti, Lamborghini et etc are not limited at all.
This being said- having driven 250 km/h on the autobahn I don't think I would push to go any faster regardless of the vehicle and on the tracks there is not enough space in the production cars I have driven to get up to this speed prior to curves anyway- you need a motorcycle for that.
This being said- having driven 250 km/h on the autobahn I don't think I would push to go any faster regardless of the vehicle and on the tracks there is not enough space in the production cars I have driven to get up to this speed prior to curves anyway- you need a motorcycle for that.